Minit-Tune & Brake Auto Centres

Very good service they did a excellent job fixing my brakes and I am happy that I went there. I will go back because they were very helpful.

These guys are great for an oil change and the inspection that comes with it is detailed and reliable. The location is nice because you can walk to Granville Island while they work and they’ll call you as things develop. Sometimes they take a little longer than they estiamte but that’s understandable. They’ll take you to your car and show you what’s going on and explain it in layman terms without talking down to you. The one issue I have is their repair estimates are often hugely inflated. They’ll correctly disagnose the problem but don’t freak out when they quote a price — a proper mechanic could cut the cost in half.

Be warned — they may scam you. I came for the half-​off brake special for my rear brakes. They recommended replacing the front brakes citing they also had 10% left. It was my first visit — they should’ve known I had previously gone elsewhere — I had on record that I had 50% left on front bakes. Even with the discounted price, total cost was just slightly less. It also took an hour and a half longer than initially quoted.

Had an oil change and service package done here recently. Feel that they are reasonably good. Basic stuff done so can’t comment on other auto services. Their inspection also seems reasonably thorough and detailed with some suggested work. My only note is that I called first thing in the morning for an appointment and was told to come in 10:30am and it would take about an hour to hour and half to complete. When i showed up at 10:30am, the place was full of cars and they told me they were backed up and it would be about 2 hours. An hour and 15 mins later, they took my car into the bay to start the service which took an hour or so. By the time I was out of there, it totalled about 2 — 2.5 hours which caused me and my family some inconvenience. I guess it happens and businesses need to take the work that shows up, but an apology would’ve been nice. Other than the timing, the work seemed good and explanations were clear.

I go to Minit-​tune because of Peter who is very knowledgeable and is an all round great guy. Over the past few years he’s fixed and tuned up both my sisters car and my car both which are pretty new. We don’t go to the dealership as we find that they charge 3 or 5 times the amount. I highly recommend you ask for Peter, he will take care of you.

Just stopped in here as my signal light was out and was hoping for a quick change. All stalls were busy but 15 minutes later I’m out of there with a new signal light and no charge. Awesome. I’ve had a honda civic, audi a4, and now grande jeep cherokee and this is the first place I go. I brought the audi in one time as I was told by the dealership that the breaks needed changing and they drove it, checked them and turns out they were still good. No charge. Super nice guys that know their stuff and for sure the first place I stop if I need anything done. Thanks guys!

This is my go to garage for any car issues. From my experience they only seem to charge for what is necessary, and sometimes they may not even charge at all. I just got my car back from a scheduled tune up and the charge was $ 56.90. The reason it was so low was that very little needed to be done and from my experience they don’t tack on unnecessary extras. Another example. Last year I was selling my car when I discovered a quarter had become lodged in the mechanism that allowed the front seat to be moved back and forth. I did everything I could to get the damn thing out but it was just wedged in there. I brought it in to Minit-​Tune and they removed it free of charge. This is a great local business and I wouldn’t hesitate recommending them to anyone.

I have brought my car in here a few times to get an oil change. Mostly because it’s so close. And for the most part I am happy with what they do. This last time, however, really made me wonder if I want to bring my car back. A pure oil change is an easy thing to do: Oil is taken out. Oil is put back in. That part I am happy with — ‘Hooray for fluid changes” (trust me, this is as excited as I will get in this review).
However, every time I bring my car in they have numerous suggestions of what else I should do. Normally I have no problem chalking this up to «this is how we make our money»; but this last time took it over the top. Upon returning for my car, they spoke with me about how they were «seriously concerned» (yes, «seriously concerned», not just «concerned») about a few things. I know better than to take their word for it so first called my on-​call mechanic (aka Dad), and happened to have an appointment with my actual mechanic several days later. Both of them rolled their eyes… yes…ROLLED THEIR EYES at 2 of Minite-Tune’s suggestions.
I am lucky to have an on-​call Dad who happens to know an incredible amount about cars, but it made me wonder how many people, and their wallets, get sucked into these ‘serious concerns”. I don’t know that this location is much different from others, but just a word to the wise!

I’m not sure what to make of this repair place.
I took my car in for an oil change, and upon pick up the staff advised me that my brake fluid was dirty and corroded. They also said the same thing about my power steering fluid.
The brake fluid part didn’t make sense, since I had my brakes done last year and had requested that the fluid be flushed and replaced. I suppose it’s possible that it’s still dirty, but needless to say I would check that myself.
When I did a search on replacing power steering fluid on google it said the only people who recommend changing it, are shops who have bought the machine to change it. Fluid should be good for the life of your car, unless you replace a pump.
If someone tells you that something is dirty and corroded you would probably replace it. They don’t seem to add that you don’t need to replace it.
I’ll probably still take my car for an oil change, but I’ll definitely get a second opinion on other tasks.