Sam’s Garage

I’m from North York, so getting here was a trek for me. I was given a car 2 months ago, and it’s running on its 14^th’s year, so I’ve been in and out of auto shops constantly just getting everything tuned up.
Before I brought my car to the last 3 places, I had had a friend (a mechanic at Audi) take a look (since I’m a stereotypical girl and don’t know a THING about cars) to ensure I wasn’t being ripped off. At every place, I was either being over-​charged, or being told to replace things that were in PERFECT working condition. If you look at my Canadian Tire review, you’ll see I was told my lights needed work when I had had the bulbs replaced an HOUR before.
Anyway, my boyfriend lives in Markham, and both he and his mother recommended this place. The staff were really nice, and I was called as soon as I could pick the car up. I find labour in general to be pretty pricey (especially after the one place that only charged $ 60/​hour), but I found that it was worth the $ 109/​hour since they were honest enough to tell me I didn’t HAVE to get my parking brake done (which would’ve been an extra $ 300-​$ 350).
All in all, pretty great customer service experience, my only issue was the slightly pricey labour cost, but hey, people need to get paid.

My dad’s been going to Sam’s for over 20 years, ever since he bought one of the first Saab’s in Canada and couldn’t find a mechanic who could service it (until he met Sam that is). I’ve been going here since i got my first car. We live in North York and drive a half hour to take all our cars here. He gets really busy around the time when people are swapping tires (beginning and end of winter), but otherwise if you call ahead they’ll tell you a good time to come in.
The only mechanic where i drop my car off and ask him to do whatever needs doing, and not worry about being ripped off.
We’ve bought most of our used cars on their recommendation too, mainly because we trust any car that they have all the service records for. Prices have all been reasonable, and they have a preference for Pirelli tires (because they love them).
There’s always expensive cars in the parking lot (as well as police cruisers). I mean that says a lot of the cops go there to service their cars.

Surprised no one has reviewed Sam’s Garage. I’ve been going here to get my Acura serviced for the last 6 years. Courteous and honest staff. They specialize in European cars however can handle any car brand. Only drawback is they tend to be very busy.