Carrera Auto

I like this place mechanics know what they doing. From custom work to body work they have it all here. I randomly ran into their shop for a oil change with a coupon. Since then I been a regular customer here. Ask for owner walid he specializes in German and domestic cars!

We got our son a used F150. He is a Midshipman at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis MD. The garage where he brought his truck for inspection, failed the brakes and quoted $ 1,000 to repair. Kirk brought it to Carrera Auto and had it repaired for almost half of this other repair shop’s quote. My husband actually called him because we had questions since we just bought it in June. Long and short of it — we were very pleased to have him take care of our Mid. He will surely return if he needs anything done with his truck. Carrera Auto is honest, reasonable and does good work.

I had some body work done recently at Carrera Auto. I drive a brand new 2014 RAV4 that got damaged in a parking lot. I drove over there one night after work and had them take a look at it. I was debating about whether or not I should make a claim with my insurance company, and they were able to give me accurate advice on that. When I did go through with the claim, their guess on the price was right on point with the adjuster. The week after it happened, I was traveling out of town and had a very tight turnaround time to get the car back. They were very accommodating and assured me it’d be taken care of by the time I returned to town. They did not disappoint. Not only was the work done, my car was fully detailed and looks brand new again. Everyone in the shop was very friendly, accommodating and I definitely recommend them.

I would avoid this place for any routine maintenance, maybe everything. I came here for an oil change and had an appointment. The guy who was first to show up forgot his keys, so we started a half hour late. Then after draining the oil, they realized they didn’t have any of the right kind to replace it with. So I had to miss my next appointment because it took them 2 hours to do my oil change. It’s crazy. I just did my next oil change today, of course somewhere else, and found out that there was too much oil in the engine and the air filter was put back improperly. Carrera was the last entity to work on my car. So not only did they waste my time, they were careless and irresponsible. Thank goodness nothing happened to me or my car, but too much oil and an poorly placed air filter could have been very dangerous and caused me serious issues. Do not take your car here, I certainly never will again.
Edit to respond to company’s comment: I appreciate you trying to remedy things, but I would never bring my car back. It’s not worth the risk to me.