It never feels good to complain about a small family business, especially one with nice people…read more Cahaba Tire checks those boxes of kindness and being a local business. While Cahaba tire may be a great spot for tires (cannot comment on that), it struggles for more complicated diagnostics. In this case, brought in the car with a set of lights blinking on the dashboard and reduced braking capacity. A simple google search or a question to AI would have immediately pinpointed even a novice to the fact that this was an issue with the brake booster, simply based on the codes. Yet, the crew here immediately jumped to diagnosis of a faulty battery with great confidence. After inquiring if it could be the brake booster (as I already searched the codes myself), they assured that it's not. Well, "mechanics know best", so I thought. Who am I to argue with them. Thus, paid for the battery, got it replaced and sure enough, all the lights came back on after half an hour of driving. Bringing the car back to them, they acknowledged the misdiagnosis, yet said they cannot fix the issue with the brake booster and it needs to be taken to a specialized shop. However, they did not offer to comp any part of the initial repair cost to replace a battery that wasn't the problem at hand, which would have been a reasonable thing to do from a customer service standpoint. In other words, owning up to their own mistakes and that they wasted a whole day for the customer. Sadly, that did not happen. While everyone was very kind and appeared genuine, the result as a customer is a wasted day without result at a mechanic shop due to overconfidence of the team here and a cost of a battery that potentially did not need to be incurred that day (which there is no way to know for certain now).

I went to have the tires I purchased earlier in the year rotated and get an oil change. Being…read morethere already, I asked if they could replace the O2 sensor under the car that I had previously purchased. I was charged $145.00 to unscrew and replace a simple part. It is a basic task requiring no longer than five minutes. I paid the extreme amount anyway and left. A mile from the shop, the hubcap flew off and passed the car. After retrieving it from the ditch, it was plain to see that someone had busted it. Additionally, the rear hubcap is also broken. After being sufficiently fleeced by the labor cost, an additional cost of thirty-five dollars was necessary to replace the hubcaps they destroyed. I will never patronize them again, and I cannot recommend their services.

Took my vehicle in for an oil change. They left the oil cap off and had my vehicle leaking oil…read more Only found out because I had to take it to another shop. This is the second time this has happened to me. But it will be the last time. Beware!!

We were on our way back to Nashville when our tire started losing air. We first went to Firestone…read moreand they said they could not even look at it until the next day. We drove over to Express Oil and Change and they were able to look at the tire right away and diagnose that we had a problem. They were able to patch our tire and get us back on our way home within 30 minutes. I can't say enough wonderful things about their customer service! I highly recommend them! Greg was the technician that removed the screw from the tire and I think the managers name was Rodney or Ronnie? At any rate thank you so much for getting us home safely! Appreciate your professionalism and excellent customer service!

My daughter's 2011 Rav4 needed rear brakes. She came to visit from Atlanta so I told her I would…read moretake care of it. Based off reviews, I made an appointment here and brought it in. I was there at 8:00am sharp. The mechanic and parts were not here yet, so I had to wait a bit. The brake rotors arrived, but not the pads, so they had to be ordered and a little more wait. Still finished within a couple hours. The price was a little more than Zi thought he quoted, but not a big deal Would come here again.

I'm not sure that I will exactly recommend Scott. He was very accommodating years ago, but his word…read moreand dependability has diminished over the years. He installed a new starter on my vehicle and told me that it had a lifetime warranty. That was not true. He told me to call the vendor where he purchased it from and they would be able to honor the warranty once I give his business name. That was not accurate. He also told me that he could find nothing wrong with my Infiniti and made me pay for a full inspection. Turns out, I found out that I needed a fuel pump. I gave him grace for a while, but was disappointed when he did not honor that lifetime warranty and he was unbothered about it. @Terri, this further confirms your lack of integrity or care for your customers due to this account being under my maiden name.

I've been on the waiting list for brake repairs on my son's Volvo. After more than a year of…read morecalling them for an appointment, I gave up. Not impressed. I stopped by Empire Autohaus and spoke with Alan, personally. The car in question was a 1963 Volvo P-1800. I was told, by Alan, that I would be called when some of the his current work was caught up. Probably not a good idea to beg someone to work on your car. Just say, "Sorry, but we can't help you.".

Small business Excellent service and pricing for high end vehicles. Got my car in that day!!read more

I started going here twenty-ish years ago after using them as a second opinion for a repair job…read morethat was originally quoted at over $300, but which they fixed for under $50 using new parts. They will tell you the truth, not try to low ball you and do great reliable work that they back up!

Such a neat and interesting place. Very eclectic. Great sandwiches. The outside dining are is great…read moretoo.

Alright needed new tires. Searched several places online. Found tires here that had a sale which…read moreincluded free installation. Issue was that the deal ended before I got back to Alabama. I worked with the ladies in the office several days. They ordered the tires for me and let me prepay for them so I could get the promotion. Great appointment set for 12.4.21 @ 10am. I arrive at 9:39am. I go in give my info and keys and proceed to walk the parking lot to get my workout out the way. An older guy came in after me. They got him right in without an appointment. Okay. Maybe the guys that do what I needed are working on the others cars in the bay. Lady arrives 20 minutes later and goes inside. It's now 10:30. They go and pull her in and I'm thinking wtf. I go ask when will I be started and He asks which car like he didn't just check me in. He goes and tell the guy to go ahead and pull me in and they take the other car out and pull me in. Im trying to be understanding and not let all these previous reviews scare me but wtf are y'all doing? Now I'm watching the guy search my car like the cops looking for my wheel lock instead of just asking me where it is. Im slightly worried at this point. The job was completed and I prepaid for my service so I was given my receipt and all set togo. Sabrina was nice and friendly and I appreciated her and her rapport. The tires seems fine for now so I just need to go get them washed up to get all the markers off them.

Horrible management horrible staff and they will mess your vehicle all the way up or leave you…read morewith a couple wheel offs on the interstate, store needs to be sued.

Service bad. I called and they obviously didn't want my business based on the sound of my mouth…read more They would not even return my call

Completely trust my car with Mac. Honest and knows what he's doing. Definitely recommend.read more

Tuffy Tire is my go to for all auto service. They have the fairest oil change price and always…read moreknowledgeable. If you are looking for a new mechanic look no further than Tuffy in Pelham.

My daughter had to pull off at a random exit on a long trip because the tire started shuddering…read more IYKYK. She got new tires 3 years ago and doesn't drive very much - less than 7000 in 3 years. And has always had a problem with one going flat constantly had to keep pumping it up. . But when checking out this new problem of shuddering the place she went said the tires were old. Older than the originals that the car had when bought. This company put old used tires on her car. Almost causing a major issue if she didn't realize there was an issue on the road. Would not recommend.