F&S AUTO SERVICE & COLLISION INC

They not only fixed the problem, they gave us a great price.

They recommended tires that have a longer wear rating and were less expensive than the original tire that came on the truck. I'm not disappointed.

I purchased the starter assuming it would be an easy install I could do. Like many things on a BMW, it was not. I took it to one shop to have it installed. When I went to pick it up, they said they could not do it and I needed to go to the dealer or a shop that specializes in BMWs. F&S is close to where my wife works and they are offer a free shuttle so we thought we would give them a try. They did the job and shuttled my wife back and forth from work. They also charged less than their initial quote.

My 12 year old minivan needs timing belt and water pump replacement. John, the owner, provided a quote close to the cost we expected. The timing belt and water pump was replaced. It has been about 3 weeks since then and the minivan runs well.

John performed the repairs in a very reasonable time as I needed the truck to go on a trip in a couple of days. He is a good mechanic and honest which is very important these days. I would highly recommend F&S Auto to others. He replaced the slave cylinder and the clutch is working great.

John found the sway bar links were broken during inspection. He replaced them for $100 labor and $40 parts. The other $87 was for oil change and state inspection / emissions. Overall I feel that John is honest and proficient mechanic. For me the honest part counts a lot as it is hard to find good service people you can trust these days.

2003 F150 4.2L V6 had CEL with codes indicating system too lean. John felt it was the intake gaskets / bolts which from research on F150 forums is one of the possible causes. He stated there was a service bulletin on the issue for my vehicle. He changed them out then had me drive it for a couple of weeks before bringing it in for state inspection / emissions / oil change. The CEL did not return and the truck seems to be running fine. John seems honest, knowledgeable, and reasonably priced. Although I did not get multiple estimates for the repair the price charged seemed comparable to what others charge from searching on the web. The following auto repair cost calculator stated the price to repair should be $362.48 at a non-dealer shop: http://www.automd.com/repaircost/estimate/. So John's charge was pretty much identical to what it should run for that repair. That calculator says the dealer should have been less but I have had some bad experiences with dealers gouging me so I never take my vehicles to them unless it is a new vehicle under warranty. I do all warranty maintenance / repair work at a dealer so they won't challenge me for not maintaining the vehicle.