Called in on a Friday and they told me to leave my vehicle there so they can take a look at it on…read moreMonday. I call in Monday at 4:15 and whoever answers the phone is a total d*ck. Says they had no idea who's it was even though they know I called on Friday and gave them all my contact info and the exact vehicle that would be left there. Rudely, just said "it needs a new transmission" with no other helpful information. At that point, I just said "I'll pick it up tonight" since I was done talking to this guy who was apparently clueless on how to talk to people, especially potential customers. It's a shame because I read other positive reviews and I thought this would be a good place to go for this type of work, but I'll never know because this guy is incredibly rude.

From the owner: Here at Fountain Transmission Specialists, we are pleased to offer free road testing, estimates and…read morediagnostics. We are proudly serving the Iowa City community. Give us a call today. Our certified technicians are specialists who have dedicated years to repair the most complicated system in your car, the transmission. Using state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, which means an external diagnostic check can catch expensive problems before they happen. If you think you have a transmission problem, you need someone to fix it right.

This place is great!!! Check engine light came on in my Porsche cayenne. They fixed it and then I…read moredrove home 13 hours later. I'm very particular about my cars and do a lot of the work myself (because the stealerships are full of fraud) but this job I couldn't do. Highly recommend!!! The employees are great and easy to talk to and no bs. It's so hard to find a competent auto shop. This place is a unicorn! Great job guys, keep doing you!

I don't have enough good things to say about Maxwell Auto. I found them years ago when I had an…read moreAUDI. Chris was always fair to me and explained things very well. As my cars have changed, I have continued to seek out Maxwell for service. They are now taking care of more brands including domestics! Wes at the front desk is always kind and on top of scheduling. I'm so thankful for this shop. Used cars can cause some challenges, but Maxwell has always had my back.

Grade A+ Service. Best place ever…read more If you have a problem with your car I'd definitely recommend going here the service and price is right.

I went to this garage per Yelp l's review and I was glad I did. They were friendly and explain s…read moreeverything for possible charges before doing the job. They were even willing to talk to my husband to explain the job that needs to be done and see what course of action and type of parts we want to use. I will surely take my car back to them.

Called them, they got my car in and repaired with in an hour, was over charged for the parts they…read moreput on. $280 for outer tirods? Over priced.

my ipod randomly went missing during the oil change... would never go back.read more

Had my daughter's car towed here when she had some Trouble…read morewhile at school. It was recommended by another provider who was booked up for a number of weeks. They were quick to diagnose and suggest a plan of attack and the price was under what I expected to pay to fix it up. Brian and TJ were both great communicators and exceeded my expectations.

I don't think anyone actually researches mechanics before they need one, but we're the nerds who…read more(thankfully) had a little bit of time to do some digging. We had a great experience at Skay Automotive last week. They had very favorable reviews on both Yelp! and Google, so we knew we needed to give them a try. Conveniently located within walking distance of our house; even better! We're still pretty new to the Iowa City area after moving here from Cedar Rapids a couple of months ago. We were unable to get into our former mechanic back in CR because of a 3-week wait. This prompted us to tell ourselves that it was just time to find someone in Iowa City. Who wants to commute 40 minutes when you have a car issue? A tire on our Mazda CX-5 had a leak. My husband called Skay on a Tuesday and they were able to get us in for an appointment a couple of days later. We dropped off the car the night before said appointment and used one of their overnight deposit envelopes for our key. Envelopes were great because you could fill it out according to what you wanted to have the mechanics inspect. Vehicle was ready to be picked up before 10am the next morning. The mechanic(s) pulled a screw out of my tire, repaired the tire and completed an oil change. So happy my tire was saved! At our request they also checked the condition of our brakes. More than fair prices. We appreciated the breakdown of the services they performs and everything was printed on our invoice. The reviews are true! Skay will be our top pick for automotive repairs going forward. Highly recommend.

I was driving from Des Moines to Illinois when a slow tire leak on a Sunday. I went to this shop…read moreand the front desk employee was so young but so incredibly helpful. I was so stressed and he helped me right away. They showed me the issue with a picture and explained why it could not be patched. He then called around to try to help me find the tire I needed that they did not have. He finally found it for me in Davenport and let them know I was on my way. The friendliest most helpful young man. Thank you!

This place is a competent Firestone. The location has been there forever, but management has…read morechanged throughout the years. Most recently had some tires for my car before the winter months and they have been rotating them every 10,000 miles. Very nice and even matched an oil change price so I didn't have to go to another competitor just to save 20 bucks.

Very helpful with old car that falling apart.. felt like we got sensible advice and options as the…read morecost of repair was more then car.. thanks guys

Getting ready for a trip I noticed an air leak in my tire, and Carson was able to get me taken care…read moreof right away. Good service, friendly people, and a sweet sweet flat tire support dog.

I needed an oil change and my fluids checked immediately as my car was acting odd and Harris Boyz…read moreauto was able to get me in right away. They did an amazing job checking my car for issues, and the service was pretty fast. Everyone there was extremely nice, I recommend going there for your car's repairs!

Heres the deal. I originally left a good review but oh that was a mistake…read more You see, we bought a Mini from them and within the day of getting it home it was blowing blue smoke out the exhaust after it stopped at every stop sign and took off. Thinking it was a oil change issue as they claimed "oh it was in great shape we even replaced parts and put new tires on it before the sale" we put it off for two days. It never stopped blowing smoke and we had check engine lights including the oil symbol blaring on the dash. It used a quart of oil on before the second day was over. That continued and now its in the shop. With a bad oil pump and other issues to the tune of $7,000 dollars. And we have not even had the title transfered yet. They fed us a bunch of bull and we took the bait. Yeh they sold it as is...but come on people is there no pride in this country anymore. BUYER BEWARE OF THESE PEOPLE

Car went in fine, just took it in for a check up to see how things were going. It left their "care"…read moresounding like a dying squirrel. I'll be taking it in to the dealership tomorrow to try and undo whatever they did. Unless you want someone to actively hurt your car, don't go here.

The employees at Central Automotive were super helpful and fast and getting my tire patched. Always…read morecheck here for availability first

I've trusted Russ' Northside with my vehicles since 2008. Excellent and personable customer…read moreservice. I always know I'm in good hands with their frankness and transparency. Highly recommend this business!

Russ's Northside Auto came recommended. The best places usually are…read more The mechanic Chris has replaced multiple engine parts on my vehicle in the last few months. I was told he would be straight up with me on the problem, the repair, and fair on the expense. All are true. Friendly staff. Reminds me of the neighborhood repair shop everyone goes to.