East Side Auto Service

Basically straight crooks. I pulled in for an inspection. They put my car up on the lift and five minutes later told me I needed $1200 in repairs before I'd pass inspection. I had them print their estimate up and took it to another station (Auto Care East). My car passed inspection there with NO work. The reputable station couldn't even read the print out - it indicated I needed over $500 in parts. Especially if you're naive avoid this place - they made a big show of bringing me under the car and showing me who knows what - all fake. Bring your car to Anthony Zacharias at Auto Care East a few blocks away instead (243 East 94th). I discovered them the same day - they are honest and l felt I could trust them within the first few minutes and I've never felt that way in Manhattan before - (I usually get my car serviced in Vermont and I live on 90th Street)!

Came here a while ago and it was a horrible experience, felt like I should warn people. Please stay away. There’s better auto shops in the Barrio with honest people. It’s really the owner . He will rip you off and lie to you about problems with your car. I should’ve gotten a second opinion but it was emergency. An employee gave me my keys and copy of receipt, looked at it and shook his head. Said how I shouldn’t have paid this much and he was sorry because this was wrong and they lose customers because the owner rips people off. :(

DO NOT GO HERE. As the other two reviews say, THEY ARE CROOKS. Same exact experience here in taking my car in for an inspection. They put it up on the lift and gave me some BS about the entire rack and pinion steering mechanism being shot and leaking and also needing to replace right and left tie rods. About $2,000 worth of work. The same number as the woman reports. I guess that is there go to number. After I said no, it went to $1,500. To add insult to injury, as I was walking out, they gave me a lecture on how they are concerned with my safety. Good grief. Subsequently, I took it to my car dealing and he told me that in his 20+ years he has never had to replace anything like that on this model car. It was fine and they did not recommend any work. Does NYS DMV inspections inspect these shops?