Tri-County on 441 across from Denny's. Not sure how they do with extensive repairs but they've been great for oil changes and minor issues for me for about 6 years now.

I have to agree with the other posters who recommend Tri-County Automotive. I just returned from there with my '08 Ford Expedition that had a squeal in one of the brakes. I didn't have an appt but Ritchie told me to come on in if I didn't mind waiting. I got there and left the car. Came back an hour later and Richie told me that I needed new brakes on the rear. He also warned me that the lug nuts were on too tight and they might break when removed. I told him to go ahead and try. The mechanic (nice kid) got the lug nuts loose and proceeded with the brake job. Ritchie looked at the rotors and advised that they be replaced due to excessive rust on same. He gave me the info to make an informed choice but used no pressure. I elected to have the rotors replaced also. The entire bill was $300 including labor and he even upgraded me to ceramic brake pads at no charge. I am more than satisfied with the service and ethics of this business and will go there in the future when the need arises. Great job, guys!!!

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We have been VERY Pleased with Michael's Auto Repair. 3523652468

D Carter

Tri County Automotive
 

I use Tri County Automotive on 441 by Lowe's and across from Denny's. They have treated me very well. Listening to them explain problems to customers and the honesty they show makes me feel good that I use them. Been going to them for a long time and not disappointed.

Auto Repair
 

I have used Tri-County Auto Service on 441 across from The Villages Hospital and have been very satisfied with them. They fixed my battery while I waited and were very friendly and accommodating. Good luck!

Auto repair
 

I went to Tire Choice 466 buffalo center area I asked for an oil change with their credit card $16. I was ready for air filter and they did ask if I wanted it replaced gave OK (did not ask the price big mistake) I was charge $31 for an air filter bought a air filter at walmart for $9 took it to the shop and asked them what was the differance was told none $31 was what was in the computer they gave me a $5 store credit for next time,

Another vote for Tri-County on 441.

I have lived in The Villages for ten years and have been using Von at Quality Tire on the corner of 466 and 441 and have had nothing but good things to say about them. I refer all of friends to them. Very honest guy.

auto repair
 

I took my car to tire choice on 466 for an oil change was due for aircleaner they asked I did not ask price and put one in for $31 at wal mart $9

AccuTech the best auto repair...
 

Have been there a number of times and find them to be honest, ethical, and good in every way. The best in town.....ACCUTECH on 301 in Oxford.

Be careful of Tire Choice near Colony....every time I've had my oil change done there (twice so far) they have tried to sell me something else. This time it was a set of tires that I was told was needed immediately - price $700! No, I didn't get them! He told me they were the cheapest in the villages and they should be done right now --- a little checking and surprise - I found them cheaper!

Ok, The good and the bad. I'm pretty savvy about auto repair and what does and doesn't make sense while doing some of my own work over the years as a college student and hobbyist. I have had excellent mechanics in the Orlando area that I sometimes check with if I'm unsure. I'm still looking for the right combination of expertise and customer service. When I moved to TV 2 years ago my front brakes were beginning to squeal and for sometime made a knock when slowing to turn. Looking for Accutech after reading TOTV reviews, I was parked and looking at my GPS when Jason Accurso drove up to me and asked me to come to his shop for an estimate. He told me I needed Rotors and Pads replaced and the pads would be the best made. Price was not terribly high considering he wanted to replace my rotors which I knew didn't need replacing. Went to Accu Tech and was very impressed with their knowledge and scheduled an appt for the next morning at 8am. I arrived about 5 till 8 and waited in the parking lot. The roll up door was opened and I got out of my car and out of the garage came 3 barking and growling dogs. One about 60lbs and I was trying to determine if I should jump on the hood of my car and decided not.(I'm a dog owner) While waiting to be bitten by strange dogs a man that didn't look much better than dogs looked at me as I asked him if the dogs were ok? He responded the "dogs" were ok which I took as an inference that I wasn't. When I went into talk to the owner about dropping off my car I could tell he was aware of the fiasco that took place outside, No apologies and no mention. I dropped the car off but as I had time to think about it I was so ****ed that I thought about picking my car up before they had a chance to work on it. I didn't and they did a fine job in repairing the car. I have not been back since and thought often about calling the city or county to report the incident. Now I find myself needing brake work for an old pickup truck we keep in storage for errands. I just can't patronize a business that has little respect for their customers. Next I took my wifes newly acquired solara from her mom that was making a noise that she thought were brakes. I couldn't here anything so I asked NAPA on 441 in Summerfield to look at it. He told me the pads were somewhat worn and that they should be replaced. He had a color coded device to show thickness and mine were yellow. Not being entirely comfortable with making a decison I called my Mechanic in Orlando and he told me that some pads New are the thickness of the yellow device. I asked to put the car back together and what did I owe him. He charged me $25 and told me it would be credited when I brought the car back for a brake job. He even called me 30 mins later to be sure I knew that I would be credited the $25, there won't be a next time to take advantage of the credit. Next had screw in my tire and took it to the Tire Choice in colony fortunately they told me it did not puncture my tire but I did need an alignment and that the belts on my rear tires were separating and will need to be replaced. I let them do the alignment because I was already there and had not had that done in a couple of years. I thanked them for the information on my tires but they would be covered under warranty if there was a problem. While waiting they charged a man $137 to repair his turn signal component. When I had my tires balanced at Discount tire which I do every 5k miles they told me the tires were fine. Thanks but no thanks. I will try Quality Tire in the morning.

He could tell that the lug nuts were on too tight...just by looking?

And rust on the rotors?

In my mind, that's just a little weird.

Glad you're happy though.



As to Tire Choice...never again!!

When the guy kept telling me about their "loyalty card" and how much it could save on future oil changes, I asked him point blank..."what's the catch?"

After looking me straight in the eye and saying, "there's no catch"...I said OK.

I figured it was like any other loyalty card/club, such as for airlines and hotels.

When he handed me the application (I should have known right there), it only took a second to see they were asking for my SS#.

When I asked him why they needed it, he mumbled..."to check your credit."

That's when it dawned on me...that I was filling out a credit card application!

I glared at him and said in a loud enough voice for the patrons in the waiting room to hear.."You just lied to me!! May karma pay you back a hundred fold!". :mad:

Yeah, I was more than a little peeved. :D

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Another I would not recommend is Phillips Toyota in Leesburg.
I took my 2005 Toyota Matrix to them as I had a noise I wanted checked out. They said it was a pipe in the muffler. They also did an oil change that I did not request, they adjusted the breaks and a few minor things. Total bill $1989.00. Took 4-5 days to get part.
After getting the car back I did not drive it for a few days. But, when I started to drive the noise was still there. Brought it back to Phillips and they said it was the ball bearing in one tire. Cost $780.00 approx. I told them I would not pay that amount as I already had the car in a week ago for the same problem. Had to get the sales manager involved after repeated phone calls. Tried to get in touch with the owner, he was never there. Called the business office for the owner's email and was told he did not have one??? So, they said they would charge me for the part only... 2 days alter the bill is approx. $340.00, they shared me for there cost, not the cost of the part. Tried again to reach owner, no email address they said and he was out of the office... Email to service and sales manager never answered. I will not go back again.....No customer service, unreliable service center.
I was told they do not test cars once they have been fixed....

$1,989.00?!?!?!?!?!

What in the world did they do to it...and did they get permission from you and give you an estimate first?

This is so outrageous, I would be looking at legal action. :mad:

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I've used Phillips Toyota in Leesburg for over 7 years with 3 different Toyotas. I have always been happy with their service and think the prices charged were reasonable. Whenever they find something not covered in the service request a service advisor always comes out to check with me to see whether I want the work done or not. They don't do anything not requested initially. I just had to add my 2 cents.

I've also had work done by Phillips Collision Repair Service after hitting 2 deer on the way back from North Carolina. I couldn't have been happier with the work they did.

John

Sumter tire on 301 about 6 miles from the villages.

accutech is awesome, Walmart...not so much
 

Bobbie at Accutech knows cars,and is honest.

Walmart did an oil change and said we needed a new battery. ok go ahead and put one in.

They put in the wrong battery, hooked it up backwards, fried all of the electicals. They did pay for the $3000.00 in repairs but not our time or inconvenience. Things started going bad again in our poor car. Had to get a new one last week. Go to Walmart for auto? I don't think so.

Another vote for Michaels in Fruitland park. Located just off 466A just before 441. Had some brake work done. Great service at a good price. I agree the ambience was not great but the company was great and the work was top notch.

Tri-County Automotive
 

We had work done on our car @ Tri-County Automotive located on 441 by Lowe's. They were excellent to deal with and called us prior to continuing on with the job once they found the problem. Highly recommend them!

I don't agree
 

He checked my airbag message and told me we would have to remove the seat and go from there as it must have gotten wet. WRONG. GM fixes a short fpr $ 594. Accurso was talking $ 3000 to start.
I called him and he was on edge but he was right. No way, No how will I ever use Accurso again .

We use Hansons. It is on 441/27 right where it cuts off to the keft.

Sir, if I remember correctly I told you that there was a TSB for that code and there is where I would have to start. I also remember that $3000 would be a worst case scenario. Now correct me if I am wrong but I do believe I gave you a copy of theTSB that I told you about and explained the procedure to you. I also requested some information from you about what was replaced, and you would not even tell me what they did. Am I perfect, no, do I make mistakes, yes, do I stand behind my diagnosis, yes, to the point that I needed time to preform the full diagnostic procedure. FYI I use technical hotlines before I spend that kind of money. I cannot afford to make a $3000 mistake, because if I do I eat it, not my customer.

I am sorry that you will not use my services again, and I am willing to refund the diagnostic charges, but to be fair you never came back and allowed for the full diagnostics to be done.

Understand that I would like to know what the repair was so that I can learn and use that information for future use, as that is how we learn and grow in our business.

Michael's Auto Repair
 

After researching Youtube and the web on how to fix my Ford Explorer power window, I decided that some of the repair options we're beyond what I wanted to tackle. So, took the advice of many on this forum and went to Michael's Auto in Fruitland. (352-365-2955)

Michael told me that if it needed a switch, the cost would be $70 and if the regulator was the culprit, it would be no more that $170. So, I decided to let him take care of it and very glad I did. I brought the car in and went to the waiting area. Five minutes passed and he asked me to accompany him to my car. He showed me that all he had to do was dislodge the regulator and spray some WD-40 on it. Needless to say, I was very happy but even happier when he told me that there was no charge and asked me to remember his shop the next time I need my vehicle repaired. He did suggest that we try to put our windows down every week or so - that this tends to happen to windows that stay up all of the time.

It really is nice to know that there are mechanics out there that aren't out to get as much out of you as they can. Give him a try next time you need a mechanic.

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I stopped in there about 2 years ago because my A/C was not putting out max cold air. They took the car in the back and after a few minutes the "mechanic" appeared from the back with a serious look on his face to inform me that my whole A/C system was "shot" and would require replacement. The service writer wrote up an estimate for around $2200... BUT, he suggested I try just recharging the system for around $79 first to see if that worked, which I did.

Here I am a couple of years later and the A/C is still working great! Guess the "mechanic" needed a refresher course on A/C diagnostics. If you're not mechanically savvy I would watch out here.

That is a nice testimonial and reinforces my positive opinion of Michael. Thanks for sharing. We better be careful though or we may not be able to get an appointment if folks figure out how good he is :D

We have only been here three weeks and have had a flat tire (large nail) and a heat shield that became loose. The flat tire was fixed by the Tire Center in Colony, no charge although the did try to tell us we had no rear brakes (we took the car for a complete inspection prior to moving).

The second issue we took to Sumter Tire and Auto in Wildwood. They fixed the heat shield, no charge. This place has had recommendations on TOTV and that is why we tried them.

Follow Up
 

Had my car towed to Tri County Automotive. They were terrific and it was just a matter of putting in a higher grade oil. I was expecting big bucks to fix it. That's exactly what it would have been at the dealer's.

Very good to deal with and would recommend them anytime. They will get whatever work I have to have done from now on.

Thanks to all of you who recommended them. You were right.:wave::wave:

Automotive Repair
 

Tri-County Automotive
In The Villages
On 27/441, across from Walgreens, just before turning into Lowe's.
Honest, honest people. Been dealing with them for more than 7 years.

Sumter tire & auto does GREAT WORK & they are HONEST, WON'T UPSELL U!

I second on Accu-Tech
 

The best and very very honest.....We were quoted $2500 at Mercedes Gainesville, $1500 at Auto Master in Leesburg, to fix a window, Accu-tech fixed it for $100....Such a relief to know that there are honest mechanics...Thank you Accu-tech...

Auto Repair
 

I read thru a lot of what everyone had to say, but didn't see any reference to the Goodyear shop. We have been using their services up in MN for many years, going thru several vehicles as well, and am interested in trying them out when we become more full-time. Is this a case of "no news is good news?"

You may have missed several comments about the Goodyear shop. I recall posting one about our flat tire repair experience. Goodyear, just like Tire Choice is notorious for finding additional work that your vehicle may not really need. I agree there is a fine line behind a mechanic being proactive and upselling. We used them that one time. Replacing air filters and cabin filters was pushing it for us. Of course they come out with some dirty filter but who knows if it came from your car. We usually beg off the "upsell" with "it's a lease and we're giving it back soon." That usually ends the "upsell" discussion. There's no shortage of honest auto mechanics in the area but you'll have to decide this for yourself. In our opinion a legitimate mechanic is usually so busy that they don't want or need questionable work. We've had very good experience with Hutson Automotive Repair on 441 in Fruitland Park. For flat tire repairs, we've been using Tire Roundup on 441 in Lady Lake.

I am the general manager of the AAMCO Transmissions Center across from Walmart on hwy 27-441. I feel your pain. I have seen these types of situations before. There are many different possibilities for this particular situation. While I do not see any reason for having to disconnect the battery to change tires and do an alignment it is not outside the realm of possibilities. Technology is constantly changing and new alignment machines are constantly being created so it is always possible but doubtful that they may had to of disconnected your battery which is why your clock was showing the incorrect time. The gas gauge is generally the fuel level sensor or a bad ground and hardly ever the gauge itself. It’s possible that wiring could have gotten pulled on or something damaged while it was in the air but these sensors do go over time. The best way to handle these types of situations is to immediately go back to the repair center like you said.
All that being said, we have found that the best way to keep these problems from happening is to perform a FREE overall inspection of the vehicle on every vehicle that comes in. This helps in several ways. It helps find problems before they happen or potentially get worse, it helps us in order to have a list of the issues found at that time in case the customer wants to come back later to have the repairs done, it helps the customer to know what all is wrong with their car at that time to protect them from your particular situation and most of all since we sell transmissions it helps the customer to know what overall condition their vehicle is in before making a major purchase. The last type of situation that you want to get into is one where you just spent $1500 rebuilding your transmission only to find a couple weeks later that you had a blown head gasket and now have to spend an additional $1500 on a vehicle that was not worth it to begin with.
I would be happy to answer any questions about your vehicle over the phone or perform a free inspection of your vehicle for you so you will know the true state of your vehicle in order to make any future repair decisions. We also have financing options available for good, bad and no credit to help with large repairs. Feel free to contact me Mike Edwards or our center manager Mike Perduto at 352-728-2959.

Sumter Tire & Auto in Wildwood. They are the best.

Try getting good service at Tri-County Automotive, Rt 441 across from Denny's. Very honest owner and competent service. Great diagnosis and treat you very fair. You'll b e pleased. Have used them for years. I give them an AAAA+ recommendation.

Recommend Tri-County Automotive on 441 near Lowe's

I love Tri-County. To replace the clutch in my Miata, you have to remove the engine, so you're talking around $3K. Well, I had my car towed to them expecting to hear new clutch needed. Turns out it was the slave plate ($270 fix). They could have gone for the clutch repair -- I would have totally accepted that that was what was needed; they didn't. Have recommended them to many and no one has ever come back and complained.

I was at Michael's Auto repair yesterday, as I wanted an oil leak fixed, so I wouldn't have to clean my driveway from the stains, going forward.

Michael told me it's leaking everywhere, and it's not worth fixing, as it is a small amount of oil. He also said, he could replace a lot of parts but it might still leak the same way as it is now!!!! He did just as I asked, as I didn't want a $1500 repair, to fix something that is minor.

I also asked him to check fluid levels, as I will be traveling next week to Ft. Lauderdale to be with my family, for Xmas. He said there were two belts that were almost ready to go, as they were almost split. I had them replaced, too!
I rather have something fixed rather than be stuck on the road. I believe in preventive maintainence.

Great job by Michael. Honest, and reliable.

I also got a lesson, on how to use a kindle, by his wife , (Stephanie),while waiting, so I bought one last night on Amazon. Stephanie also informed me of a place to buy globes for my chandiler. I went to Besco, and wound-up buying a new chandiler as Butch the salesman, said that globes would not fit properly, in an old chandiler. For a $130, it was worth it to replace the dated one. The chandiler reminded me of the the one I had in CT, so it had to go.

I aksed what I could keep my drive way clean of oil spots in the future and they recommended a product called "awesome", (yellow in color), that is sold by Dollar Tree ansd Dollar General. I purchased a product from another car store, that was $16, to do the same job. I will return the product for a refund. Stephanie also recommended "Tide".

"Aweome" just like the advice I received.:smiley:

They are very knowledgeable people. It reminded me of my old car repair place in CT, where the team, was very knowledgeable about a lot of things, and freely dispense needed info, if asked.

Overall, a five star experience. :smiley: