Ac and heating repair service near East Islip, NY

I have a 2008 Impreza with 60K on odometer that stalled on a stop light. I call the tow company and suggest the nearest auto shop. Unfortunately it was Auto Tech in Stamford. Service writer told me $129 for diagnose before he can give estimated price for a repair. He call later that day and said the technician has found nothing major issue except I need a new battery and minor engine tune-up. He quoted a price of $650. I said I have other concern about my AC is not blowing cold. He said they will do another diagnose and give me a quote to fix it. They found out my car need a new AC condenser which cost $750 to fix. All in all I paid $1400 after my Triple A discount. I ask about the warranty he said 2 years. After a month my AC is not working again so I bring it back and they told me the new AC condenser works fine the problem is the compressor it need to be replace. it’s kind of fishy to me because when they diagnose my AC for the first time there’s nothing wrong with the compressor now they insist it’s broken and wants me to spend a $1000. Sorry to say but these guys are crooks and untrustworthy. I suggest to avoid this shop they will take your money and never fix the problem.

With over 20 years of service in the Queens NY area, we have provided professional full service transmission repair and rebuild at an affordable rate for ALL MAKES & ALL MODELS. We have proven to our customers they will always come first in this competitive market. We have loyal, returning customers from all over NY from Brooklyn to Queens, Manhattan to Staten Island even Long Island and New Jersey. We are Professional, Reliable and Affordable. Our technicians are prepared to tackle any problems with your vehicle, taking great pride in delivering quality work, every time. Whether it be diagnostics, fluid & filter replacement, or even an oil change. You can be sure to trust that your vehicle will always be in good hands. Don’t worry about getting your vehicle to us! We provided our new and returning customers with FREE TOWING with any major transmission job, in the New York tri-state area. It’s our way of giving you one less thing to worry about in a difficult time.

The manager here comes off a little funny but being knowledgeable about cars myself, I chose to go here after sending my car to another place that claimed to be experts but wanted to charge me for a wrong and unnecessary problem. The mechanics at Independent fixed the actual issues with my car and now it's running very smooth. I found the mechanics to be great. Any negative reviews might be due to irrational costumes who see an old looking independent business and think they can get them to charge under price, then get mad and irrational when they don't. My parents had a housing appliance shop growing up and they'd get the same kind of bs from the locals.