Thrust Performance

Besides my food obsession, my other passion are cars, so being a gearhead I’m always looking for reliable shops.
I recently purchased a set of «Diamond Black» (gloss black) wheels for my car. These wheels (for my particular car) are special order from Japan and can take months to receive, so I needed a reputable shop to handle mounting tires onto these wheels without damage.
Through Tirerack’s installer list Thrust Performance showed up as a local shop with a history of working on performance oriented cars.
I was greeted by Mike at the front counter and he indicated he would personally mount my tires after processing several customers that were ahead of me for service. Later I found out Mike is one of the owners so it was nice to see an owner actually working.
Quickly I realized Mike was also a gearhead as we spoke for several minutes about cars which put me more at ease.
After getting the set of tires and wheels ready, Mike welcomed me to watch him mount the tires onto the wheels. Attentive to make sure my wheels didn’t get scratched during the mounting process it was great to see Mike was very careful in the mounting process making sure the plastic guide was placed correctly and did not scratch the wheel surface. Mike’s professional knowledge was further confirmed as he was well aware that my tires (basically track tires that are barely DOT street legal; Toyo R888’s) were directional tires and needed to be mounted in specific directions.
Mike was even nice enough to install black wheel weights as they would match the color of the wheels better.
After the mounting process I had a thorough look at the wheels and to my relief and happiness there were no scratches or blemishes imparted to my wheels.
Knowledgeable and professional service is very hard to find in the auto service industry and it looks like Thrust Performance is delivering!

I am very glad I read the reviews and went to this place. work done on my car was top notch. I will recommend anyone to go there. most legit place around. A+ work and price. exhaust done on Audi S5. they even dropped me off to work while they worked on my car. very informative and trustworthy mechanics. I will be going there again. I’m glad I found this place. you will not be disappointed by the work.

Went here over the weekend for a oil change and ended up paying more than I wanted… but I’m glad I did! The oil change itself was not too bad at all but the guy working on my car was thoroughly inspecting the car and noticed several issues. For months my car sounded louder than usual and didn’t drive as smooth, I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with it. I had 1 – 2 oil changes and the mechanics didn’t locate the issue and just said its a loud exhaust. Finally when I went to Thrust, at fist glance they noticed the car was loud and showed me the break in the tail pipe once the car was lifted. I cant believe the other mechanics never saw it or even how I could have missed such an obvious break, but the guys are Trust were able to fix this at a decent price. Wasn’t happy to pay for it at first but once I noticed the difference in how my car sounds and runs, I’m so disappointed I didn’t get it checked out by them earlier.
They also topped off the fluids and checked the tires. One of my tires had a nail which they fixed in 5 minutes. Other shops are not as detailed as these guys, and I have been everywhere looking for a good shop Brooklyn, Staten Island, Newark, Jersey City etc. Most of all, other shops don’t give you time of day when they know your just coming in for a oil change, one shop even told me they don’t have time for that.
I don’t usually write reviews but felt obligated on this one. I’m glad I took a chance to check this place out. Seems most mechanics don’t know what their doing and the good ones have become such divas they don’t want to work on oil changes (Not going to name any names here) but these guys are awesome. Will definitely be back and already started recommending to friends and family. Thanks for the great work guys!

These guys are on point! If you have Powdercoated wheels or wheels that need extra care bring your wheels here. Had a bad experience with my expensive powdercoated wheels getting scratched at another shop. Recently potholes destroyed 2 of my tires brought them to Thrust to be mounted and balanced and saw the machines they use and these are the best machines you can find. They are also a top rated tirerack installer. Save yourself the frustration and go to these guys, no BS at this shop either. Hard to find this kind of honesty. Thanks guys!

As a limousine company owner a great auto shop is an absolute necessity. Mike and his staff has never let us down. We rely on their expertise to keep our vehicles running smoothly. We have no problem recommending their shop to our family and friends.

Had the pleasure of meeting Mike, one of the co-​owners, after my father in-​law made an appointment for me to get my car serviced.
Apparently mike remembers you by the car you drive, quite a skill.
The staff are very friendly with their customers, and seem to know their customers very well.
Great value for money, and a flat screen tv to help time fly by.
Great option for those servicing new cars, as we had out Benz serviced here as opposed to paying the dealership a ridiculous amount…
I’ll be back in 10,000 miles!