I am Very Sorry to say that Federal Valley Motors is Closed Permanently!…read moreThe owner ,Earl, decided to retire, and was getting thing's ready to close , when the Pandemic hit. So they closed up earlier than planned. We have been taking our cars there for decades!! They were always professional, great work, fair prices and honest with their customers!! We will miss them Greatly!! Thanks to All of You, at Federal Valley!!

Okay, so I have never been a "customer" here per se…read more However, I have a story to share that will give you some insight to the kind of man that owns this place. So back in 2013, I had just moved to Colorado from Texas. I had not been able to find any work and ended up living out under the Broadway bridge, on a bike trail until I could find work and get on my feet. (A tent came before the actual roof over my head.) A friend and I had moved out there, not knowing a single person in the state. We had at this point been out on the streets for a couple of months, summer of 2013, before the flood. We were both donating plasma twice a week, but were having a terrible time finding work. Anyway, one day, I had had enough, and made a sign that said "WILL WORK FOR JOB". I didn't want any handouts, although that's usually what people ended up doing if they did anything to help, but it wasn't what I wanted. I wanted to be able to help myself. One day, I was out at the intersection of 72nd and Federal (before the Walmart was there), holding the sign. A man stopped and asked if I meant it. I said yes I did. He told me he owned a business down the road, and he needed a bunch of bushes and trees cleared up so he could have more room for cars. He introduced himself as Earl. This was the man that owns Federal Valley Motors. For months after that, usually twice a week, he would pay me $15 an hour to go clear up his property. There was a lot there, so being just me doing the work, it was going to take a while. I did it twice a week because once his dumpster was full, there really wasn't anywhere to put all the brush and limbs I had trimmed. Anyway, Earl is an amazing person, and he helped me at a time in my life when I had nothing and nobody to help. Because of Earl, I didn't starve, and I was eventually able to get my life back on track. I remember one day I had been at the McDonald's at 72nd and Sheridan trying to get a job, and I was walking back to my tent, and Earl drove up and saw me and stopped. He was helping one of his relatives move, and offered to pay me to help, same amount. So I did. He even took me to McDonald's to get food on the way there, and I had the biggest meal I'd had in a week that day. We moved everything, and then he brought me back to the side of town I was staying on. Anyway, after a while, I got a job at the McDonald's on 64th and Indiana, and lived in motels for the next five years. With what we were paying, we we never had the money for a deposit and rent at the same time. Rent was due every paycheck. I worked there for a couple years until they changed ownership, then I went to the one at 80th and Wadsworth for a couple of years, before finally getting tired of the ever increasing cost of living in Colorado and moved back to Texas. I'm a tour guide in a vacation town now, I am doing better in my life than I ever have, own place, no roommate, plenty of "disposable income", but I can't help but wonder how things would have turned out had I never met Earl. At that point, I had pretty much lost all faith in humanity. He helped me turn my life around and I am eternally grateful for that. I was never able to finish the trimming work, most of it got finished, I did it twice a week for two or three months, but I started working at McDonald's overnights, and I was just never able to make it back out because of my work schedule. But Earl, if you read this, I just want to thank you. I really appreciate what you did for me, and I will never forget it.

Even though I requested a full synthetic oil change (generally more expensive), the cost was a…read morestill a bit on the pricey side. They were able to get me in and finish the oil change extremely quickly (maybe 20 minutes?), which I appreciate since I needed to get back to work. The 70 dollar price tag did make me pause a minute. I guess I paid a premium for the full synthetic and very quick service.

I have now been here multiple times with both my and my boyfriend's cars. The first time I was…read moreattracted by the promise of a cheap oil change (after receiving bad service and a twice as expensive oil change from a mechanic on 104th). I have continued to go back because of the great service. As a woman I am not often impressed by mechanics and am often spoken down to or not given details about what is going on with my car at all. At Finish Line I actually feel like I am spoken to like a person. The information I am given is explained thoroughly on a level I can understand so that I can make informed decisions. Each time I receive an oil change I feel confident that the mechanic will also be observing my car overall and giving me any suggestions they may have about general maintenance. While I typically would not like this advice unwarranted, as I do not like to be pressured to make quick decisions involving money, I have come to really appreciate this. I have never felt pressured to make any purchases and many times have even been given advice on how to save money in the future. The mechanics feel like a family that always has the backs of their customers. I would recommend them to anyone!

I owned Japanese Specialists from 1981 until I retired in 2014. I used Nat Lancaster at Englewood…read moreAuto Radiator exclusively. A real old time Radiator shop. When he finally retires we will lose a valuable resource. He is the most knowledgeable and honest person I ever had the opportunity to deal with in the radiator business. Yes new Chinese replacement radiators are cheaper than a quality recore. Those that chose by cost only and don't understand real value might misunderstand why he does thing the way he does. I would specifically recommend him for classic or custom cars. I collect classic MGAs from 55-62 and have used him to recore with the original cellular type cores.

The owner of this business, Mr. Lancaster, is highly competent and as honest as the day is long. He…read morehas worked on my vehicles a few times and everything has always been fixed correctly the first time. His prices are very reasonable and you get better service here than you will at the big shops. I highly recommend this business for your auto repair needs.

Nenad, is the man. My wife and I have both taken our vehicles to him for brake service. I have an…read moreolder vehicle that not many mechanics are willing to work on. Not only was Nenad willing to work on it, he completed a full brake service (rotors, drums, and pads) on both front and back in one day. His price is fair, his timeliness is unmatched, and he is a truly honest mechanic. This is seemingly becoming more and more rare to find. Unfortunately, I am moving to another state or I would be returning to Nenad for all future vehicle needs. If you need a solid and friendly mechanic that is not going to overcharge you on a bunch of nonsense, Ace Garage is the place to go.

Open on Sunday is a bonus but too busy to do my work til end of week. Only reason I gave them a low…read morerating is I have a pregnant friend and HAVE to have my truck back up and running ASAP.

Avoid this shop at all costs. I went here because the inverter coolant pump burnt out on my car…read more It's a simple 2.5 hour fix at most. A job I should have just done myself it's 5 bolts and a wire. You don't have to disconnect anything. It's a simple job. They tried to replace a fuse and say that was the problem. When I explained I saw the pump burnt out and told them how it keep blowing new fuses. Not to mention the warning symbols on the dash. They insisted I was wrong and returned my vehicle after I paid them 200 dollars. I start driving to work and it overheats and all the light are I told them about before are back on. They told me I needed to return the car to the shop. They don't sent vehicles out with service problems. After a couple hour of argument I was finally able to get them to tow it back to the shop. Fast forward 3 weeks later. They told me it was the pump this time and it would be another 900 dollars. I pay them thinking they have fixed my vehicle I can now finally stop riding the bus and working 7 days a week to pay for the repairs. I take my car and start driving to work when you guessed it. My car overheated and all the lights are on again. They tell me I have to drive it back to the shop. Keep in mind I am 24 miles away at this point and I have a broke car I just paid 1100 dollars to be fixed. I wait a few hours and try driving it back. The car is way overheating and they brakes locked up. I told them I am not driving this broken vehicle and they need to get it picked up. They get it back to the shop and tell me. The hybrid battery is overheating and I need to take it elsewhere. I took it to another shop. Only to find out Coloradoland didn't put any coolant in the vehicle after replacing the pump. It burned out the new pump and overheated. Skip ahead 2 more weeks. I have missed out on 600 in wages and paid 1100 dollars. They finally replace the broken part. During these repair they took spare fuses from my car and stole two bottles of coolant from the back of vehicle to finish the work they charged me for. Negligence and incompetence is one thing. Charging me for parts and services and stealing products from my vehicle is wild. It's much hard to get a debit card company to return money for a breach of duty than a credit card company. Lesson learned always use a credit card. Don't let shops steal from you. I am going to post this story everywhere until. This shop is closed. Edit: was called today by the manager trying to convince me that I told him he could use my coolant to complete the repairs. Now he wants to fix the situation after he got called out on the internet for the world to see. Which sounds more likely they were pissed at me for getting upset at them for dragging out these repairs and messing the job up. They tried to get over on me and took product from my vehicle. Or I after paying them hundreds and hundreds of dollars for products and services. Went out of my way to buy them coolant to put in my vehicle that I had already paid them to repair. That coolant was in my vehicle because as I stated they never put any in the vehicle after their repairs. When I took it to another shop to find out what was really going on I purchased that coolant to put in my vehicle to see if this would fix the problem but the pump had already burned out. When I came back in you wanted to act like nothing was your fault I got mad at you. You decided to use my coolant to stick it to me because you were angry at me for holding you accountable for messing this job up. Which seems more likely I went out of my way to provide you with products for repairs that I already paid for or you took something without asking because you were upset and try to get over on me. I know the truth and so do you. Quit lying

Super helpful and aren't interested in making you pay for crap you don't need. Went in for tire and…read moreasked them to give the car a look over for a road trip and after the inspection they gave me an all clear! Could have taken advantage of the situation but didn't!

Took a set of wheels and tires to George to be re-balanced after Discount Tire did a horrible job…read more(I could not trust them to be able to fix their shoddy work correctly). George is an awesome guy, fun to talk to and he really cares about doing the job correctly. The whole process was quick and with personalized service. I plan to buy my next set of street tires online and have them installed at Road Racing Services.

Went in for an oil change, they assessed a noise I had. Did an excellent job on finding the issue…read moreand getting the parts I needed delivered the same day! Definitely will return for all my cars needs.

Snow in Denver, Colorado ... Imagine that?!…read more Needed new snow tires to replace my pavement pounding hi way tires so I found these guys by word of mouth. I had called right away because I had extra time and needed them like yesterday when the snow started coming. I got there and the semi entrance is on the north side of the building where the garage and bays are. Do not enter with your truck in the front parking lot!! All of the staff was very nice and professional. No jacking around at this shop. In and out with new tires on in less than an hour. Price was very good for being local. I'm definitely marking this as my local truck tire shop. Forget the 2 truck stops and their high prices. Thank you for providing great service today!

I ran over a spare the middle of the hwy. Ramone went beyond to replace one of my struts at a fair…read more$$$$. He normally does not make these types of repairs but he helped me out of a bind while driving to Vermont from Calif.