American & European Auto Repairs

I was in the area looking at a used car and brought it over to Tommy for a quick inspection – boy am I glad I did. Not only was he honest and helpful, he didn’t try to get an inspection fee before breaking the news either. In fact, he didn’t charge me at all for the once over! Thanks!!!

Very nice. I was worried with a check engine light on but they did a diagnostic test and told me what was needed, and they made me feel better. Wish my doctor had their «bedside» manner.

I kept for getting to give these guys the review they deserve. Joey and Izzy are extremely helpful and friendly. They are the most honest mechanics I have ever met. When i first started going to them it was for little things (check engine light, general car inspection), they would constantly give me tips on how to fix things myself and not charge a cent, sometimes after spending an hour or so looking over and test driving my car. When I had a major repair they helped me find used parts that cost a fraction of new part cost, and went out of their way to make the repair as inexpensive as possible.
The only con is that it is just the two mechanics, so things can move a little slow. So i make sure to plan ahead to where I will be least inconvenience without a vehicle for a few days.
These guys have earned a life time of business from me. They make car repairs and maintenance as worry and pain free as it gets. Plus their prices (when they do actually accept payments) are beyond reasonable.

Buyer beware! True story. I took my car here and was told by Joey that he couldn’t figure out what was wrong. It sat in his lot for 4 weeks!!! He would not release it and it wasn’t running so I was stuck. I was told something different every week so I went down to take my car back after a month. He would have kept it there forever. At the time I was by myself. There weren’t any other customers around. Izzy and Joey were drunk and slurring. They made lude comments, handed me a hula hoop and told me to hula; I won’t mention everything they said b/​c it was indecent. Izzy commented that I wasn’t that hot anyway. (?) I was there about my car and redirected the conversation but still did not get any answers about what work was done. I waited for too long in that situation while Joey searched for the invoice. He handed me a bill for $ 1350 and when I asked what he did, he pulled a gun from under the counter and threatened me to pay up. They said they knew where I lived and would come and damage the car if they weren’t paid. They thought that was funny. I finally got my keys from him after paying a smaller amount (still too much) and got out of there. He said they had been driving my car to go pick up lunch :(and it worked fine.
Shortly after driving away the car began to buck like it was a horse having a seizure. I took it to a mechanic recommended to me by Auto Zone who fixed it right away. Simple fix. I learned from locals after that about his rep. it’s unfortunate. They may be mechanics and fix enough cars to get by, but many others have been taken advantage of. And people in the business indicated it was best not to make waves with this guy or they would have reported him. There are many honest mechanics in the area. Ask around and don’t support that behavior. Garnet Auto in PB does good work, and owner Steve is honest and affordable.

These guys are the best. It is so nice to know there are still good people out there who want to provide good customer care, and that’s what Joey and Izzy do. The world of car mechanics is a tricky one to navigate, but if you’ve found yourself reading this page, look no further!
I took my subaru in for a recall and of course the dealership quoted me a ton of money for a couple things they found wrong with my car. I found this page and decided to take it in to A&E for a second opinion. They told me to get my engine steam cleaned (which I did, at another shop) and then they couldn’t find the leak– instead of trying to fix something, they told me to take my car home and bring it back if there’s a problem.
Instead of spending a ton of money on something that didn’t need to be replaced, I spent a little more time, had a lot more fun, and paid 10x less than I would have at the dealership. You bet I’ll take my car back when it starts leaking again!
They even fixed my windshield spray, and I still haven’t paid them a cent.

Joey and his crew are the most honest auto machanics I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I absolutely love that I can go the and know for sure that I am going to be treated even better than fairly. He has a great reputation in the community and it’s well deserved! If I could give 10 stars I would. What a refreshing change!

I’m not one to go out of my way to write a review but I couldn’t really help it as I feel I have been scammed. I had a mere leak in a hose and ended up spending over $ 500 for part and labor. Strangely, I do think that Joey is insanely knowledgeable. He for sure knows what he is doing, but I do question his prices and feel they’re a bit over the top. What bothered me more than price was service.
I called them to check on the status of my car. While he starts explaining everything, or rather justifying why it took as long as it did, I hear another phone ring in the background so he tells me to hold on. He then answers the other phone. I can hear him perfectly. He is talking for a solid 10 minutes (actually though) on that phone about his sick dog. He then forgets I’m waiting on the phone. After it’s silent for a little while longer, he hangs up!!!
After leaving with my car, an entirely new problem has shown up. Could be a coincidence, not sure… but when I leave a message explaining what’s wrong and asking if they can fix it, I never had my phone called returned at all.

I just got off the phone with Joey. I told him I wanted to get my ’65 Lincoln Continental towed down there. Instead of saying okay bring it on down and taking all my money like most places, he asked me what’s wrong with it and gave me advice on how to fix the problem myself. He talked to me for 10 minutes and gave me different scenarios and how to handle them myself.
Usually I am always having to be extra careful with mechanics because I’m a girl and they think I don’t know what I’m talking about but now I know a mechanic I can trust!
Needless to say, when there is something that I can’t fix myself then I will take my precious Ursula and trust her in the hands of Joey!

I feel so blessed to have found this shop! Joey and Izzy are the best! They are super honest and will tell you right away what needs fixed and what could wait. As a woman who knows nothing about cars, I feel comfortable and confident about taking my car here and will never go anywhere else.

There was a car in every port, yet they were able to help. Joe ran the diagnostics, checked compression and changed out a bad spark plug in a snap. I was in and out of there in less than 15 minutes. Thanks again Joe and staff for helping me out! You guys have a loyal customer in me. Also, thank you
for helping me find these guys! –Ike

The guys there are great, fast, knowledgable, and best of all they won’t rip you off — just good peeps!

Joey repaired my truck’s power steering pump. He let me take the truck home and told me he’d write up a bill soon. Nice! After I called back a few days later, he lost the bill and told me he’d write up a new one and get back to me. He called back the next day and told me $ 656.00!!! For a POWER STEERING PUMP! I had gotten the same repair done 2 years ago for a total of$ 298.53. Same exact job other than an extra hose ($ 66.32) replaced here. When I confronted him with documents showing parts/​labor from both places– he started spewing out numbers/​parts even analyzing cost of other things done on the receipt from 2 years ago. ‘Impossible it was done in that amount of time’. All I know is that inflation doesn’t account for a bill more than DOUBLE for my last repair. He even made a call to his supply place to give me numbers. What’s funny was I went over there while he was working on my truck. He had his hands under the lid and was having a conversation with this other man, who was leaning again my truck. I had my two kids with me and stood there for 10 minutes (3 feet from him) while he glanced my way just a few times, without acknowledging me. I wonder how much I paid in labor on my truck for him to shoot the shit with his friends. At the end of our conversation today he offered to give me some money back, which in my mind is a guilty plea. I’d rather him keep my money so I can write this review and never go back, and save some money for other Unilocalers as well.

I live right down the street so I figured this would be a good bet with all the gear reviews. Absolutely not!!! These guys are crooks! I needed my front brake pads changed which is a simple standard one hour job. Not here! The guy I spoke with immediately said it would take at least two hours and started talking about shaving my rotors down without ever looking at my car! When I asked why it would take so long the other mechanic (taller blond guy in photo working on the Audi) said «I’m sick and tired if people fucking asking why things take so long». Then the guy I was speaking with takes an old rotor out to show me what it looks like and asks what time I would like to come in for the fix. When I asked him what he would charge me for the «2 hour» job, he said he would give me a good deal and charge me $ 150. These guys are crooks. I took it down the street to the guys on Newport and cable and they are fixing it right now. $ 70 out the door. I will never go to this place for anything and I will be sure to tell everyone how crooked they are and how they like to curse at potential customers who ask about what they’re being charged for.

Joey and the boys are amazing. I highly highly recommend them. They have helped me a boat load.
I have been meaning to write this review for ages. I used to own an audi that had a million problems because I bought it from a jerk guy who tried to take advantage of a single mom… then after that I took it to a jerk mechanic who took 3 months to fix my car and then held it hostage trying to get more money than he quoted and turned out he wasn’t even licensed after a long drawn-​out investigation.
Needless to say Joey and the boys advocated for me. They helped me get my car back from the other evil mechanic and helped me fix all the problems on my car. They are always there for me. They are wonderful people who will help anyone out hands down. They are inexpensive and do a wonderful high-​quality job on your car.
You can 100% trust these guys and I highly highly recommend getting your car stuff done here. Great people.

My car broke down last so I had it towed to this place because of the great reviews. Everybody was super nice and told me to check to see if my car was still under warranty before they look at it. Turns out that it was so I had my car towed to the dealership. I give them 5 stars for their customer service and when my warranty runs out I will be going to them anytime anything goes wrong with my car again. So will my boyfriend.

Great place for auto repairs. Joey, does a great job and is very honest. I wouldn’t take my cars anywhere else…

My front breaks have had me concerned for a while that they needed attention. My boyfriend also drove my car and commented that my transmission might be looked at.
I took it over to Joey who examined my breaks, turned on my car and poked around. He told me I was all good. He easily could have charged me something but nope! Walked away without paying a cent and with the reassurance that my car was alright. I won’t ever take my car to anyone else!

Very helpful and honest. Free engine diagnostics too!

There are a lot of things that make moving across the country a bit scary… one of the top has to be owning a car and not knowing anyone that can vouch for a good mechanic. I was lucky enough to move down the street from these guys and now i can confidently say that I have one :)
The guys here are great! They’re helpful and reliable and I always feel like they’re being straight with me. If you’re new to the area or if you feel like your mechanic isn’t playing it straight with you head on over to American & European Auto Repairs. Knowing your car is in good hands is priceless.

These guys rebuilt my older subaru impreza engine and it has been going strong for almost 3.5 years.
Great, honest, and reasonably priced shop.
…and there’s a super cute shop-​Labrador named Daisy :)