Great service and very informative! Came in to get a car part installed and he helped me simply…read moresnap it in, will come again!

They worked me in and also found the problem real quick and remedied the problem with honest and…read morequality service. I will return for other needed repairs. Thanks Roy

We have been using these guys for years. They have worked on all of our vehicles. They are honest…read moreand they are fast. I don't hesitate to take any type of maintenance or repair to them. They give me an exact breakdown of what's going on and what needs to be done and what at what cost and the option to choose. I've always felt that we've gotten good value for our money at Reliable. Highly recommend!

Did what was required,pleasant staff. Kept in touch. Reasonable price for what was repaired.read more

Review is for U-HAUL rental only. Outstanding experience!…read more Local shop run by a sweet couple. Becky was efficient and helpful, and got us a U-HAUL rental last minute. Rudy gave a full walk through of the truck before driving out - I've rented many U-HAULS before and this is felt like an above and beyond service. Trucks are in good condition and fairly new (at least the cargo van) - would highly recommend!

The best automotive shop in San Marcos hands down. This place also runs the best uhal dealership I…read morehave ever seen. They truly run a family owned and operated business and due to covid they don't take in as many new clients on the automotive side of things. If you need boxes, Uhal trucks and great service this is the place. This place is perfect for college parents who want to make sure there kids get the best service and also make sure they are safe on the road. Great prices on boxes and for sure top notch service.

Quality work pricing is average for flow filter sensor replacements. A friend recommended them and…read moremy infinity was ready in 24 hours.

Parents of TX State University if your hours away from your kid and their car breaks down THIS…read moreplace is the best!!! Very honest and very trustworthy. Nothing is harder than being hundreds of miles away from your child when they break down. The helplessness feeling was horrible. Once we got the car to A&A Automotive they spoke with my husband over the phone and took care of our daughters' car. We can't thank them enough. They had her car fixed and back to her in 24 hours. The price to fix her car was very reasonable for the work they performed and we were very happy overall with the repair and the service.

I'm the original owner of a 1999 GMC Suburban and have only had one mechanic shop…read more In Houston work on it. Here in the San Marcos area it went completely out of me would not start all. Took it to Jay and the team at Dealer Alternative Auto Care. Was a real mystery but they figured it out. The divers Side vanity mirror cover was broken making the battery drain and on top of that it triggered the original security system (witch has been disconnected for years) to kill the start of the car. They worked it out and back on the road. Thanks again Jay and team.

I was really stuck with an issue with my headlamp on my 2017 Honda Accord. It was not the side that…read morewas easy to change. It was on the right passenger side which requires a lot of parts to be taken off to get into where the lightbulb replacement should go and AutoZone where I purchased the bulb could not help me. As I don't live there as I live in another city, referred me to Dealer Alternative which I am so happy now that he did. They were so helpful and I even got to spend some time with a wonderful, beautiful , rescue dog, I believe her name was Sage, a Weimer Reiner mix. They were so efficient, quick, and kind with my situation, knowing that it was going to get dark soon and I needed my headlamp working. I live in a small town and it's hard to find automotive help right away when you need it. I highly recommend them and if I am back in San Marcos and need any other automotive help, I will definitely reach out to them. Five star service.

The team is friendly and professional. They are so helpful and a real pleasure to work with…read more Fixed my transmission and now my car runs great! John really took the time to educate me about my car and did a great job evaluating it.

We used Riley's when our transmission started having major issues this year and we were stuck in…read moreSan Marcos and needed a whole new transmission. We had an extended warranty and they went above and beyond to work with our adjusters to get the best options for us and our car. They were very quick and knowledgeable and honest and that's hard to find nowadays.

We will never take our car anywhere else. Helpful and honest. We took an old corolla in and he did…read moresooo much work on it but didn't charge because he took the time to find some cracks in block. Just took our new (to us) corolla for an inspection. Didn't try to upsell us anything. Said the car was perfect Not many family run businesses like this one anymore Thank you for making a tough time easy...and thanks James and Blue!

HONEST, INTEGRITY, QUALITY all of the the above from this shop!!! If I could give this shop 10…read morestars I would, we came from a horrible experience at Lambs Automotive in Buda to this shop. They are reliable and saved me from a 12,000.00 unnecessary repair the other shop had quoted me. Ask for Lucas Collier, he's your man if you are looking for a truly genuine repair man. We can't THANKYOU enough and will be sending all our business your way and sharing your shop with everyone. Please read below (if you have time but I highly recommend you take the time to read) what I had to post as a review on the other shop because this is why we love Champion. The whole staff there is wonderful. Thankyou Lucas, Blue and team again!! Below is the review I had to post on Lambs Automotive in Buda and you can read for yourself why we love Champion Auto in San Marcos ... Lambs Auto Repair Review *WARNING* First time bringing my car in here since it changed from McSpaddens to Lambs in Buda and wow I am SUPER disappointed. I brought my car in due to a gas smell it was giving- and for them to do a diagnostic test to see what may be the issue. Mind you my car has never over heated or my check engine light was never on. They called me after running a couple tests saying I had two options because they believed I had a broken head gasket. They said I needed a brand new motor For 12,000.00 or they were going to need to replace head gasket and surrounding parts for around 6,5000.00. I know nothing about cars so I call my husband in a panic. Thank God for my husband knowing things about cars. It just didn't seem possible my car needed all that work. So we took it from Lambs and found another shop recommended by some friends. Champion Auto Repair in San Marcos. HIGHLY RECOMMEND taking your car there instead. They are honest, experienced and do quality work. Ask for Lucas Collier, was so impressed with him. They ran all the tests and found NO broken head gasket! Turns out my jeep just needed a little tune up ( new spark plus etc) and more importantly IF my head gaskets needed replacing ,as Lambs had said, this new shop quoted us 2800.00 for the EXACT same repair. Doing research we found Lambs was BEYONd over charging us and charging us for repairs that weren't even needed!! feel pretty taken advantage of, and would still be trying to figure out a way to take a loan out to be able to pay for a repair at Lambs that was never even needed. Definitely won't be trusting this shop. Lesson learned 1. Always do research on cost of parts and 2. Always get a second opinion. *Also noticed that all the five star reviews are actually from the previous ownership which was McSpaddens. So do your research!! (512) 938-1122

I had a great first-time experience with Franks last week. My car's throttle cable snapped while…read moredriving, leaving my accelerator at the floor and useless. Not only was that surreal, but I had rolled into a business that I needed to have my car towed from pretty quickly. My usual mechanic lives a little way out of SM, and bc of the towing, I wanted to find someone nearby. We had stopped by two other shops with over a week wait when a friend recommended Frank's, who could get my car in that day. Everyone I interacted with was great there, and they tried very hard to get a difficult to find part for me as quickly as possible. I was impressed with the quick turnaround, and I was able to check-in and use their yelp offer too. All in all, glad to know where I can take my car in town if I have other issues.

I can't comment on the quality of their work as I never got that far with them. I carefully…read moreexplained the issue with my car...both an ODBC scan and the information on the car's screen indicated a faulty Oil Temperature Sensor. The gentleman at the desk said they would need to check the thermostat as that sometimes caused the problem and quoted a price for the diagnostics. I let him know that the water temp was not reading high and reiterated that the problem was the oil temp sensor. He quoted me a price to replace it and I gave them my information and set up an appointment for the next morning. Later that day I got 2 additional phone calls that were so confused on their part that it gave me pause. I took the car in anyway the next morning and on the way home I received a call telling me that they were seeing an a code for the faulty oil temp sensor and did I want to fix that too. Completely exasperated by their lack of understanding of the situation I asked them to give me an updated quote and was told they would get right back to me. Two hours later I received a call with what seemed to me a ridiculously high price based on the information I had available (and much higher than the original quote). When I picked up the car without them doing any work they seemed totally unconcerned about the loss of business. Caveat Emptor