Van Linn's got my car in quickly. They're honest folks you can trust to help you out. Not too pricey and explained what was wrong with my car in a way I can understand. Thankful for Van Linn's quality and timely service! read more

They got me in quickly and were able to diagnose the failed piston ring. The price for the diagnostic testing was reasonable.

All of the hydraulic fluid leaked out of my 03 Saturn Vue and not being able to drive it, I had it towed to Van Linn's. I didn't know their history (over 70 years in business), but once I started to tell people who was doing my repairs, I heard a lot of "Oh yeah, that is the only shop we use!". Dave Van Linn was wonderful to work with! He was honest, up front, and actually gave me the time I needed to get the money put together to repair my vehicle. Once done, he also told me some of the things he recommended I do for the vehicle. I never once felt pressured to do anything and Dave said he felt that my truck was worth fixing. I can't thank Van Linn's enough and they will be the only shop that touches my truck or any other vehicle I own. A grateful client! read more

My transmission went out on my vehicle and needed to be replaced. Several shops in the area either refused to quote me for a replacement without having the vehicle towed there first or the quotes were insanely high for a used transmission. Called Van Linn's and they quickly quoted me a replacement that was several thousand dollars cheaper than the rest and was under warranty. Had my vehicle towed there and they took apart my old transmission to show me what had happened to it and had the replacement installed faster than expected. Since they are also a full service shop I now take all of my vehicles here for service and they've always had fair prices and have never tried to add extra service without showing me what they see and why they think I would need it. I recommend this place to everyone I know and they're all quality satisfied read more

Last winter the idle pulley broke on my car, leaving me stranded. My warranty company called a tow truck, which luckily was Van Linn's. At the garage they quickly assessed the problem fixed it in less than a day and billed my warranty. I still owed a little, but the price was very reasonable. The best thing about these guys is their honesty, though. I mentioned that I thought my transmission might need work, since there was a hard shift from 1st gear. They test drove it and told me that they could charge me to test the transmission, but advised me not to waste my money since this is normal operation for my car. Many mechanics would have taken advantage of this situation. I highly recommend these honest and skilled mechanics! read more

I was in town for an Emergency Management conference and my transmission started slipping. Called and got my truck looked at the next day and was fixed the day after for allot less then what I was expecting repairs to cost. They went over my complete transmission and fixed ONLY what needed to be fixed. I would recommend anyone in the area to bring their vehicle to them. They also provide towing and a free shuttle service! read more

I decided to bring my car to Van Linn's because my transmission was acting up and figured they'd be the right people. When I called to make the appointment the gentleman who answered the phone was nice as was the office lady. I was requested to drop my car off at 730AM, by 3pm I hadn't heard back about diagnoses so I decided to call to be sure they had my correct number as I was a first time customer. The gentleman on the phone let me know they were still looking at it and I thanked him and apologized that I called them as I was just worried since I hadn't heard from them for 7 hrs. I got a call back minutes later from Dave, who was working on our car. He told very rudely that I didn't need to be so "eager" because he was still working on the car. I apologized and let him know I was just worried since I hadn't heard from them. Dave continued to talk to me, dramatically pausing between each sentence like I was a 5 year old who wouldn't understand what he was saying. He informed me that they had to take my car for TWO test drives because they were unable to detect the problem that I had brought it in for, and that I was "running out of bucks" for them to run further tests, he kept repeating that he had to drive it twice, then informed there was something else that caught his attention that was a separate problem they could maybe fix but that he had to do a THIRD test. I was shocked at the tone/ way he was speaking to me on the phone so I decided to tell them they could stop looking at it and we would go elsewhere. Minutes later I went to pick up my vehicle and the initial problem I had brought it in for was still happening. So basically I just paid $103 for a diagnosis that did NOTHING. read more

brought my can in to them to get my power steering fixed.after the inspected it they told me it was leaking and that I needed a new pump.One week after it was supposedly fix it was back doing the same thing before I brought it in.so it is obvious that the power steering pump was not the problem....so I payed for something I didn't need.when confronted about what was happening I was ignored and given the runaround and to fix it AGAIN would cost another $500.THIS PLACE IS DISHONEST AND A SCAM.BEWARE DONT GET RIPPED OFF!!!!!!!!! read more