Manhattan Auto Repair, Inc

I was led to this place by my auto insurance’s roadside assistance desk when my car stopped running on the street on the upper West Side. First contact was with E&M towing service, which is linked to Avi’s Manhattan Auto Repair. The tow service contacted me right away and was there within the promised 30 minutes (less than the one hour estimated by the insurance co). It was too late at night to tow the car directly to the BMW service on 11^th Ave that I’ve used in the past, so I was told I’d have to pay for one night’s storage out of pocket before it was towed to BMW the next morning. Then the E&M guy suggested that it could be repaired at Manhattan Auto Repair with no storage charge, and I took them up on it, having always been frustrated at the official BMW place by long waits and big bills. They called me first thing next morning, said that I needed a new alternator (as I had suspected), and that they could get the part and have it installed before noon, for the cost of the alternator (pricey, since this is a BMW) plus two hours labor for $ 236 (reasonable in NYC). These guys are great, prompt and professional. I’ll be using them for annual inspections in the future too.