
Gili's Automotive
About us
Our Rockville auto repair shop is located in Montgomery County conveniently by Twinbrook Metro. Whether you are traveling from Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Bethesda, or Potomac, Maryland, our Certified ASE master technicians successfully perform work on your foreign or domestic car with state of the art computerized technology. At Gili’s Automotive we specialize in both foreign and domestic cars. European cars includes but not limited to BMW repair, Mercedes, Lexus, Land Rover, Volkswagon, Honda, Toyota, and Nissan. Domestic car repair at Gili’s includes but is not limited to Ford, Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, GMC, and Cadillac.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Abs light, Auto Service. diagnostic services, Timing belt, air condition and heating, alignment, brakes, check engine light, schedule Maintenance, tires, transmission service
Accepted Payment Methods
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Our dealer said they could not do an alignment because the drivers side inner and outer tire rods were bent and for our Nissan the entire steering rack would need to be replaced (which included the tire rods for the drivers side). They gave me a quote around $1550 to do the work.
It was hard for me to understand how the tire rods were bent since this was a new car and we have been driving the car responsibly so I took our Rogue to Gilis. I had lots of questions and one thing that made me feel at ease right away was that Gili was more than comfotable to take the time to discuss any concerns or questions I had. I was impressed with that off that bat and also that he could communicate well.
Originally he took a quick look at the car for no charge and we didn't see any issue with the car other than the steering was out of alignment. However, because the dealer insisted that the tjre rods were bent we, Gili and I, did a $100 inspection to determine if there were any issues and to see what needed to be done about it.
Gil shop found that the drivier's side outer rod threads were rusted (which is really unusual for a new car) and that was what was causing the problem with the alignment. The cleaned that up for an extra $100 (which they first cleaned and then told me about the extra charge afterwards) and then did the alignment for $200. So the entire cost was 400+ some change for supplies.
The only thing in retrospect would have been nice was to see if we could get this fix, cleaning or replacing the rusted outer tire rod threads, covered under warranty but I guess Gil's shop is not a warranty shop.
5 stars for Gili because they took the time to talk to me without a charge and also was easy going and all their employees were nice to deal with and they saved me from the Nissan dealership! Thanks Gili!
Mike sent me an estimate before starting repairs and he wanted to discuss the details of the estimate. He was concerned whether I wanted to invest in extensive repairs considering the age of my vehicle. I really appreciated that he didn't make me feel pressured and listened to my thoughts and worked with me to determine which repairs were immediately necessary. He kept in touch several times over the couple of days Gili's had my van to let me know how things were going and to update the estimated completion time of the repairs. They were finished a little earlier than estimated. Mike called me the following day to ask how my van was running, and if I had any questions... wow!... I have never had an automotive repair center initiate a follow up call. Gili's is very serious about customer service!
One of the items I declined, was to replace the lower engine manifold gasket. The recommendation for this work was due to what appeared to be long standing leakage resulting in deterioration of the mounts. I had this work done at Aamco a little over a year ago so I opted out at this time. Of course, since the previous work was done more than a year earlier, Aamco made sure to tell me there was no longer a warranty on the parts or service. Mike, at Gili's, assured me he would make a note for the technician to check it each time I bring my van in for service.
Gili's was awesome. I can't say enough about their professionalism and kindness. I dropped my car off knowing there would be a laundry list of items that needed to be done to my 8 year old vehicle, and figured I'd be without it for a few days. Gili's called within two hours to go over the items that needed to be done, and finished the whole job the same day. The icing on the cake was the drop-off and pick-up from the Metro so that I could get to work.
I interacted with approximately 4 people at Gilis and all were extremely kind and knowledgeable. I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to get everything done that needed to be taken care of due to finances, but their prices were very reasonable, and the quality of the work was excellent. I had no idea what a throttle plate was and how it would affect my car, and let me tell you, my car drives like new thanks to that added service they did. Accelerates better, has more power. So grateful that they took the time to do the full check of the car to find things that could keep me in my car for years to come.
We found Gili's on Angie's list. I told them what the dealer had said the problem and solution were; that I was hoping for a fix. Gili's checked it out and said one of the motors was bad; that they could replace it for about $380. I was skeptical but in a bind--the vehicle was almost unusable with the seat stuck all the forward.
Fixed and works beautifully, so the van lives on. We also had them do a lot of other routine service. We're very relieved and grateful!
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