A & A Auto

SUV was idling high & check engine light came on. I stopped to ask if he knew the problem & time frame to fix it. Simon listened & looked under the hood & immediately brought it to one of his mechanics. He told me it was idling way too high & put me ahead of other cars, because he felt it was unsafe to drive. 30 minutes later — it was done.
Been coming here for years. Very fair prices & an honest man.

Update: The transmission A&A put in sounds like I’m hitting potholes on a smooth road. I’m going to have to use that 90 day warranty and see how responsive they are. Will post again when they have responded.
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These guys seem to know what they are doing, but will do more than is needed. I just had a transmission put in, and Simon said I needed both front axles and two motor mounts. When I asked to see the parts, the mounts were clearly shot, but there was nothing wrong with the axles except one of the bushings was cracked. Well they are old. No, rubber gets old; metal gets worn and there was no sign of slop or wear.
The job took over a week and was claimed to be almost finished two afternoons in a row, and when I arranged to pick it up, I found it still on the jack being worked on. I had to remind them to write in my gearbox warranty or I wouldn’t have had that either.

Having moved into the area several years ago, I had to do what everyone dreads– find local places to do all your regular service needs. Dr’s, dentists, barbers, home services, and auto services.
I used one local mechanic before trying A&A and the whole situation/​outcome was frustrating and costly!
After calling around, Simon/A&A were the most reasonably priced– a good or bad thing depending on the quality. After talking to someone who has lived in the area their whole life, they recommended Simon/A&A without my prompting.
I’ve been taking my cars there ever since. I’ve gone from my sedan, to a smaller SUV, to a larger SUV with our family. Any car I’ve had, Simon has always been fair and honest about. He is reasonable and helpful in explaining everything.

They know me.
Simon and his crew have been my go to place for car service for 11+ years and 2 cars. RIP Joe.
I have really grown to hate car dealership service departments. Volkswagen dealerships will never service my car again – even for warranty work. It is a shame that I have to order parts from the dealership but at least I can have Simon and his crew do the installation.
Simon and his crew know I drive a lot and don’t always pay attention to every little fluid or dipstick in the car. Every time I’m in for basic service like oil changes or tire rotations they check my fluids, top them as needed and send me on my way. If I have to have major service done Simon will give me options and answer the millions of questions I have about what the issue is. He gives me recommendations based on what needs to be done and I trust him.
The majority of his business is done by word of mouth and I have never been disappointed with his service. In fact the reason I started using him was for a routine oil change. I had the dealer doing my oil changes since my car was relatively new at the time and the dealers never seem to want to pay for warranty stuff unless their mechanics do the service. I was pretty far away from the dealer and was about to go on a road trip to Northern California. I had been to A & A Auto before as they removed a nail from my tire weeks before and they were close by.
Simon told me the threads on my oil pan were stripped and the plug was put in with silicon. I was pissed off. All my oil changes were done by VW dealerships. The dealership said nothing after my last oil change about anything being wrong with my oil pan. If I hadn’t gone to Simon for the oil change for my trip the oil plug could’ve come out along with all the oil and my engine would’ve burned up. Simon saved the pan, plug and all for me so I could pursue action against the dealership. Amazingly enough the dealership was closed and Acura had moved in the spot.
You can best be sure I will recommend Simon and his staff for maintenance and repairs. I’ve never before had an Auto mechanic I could trust until now. Simon and his guys are golden.