Auto repair service near Carrollwood, FL

Wonderful people. After having my car misdiagnosed by another repair shop.( they told me I needed a starter, and a battery) John and his crew at Ultima diagnosed my vehicle as having a charging problem. They replaced the alternator, and turned a lousy experience into a good one. I will be back. hats off to the fine people at Ultima Automotive.

I took my mother's car to a popular franchise for a oil change,the car did not have any obvious problems, I was told the car needed a new tie rod and a manifold gasket replaced. Told them to do the oil change only. Within a few weeks I started to notice one of the front tires wearing more than the rest. So now I needed to purchase tires for the front, I called several places for price quotes and found Suncoast Automotive to have the best pricing. I asked for tires & a front end alignment. Received fast service and honesty.... the manager told me that a nut was lose on the tie rod. I had them check to see if I did need to have gasket replaced and yes, I guess it's a common problem with this particluar car. I had this work done here a few weeks later. Hate needing to pay for car repairs or maintenance, but love having a auto mechanic shop that you can trust. Would highly recommend to anyone who asks

Dan is THE best. I've lived here since 1977, been there, done that. BAR none, Kind, caring and simply just the best!!! My car runs AWESOME!!! KLI

I went to pick up a Uhaul trailer, and my truck did not work the lights. The owner worked on my truck, found the problem and fixed it. I tried to pay him and he would not accept any money. I have to say he was very polite and now I will not go any place else for my service.

From the management of Grandmas. We care that you are provided with great service at and pricing that you can appreciate. Please email grandmasgarages@yahoo.com to let us know how we can better serve you. Thanks

Always take my car here for repairs. Honest, timely, fair pricing. Cant beat it!! 5 stars.. thanks Dave - Mae

They are dedicated! My girlfriend has had her vehicle (Chevy Lumina)in for transmission repairs and Carl and his staff have been both professional and informative. They don't stop mid-way... they get the job done. Harry Chambers - St Petersburg

This is the first time I personally used Carnovale Car Care for my Maserati. I was referred by a friend who has been very pleased with their service. The experience felt very personal; I did not feel like a job ticket #. From the owner, to the owner's father, to the office gal Debbie, and to the mechanics (especially Dennis), the experience was everything one could ask for. I am a person who likes to know everything about my car so that I can anticipate or prevent future problems, and they took as long as necessary -- even going above and beyond -- to educate me on how things worked. I am not a person who writes many reviews but, in Carnovale’s case, I would feel remiss if I did not take the time to share my noteworthy experience.

The Midas location on 4th Street North and East Bay Drive in Clearwater are franchise locations operated by Adam Ford. These 2 locations were great while they were managed by Midas Corporate offices headquarted in Illinois. We were customers there at the time. Then, all went downhill when they were turned over as franchise operations, managed by Adam Ford who brought his swindling business ethics from .... the other side of the pond. The 4th street shop replaced a clutch master cylinder in May 2013 on our Chevrolet. It failed 10,000 miles later in July 2014. Under the terms of the warranty, they replaced it free of charge, again with an "after-market" part and not original equipment. The part failed also 10,000 later in May 2015. Guess what? It failed again in May 2015. We contacted them for a THIRD resolution. Keep in mind, their incompetence is now dragging on for 2 years ....They kept the vehicle overnight and said they had flushed the hydraulic clutch system and so, it should be good ...But it's not good, the clutch pedal is unresponsive... . I think 2 years and 3 separate opportunities to diagnose and install reliable equipment is ample time to decide on a Auto Repair Shop's competence, honesty and business ethics, don't you? By the way, we have taken our chevrolet to 2 other shop for evaluation and they recommended to only install Chevrolet original clutch master cylinder because after market parts don't last. Hum.... seems no one at Midas could figure that out and suggest this .....

DO NOT GO HERE. They ripped my father off for the $1,430 they charged him for air conditioning repair. THEY DID NOT DO THE WORK. The new parts were not installed. They didn’t even loosen a screw. LIARS AND THIEVES!