Auto repair service near Panama City, FL

My grandfather’s tire came off on the highway!!!!!!!!!! They fixed it but should not have happened to begin with

Daniel always gives great customer service and auto service. I needed work done on my car that could potentially be quite costly. He made every effort to fix my car for the least amount of labor time involved. What could have cost $1000, cost me $400 and the car is running great. Thanks Daniel!

These people are wonderful. I had an accident, they towed me to their shop and took care of all of my paperwork with the insurance company. My car was repaired quickly and now my car looks like new again.

I have to advise you all . Henry is the little guy on crutches and will out work any of us . Glenn is the big guy who is quiet until you upset him . Then if you are not in your car you better run . Other then this they are both "Pussy Cats" .

Don was very knowledgeable and helpful and his rates were very reasonable.....he's been at it a long time and knows his stuff and he won't rip you off....i recommend you use him ....

Excellent service on the oil, filter and transmission service. Noticed a leak of fluid on my garage floor a couple of days after the service. Called and got a a response at my home with a replacement car and a clean up of the spot on the floor. It appears that the oil filter was defective and required replacement. While in the shop, they noticed part of the heat shield had torn away (I had driven through some some deep puddles at speed that cause the shield to be torn away). They recommended replacement, ordered the new (modified) heat shield and returned my car. Again, great service and the highest recommendation to all to use this shop for routine and special maintenance.

"Gears Transmissions of 2615 Canal St, Panama City Fl. 32405" ruined my pristine 2006 Honda van and charged me $6400.00 cash up front for the destruction they caused! They prey on elderly people with the ability to pay. They do not take credit cards to avoid taxes and credit card company intervention. They "rebuilt" rebuilt the transmission twice and broke the motor mounts and heat shield on re installation. Gears did not know how to adjust shift lever, it takes several times moving the lever back and forth to get the key out of the ignition. My wife can not drive this unsafe van, We can't take the van out of town for fear of not making it back. I wrote them a letter demanding my money back. They have not responded. Their "Lifetime warranty" is a worthless piece of paper. It has been a year and a half for me nursing this "Pristine" van around in the local area. Gears Transmissions, for $6400 has made my pristine Honda van worthless. Maybe this will help someone else avoid being taken to "the cleaners" by Gears Transmissions. The 5 star review above by "Keith" might just might be Bo Bo, Keith Wayne, he works there!!

Crooked, overpriced service. The bottom line - Slow service: took A-1 Transmission 7 days before they even took my transmission apart - Expensive: charged $810 for a job that takes approximately 5-6 hours. Other shops quoted $350-$550 for an 8 hour job of similar scope (old transmission out, new transmission in). - Evident lack of expertise: A-1 Transmission’s solution to any problem is to buy a rebuild kit and swap parts, even if the rebuild kit is not required. The experience I rebuilt the transmission on my truck myself but was having an issue with one of the clutch packs. I called their shop, per a friend’s recommendation, and asked if they would mind taking a look at my issue. The shop happily sent over their "free" towing service, for which I was later charged $50. Jeff, the owner of A-1 Transmission, said that he would have one of his mechanics take the transmission apart to see if they could find the issue. For the next 7 days, I never received an update call. I called the shop every day, and every day, Jeff told me that they had not yet disassembled the transmission. On the 7th day, the owner told me that they had finally taken the transmission apart and it needed a full rebuild. He said that they would need to purchase a full rebuild kit and that the repairs would cost $2800. I knew this was unnecessary since I had just rebuilt the transmission and the clutches and steels had 0 miles on them (I later found that my problems were because I had put a reaction plate in the place of a pressure plate. The fix was very easy, took 5 minutes, and required no additional parts.). By this point, I was not comfortable with the shop's competence. I told the owner to stop all work, pack up the parts, and that I would pick the truck up and do the repairs myself. I asked Jeff to figure out how much I owed him for their work so that I could pay him before I picked up the truck. He told me that I owed $810 for the work and the "free" tow. Knowing that the amount of work his shop performed could not be more than 5-6 hours, I asked the owner how much time they had spent on my truck. He said that they did not keep track but that he estimated 10 hours: 6 hours to pull the transmission, 2 hours to take the transmission apart, and 2 hours to box up my parts. I know from experience (backed up by many internet sites) that it takes approximately 4 hours to pull a transmission, 30 minutes to an hour to disassemble a transmission, and less than 10 minutes to place a few items in a box. To confirm my suspicions that I was being grossly overcharged, I called a few shops in the area and asked how much they charge to remove a transmission and then install a new transmission. This is approximately an 8 hour job - 4 hours to take out the transmission, 4 hours to put in the new transmission. Panhandle Transmission quoted me $350 and Bill's Transmission quoted my $550. This means that A-1 was charging me 370% of the local rate. I brought this information to Jeff’s attention but he refused to drop the price. Since the truck is my daily driver, I had no choice but to pay the excessive $810. On the day that I scheduled to pick up my truck, I contacted the shop to make sure my vehicle would be ready when I arrived. Jeff assured me many times that the truck would be ready. Of course, when I showed up, my truck was still in the back and my parts had not been boxed up. I was made to wait an hour before one of the shop's employees was free and could retrieve my vehicle. In all, I was extremely dissatisfied with the quality of the service provided and the outrageously high prices. I will never take any of my vehicles back to A-1 Transmission and I strongly discourage others from making the same mistake.

The service department damaged my vehicle during a standard hose replacement and ended up charging me an extra $1000 to replace my heater core. The service manager called me after diagnostics and told me that it had a quarter size hole in the core. If that were the case, I could not have even driven the car out of my driveway. The heater worked just fine before I told it to them. These guys are real crooks!!!

Left a 1985 F-250 at this garage for a complete engine rebuild as part of a rehab project. I purchased all the parts myself. One month short of 4 years later I finally got the truck back. I had been put off and put off and put off again and again and again. I was patient because I thought I was getting a good job. Upon taking the truck out for its first test ride I noted the oil pressure dropping and fluctuating. I stopped the truck and let it run at idle for about 20 minutes as I monitored the situation. After this time there was about 1/2 quart of oil under the engine. I tool it back to Brunos Garage and he stated that he had left an incorrect adapter on the Oil pressure sensor engine mount and that it should be good to go. I again took the truck and drove about 10 miles at which time I pulled over to check the situation again. Again there was oil dropping off the bottom of the engine at a rate of a few table spoons every 5 minutes. Taking the truck to another garage I was informed that both valve covers were leaking and the rear main seal was bad. This job is estimated to cost me $2500 - $3000. Bruno seems like a good mechanic for normal, routine uncomplicated repairs, Fuel pump, tune ups, water pumps, etc but be aware that, at least in my case I paid him $4250 and spent about another $2000 on engine parts and after 4 years I'm left with a crappy engine. I deeply regret leaving this job at this garage. Update 24 Feb 15 The new mechanic, who I took the truck to identify where the oil leaks were coming from, did find where they were coming from. The rear main seal was installed poorly and one valve cover was completely missing a gasket. In addition they found a few bolts on the engine not tightened down and just thumb tightened up to the metal ( I had noted a clunking noise while driving it). They also reported that the exhaust system, which was fabricated and installed by Brunos Garage, was poorly welded and had several leaks around the co-joined sections where bends were made. Another job over $2000 to identify and fix the oil leaks due to poor work at Brunos Garage After this work I took the truck to GEARS for a rebuild of the front end 4x4, Dana 44 axil. They also found a few more loose bolts and also commented on the poorly fabricated exhaust system and noted the exhaust leaks. When they lift the truck the rear axil drops somewhat. It turned out that when the rear leaf spring dropped that it contacted the fabricated/installed exhaust and broke the support welds holding the exhaust up. So this exhaust was poorly fabricated and poorly installed, and is now just dangling. It will have to be modified otherwise every time the truck is lifted the rear axil weight will rest on the exhaust and break its strap holding it up. I keep waiting to find more things wrong. I spent $4250 at Brunos Garage and waited almost 4 years and ended up with an amateurish job. Again Bruno appears to be good at the smaller, common and less complex jobs. For anything advanced or complex I would suggest looking elsewhere.

2 iPOds were stolen from ym center console when I went in for a tire change. I sadly realized after I left, so they are lost forever now. Do not use this business, if you do, be sure to check your posessions before you drive away :-(

Low quality work and EXTREMELY SLOW. They say they warranty the job for life but it is just another lie because they have so many exclusions AND they expect the customer to work around their schedule.