Bloomington Auto Repair

Just had my oil changed at Advanced Auto Care...no pushing me to have anything extra done. Best mechanic in town

The staff at Advanced Auto Care are very friendly, and knowledgeable about the repairs and service needed for my vehicles. I highly recommend them.

The Advanced Auto Care team is true to their slogan. “You can’t buy trust.” They have certainly earned mine. They give honest feedback about repairs and stay in close communication. I am positive that I am not being taken advantage of when I go to them.

I brought my car to advanced auto care because it started making a really loud nasty noise when it moved. I called and they were able to bring my car in that day and said they would be able to look at it within the next day or two. I got a call back 2 hours later telling me my car was ready to be picked up. Turns out there was a rock stuck somewhere causing the noise. When I checked out they didn’t charge me anything. Amazing service both on the phone and in person. I would recommend this shop to anyone!!

I felt complete trust in their recommendations and diagnoses. I came in for an oil change and because my auxillary port stopped working, and I was hoping they might be able to diagnose the issue. They quickly let me know this is actually an issue with the connection with the radio, and gave me recommendations as they don't do radio repair or installation (no diagnostic charge). The oil change was quick, and I was able to wait (about an hour). I will also note that the reason I chose this place over another in town (Mission Auto Care) was that Dave at Advanced Auto Care was nice and helpful over the phone (and in person). Even though Mission Auto Care was cheaper for an oil change, the woman I spoke with over the phone was incredibly rude, and I had no faith in anything that she told me. Their hourly rate for diagnostic work was also more expensive. In short, I will definitely use Advanced Auto Care in the future and would highly recommend them. They go the extra mile to take care of their customers. EDIT: After a quick Google search and a YouTube tutorial, I found out that my auxillary port issue could be solved by ordering a $25 part off Amazon to replace the existing port. It took me about 10 minutes to replace (9.5 minutes of that time was spent maneuvering to remove the existing port), and it is now working again. This is what I communicated that I suspected was the issue to begin with. It is a good thing I trusted my instincts, otherwise I might have been out hundreds of dollars for a new radio. I believe the shop was being honest in their recommendation, part of that being to take it elsewhere for this as this is not something they normally deal with, I'm just a bit surprised they didn't suggest replacing the port as a first step I might try.

I’ve taken my truck my truck here many times until new management came in, and the quality began going way down. I paid $750 to get rear drums replaced, just to find out from a mechanic not 2 months later that the drums were installed incorrectly. So bad that the shoe wasn’t even hitting at all. And then I did another major repair earlier, just for that part to break and fail not a months later as well. Went to another shop for the same relief and got done for half the cost, but the quality is so much better. Poor quality mechanical skills here. Would not recommend.

I felt complete trust in their recommendations and diagnoses. I came in for an oil change and because my auxillary port stopped working, and I was hoping they might be able to diagnose the issue. They quickly let me know this is actually an issue with the connection with the radio, and gave me recommendations as they don't do radio repair or installation (no diagnostic charge). The oil change was quick, and I was able to wait (about an hour). I will also note that the reason I chose this place over another in town (Mission Auto Care) was that Dave at Advanced Auto Care was nice and helpful over the phone (and in person). Even though Mission Auto Care was cheaper for an oil change, the woman I spoke with over the phone was incredibly rude, and I had no faith in anything that she told me. Their hourly rate for diagnostic work was also more expensive. In short, I will definitely use Advanced Auto Care in the future and would highly recommend them. They go the extra mile to take care of their customers. EDIT: After a quick Google search and a YouTube tutorial, I found out that my auxillary port issue could be solved by ordering a $25 part off Amazon to replace the existing port. It took me about 10 minutes to replace (9.5 minutes of that time was spent maneuvering to remove the existing port), and it is now working again. This is what I communicated that I suspected was the issue to begin with. It is a good thing I trusted my instincts, otherwise I might have been out hundreds of dollars for a new radio. I believe the shop was being honest in their recommendation, part of that being to take it elsewhere for this as this is not something they normally deal with, I'm just a bit surprised they didn't suggest replacing the port as a first step I might try.

Professional service with quality communication