Simply put, Auto & Tire Automotive Service Center is a reliable and friendly place to get your…read morebreaks repaired. Tim and Dave are honest and down to earth. I highly recommend their service.
While on a trip from Chicago to New Jersey for a family wedding, the breaks on our 2013 Toyota Sienna began making a sound when used. My wife and 3 kids were already antsy about the drive, this breaks issue made them more anxious and annoyed. Not knowing the reliable service locations in the area, I put the word "breaks" in Google. We went to Meineke, a franchise name I recognized. They quoted us $600+ for new front breaks and rotors. That seemed pricey. We left and called a few other locations on the Google list. One service location we called was very busy and said they could fit us in for the following day. We couldn't wait that long as we had to be at a wedding in NJ that next day. When we called Tire & Wheel Automotive Service Center, Tim picked up, listened to our predicament and offered to help in an expedited manner. We brought the van in, showed him the Meineke quote and Tim immediately quoted us $100 less and said that they'd be able to expedite our repair due to our schedule/need. While in the waiting area, we met Dave, a low key stand up comedian, who made every effort to make our family us comfortable, including changing TV channels and making great small talk. Both Tim and Dave are so down to earth, kind, and friendly people. As an example, during the wait for the repair to be completed a guy with a mobile food business pulled up to the repair shop and sold some food to the employees. My kids went out to buy some snacks and drinks, but when they tried to pay, Tim wouldn't let them, he paid for my kids. I couldn't believe how lucky we were to meet such friendly, generous, and honorable people. Our brakes were repaired in less than 2 hours and we were on the road a little while later. The repair shop also had a way to finance the repair via a 3rd party company called Snap. We were grateful to be able to have the option to finance the cost of repair, as we didn't budget break replacements in our trip budget. The financing part took some time to go through, due to the Snap company's lack of timely customer service, Dave and Tim did everything on their end to make the transaction go through, and it finally did work. On the way back from the wedding we made sure to stop by and bring the guys some Kristy Kreme donuts as a thank you for their k service and kindness.