SoCo Muffler, Radiator & Auto repair

My truck was making a horrible noise, and everyone told me it had something to do with the exhaust system, but I put off getting the truck looked at for almost a year. When I finally decided to get it looked at, I dropped in to SoCo Muffler based on the good reviews and the awesome location. 10 minutes later they had my truck on a lifted platform and showed me the catalytic converter, which was broken in two and clanging around all over the place. 30 minutes after that, they had replaced the catalytic converter with a new one, and the price was really, really, really great.
The truck’s super quiet now, I should have had these guys take care of it a year ago. If you need to wait while they do a repair and don’t want to wait in their office (it’s nice and heated though, so no issues there), you can walk over to Summermoon Coffee a few blocks away and have some coffee and read a book while they solve your problems fast and at a great price.
I hope they get a lot of business so they can always be around when I drop in, because they’re great. As a heads up, they do all kinds of mechanic work, not just mufflers and radiators, and they also do inspections. I really recommend these guys after my experience there.

Since moving to Austin nine months ago, I’ve been dreading having to find a good reliable mechanic. I grew up with a father who owns his own automotive shop, so I am very wary of the stereotypical automotive shops that are just out to get your money.
With that being said, my fiancé’s car had an obvious exhaust leak as it sounded like a Harley. We first took the car to a different shop where they quoted us an OUTRAGEOUS amount and definitely tried to use their scare tactics on my fiancé (you should trade this car in, it needs ALOT of work, it won’t be safe to drive unless you let us fix this issue for $ 1300+, etc). After hearing that garbage, I shopped around and found SoCo Muffler & Radiator. Long story short, these guys at SoCo allowed me to bring the car in right away and they diagnosed the problem. Turns out it was a very easy fix and only totaled around $ 200 for parts and labor.
My first experience with SoCo Muffler & Radiator has restored my faith that there are still good honest mechanics out there. Fast, efficient, trustworthy and reasonable are a few words to describe this business in my brief experience. I will continue to have our cars serviced at SoCo Muffler & Radiator and I highly recommend you do too.

This place is fabulous. Fast, efficient, and trust-​worthy. I called them on a Friday for a quote. They quoted $ 600-​$ 700 for a new muffler, resonator, gasket, and brake pads. I had been told by another body-​shop (Lamb’s) that all of these things needed replaced. When I actually got to SoCo Muffler, they took a look at my car and told me I only simply needed an exhaust pipe repair. THANK YOU FOR BEING HONEST! I was willing & ready to fork-​out several hundred dollars that day to get my car running smoothly again. I walked away with a $ 95.00 bill. This will be my body-​shop from now on. I’m very appreciative I found this place.

I moved to Austin 2 years ago, since then I have visit 4 auto repair shops. Soco Muffler and Radiator is by far the best in auto knowledge and customer service. Rony, the owner is honest from the beginning of your visit. If he can’t fix it he will point you in the right direction, he will not try to sell you something you do not need. I found the right mechanic doctor for my three babies.

Who knew that mufflers were so complicated? Well if you bring your vehicle to SoCo Muffler it isn’t.
My son’s truck was so loud you could hear it coming a mile away. He took it into the Dodger dealership in Nacogdoches, where they talked us into fixing, topping off, and tuning up everything else on the vehicle. Guess what, when my son picked it up… the muffler was still broken. That was the reason he brought it in to them in the first place. He drove home in between a break in semesters, and I thought I could take it in to a place out here in Spicewood. Wrong, they don’t work on mufflers. Then I asked a place in Lakeway, again, no muffler work. He told me, «No one FIXES mufflers, they only replace them.». I asked him where they send people and he recommended a company all the way up on No Lamar. SERIOUSLY?
I jumped on Unilocal and talked with the guy (Ronny?), told me to bring it in, in 45 minutes and there would be no wait. I rumbled in, he came out, dropped down looked under the truck, diagnosed the noise right there, told me it was an easy fix and it would cost $ 75. 30 minutes later I was back heading home in a beautifully quiet, pick up truck.
Ronny has something that, in fact, NO ONE else has around here — A WELDER. He explained that if indeed the dealership would have repaired/​replaced the muffler they would have taken the whole thing out from the bolt in the catalytic converter to the bolts in the manifold… at a cost of $ 1500.00. So please everyone out there in Unilocal land, do not ever take your car to the dealer ship for a muffler repair. Thanks SoCo Muffler, no need to Unilocal any further, take your vehicle here.

I can see why these guys have 5 stars from everyone. The service price and turn around time are great. I tried to replace the catalytic converters on my truck this morning only to hit a wall when a bolt stripped. I called around to half a dozen shops and all them wanted at least half a day and in my opinion too much money. I called here as a last ditch effort and liked what I heard so dropped in. They got me in and out in an hour and a half and charged me reasonably. I know where to go from now on for muffler and exhaust work.

These guys are great! I failed an inspection cause my exhaust was leaking and was quoted $ 700.00 at the dealership (yea, I know they’re always most expensive) to replace the exhaust pipe. I found SoCo Muffler online and once there immediately liked the vibe of the place and of Ronny, who helped me out.
They were able to repair the exhaust leak, replace a bulb and perform the inspection all for less than $ 100, and in about 1 ½ hours. You read that right… LESS THAN $ 100 and in UNDER 2 HRS! I couldn’t be happier :) So stoked to find such an efficient, honest and fair shop. I highly recommend this place.

Five star in honesty… integrity…and price too! Ronny… you and your guys are awesome!

Went in for exhaust work. Was greeted quickly and taken care of quickly. Great price. Will be going back for further work.

These guys were great. I was very impressed. They replaced my catalytic converter and also an O2 sensor that was damaged by another shop. They very clearly explained to me what was wrong with my vehicle, and even showed me the sensor so that I could see what needed to be fixed. I felt like they were very honest, and took my car back soon after to get the inspection done. I chose this shop because it’s where I got the best price estimate, and I’m very glad I did, because not only did I get a better price than I would have elsewhere, I was also completely impressed by the quality of service, and how quickly they got everything done.

I went in for an oil change and received great service by a handsome young fellow. Definitely going back and would highly recommend.

This place is awesome! My 87 300ZX was in need of a new muffler (as in rotted completely out) and I found this place on Unilocal.I stopped by at 4:30 this past Thursday expecting to get a quote and a time to bring the car back but Rony said they could do it right then. I was really happy about that! Well, they fixed up the exhaust piping and installed a new muffler and stainless tips that are perfect. Rony even tacked up some heat shields that were that were rattling while the car was up on the lift. This was a truly wonderful experience and I would recommend them to any one. Just a good shop with good honest people and very fair prices. A+++

I don’t normally post reviews, but I highly recommend this place for any exhaust work you need performed on your vehicle. Rony is an awesome guy and does excellent work!

real good customer service they got my exhaust together fast on my STi clean and looking great and sent my other car there for engine work got it back to me running in 4 days i will be using them again.

Had a hole in one of the mufflers of my custom ’40 Chevy. Called and spoke to Rony, he was extremely courteous and professional. Told him my problem over the phone he quoted me an estimate and said that he could fix it as soon as I could get there, this was about 8:45 am. I arrived to his place about one hour later, he pulled my car right in and had both both bad mufflers replaced by 10:30 am. I would recommend anyone with a vehicle problem to use this shop. All the employees were knowledgable and professional. Their prices are reasonable, the work is excellent. They have my business from now on.

My dreaded «check engine light» came on about a week ago. I had the codes pulled at Autozone which indicated my 240,000 mile Ford pickup needed a new catalytic converter. Being a cheap do-​it-​yourselfer, I tried replacing the O2 sensors first in case they were faulty. After a week the CEL was still on. I called around getting quotes from a number of muffler shops to have the catalytic converter (s) replaced. Rony at SoCo quoted me the best price over the phone and said he could get the work done the same day. When I arrived, he pulled the codes again to confirm the diagnosis I had provided on the phone, did a quick inspection which confirmed that my cat (s) needed to be replaced, showed me both parts that would be replaced, confirmed they would get the work done the same day, and stood by this phone quote.
When I went to pick-​up my truck later that day, Rony showed me old cat (s) that had failed, further confirming the source of the problem. I’ve driven over 100 miles since SoCo replaced the cat (s) and the CEL is still off. I’m happy with the work SoCo Muffler provided and I will use them again.

I was referred to this shop by TJ from O’Reillys because I was having trouble finding the part that I needed for my car. I called them up first to see if they had the part and to my surprise they had it in stock! I went in and Rony, the owner, gave me an estimate on the spot. The total with parts and labor was only a little bit more than what the auto parts stores wanted to charge us just for the part alone! Of course I couldn’t turn down such an awesome deal so I asked when he could get started. He said they could do it right away and that it would be done by five at the latest (we got there at two). My husband and I took our two year old walking down South Congress and checked out The Great Outdoors nursery which is an entire other review in itself (that place is like heaven on earth!). We got back to the shop around 4:30 and they were finishing up. Rony explained the repairs that were made and even gave us a five year 50,000 mile warranty. Overall the price was great, but just as importantly the customer service was amazing. It’s not often that you find a car repair shop that isn’t trying to squeeze every last penny out of you for what usually seems like unnecessary extra repairs.