Fantastic shop that came recommended by a "car guy" friend. Dropped my GMC Sierra off on a Monday…read moremorning 10AM after speaking with the shop as my transmission was failing. I was called Tuesday morning stating my truck was done! Fair price, transmission warrantied using only GM parts and upgraded the problem parts, and literally done in less than a day. Highly recommend

Mike Smiths Transmissions has provided excellent service for the Honda and Mazda. His diagnosis is…read moreprecise, his mechanicss are top drawer and the shop floor very clean and well-ordered. Mike has even established a separate operation rebuilding transmission units to specifications that were not met by a regional transmission company. We are four miles from the shop and get rides home when neccessary. Mike Smith's is a five-star auto repair shop.

Transmissions are never an inexpensive repair. 2002 Honda accord . I was really on the fence…read morespending for a rebuild on an old car but had just spend big on several repairs on this clean car. Went to three places for estimates. Capitol was in the middle. My decision was based on a small list . They treated my daughter extremely well when she brought the car down. Very clean office and made her comfortable during visit. The three year warranty is very solid and reassuring. The shop after looking tru the glass is immaculate clean with several cars being done at once. New cars and someone's beautiful 60's caddilac. Obviously these guys are trusted with car people . The car now runs perfect and they also did two additional repairs no charge that I'm sure others wouldn't have spent the time. Not typical for me to write reviews but If you need a serious transmission repair this is the place.

I took my 2000 Chevy Blazer to two other shops in my area. One said my burned up wiring harness…read moreissue might lead to computer and transmission issues and I should consider junking the car. The other shop only had one guy capable of working on wiring harnesses and he was out indefinitely so they refused the job. Their estimate was over $1000 to start based on labor hours. Capitol BEAUTIFULLY FIXED the wiring harness and charged less than both shops estimated by a LOT. They got me my car back up and running great! PAUL helped me out. Thank you! -Andrew

Gas is bad here. Water in tank or someone's watering down the gas... don't get gas here!!!!!read more

We have a wheel alignment performed on our Honda Ridgeline at Anderson Automotive in September. The…read morewomen that made the appointment was very pleasant and got us in at a convenient day and time. The mechanic was efficient and very informative when I asked him questions about how far the alignment was off to begin with. The price for the work was fair and we will be using them in the future.

We brought our vehicle to People's Auto for a couple issues before taking a long road trip, one of…read morewhich was a spongy brake pedal. The mechanics bled the brake system, and it felt somewhat better, so we assumed the issue was fixed and went on our way. This vehicle was new to us at the time, so we weren't sure what the brakes should normally feel like. During the trip we noticed pulsating when braking, so when we got home we brought it to another local shop closer to our home to change the pads and rotors. We were then informed that the rotors needed to be changed as expected, and also that our caloper bolts were loose and that some washers were missing, to the point where brake fluid was squirting out all over 1 of the wheels. This definitely should have been caught by People's Auto when they were diagnosing the issue of the spongy brake pedal. Since they did not fix the issue the money we paid them was a waste, and we had to pay another shop to fix the same issue. Due to their location it was not convenient for us to return to People's Auto to try to have them resolve the issue, but even if we did the wait time for our initial appointment was 2 weeks.

I was at wits and wallets end when I came accross People's Auto…read more The 1999 Jetta I bought in college has had some problems over the years. The worst of it was when I first got the car. At one point it would randomly turn off, and not turn back on for a couple of minutes. Sometimes it just wouldn't start. The engine started to become shakey and hesitant. I tried a variety of shops; some would get it running for a little while, but the problems would return. They all charged a lot, and did very little. After the VW dealer wanted hundreds just for the parts to replace my oil tray (not including oil, oil change, labor or 'glue') I started really digging in to find speciality VW shops. Arriving at People's auto, I was skeptic to say the least. The garage is in the woods (fairly inconvenient) and may lack 'curb appeal'. My hesitation flew out the window when I started to describe some of my problems. "Oh, I know exactly waht that is" was the response (as opposed to the blank stares I had been growing used to in mechanics) turns out, it was just an adjustment to my 02 sensor, and new spark plugs. He replaced the oil tray, gave me a tune up and a once over, all for less than buying the tray at the VW dealership. I picked up the car the next day, and it was running better than the day I bought it. I went to people's auto for the better part of a year every time my car had a slight problem, or needed an oil change (after going there, my car had very few problems... excpet the ones that were clearly my fault). They guys are funny, friendly, fair and most importantly they know what they're doing. While I'm happy at Luis Lein's in somerville... I still day dream about dropping off my car at People's Auto, knowing it would get a once over to prevent future problems. I thought about knocking off a star for the location. I almost got killed by a speeding truck the last time I was there... but honestly, if this place operated at their prices any closer to hartford, I never would have been able to get an appointment.

They ruined my transmission a few years back and blamed it on me. Took over 3+ weeks to get my car…read moreback. I eventually had to go to a junk yard and buy my own transmission for 1/15th of the price of their rebuild quote for them to install. They cut my exhaust pipes where the flange from the Catalytic converter meets the H-Pipe. Not sure why they didn't just unbolt it? In fact, didn't even bolt them back together with new bolts when they cut them off. Instead, they put on exhaust sealer/glue. When I got my car back, I told them that I had a big exhaust leak and their response was, "the car was like that when you gave it to us". My driver side exhaust has been leaking for years due to them cutting the flanges.. I had to grind down the flange just to level it out and it's still not perfect. Every week that I called them, they said never even started it. "it will be done next week, call us next week" - "oh yeah he just looked at it, call us tomorrow" - "give us one more day". How hard is it to swap transmissions? They replaced the oil pan on my transmission and charged me for it without my consent because "It had a dimple in it". I even had to take the car back to get the shifting lever re-adjusted because the car had trouble going into reverse. I never even got my old transmission back either. They wanted to charge me a "core" charge for my own transmission when they were supposed to swap it out with another one I had in the trunk. My car drove perfectly fine without 4th gear and overdrive turned off. Once they did whatever they did, I got my car back and it was slipping gears, only to lose all forward gears on the highway. They charged me to install the replacement transmission I bought at the junk yard. I haven't had a problem with that transmission after all these years. This happened years ago but I remember everything. I love how my review isn't recommended. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place.

They ordered the wrong parts for my car ,my transmission has been in there shop for a week …read more "You can't rush fixing you transmission " I need my car !! Thanx

Great small business very thourgh with their work are they the cheapest NO, but they do QualitY…read moreWORK thats reasonably priced. Do they know their STuFF YES!! Are they the fastest NO, but you want your work done RIGHT in a reasonable time. Do they have the cleanest waiting area NO, but its good enough I would recomend them in a heartbeat.

People were rude and dismissive when I tried to make an appointment. They tried to send me to…read moreanother repair shop, and told me they didn't have the tools to do the job. Fortunately one of the mechanics overheard our conversation, and said he remembered doing the same job on my car previously and had no problem doing it again and didn't require anything they didn't already have. When I tried to get an estimate, they said they don't give estimates anymore and they would have to do another diagnostic? Why, they already did one in order to determine what they needed to do the job! Dismissive and unfriendly service. Sorel's service treated me like I was an unintelligent woman, who could be gaslighted to believe anything they said. Not the case. I had given them prior positive and glowing reviews, I guess those days are over. I would recommend finding another shop to have any service done to your care. No one needs to be treated with such disrespect.

Larry's Auto sales and repairs are top notch I never seen a more loyal and dedicated shop owner as…read moreLarry Guillemette, his service manager Ryan is a perfect match for the quality of mechanics that Larry Auto sales of Vernon Connecticut employees I highly would recommend them and I give them 100% satisfaction service customer service repair service all the way around

Do yourself a favor, go to Larry's for all your car needs. We've been doing business with Larry for…read moreseveral years. He does such a great job and you will never have to worry about getting ripped off. We are so happy, with all the work he has done on our cars, we bought one of his used cars.

Ed's is the best!! He loves the older cars especially! The kind of experience that is so hard to…read morefind these days!! Honest and very fair prices too!

My go-to automotive repair shop here in Ellington. Have had 4 visits with 2 different vehicles. My…read moreexperience confirms this shop to be accommodating with honest and knowledgeable mechanics, realistic and reasonable costs. These are the requirements and signs of a trustworthy shop. You can rest assured of getting your vehicle repairs done right.