East Avenue Auto Repairs

They fixed it in the time frame that he said they would and for the price that they said they would. This was a complicated task and we were pleased.

They are good. I can always get in touch with them and they are there when I go in.

Christian and his team are AWESOME! He stayed within the discussed budget and called me with options before he did anything that would cost $$. Another mechanic closer to home told me just to get rid of the car and not even try, but East Ave fixed it up so well it drives better than then when I bought it used 100k miles ago! Getting older German cars (2003 TDI Jetta with over 300k miles!) to pass NY inspections are notoriously hard sometimes and Christian really knows his stuff and will not give up. I simply do not trust any other mechanic with my cars now. 
Honest, reliable and totally dedicated to getting my TDI working. He did everything possible to stay within the estimate and He even took it to NY to get it inspected once the engine light finally stayed off! Who else does that? I have used East Ave twice now and they are just fantastic to deal with. I had a real budget constraint on my repair, so he called me to discuss which parts I should get NEW OEM and which ones I could buy rebuilt, to save a few hundred bucks in order to stay within my budget but NOT risk any problems with the car.
For the record, when I got my used Diesel, my old Euro Auto mechanic (who did a great job on my gas Audi), RECOMMENDED East Avenue to fix my diesel. That says a lot when a top mechanic suggests you use a "competitor", because he is that good! Lastly, He doesn't just fix what's broken, but gets the engine running in top form so you are good to go for miles and miles and tries to avoid future problems.

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I forget the exact price and date, so those are estimated.
I have a car with very hard to find parts, as they only made it for 1 year and the company is out of business. Christian was able to track down springs for the car and install them in a reasonable amount of time considering the difficulty. There was none of the typical shadiness or surprises that all too often accompanies a trip to the garage. He has a good personality and seems to be a rare honest person.
He also alerted me to a missing fuel tank strap (this was legit), although he was unable to find a replacement part. He said he searched for several hours for the part and could not find one. I contacted 2 parts managers and a service manager that have been in the business for maybe 70 years, and they were unable to find the parts as well. I finally found someone selling the parts on Ebay and so I'll be sending my car back to him.
I feel fortunate to have found him on Angie's List and I think I'll be taking my cars back there in the future when I have to.

We have used Christian as our mechanic for over 7 years now. He is very agreeable, and always takes the time to explain what's going on with the car. He is always looking for way to save us money and make sure we are getting the best deal. We trust him with all of our vehicles and he is always up front about when it's just not worth it to put more money into a car.

Christian is an extremely conscientious and reliable individual. I trust his work on any of my three automobiles. When he is working he looks for any certain of problem there might be so he can make you aware of it and there is no hard sale that you better get it fixed now.