Only shop on the island I'll take my car to. Super friendly kitty kept me company while I waited. read more

SCE Auto - Auto Repair Near Me - Hilton Head, South Carolina

Had a coolant leak. Took 10 days and only once was my phone call returned. They did a lot of damage to the trim pieces. See pics. I'll remove these once the damaged. Pieces are replaced. read more

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Think twice about taking your car to SCE Auto. Not only did the owner not stand behind his work, but he also reduced the value of my show car by over $7,500 and never even fixed the problem. He even traded my ECM without my permission and never returned the original part to me, as required. He may talk a good game, but don't be fooled. His lack of accountability, including ignoring attorneys, the court system, and the Judge's orders, should serve as a warning to potential customers. This is not an upstanding businessman. Watch your back! Better yet, don't take a chance with your valuable vehicle by trusting him to do the right thing. read more

My Audi Q5 had what turned out (much later) to be a bad front wheel bearing. Made the mistake of taking it to SCE Auto. Chris gave me an incredible runaround, first said it was a wheel bearing, and he wanted $1200 to do that. (Seemed high, but OK.). He called days later and said it was the differential and he wanted $5000 to fix it, which could take two weeks. He claimed they had "opened it up, and there were metal shavings in the diff." This sounded fishy, so I checked with my mechanic back home, who said (1) it's never the differential on a Q5 and (2) a wheel bearing would be ~$700. I ultimately flatbedded the car back to the DMV and my mechanic fixed the car for $700. He said no one had done anything on the car, let alone opened up the differential. The total for the flatbed and the repair was comparable to Chris's original exorbitant quote for the wheel bearing. Needless to say, I would never use SCE Auto again. read more

took my parents jeep for over a year and cursed them and my uncle out when we tried to find it on his property. He also almost called the cops on my mom and uncle after cursing at them for no reason. Worst mechanic on the island. read more

With a heavy heart I am writing this review. I enjoy supporting local business, even if it is a little more expensive and because you can build a relationship and trust (which I feel is very important with a mechanic). Over the years I have had some good experiences with Chris the owner and have never taken my truck somewhere else for a second opinion. I trust my mechanic. Even after having a simple brake job done last year and while driving home I had parts falling off my vehicle and a terrible grinding noise. I took it back to Chris and he said the new guy did it and he was sorry and fixed it (no discount for the aggravation or extra time). Even with that happening I still continued to go to him thinking that was a once off. But here I am writing this after just giving Chris $2000 to replace my valve cover gaskets that took extra time because halfway through the job he realized he didn't have all the gaskets and had to wait for delivery. So I waited an extra day but figured as long as it was fixed properly I didn't care. Well during that repair I went to my truck to get something out of it at night to find that half my engine was laying on the sidewalk (picture attached) and my hood left ajar for anybody to take or tamper with. I still didn't say anything because I like Chris and figured as long as it was fixed properly and nobody stoled my engine it would be ok. Well I finally picked up my "properly repaired" and pointed out to Chris that I still see oil coming out of the motor and he said "that was from before and it will burn off". Well 2 weeks later it's not burnt off because it is still leaking. I take it back to him and he says "oh I couldn"t see that it was also leaking from the camshaft cap seal". Of course its something different that needs the motor to be torn apart again and it will cost $3200 in labor but because he is being generous he will take $1200 off (so $2000 more to me). The part is $80 so this is just labor. So now my trust is wavering and I take my truck to Chevy dealership and tell them simply that I have an oil leak (nothing about having repairs done). They tell me that it is leaking from the valve cover gasket (yes the one that is 2 weeks old) and its leaking from the camshaft cap seal and the labor to do both is $1700 ($300 less than what I have already paid Chris). But yet Chris wants me to give him $2000 more with the discount to remedy the problem. I still feel like Chris will do the right thing so I go to him and explain the situation expecting that he will stand behind his work and make the repairs for no cost (since I have already paid him $300 more than Chevy would charge to have repaired both) or refund my money for a job that wasn't done properly (not to much to ask from a reputable business). Nope "deny, deny, deny that the valve cover is leaking, and I guess it's just my bad luck that he didn't see the other leak while the motor already completely torn apart and laying on an unsecured sidewalk. So at this point I can either give him $2000 to maybe fix it correctly or give Chevy $1700 to fix it. I'm going with Chevy. I know they will stand behind their work and at the very least my engine won't be left out on a sidewalk (heck I'm not a mechanic but that might be why its leaking again for all I know). This isn't me bashing anyone it is just a personal account of what has happened to me and how my loyalty and trust was not reciprocated. read more

SCE Auto - Auto Repair Near Me - Hilton Head, South Carolina

SCE auto works on both my cars. They always go above and beyond. They are always on time. Very courteous and professional. We moved to HHI over a year ago. I had tried other shops before on and off the island. They are truly a Gem. The communication is paramont with E-Mails and phone calls. Keep up the great work. Thanks for what you do............ Thanks, Brian read more

Recently had my brakes done on my Jaguar. Chris was easy to schedule with and so fair in price. The dealership wanted almost 4 times as much to do the same job. The ONLY negative for me was the traffic to get to Hilton Head. I was so happy to find someone though in the Beaufort area who was capable of working on a Jaguar, so it was worth the drive. Thanks to Chris and SCE Auto. read more