Best Auto Repair of Longmont

My car entered this shop on August 23, 2022 at 9am. The next day I had an estimate of $6k-$6800k to do the repair. I told them I needed the car with a pretty quick turn around as we were going on a trip September 10-20th and I have a mother with very limited mobility who the vehicle works very well for. Scott said they would try very hard to get it to me by the 9th of September.

I follow up to see how progress is going on August 26th as a check in. Scott told me that they would begin breaking down my engine on Monday August 29th.

I call September 2nd. Apparently they had done nothing that entire week because Scott presented a plan where the Engine would be broken down on the 5th, put into a shop that grinds down heads on the 6th, and on 7th and 8th other various work would be done to try to get me that vehicle by the 9th before our trip.

On September 8th I called to ask did he still think 9th was possible. Scott told me No it was not. I asked where they were on the vehicle and Scott tells me they had broken down the engine a little. So at this juncture they have had my vehicle two weeks and two days with very little done to it. They knew I was going on vacation and would work to finish the job.

The following week I called mid-week and he seemed surprised to hear from me. He asked me if I wasn't on vacation. I stated yes but wanted to see how the car was progressing and hoping to have it back when I returned 10 days later. He told me they basically has sorta put it aside as I was on vacation but they would get this car to the head shop as quickly as possible. They were having issues with the head shop because of lack of employees at that place. Now they had earlier told me my car would be in the head shop on the 6th.

I got home 12 days later due to an illness. I got no update from them the entire week of September 26th and quite honestly I did not even want to check in because I knew my car would not even have been worked on and did not want to deal with it.

I called bright and early on September 26th. They have had my car over a month now. Scott told me they would be getting my car to the head shop on the 27th. I asked when would I get my car after that. He said they would take a day to be done with it and it would take him a day and a half to put it back together. So I said, so Wednesday we should be close to done. He got non-committal and that point and I hung up, knowing I would not be getting my care on Wednesday or Thursday. You know when you know.

So I call bright and early today, September 29th 2022. Over and over I call with no one picking up. I text my husband and ask him to call from his number. Surprise, surprise... they apparently picked up the phone with him. They tell him that they getting the heads back today or tomorrow and there is a valve issue they discovered they ordered the part for. Meanwhile I am still calling and he answers. I don't know that he actually picked up the phone for my husband. He is very gruff with me and tells me to ask my husband about it because he is busy with customers.

Well of course Scott. It's not like you have had my car over a month and still committed to the "Getting heads back in the shop" story that apparently only lasts a day so it did not go in on Tuesday or any other the other times I was told it would be done. Don't let customer service and holding my car hostage get in the way of you duping others.

Supposedly the new day of completion will be either this Friday or Monday. We shall see.

When my trusty 2012 RAV4 Limited engine wouldn't crank and after I'd gone through every possible cause and solution in my owner's manual, I had it towed to Best Auto. Chris and Dan were great to work with and fixed the problem the same day.  The price for the work was fair and the service was professional.  Will definitely give them more business.

Larry B.

I called and received a quote from Best Auto after hearing the $1,038 price tag from the dealer; Best Auto came in at $570.  Based on all of the Google reviews, I thought I would give them a try.  They fixed my truck for the price quoted and changed the differential fluid.  As I was driving away, I heard a whirring sound that wasn't there before.  They took the vehicle back in and did some investigation; turns out that there was an issue that was being masked and the addition of new (good) fluid caused the issue to resurface.

Even though it wasn't their fault, Best Auto took it upon themselves to call the dealer and work with them to get the issue fixed under warranty.  They took the truck over to the dealer, explained the issue, the dealer fixed it and Best Auto picked it up.  They went WAY above and beyond what would be expected of them in any reasonable scenario.  Ange was terrific in the whole process. 

I will bring my cars there from here on out and will strongly recommend them whenever someone is looking for a good, honest auto mechanic.

Paul K.

Honest service and great for female customers. Jeremy checked me in, friendly and conscientious, questions were straightforward and I felt respected.  Rates are very reasonable and competitive. I would highly recommend this repair service.