Almond's Automotive at City Line Marathon

Truly a Friendly "Old School" Gas & Service Station - Known as Best in Town to locals, i knew a rare gem was found as I saw interior was a comfortable customer lounge. I've been buying petroleum fuel here for years as my preferred refueling stop - great price and rewards program! When my 2017 VW Jetta had spontaneous issue arise, Almond was 1st choice now that factory warranty is gone. Almond Automotive service was able to diagnose and repair for well below any dealer shop pricing and lucky me, their parts had a 1 year warranty, so when issue presented again ~ 8 Months later - Almond took VW right in and had her back smooth running again in just a couple hours - All covered at no additional charge!! WoW! Its no wonder anyone I see refueling or getting auto service here is likely smilin

These folks ALWAYS take amazing care of me. Been with them for many years with different vehicles and they always do right by me. My car was vandalized yesterday when someone tried to steal the computer out of my car and I asked them to evaluate the damage. They took me in immediately. And they refused payment!!!!!! Amazing people. Update: Honest decent competent folks. Fixed the damage at an unbelievably reasonable price, quickly and PROPERLY. God Bless you guys!!!

Sadly, after the last oil change, I had the metal protective piece for the engine drop so that it scraped the road within five miles of leaving their garage. It was damaged and two bolts went missing. They did nothing (but rigged the bent plate up with a plastic screw) and said it was caused by hitting a curb, which I knew was definitely not the case. I'd like to continue using them, but was unpleasantly surprised by their lack of customer loyalty.

I got front brakes and a presale inspection. The work was fast with reasonable prices. They were recommended highly and lived up to their reputation.

I've been going to this shop off and on for a long time and was always satisfied. My Dad and my brother's family also have used this shop without any issues. Apparently they've gone through a change of management, which might be in large part why it seems things have changed, both from my personal experience and from reviews read online. When I dropped off my car and waited for the check up and estimate. I was told the valves needed to be replaced among several other minor maintanace issues. They quoted me a little under 500. I compared the costs online and they were overpriced both in parts and labor. I went ahead with it though due to my past with the place and left my car there to get worked on. When I called later in the day to check on the progress they said they'd discovered that my