Ike’s Auto Service

First time at this place. Had a broken driver side window regulator/​motor. Took it to him to give me a quote. After taking it a part he quoted $ 350+tax which was higher than expected so I told him no thanks. He gives me the line (in very broken english that I could barely understand) that he has to charge me for an hour labor blah blah (which he never mentioned before asking for the quote) so I tell him go ahead I’m not paying that much after which he tries to convince me it’s not possible to get it done any cheaper and he will try to do it under $ 350 inc. tax. He mentions that window glass is scratched and need to be replaced so I specifically tell him NOT to replace it since I don’t care about scratches. I come back 3 days after, bill is for $ 341 and he replaced the window glass. I was fuming but of course he let his poor zero-​english speaking mechanic take my payment. By reading other posts, he seems to be more reasonable with long time customers (presumably after rapping them the first couple of times). Never going back again nor recommending him to any friends. After doing some online searching, a reasonable price is 1.2 hr labor + $ 100 parts so ~$ 200
tl;dr opportunistic mechanic and terrible communication

My husband and his family have been going there for over 20 years. He is very honest and has the best prices around on foreign cars. I was going to another place on Falls Road and no matter what, the bill there always seemed to be over $ 1,000. And they always mysteriously found other things wrong. I highly recommend Ike’s.

Conveniently located right across the street from Paper Moon which is great for JHU students. This automotive car shop is owned by a Korean man. As a girl, I’m always cautious about going to car shops on my own.
I had a tune up ($ 50), brakes fixed ($ 170 front, $ 150 rear), oil change ($ 30), coolant hose ($ 100). He rotated my tires and changed my rear light and overhead light for free. Prices were the most reasonable in the area. I had called D&J Automotive and Brentwood Automotive nearby and they both quoted the brakes for more (~$ 200 each set). He finished the work in a morning.
Cons: I had gone into the shop since my battery was weak. What was weird was that he had taken note that I needed to change my battery but didn’t replace it. I also asked to see my old brake parts to ensure that he did it. He only handed me one set of brake pads and rotor. He might have done the front and rear but didn’t make me feel that things were taken care of. I would recommend Youngs Auto Body Shop since that owner walked me through everything that was replaced and fixed and made me feel like it was a job well done. Wish there was better customer service here.