Midas

This is a review I am writing because it is a sad story. Before I get started, DO NOT BRING YOUR CAR INTO THIS SHOP. THEY WILL TRY TO RIP YOU OFF BLIND!!!
About a year ago, I needed some welding repair on an exhaust. Midas in NANUET tried to rip me off. So, on a friends recommendation, I went to the Nyack store. The guy working the front (John?) was nice, friendly and honest. They did the repair at a fair price and I could not have been happier. I even went to Dunkin Donuts next door and bought two dozen donuts for the staff to enjoy because I was happy with them. I would not have hesitated to go back, which I did last week.
Unfortunately, the guy up front was not the same guy as last visit. I went for an oil change and tire rotation. I didn’t have time to do it MYSELF, so I went this route. My car had just 4000 miles on it since a dealer service at 100K miles, which included numerous maintenance items and timing belt and water pump. All belts, filters fluids, plugs, front end suspension yadda yadda.
Two grease monkeys are under my car on the lift with flashlights and clipboards, so I knew what was coming. Here’s the thing… I maintain/​repair my own vehicles. I do what I can and leave the rest to the dealer if it beyond the scope of my ability or time and I know when I am being hosed.
The crook at the front desk says «I have the bad news» holding my air filter in his hand. I am leaking coolant from the head gasket, so I need a coolant flush, transmission flush and power steering flush. My front axles are broken and I need inner and outer tie rods on both sides!
I told the crook I just had a dealer do the 100K service and would take these issues up with them, since they gave my car a complete service and green light to go. He says «what about the air filter»? I tell him I will let them know. He was pissed!!! Then they tried to kick the car out before doing the tire rotation and I said ummm they didn’t rotate, don’t let them forget that.
Go there and get an oil change, use the $ 20 coupon online at valpacks and be prepared for the repair scam of your life. They may tell you your ash tray fluid needs to be flushed.
What needs to be flushed is this place… consumers beware.

I should have wrote this a while back. It still upsets me, so I decided to share this with the world. My 2008 ford escape broke down near this midas, and had AAA towed my car to them. I think this happened in 2011.
The manager at the time told me it was my transmission, and they wanted $ 8000 to replace my CVT transmission. I said $ 8000? And he said yes, otherwise you might as well tow it to the junkyard.
I called my friend who own a shop in Brooklyn, he said that’s outrageous and I agreed. I had them towed my car from Nyack ny to brooklyn. But at the end it was still worth it, $ 650 was what it costed me to fix my transmission. So do not bring any car, or suv to this shop. This is my experience with these people, and till this day, I still tell all my patients this wonderful story. Now you know, and you can share this with your friends and family.
The thing that bothers me the most was the $ 8000 quote was written on a piece of dirty paper, not even the official paperwork, so something was fishy there too.

I have a POS old car that we use to carry our kayaks. We were going upstate, and of course the exhaust falls apart right over the Tappan Zee bridge (where else). Somehow the hanging pipe managed not to contact the ground or a pot hole as I would have lost the whole exhaust.
A quick exit in Nyack and checked for a shop. Fortunately this was during the day and it was right off 87. To put it frankly they had me by the balls. I was 100 miles from home and we were stuck. I am very knowledgeable about car repair so perhaps I had different treatment. A very skilled welder cut a flange off another part and welded it to the broken part. He was going at it for over an hour and the place was busy. They helped me out.
Overall $ 175 well worth it because I have done that work before and it sucks. The service manager was a car guy too had a sick 1 series BMW. YMMV but this place did me well and did not screw me over in a time of need.

Good for just an oil change and tire rotation. Do not agree to any other services. They run the classic up sale operation. I would definitely get a second opinion on anything they say you need to fix.

Had what I thought was a very serious issue and brought my van to these guys. I was expecting the worse, truly worried how I would get the $$ together, right before Christmas.
Guys here took a honest look at issues, and informed me it was a minor, small issue.
Their response and actions made me a raving fan.
They’ve earned my respect and future business.

Lame lame lame
Had my oil changed next door (which was a fiasco). Ended up here with a starter problem … Cost us $ 1,000 dollars and the next day the radiator blew… and after much deliberation and tons of phone calls and being told I would be charged for a tow and any work if I couldn’t prove they messed up… I decided it wasn’t worth going back… I promised myself I would Unilocal this crappy business, and went to South Nyack Auto… Angelo and his team fixed us right up, and I was happy to give that honest business our money. Midas stinks!!!

NEVER TAKE YOUR CAR HERE… or any Midas. I have taken my car to Midas in Nyack for the past 3 years for NY state inspection. Overall, a fine experience until this year.
I made an appt, took my car in and Brandon (store manager) reported back that my car passed inspection, but my struts were blown and leaking and I needed to replace both for a whopping $ 725 and that was with a generous discount he was offering me.
I asked why they needed replaced despite passing inspection and he said NY was very lenient with requirements. He proceeded to tell me this could become a safety issue. I told him I wasn’t sure if I was going to keep my car for more than a few months and I’d rather not do it. He continued to push, told me some horrible things that could happen if I didn’t get it replaced, and even offered to pay for a rental car for 2 days if I left my car there to have the repairs done. It was very clear he did not want me to leave with my car.
I told him I’d come back tomorrow and he said he’d hang on to my pass inspection sticker until then… which I insisted he give me that day.
I left, took my car to my mechanic in New Jersey and found out my struts are in PERFECT CONDITION!!! Absolutely fine. I asked if this could be a difference of opinion and he said no, they are either leaking or not. No in between. I asked if Midas could have recommended I get them replaced as preventative. He said no, you don’t do preventative maintenance with struts.
I know very little about the mechanics of a car, beyond keeping up with regular oil changes and maintenance, and I trust that an establishment such as Midas would give me honest advice (I know, very naïve). I’ve had similar experiences like this with Midas before where I have found out that a repair I had done was not only not necessary, but excessive but never to this extent.
I really hope this was a one off experience but I’ll probably avoid Midas for the rest of my life.