TJ’s Gas & Repair

Sadly, TJ’s has closed :(

I plan to take my car here for the rest of its life. The staff is friendly. The prices are totally reasonable. They quoted me $ 275 over the phone (oil change, tire rotation, new brakes, new rotors), then proceeded to do additional work which we’d discussed (refocus headlights) and even additional work we hadn’t discussed (pounding out a dent in the body, replacing the wiper blades).
I saw the invoice. The labor etc. came to $ 279 and change. How much did they charge me, despite all the extra work they’d done? $ 275!!!

I have only had positive experiences at TJs. I live in the area and fill my gas tank there regularly. Additionally I have had my last two annual state inspections there. The staff is consistently friendly and always remembers me. I was especially impressed with the time and care they took when I was in a scary fender-​bender on Christmas Eve morning. They (TJ and Robert) saw that I was shaken and very kindly helped me get my car back in shape. I highly recommend them!

Nicest service /​gas station around. Cheap gas prices, very friendly service!

TJ has been nothing but straightforward and honest in the last 2 years of going to his repair shop. When something that he had repaired didn’t work the first time … he repaired it again at no cost — no questions asked. Well, actually, he asked a lot of good questions and then took care of the problem. His prices are fair and that is exactly what I was looking for in a good local repair shop. I will keep going back!

Imagine that you’ve just moved to Boston, and managed to survive a trip to the RMV for your new plates and license. Now it’s Saturday afternoon on Memorial Day weekend, and you need to find a place that will do a state inspection on your car yet that day, because your 7 day window to get your car inspected is about to run out. You’d probably call service stations all across Boston to find someone who was still open, and most of the people working would laugh at you. Until you call TJ.
At 3 o’clock on the Saturday afternoon of a Holiday weekend, TJ answered the phone and said, «come on down, we’ll get you in. I’ll make sure and wait for you.» 15 minutes later, My wife and I pull in with two cars, and TJ’s there smiling with a bay open for us 5 minutes later.
The inspections were quick and professional, the gas was cheap, and everyone was nice. It’s a family run shop, a part of the neighborhood, and they definitely treat their customers right. So, if you need some work done on your vehicle, definitely take it here. You won’t be disappointed.

We brought our car here for inspection, which it failed. (Note: if you’re just looking for a sketchy place that will pass your sketchy car, this is the wrong place.) They quoted us $ 200 to fix it and we promptly went on vacation and forgot about it.
About 45 days later, we came back. I walked in and TJ said «Oh yeah, I remember you! The Mustang! I quoted you $ 200, right?»
Honestly, that’s pretty impressive, isn’t it? They had the car fixed on the next business day, they charged us exactly what they said they would, the car works now (and passed inspection), and when I came to pick it up they remembered my name.
And the gas is pretty cheap, too.
I wish I had more interaction with them — one positive experience is a little light for me to tell you that this is THE place in JP to take your car to — but they’re off to an awful good start.