Skylark Garage

I have been going here with all of my cars for 14yrs. They are always much cheaper than dealers and they do not fix stuff that doesn’t need to be fixed. They completely explain what is wrong and what needs fixing and WHEN it needs fixing… either immediately, or if it can wait. I have been told by dealers that something is wrong, and would cost a ton… take it here and they either tell me it’s fine, or they fix it for much cheaper. I won’t go anywhere else.

great people, honest and fair prices.
always get top notch work any time I bring my cars in.
highly reccomend this garage.
Steve W

There is no better garage than SKYLARK. The owner, Ted, has consistently provided outstanding service for me and so many people I know. Yesterday, I had to get the dog to the vet and noticed that a tire was flat. I raced to SKYLARK and Ted stopped everything and had the tire changed. I went back this morning and the new tire (that he had to order) was back on the car in less than 24 hours.

Excellent service and price to match only wish they had longer hours.

I had a laundry list of repairs from my Toyota dealer but the two items that concerned me was I needed a new Battery & my Trans pan casket was «leaking.» Since I work in Rosemont, I went on Unilocal to find a car repair shop near work. I decided to give Skylark a chance.
Warning: place is tricky to find. But when I walked in, I explained to Ted my two concerns. They were busy but he got back to me by 11am to tell me that my Battery was fine & I would not need to replace it until fall. Ted also told me that the «leak» my dealer warned me about was just a seepage. I could not believe his honesty. When I decided to get a Transmission service, it was 40% of the price my dealer was going to charge me.
I am glad to have found an honest mechanic by work. I have told all my co-​workers & I will definitely go back to Skylark.

Well, now that I’m about 2 months away from leaving it’s time to review my support services. Crook county was panned as the worst place to find an honest mechanic. 13 years after moving here I finally found my second (the first was closed when Amoco, remember that name, was closing stores). Skylark has been here for over forty years and they don’t need your money. In fact a lot of times they’ve been so busy that they’ve instructed me on how to do the job myself (I’m an old Hack) and to call if I have any questions. You can’t beat the quality of the work of this shop so don’t bother trying to!

We have brought in two of our cars over the past few weeks. In both cases the guys here could have really scammed us. Since we didn’t know what was wrong with either car who knew what they’d come up with and how would you ever know if what they said was accurate? One car cost us $ 42 and the other one they diagnosed the problem, charged us about $ 40 for that (dealers charge at least double that) and suggested we visit our dealer since there had been recalls on the problem. I’d go back there without hesitation!

This morning my wife was on her way to work, or so she thought. She heard the car do an unusual hum and there was a huge puddle of oil below. As she backed out, it could not steer easily. I ended up driving her to work and on the way back I stopped here to check them out, since they are just 2 blocks away from home.
I can’t believe I never went here in all the time I’ve been in the neighborhood. This auto shop has been around for 43 years and Ted, the owner has been there 35 of those years. The shop has 6 bays, staffed by ASE-​certified mechanics. It is also a block away from the Dee Road Metra station, which makes it commuter-​friendly for daytime repairs.
The name «Skylark» reminds me of the classic Buick model, which has discouraged me from coming here sooner. Living so close, I’ve seen a lot of vintage vehicles being worked on at this place. It appears to be a popular place to bring in classics for work to be done but they do all vehicles despite the name.
I told Ted about my problem and he concluded it has to be the power steering pump. He handed me a quart of fluid and told me to top it off so I don’t burn out the pump on the way to his shop.
While it was a busy day for them and Ted could not guarantee the car would be ready by the end of the day, I got a call 2 hours later with an estimate and gave the OK. Just after lunch, I got the call the car was ready for pickup. Steering wheel turns smoothly and the new power steering pump lets the wheel turn easier than it has for some time now. It did not cost unreasonably more than it would elsewhere. Rather than going to a «Jiffy Mechanic» at one of those franchise outfits, I’d rather keep my business with an independent guy like Ted.
And while you’re there, check out his giant chocolate labrador who sits in a cage in his office. The dog was as tall as my 5 year old and maybe twice as heavy. Very nice doggie too.
Based on the friendly service and quick turnaround, I’ll be coming back here soon for a radiator flush on my other car and other routine work from now on rather than keep going back to the shop in my old neighborhood in Chicago.