NY state inspection is like a "license to kill" for auto shop to rip off (scam) customers. First of all, I am the type of guys who do a lot of maintenance work with my car (s). So I know what jobs are reasonable and what are not reasonable. Example #1, Last year, I brought in a car for ...
I needed two tires for my 1998 Ford Windstar. On 5/17/02 my wife and I brought it to the local PEP BOYS, store #564 located at 425 Sunrise Highway, Patchogue, NY. We arrived at the store at about two in the afternoon. While there I noticed that they also did New York State inspections. I usually ...
I used to have all work on my car done by Pep Boys because it was minor stuff (belts, hoses, tune-ups, etc) and they were conveniently located. They even rebuilt my carburetor, or so they said. When my carburetor troubles continued, Pep Boys charged me $70 to tell me that I needed a new carburetor. ...
Pep Boys suck... They installed a new starter in my Mazda 626 and two days later I was flagged down be passing motorists, they indicated that sparks were comming from the front of the car. By the time I pulled over and opened the hood the flames were out of control. The Fire Deparartment put it out ...
For the last year I have used Pep Boys for all my auto service needs. I don't know why I continued to do this because, since the very first time I took my car there, I have been plagued with nothing less than misery and grief. A.) Their mechanics and management are more interested in getting paid ...
I am glad i came acrooss this site. Back in January i took my minivan to this store about 11 am for a front in brake job which was on their board for around 130 $. While waiting some big shot was there visiting the store and all employees were very polite, as soonas he leftthey reverted back to ...