If you're looking for an honest neighborhood shop, I highly…read morerecommend that you talk to Matt at Truetech automotive on Thacker St and first Avenue. Recently, the team at Truetech has done some work on my 2010 Ford Rscape and I couldn't be happier with the outcome that they've done. The work was completed in a timely fashion, the prices are reasonable for all things considered for the work that was completed. We will definitely be going back to Truetech for our Automotive needs. John B. TrueTech Automotive LLC 797 1st Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60016 (847) 299-8783 info@truetechauto.com

I do quite a bit of work on cars myself and I used to work at Pep Boys so am pretty familiar with…read morehow most shops operate. I normally go to other places when I don't have the tools, time, and or knowledge needed for some things. I will go over my first experience with this shop and why my wife and I go here when needed. I had an issue with an oil pressure sensor leak. I could see it, I know how much the part costs, and I know what needs to be done. However to actually access it would be a pain. I called them up and asked them how much it would cost to replace it. I believe I spoke to Steve and he mentioned generally about 200 or so. Now, that would be the case for many cars, but not this one. So I asked Steve if he could check book time. Book time is basically the amount of time, in a perfect scenario, it should take a mechanic to complete a task. They can then give you an estimate with respect to their labor rates. For example if hourly labor is 150 and book time for say changing a starter is 1h, they can say the labor cost will be $150. Steve looks at book time and is surprised because it's higher than normal about 2x more time and was wondering why. I mentioned, that to access it you have to essentially remove a few other components. He mentions, well, you can bring it in and we can take a look. I was hoping maybe they'd have easier ways of accessing it and mentioned I'm going to think on it a bit. I went under the car again and decided, "Nope. Too much work." I called back and setup an appointment. I drop off the car. I'm not happy with where the car manufacturers' engineers decided to shroud the oil pressure switch and essentially up the replacement cost but it is what it is. Anyway, I get a call back and the price I have to pay is essentially 1h and the part. I head on over and am very surprised. I forget the name of the mechanic (think it started with an M) but I asked them, "I'm surprised that you got it done so fast ... how?!" They mentioned they'd dealt with those cars before as they're common so they rigged up/made a special tool to reach in and do it. That was when I decided TrueTech is a stand up place. They could have charged book time and believe me you, I would've paid it. However they had a seasoned mechanic who knocked it out and passed those savings in their time, as savings in my pocket back to me. This isn't just a good honest mechanic being a good honest mechanic but also the higher ups, the managers and or owners. It seems that is their standard too as they've always been pretty booked which says they're more about doing good work in good time and if they make good headway, you may luck out. You may not, their call :-) but again, book time is perfect world setup, not rusted through, seized on, broken off ... stuff. It is still a good way to understand what you may be looking at aside from the actual part. Since then if and when needed, we go to TrueTech and we've always been happy. P.S. Once they have you in their system (i.e. e-mail / phone), their estimates app, progress, etc and everything is great. Especially if you have a smart phone. I saw where someone mentioned they had difficulty with getting a response and I haven't ran into that. If anyone does run into that, call them and just verify they have the right info.

AMAZING service and genuine owner, my car overheated around the block and when we walked into the…read moreshop to inquire about buying coolant, no questions asked brought us an all purpose coolant jug. They also gave us guidance on how to refill and possible problems with the car. Will DEFINITELY be back for repairs

Super nice and honest guys. I have had oil changes, routine service on newer vehicles, brake line…read morerepair on an old ass car, they even helped me put tires on an old minibike. These are good honest dudes that do great work, super affordable 90's city of Chicago pricing. There are like 6 shops within a mile and this is the best one.

Quick, reliable and honest!…read more I get my oil changes here!! Thanks for the excellent service!

Great shop! Easily explained problem with my car, fixed fast…read moreand delivered . Honest and decent pricing - a rarity in todays service ... Used them for last 16 years 3 different cars ( whole family!) and grateful for maintaining my cars! Thank you and definitely can 100% to recommend to use them.

I was so grateful to have been recommended this auto repair business! Tony is a hands on owner as…read morewell as a seasoned mechanic! It's a very "user friendly" shop that won't keep you at "arms length" regarding explanations as to how things work! I heard a customer thank him for a very decent and fair price for service....that's really nice to hear as well He's been in business for 30 years so I guess that old adage is correct: "When you love what you do, you never work another day in your life!"

First off let me say i loved this place and was a customer for over 10 years here. I brought…read moremultiple cars to get fixed to this location. I recommended them to multiple people and family members throughout the neighborhood. A family member went to them and it was an extremely expensive repair. Tony offered to put them on a payment plan and supposedly she did not finish the payments. I do not know if it is true or not as I AM NOT HER!!! This happened over a year ago. I have not had any car issues since then until yesterday. We had my husbands car towed there and this morning when I call, TONY starts demeaning me and saying that he wont work on our car anymore because we f*cked him over. I said I never did anything to him and always used his services - for gods sake he replaced my engine about 7 years ago in an older car. I have always paid him and never had any issues with him. He then goes on a tangent saying that because a family member f*cked him over he is done with me and to get my car off his f"cking lot and many more expletives. I even told him I agreed with him being pissed at said family member but that I was not her. That I didn't blame him for being angry! But he continued to rage on about how its the same thing because its a family member and he doesn't care and so on and so forth. Even if he begged me to come back I would NEVER. There was no reason for him to be yelling at me the way he was when I have never done anything to him. I have always paid him. I have never screwed him over. But because I recommended him to someone that did he is rude, aggressive and verbally violent to me. The only reason it is 1 star is because I cannot give 0 stars.

5 stars for MB Automotive on Wolf Rd in Des Plaines…read more I brought my car in because I was hearing a rubbing sound when turning the front wheels and was worried it might be an expensive repair. They put the car up on the rack, quickly diagnosed the issue, and instead of recommending replacing the original Ford part, they suggested a simple fix that saved me a few hundred dollars. What I appreciated most was the honesty. They easily could have pushed a bigger repair, but they didn't. The whole visit took about 30 minutes and I was back on the road.

When Clavey Auto / Glenview retired and sold the business, it was traumatic because they were…read moretaking great care of our cars for many years. I scrambled to find another mechanic that could handle my very complex 2008 Acura. I'm a professional musician who puts about 1000 miles a month on my car for teaching, accompanying and performing. No car= no work. Last fall my worst night are occurred when my ancient car experience Des massive systems failures. How lucky I was to find Scotty and his crew in Des Plaines quite by accident ( driving south on Wolf Rd. on my way to my teaching job at Prairie Lakes Center). I pulled in and immediately felt like I was I the right place. For a very fair price they got my old car up and running. They were very flexible about me dropping car off at night and having it ready the next day in time for to get to my work in the even. All of my personal encounters were pleasant, and they are very good at explaining car problems to a senior who is not tech savvy at all. I highly recommend MB AUTO/ Des Plaines

About a year ago, I bought a used car with a "noisy" muffler. I kinda got used to the noise, but it…read moresuddenly elevated which necessitated immediate repair. My usual mechanic who doesn't do exhaust/emission work had told me I needed a flex pipe and it wouldn't be too much. I called an exhaust place near my house and the guy told me he'd have to look at it - it would likely be more than just a flex pipe and that he didn't "just weld parts on like some guy in an alley." His words had merit, but were delivered pretty abruptly, so I decided to stop at a muffler place that I had passed many times before while leaving work in the morning - a "second opinion" so to speak. That place was Iggy's. I arrived just before they opened and told the guy at the counter what was going on. He told me it would be a half an hour or so to assess, so I went to Chick-Fil-A for breakfast and awaited his call. About a half an hour later, the call came in - he tells me it's more than a flex pipe - it's just about the whole exhaust system and that it will be about $895 plus tax. I was disappointed, but given my earlier call with the other place, it didn't come as a surprise. I told him to go ahead - he gave me a 3 hour estimate, so I Ubered it home from CFA. I got a call about when I expected telling me the car was done. Back to Iggy's to pick up - $990 with tax. Turned the car on - the "Check Engine" light that had come on earlier that morning was still on. Just a reset issue and they immedialtely fixed it. When I looked at the bill, I noticed they had replaced the catalytic converter - kind of surprised as that part wasn't specifically mentioned earlier- but they DID come in within their estimate and for what I know about catalytic converter costs, it was a good value. So, while there may have been tiny hiccups that were easily resolved, I'd say my overall experience at Iggy's was really good. Repairs were done in a timely manner and at a fair cost. This is a place I'll likely use again.

I brought my car in on 5/5/26 and had Mike as the salesperson. I brought it in at 8am during the…read moreweek as he advised. I was there until 11:30am. He test drove it and his mechanic looked at the car several times. The clanking in the rear wheel was still happening after they greased some things. They said I'd have to make another appointment to troubleshoot it. When Mike backed the car out of the shop garage I said to him look at this scratch on the rear quarter panel. He didn't say much but I said I wash this car often enough to know that wasn't there. It was fresh white chalk and a deep gouge. I took pictures. I then was heading home. I was pulling away with the same problem I came in with when another guy ran out of their office with paperwork from their computer system indicating another part needed to be greased. I said let's do that. He said I would need to make another appointment. This was after being there from 8am to 11:30. I asked did you only now look that up? No response. I went home and tried to see how washing the car would help with the scratch. It didn't help. It has a dent where the deepest part of the scratch is and the paint was scratched off. No resolution from Mike after we discovered it at the same time. I wash the car often as I told him and it wasn't there upon arriving there. He didn't say anything or take responsibility about paying the auto body repair bill from his mechanic's accident. I will hold out hope and change my review if they will contact me and pay their mechanic's damage repair bill from the auto body shop. When I got home I read the reviews. A lady mentioned her trunk was went through and her tire inflator was missing after her visit. I immediately went out to my car after getting home and checked my trunk. I had an old tire inflator so that was still there. My trunk was ransacked. As you can see in the picture everything was went through. My instant camera for documenting accidents was gone and a part in my tire repair kit was missing. The picture attached was the surprisingly messed up trunk. It's normally neatly layered with blankets and plastic covering and folded up store grocery bags in a pile on the side. I have learned to never leave things in the trunk when taking the car to a repair shop. Also, take it to Pete's Automotive on Higgins near Milwaukee. Honest, to the point, and cameras so no stealing out of the trunk or scratching the car without accountability! Love them!

Recently, I was in need of a new battery. We called and appreciated David's honesty when he told…read moreus he would not be able to work on the car for a few days. He told us when to bring it in and the work was completed within a few hours. He called before replacing the battery with the cost. We were very pleased with the work and working with David was a pleasure. If you pay be cash or check you are not charges the credit card service fee. We will return for future car needs.

The owner truly cares about his customers and their vehicles. He always tries to find the best deal…read morefor getting a part that is needed. Prices are best I've seen in the area for things like oil change and alignment. Feel like I've found a hidden gem.

Love Skylark! A very honest and reasonably priced auto shop in Park Ridge. Pat, the manager, could…read morenot be more straightforward and an all around good guy. Their honesty is unparalleled. I have brought quotes from my dealer and their guys will do the work for 1/2 the cost, or even suggest that it's not necessary. Park Ridge is lucky to have them!

I highly recommend Skylark Garage for their breadth of services and honest communications. Our…read morefamily has used them for work on multiple cars over many years. They've always provided reliable, reasonably-priced repairs and easy-to-understand recommendations. I have found them to be very trustworthy. We're lucky to have a local garage that values its customers and shows it.