All Tune & Lube

Take all my cars here to get work done. By far the best service! Hard to find a trustworthy mechanic and when you find one you stick with them. Live in Chantilly, but will always travel to Falls Church to see these guys! You will not be disappointed!

I had no issues with these guys until I asked them to replace my tires. They broke the TPMS (tire sensor) in one of my wheels and tried to cover it over by adding in a plastic gauge valve. They couldn’t even replace my tires and asked me to go to another dealer. It cost me $ 400 to fix the damage they tried to cover up. Integrity is a big thing for me being a former Army Officer and I would not recommend these folks for big fixes.

2 years ago, I would have given the place 5 stars… After my experience there in July, I would give it no stars. The original owner Tom, must have sold his business, because now there is a new owner, taking ALL of the credit of the old owner and his honest work. I took my 2002 Subaru there for a major repair, and I had to bring it back TWICE in one week for a repair. The check engine light kept coming back on, and it still drove the same. After that, they spent one week to just diagnose the problem, and said it would be very costly to repair. Everytime I called it sounded like they had no idea what they were doing. The owner was mad because I asked them it doesn’t take a week to diagnose a car issue and felt like they were ripping me off. He went into a rant how honest they are and they don’t rip people off, and have been in business for over 20 years. They got $ 568.00 out me from the first repair, but I felt I got ripped off. They were unable to solve the main issue, and I ended up selling it to get a new car. I wouldn’t recommend this place, at all. I drove past All Tune and Lube today, and there was a new sign under a new business name… bad business when you have to change a name.

Dishonest people work here. I wanted really badly to like these people. They were recommended to me by a complete stranger. They had a quick turn around on the service, however, they overcharged me $ 200.00 for a part from BMW. Yes their labor may be cheapest in town, but do your research on whatever parts you need. I had the individual lie to my face and tell me he was saving me money by buying only the faulty part when BMW «normally makes you pay $ 1200 for the whole assembly». Too bad for him, I immediately called BMW dealer as soon as I left. It was another lie. Unfortunately, I had plans and had to leave town not having time to argue. I will be filing a formal complaint with the Better Business Bureau for misleading and manipulative sales tactics when I return.

The location looks a little sketchy with all of the vehicles packed on the lot but don’t let appearances deter you. They are great! I have three vehicles that I’ve been bringing them for routine maintenance over the last couple of years. Normally I would do this type of work myself but I have found it’s more convenient to have someone else do it (gives me more time with the family!) I never feel like they’re recommending unecessary work. One time they even did a minor adjustment without charge. I have found their work to be excellent and reasonably priced.

Tom and his team are outstanding. I had some rear brake trouble, and took it to Curry’s for a quote on the pad/​disc replacement. They came back with what I now understand is their standard approach — needless replacement of not one but both calipers as well as a fairly high labor rate and parts markup.
Took my car to All Tune — they took me right in on a Saturday morning, very friendly, and quickly moved to diagnose the problem properly. They were able to confirm my calipers did not need replacing (saved me about $ 500), and replaced my discs and pads within a couple hours and had me on my way.
I was impressed by their honest and no-​nonsense approach (and that they are open on a Saturday). Im pretty sure they are my mechanics for the foreseeable future

Fantastic. Honest, quick, and reliable. I took my vehicle to a dealership, whose mechanic «found» nine separate problems and told me the repairs would cost $ 5400. Then my friend recommended I take my car to All Tune and Lube in Falls Church. They found two problems and my repairs cost less than $ 900. I have taken my car in on a few occasions, and have never once been disappointed by their service.

I have been through four cars with these guys, a 2001 Celica, a 2005 Dodge Neon, a 2011 Mazda 3, and now I’ll be taking my 2012 to them — great service, great price, always honest, up front and they have told me upfront when something doesn’t need to be done or something does need to be done or how much time they think I have left — I have never felt taken advantage of and they are so professional, no frills — tom has always said — bring it to me if you aren’t sure and several times I have and he has saved me a ton of money.

Called them several times throughout the day today and no answer. Called the headquarters and they gave me the same number I’ve been dialing all day and told me they can’t help me further than that. WTF?

All Tune & Lube does great work; highly recommended!
Had a fairly small problem with my 97 Chevy 1500. The hood latch stopped working. I also had a power steering leak. I took my truck to Smokey’s in Falls Church, but they told me they couldn’t figure out how to pop the hood, and said that I should call a body shop. A buddy and I jimmied the hood open to jump a car in about 15 min, and they are mechanics by trade… but who knows. After Smokey’s wasted my time, I dropped my truck off at All Tune & Lube, and a few days and few hundred dollars later, everything was fixed. Bottom line, they did great work at a fair price. They do the kind of work other mechanics pass up, like filing down rust on tailgate internals to keep the lock functioning correctly. I’ll definitely be back next time I have a problem.
Thanks Leon!
EDIT (10÷1÷15): All Tune and Lube is still open, but may have changed their name to A.T. Auto Services. Same location, same guys, same great work. I’ve been twice since the name change. They’ve also done some work on my 96 BMW M3. Still highly recommended.

Tom, Toi and Leon are polite and professional. Price is reasonable. The techs do a great job, with good turnaround time. I have no complaints.

Great, honest service! They took the time to explain to me the problems and how they fixed them. They definitely made a returning customer out of me. Much appreciated.

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for in a repair shop. A no frills business that has exactly what I need — a garage and some mechanics. I don’t need lattes, flat screen TVs, and a cushy waiting area at the place where I bring my car to be fixed.
I dropped my Jeep off for a 120,000 mile service which included replacing the spark plugs, flushing/​replacing the majority of the vehicles fluids, and an oil/​filter change. Total bill was just over $ 400. I’ve had similar «major» services quoted at the dealer for upwards of $ 900, and Jiffy Lube did a similar fluid change for about $ 400, but without the spark plugs. Overall the rates were fair.
What I really liked is that I dropped off the car at 8:00am and at 10:30am I got a phone call telling me the car was done. Never have I had a car finished that quickly. On top of that I explained to them a problem I was having with the check engine light, and they went in, cleared the code, and told me to give them a call if it comes back on.
Overall it was a great experience, and they will be my go-​to repair shop from now on.

Finally an honest repair shop! I am a 20-​something female that knows enough about cars to realize when I’m being taken for a ride. And unfortunately, that has been the prevailing experience with repair shops. Not this one! Always honest, always timely, always courteous. I cannot say enough good things about this business! I need rear brakes, and I will be taking in my car to them for sure!

A close family friend and professional mechanic who works for the FBI but lives out of state confirmed that I was fleeced by a retail chain auto repair shop in Falls Church for some brake work. When my engine coolant began leaking, I had to find a different shop.
An estimate from All Tube and Lube (ATL) was one of the lower estimates out of the seven shops I called. I went with them because they gave a low estimate, have a stellar Unilocal rating, and the shop is a 10 minute walk from the East Falls Church metro station, a necessity because I didn’t have another car. ATL had also been extremely flexible when I called to reschedule several times due to heavy rain — not wanting to walk to-​and-​from work in the rain.
ATL called me with a quote the day I dropped off the car. It was in-​line with the estimate. My radiator was leaking coolant. They called me back to tell me the water pump was also leaking — it wasn’t a severe leak and it could be done at a later time, but it was advised to repair the pump at the same time. The family mechanic agreed with all of this. I told them to do the water pump too. Upon picking up my car, I was told the water pump had dripped fluid onto the drive belt, so ATL replaced the drive belt. This too was confirmed as the right thing to do by the family mechanic; the belt had been squealing for a week before I brought in the car, the leaking fluid from the water pump had been the reason. I’d have liked to have been told about the belt, but I was not charged for the repair time, only the belt, and it is a repair that was right to do, so I don’t mind that ATL took the initiative and didn’t charge me for the service time as I had not approved it. This is one of the above-​and-​beyond examples you don’t see at chain stores, but only smaller garages.
The workers at ATL were friendly on the phone and in person. They took time to explain, in detail, the problems, the possible solutions, and any other alternatives I may wish to take. Their prices for parts, the hourly rate, and the time taken for the service were all approved by the professional mechanic as being low and honest. My radiator was replaced, water pump was replaced, three hoses were replaced, and the drive belt was replaced. All this was done in about four hours for a total cost of about $ 685.
I have only had the car back for two days, but all is well. If the repairs do not hold, though I have no reason to think they will not, I will be sure to update this review, but for my experience thus far, ATL is a wonderful repair shop that deserves your business and will certainly be getting mine again.

I will be moving from Arlington in the next few months and am upset because I have actually found the thing that so many people search for– an HONEST and dependable mechanic! I have been here numerous times after stumbling upon it several years ago and recommend it to anyone who will listen. I have been to other mechanics in the area and they have tried to get me to «fix» so many things on my 2004 Honda which of course don’t need to actually be done (this was confirmed by a family friend mechanic who unfortunately lives far away). These guys are honest and don’t try to use my naïveté to empty my bank account.
I took my car in the other day asking them to check my rear differential because it was making noise. After working on it for a day, the mechanic told me that nothing needed to be fixed and that it was a common problem in my model. He gave me tips as to how to keep it from happening and didn’t try to scare me into any other services. On top of it all they didn’t even CHARGE me! Can I give this place six stars?
Bottom line: These guys are dependable and downright good at what they do. When you leave a mechanic after looking at the bill and are in a better mood than when you arrived? AWESOME.

Updated 03/​28/​2013. Under new management. I am looking for a new service station. Enough said.

There is no reason Tom and his exceptional staff should not be your mechanic (s) right now. They are awesome, and I couldn’t recommend them more. They are affordable (really, cheapest I’ve found in the area), fast, and completely reliable. As other reviewers have said, they have told me many a time when I don’t need to have something done. They are just honest like that.
We’ve been coming to Tom since he opened ~2 years ago. He keeps our cars in tip-​top shape and is always patient when he has to explain things to us. At this point, we trust him so implicitly that if he said we needed to rebuild both our engines, we’d do it tomorrow. Suckers? Maybe. But you will be too if you start bringing your car to Tom regularly. We never have to worry about our cars, or someone ripping us off, ever again.

THE most knowledgeable and honest mechanic there is. After using Sears auto center, merchants, goodyear, and the toyota dealership in the area, they all do not compare to Tom. I now enjoy taking my car into him, where he always recognizes me and greets me with a smile. I will never be going to anyone else!

I can’t say enough good things about this place.
I’ve actually come here before and they told me to take my sorry ass back home bc there really was nothing wrong with my car and I didn’t need to have it serviced yet. I came in because I thought my brakes needed changing, but they just looked at them and said they were fine, and I can easily go a whole year or so on the same pads. Other places would be salivating at the thought of an open ended service, All Tune always just did the bare minimum amount of work needed, and sent me on my way.
I had the timing belt changed on my car, and surprisingly the price was very reasonable at about 600 bucks.
I also came here to get my car state inspection done, and they don’t try to gouge you or give you a hard time about stupid stuff just to make money off of you. No sense in having me go home and fix it myself and come back and have to reinspect the whole car again. Its win-​win for both of us.