Midas

These guys are the best: they are friendly, they know what they’re doing, and they are totally honest. I had a problem with a wheel that they fixed quickly and didn’t even charge me. I’ll be returning there and recommending them to all my friends.

I’m giving Saeed of Midas State College 5-​Stars for his excellent customer service and for successfully troubleshooting and eliminating the mechanical vibration coming from under my car. I took my 2006 Scion xB to Sears Auto (should have known better, I know), and then to Joel Confer Toyota to have my exhaust system serviced. Sears Auto installed aftermarket pipes, and then a bad rattle/​vibration noise formed. Took it back, they couldn’t eliminate it. Then took it to Toyota, recommended ~$ 200 service to fix gasket between catalytic converter and mid-​pipe — didn’t eliminate noise. Finally took it to Midas in November on a final whim (after reading solid reviews), hoping they might be able to fix it. Not only was Saeed able to pinpoint exactly where the noise was coming from, he brought me into the garage and showed me where the noise was coming from while my car was on a lift. Turns out it was my engine’s heat shield covering the exhaust manifold on the back of my engine (the bottom bolts rusted out and caused it to vibrate rapidly against the exhaust manifold). Saeed took care of this SIMPLE issue, and I’ve been noise free for the last 2 months! Before he eliminated the noise/​vibration, I was driving around for 2 months thinking about getting rid of the car. Now I’m all set — great job, Saeed! See you soon. –Mike

Both of my cars get taken care of here. I started coming here about 6 years ago. Both of my vehicles are fairly new so I cannot vouch for their repairs. For inspections, they are wonderful. It’s a quick turnaround if you indicated to them you’re waiting. When you drop your car off the night before, they will take care of it first thing in the morning. On a few instances, a few minor things needed fixed (spark plugs, lights) and they’ve always called and quoted before doing the work.
Other people tell me horror stories about other shops in town, especially the dealers. Some shops/​dealers will even try to say there is $ 1500+ work that has to be done on newer cars to pass inspection. Thankfully, I haven’t been through that.
Come to Midas on North Atherton if you’re looking for friendly, forthcoming, honest, and quick car repairs.

THESE GUYS ARE THE BEST!!! Do not go anywhere else! If you are contemplating where to service your vehicle and who to trust, it is MIDAS OF STATE COLLEGE!
Matt, Chad, and Dan along with the rest if the awesome individuals there are helpful, honest, and friendly. There is no better choice for you!
This shop is AMAZING. They are the most helpful, kind, and honest auto technicians I have ever been to. My husband and I both went here for our PA Safety inspection and emissions testing after going to Blaise Alexander where they tried to tell us we needed unnecessary work and had problems with our truck that did not exist. We went to Midas for a second opinion, and thank goodness! We paid about half the price that the other shop wanted to charge us in total. Not only were the men at Midas wonderful in that regard, but they were also very friendly and accommodating. They were professional and very helpful in explaining things especially because we were new to the area and had never done those type of tests before with our vehicles.
The work was fantastic, and the price was fair and reasonable, and actually very cheap in comparison! They explained everything including the pricing so we could actually understand what was done, how, and why.
I was having trouble with my vehicle making a weird noise the past week so I decided to take it back in to Midas because they were so great before. GREAT CHOICE! They were even more incredible than I could have hoped! Matt serviced my vehicle and spent a great deal of time trying to figure out the problem and how to address it. Unfortunately my vehicle’s model was a little weird and he could not physically get to the piece he needed safely (these gentlemen work on all different types and models of cars, and some newer ones have a structure that can require a specialist in that particular type of company such as Nissan or Toyota). He could have just sent me away to the dealer or said he couldn’t help me, but instead, Matt spent over an hour and a half doing all that he could to address the problem for me. He also gave me a wonderful and full explanation of what was going on, what I needed to do at the dealer, the specific parts and area of the vehicle that I need them to look at, how I can try to prevent the same problem from happening again, as well as some information to help me right now. I was also concerned about my tires so he took the time to check all of my tires and go over that with me. He gave me a fantastic and easy to understand explanation about the wear and tear on my tires and the best kind for me to get. Matt talked to me about the weather and the climate in this area and how that might affect my driving in my vehicle this winter and some ways to prepare for that.
After all of his time, work, energy, and consideration, he did NOT EVEN CHARGE ME A SINGLE PENNY! He just asked me to come back again when I needed anything. That was it!!! He even showed me another area of my windshield to be careful with and watch for debris and freezing rain creeping into the system.
So, needless to say, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MIDAS! I will certainly go back again and send everyone I know there!

I’m giving more 3 ½ stars since the people who work here are some of the best in the area. They won’t swindle you, they charge fair prices, and their turn around is fast. Pretty much the only shop in the area to qualify. That being said… I took stars off because they NEVER fix my car.
I keep trying. I take it in for fairly minor issues. I offer to pay more to get the repair done right instead of nickel and diming it, but inevitably it takes 2 trips (they don’t tend to charge if they can’t fix it, which is nice, but doesn’t FIX my car or make up for the day of disrupted work). They also have referred me to the dealership multiple times after spending several days telling me the problem is fixed, or going to be fixed, etc.
Case in point, today I’m picking up my car to take it to the dealer because I was told my AC was fixed. Is it better? Sure. Is it fixed? No. I was told, «If it was my car, it would be cool enough, you know?» Well, its not your car and you’re not moving to a tropical zone where it can reach 120 in a car. When you are moving cross country with pets in the car the AC has to work. It can’t just «sort of» work.
Again, bottom line, do I take my car here? Yes. Are they great people? Yes. Do they fix my car? Depends.

I went in because my A/​C wasn’t blowing any air. I made an appointment, which meant I had to wait 3 days (no big deal). After dropping my car off, it took a little over an hour. The mechanic ruled out a bunch of solutions, fuses, blower motor, etc. but couldn’t fix the problem as it was an electrical issue. He then talked with me about the problem, the most likely cause (the hi/​lo switch), and where I could get it fixed. He didn’t charge me for the diagnostic/​inspection of the A/​C. Definitely coming back here for my other car needs.