Elite Auto Repair - Tempe
I support small businesses so I will not make this review too negative. I took my SUV in for a oil and filter change recently. It's on older vehicle, over 70,000 miles so I expected there to be a few things to address. After the oil change, you get to the awkward part of the where, oh BTW, here is a list of things that are wrong with your car, do you want us to fix them, and you have one minute to decide. On the list was steering fluid, brake fluid, transmission fluid, and new battery. I knew I had just recently get my battery replaced a few months earlier so I asked if they had any test info as to why my battery needed to be replaced. The guy went back into the garage and handed me a little receipt with numbers on it that I couldn't understand. No explanation given as to why my 3-month old battery needed to be replaced. As for the other proof for the steering fluid, brake fluid, and transmission fluid, I was not given a compelling reason as to why they needed to be changed, whether it was the color was bad or it is recommended to change it every x miles. Other garages will show you a full report and give you recommendations along side of what was found. As for my battery, I asked my neighbor who used to be a mechanic and he tested it and said it was fine. Furthermore, the AC Delco batteries have a very generous warranty and I should be able to get it replaced for free wherever I bought in within the next few years. Nice enough people here and there are some pretty good deals in the coupons they send out, but I'm not sure I would get my car serviced here regularly.