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Many customers contact us for auto body and collision work estimates for their cars, and we always emphasize the auto body and collision estimates based on pictures are rough estimates because we can’t properly estimate the amount of labor and parts for the car to be 100% repaired. We recently had a perfect example of […]
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Many first time customers come to our shop because their cars were diagnosed and repaired at another shop, but the original problem with their vehicle remains! Due to our proximity to Manhattan in Long Island City, we also get a lot of European vehicles which require advanced diagnostic and auto repair. Which means the car
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We have noticed that Tesla has become more and more popular brand of vehicles in NYC and have more customers coming in with Tesla Model 3 owners come to our shop for maintenance and repairs. So we have decided to make a list of the most common issues and repairs we have seen in the
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Many customers text, call, or ask us in person, “How often should I change my oil?”. Particularly customers with European cars ask us if the 10,000 mile or 12 month oil change is often enough. And the answer is, it depends! There are multiple variables that determine how often you should change your oil. 10,000
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We recently had a 2018 Audi S Q5 towed into our shop because it refused to start. We tried starting it ourselves and noticed that the dashboard refused to light up at all. We then checked to see if the car’s battery had any charge and it the battery checked out fine. We did notice
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A common issue customers come in with is a steering wheel clunk. It could be caused by various suspension and steering components, but most common cause of the steering wheel clunking tends to be the outer tie rod ends. The outer tie rod ends receive the most abuse when you turn your car and hit
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We recently had a customer come in telling us that her car has “steering wheel vibrations” at highway speeds and it has gotten worse over time. We asked her if the problem was consistent and she said it was intermittent at first but then becoming more common. First thing we checked was the dashboard for
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When people have car troubles and they go online searching for a new mechanic they ask themselves, “What should I look for in a good mechanic?”. And in our opinion that should be a shop with a history of recurring customers and transparency. Many new shops have it tough as they haven’t built a history
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Everyone likes to save a dollar here and there on their BMW repairs and maintenance. Comparison shopping has never been easier with the internet. Some people will take their European automobile to a discount mechanic shop that only works of economy cars and fleet vehicles. Those types of shops make a habit of making economical
Potholes are everywhere in New York City and there are 5 types of damage we see in our customer’s cars after they tell us they hit a pothole and now hear a strange noise or the car drives weird. #1 Bent Rims Big Rims are common in more late model cars. It is common to
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