Red’s Muffler Shop

Great place, carx quoted me $ 1700 for a failing catalytic converter. They charged me $ 260. Car is back running fine.

Red’s is a first come, first served business. The staff is friendly and explain what needs to be done, and don’t do work that you haven’t ok’d. The work quickly, and are reasonably priced. They don’t try selling you more than you actually need.
Just across the street from Jimmy John’s and about seven blocks east of Carle Hospital. Give them a try when your car starts to rumble a little louder than it should.

Just had some work done at Red’s. The place has the ambiance of a hardcore auto shop. No frills, long-​dated posters and signs and photos, parts piled everywhere, old car seats to sit on while waiting. But the people there are helpful and they do the job and at reasonable prices. Sadly, I am not happy with the results, but that has nothing to do with Red’s service. I had some FlowMasters put on my car to increase the volume and give it a meaner sound. However, the only place the exhaust sounds louder is in the cockpit. It is nowhere near what I had hoped for and expected. The fault does not lie with Red’s. They did a good job installing the mufflers. I just should have gotten different ones. Such is life.

I had a problem with muffler in my toyota RAV4 and i took my car here in the morning. They order my part right away and fix it in 1hr for the cheapest price i found in town. Maidas gave me an estimate of $ 350, carX gave me an estimate of 2k and this shop fixed it for $ 230.
They do first come first serve so i’d recommend going in the morning.

The exhaust system on my ’99 sedan was rusted and rattled beyond repair. The glue and patches from Auto Zone were no longer preventing the excessive noise and vibration (and emissions). I got a quote from Farm & Fleet before taking it to Red’s. Price-​wise, in my case, Red’s was comparable to F&F. I ultimately went with Red’s for the repair/​replacement. Where Red’s excels is in their willingness and ability to weld repair on parts that can be saved, rather than the typical knee-​jerk parts replacement policy anywhere else. They were also able to weld the known troublesome points of connection in the exhaust system to save me future expenses. The people are nice. The shop is dark and dirty, but could pass for charming. The parking lot is tiny and awkward. Best part is: the resourcefulness and welding skill found here is a rare find.

I’ve been taking cars there for more than 15 years whenever they need exhaust work. They do a great job and are extremely reasonable.

I just got a new muffler on my 2000 Honda Civic. Overall, I had a good experience. They were fast and friendly but I felt it was a little more expensive than the other reviewers lead you to think. I spent $ 312 on a new pipe and muffler which came with a 1 year warranty. All around a pretty good deal at a reasonable price but not a crazy cheap deal by any means.

My dear husband accidentally drove my car up onto a curb and did something horrible to my exhaust. I took the car to a big name chain who quoted me $ 2300 for an entirely new exhaust system. I decided, instead, to try Red’s since I drive by it often. It took the service person about an hour to look at it (I dropped it off) and they were able to do a couple welds and replace part of one pipe and charge me less than $ 100. I will NEVER go anywhere else.

I took my car here after word of mouth recommendations. Unfortunately the cheap turned out to be too cheap: a rattling sound was misdiagnosed as being rusted gaskets that caused the pipes to rattle. For $ 75 bucks they cut the pipes around the connecting point and welded a new piece of pipe. Sound didn’t disappear. So they lift the car again and tell me it’s the heat shields. They cut them out but rattling continues. I was fed up and took the car somewhere else who promptly diagnosed the problem as a broken catalytic converter.
This place also doesn’t take appointments, so you just have to come and wait it out. I give it 2 stars only because this place offers quick fixes for certain kinds of problems that are much cheaper than replacing entire parts. If you have an older car and need a quick fix, maybe this place is for you. I won’t be coming back.

I needed a new flex tube put on my 2000 Toyota Camry. The Toyota dealer gave me an absurd quote– close to $ 1500– and recommended that I check out Red’s Muffler Shop for a reputable fix from an independent garage. The people at Red’s were very friendly and walked me through exactly what had gone wrong with my car. The real kicker, however, was the price: about $ 200; or, ¹⁄₇ of what the dealer wanted to charge.
I don’t drive very often, but after a few months and a few hundred miles on the new flex tube, everything is still running well on my car. I would go back to Red’s again.
Update: it’s been two years and about 5K miles and the car is still going strong.

Came here to get a flow master exhaust put on my husbands new truck. Service was fast! In and out less than 45 min. Total $ 210. The guys there were nice. Family owned business.

The exhaust system of my car started giving a loud noise. I took it to a big-​name chain, and the claimed that the catalytic converter needs to be replaced. He also showed a hole supposedly on the converter. The quote they had for me was for $ 300.
I asked around, and got suggestions for Red’s, and went there. It seems to be a family operation. I told them about the problem and asked for a quote for the catalytic converter replacement (their initial quote was $ 230), and left my car there.
A few hours later, they called me back. The lady told me that I don’t need a new cat, rather my old cat was fine. The only problem was a hole in the pipe nearby, and they can just weld it. I asked for a quote for that, and was surprised to get a $ 50 quote.
In the afternoon, I picked up my car. No more sound coming from the exhaust. And I was very pleased with their honesty … they could have fleeced $ 200+ from me in the name of replacing the converter, but rather they went the extra mile to save me money. It’s a family run place, and compared to the chain-​garages, Red’s will give you much better and honest service.