Mufflers repair service near Saint Helens, OR

Car runs like new. Wish I did.

I had appt to have IRA's muffler look at my 2004 Dodge 1500 for a quote/repair. I showed up a little earlier and Rob got me in right away. After he looked at my exhaust he said he would be able to repair the exhaust by simply welding it. The repair only took 15 mins. I appreciate the honesty and efficiency of IRA's muffler. When I do have to get new exhaust I will take it to IRA's muffler. An honest repair shop.

Why you should not go to Midas on Hwy 99. Hopefully you will read this before you step into this shop. I feel for the current manager and employee's. This business goes through a lot of managers and employees. Why, because the problem is with the owner Bruce Costello. This tired and angry man reminds me of a Scrooge who never learned the lessons from the 3 ghosts. Imagine working for this person.  "The customer is always wrong" is the motto he lives by. My story? Fact: I deposited cash to have my truck worked on at Midas on Hwy 99. Purpose of funds, Rebuild engine, electrical, etc.  Fact: The manager and employee counted, verified the funds and gave me a Midas receipt. Fact: Owner (Bruce Costello) calls cops on the manager for stealing the cash. Manager admits to stealing the cash, goes to court, etc. Now, you would think the owner would make it right?  Bruce Costello basically washed his hands of everything and told me I should be suing the manager, not Midas. This is the type of owner you are dealing with. I am happy to say after YEARS of lawyering up Bruce Costello finally had to pay up AND return my truck that he held onto. He and his lawyer were going to lose in this case "Green v. Costellos Auto Repair, LLC, et al 19-2-02714-06" so they finally settled. Bruce lost big time trying this crap. But that did not stop him from using delay after delay tactic in order to drag this out. Watch out, he will try this with you as well. Folks, run away from this place. The person that runs this business is a low life, dishonest, deceitful, lying, untruthful, insincere, swindling, and cheating owner.

If I could give them a worse rating then this I would. I received absolutely horrible customer service by the owners, of all people. I went in using a coupon I had got off of Groupon and asked for an oil change. I was a first time customer of Meineke and thought they were offering a good deal through Groupon so I'd try it out. Bad mistake. I had only asked for an oil change nothing else, as my car did not need it and I was short for time. Before I knew it the mechanic came into the lobby and told me he broke part of my wheel while getting my tire off. I was confused as to what he was talking about so he led me into the back to show me. As he was explaining that the piece broke because of who ever put the tires on last tightened them too much and I would now pay for the part he broke, it hit me.........I didn't even ask him to be doing anything with my tires. When I asked why my tires were being messed with when all I wanted was an oil change, the Female owner said to me well we always do complementary tire rotation and I'm sure you were told that. At this point I'm getting pretty irritated and let them know that I did not ask anyone to touch my tires, and I shouldn't be paying for a part that is broken by their mechanic who performed a service I did not need, or ask for. The Male owner then stated fine I will take the charge off since you're whining so much about it. I waited around for 2 hours for their mechanic to fix it and never received so much as an apology from the owner, only the statement that it's better where they moved from because people aren't like they are around here. Can you believe it?! The point of the Groupon was for them to build up their customer base, but instead they lost more customers then they know. Businesses are build on word of mouth.....

 went in to have a muffler installed in my honda. It's the type of muffler that has the exhaust tip on the end of it, often called a "fart can". He did the job, the welds and placement looked good, and I drove it home. After getting home I looked at and realized that the muffler was on upside down. It has a logo on the tip that is supposed to be on the top and it was on the bottom. Not too big of a deal, just doesn't look like a completely professional job is all. So I called today and explained the issue and the lady asked if it was much of an issue that the logo was on the bottom. I said (politely I might add) that it works fine, it just doesn't look professional. She called back a while later and said that he (her husband, the owner of the shop. He installed my muffler) said I could drop by anytime and he would love to take a look. So I stopped by and she sent me out to the shop where he was. As soon as he walked up to me he got right in my face and asked if I was the ****ing guy that called and was rude to his wife saying they were unprofessional. He used a lot of foul language and was being VERY intimidating throughout his rant about people like me being disrespectful to his wife, all the while just inches from my face. He then told me to go in and apologize to his wife and that he would put the muffler in "however the h*ll" I want it in there for free. I went into the office and told his wife that I was sorry that I seemed so disrespectful on the phone, as it was not intended to sound that way. She looked very surprised and said that I wasn't disrespectful. I have no problem with her, as she was very polite and I had/have no intentions of being disrespectful towards her. I will, however, not do business with the owner again.

Wally has always been honest and upfront with me. I appreciate his care in providing service to me and would definitely refer others to his shop. Great service and timeliness of service.

The best experience I've ever had with a shop, hands down. I was about to cut bait on this car, after so many unresolved issues kept stacking up, but figured I'd give it one more chance with a new shop. So glad I did, because the car now runs and drives better than ever.. by a lot. Everything they did was clearly explained, plus they prioritized what needed to be done now, and what could wait. They obviously know everything about these cars, inside and out.. "Enthusiast Driven" is for real! I trust this crew 100%, which is something I never thought I'd say about a shop. Thanks, Double J crew, I'm looking forward to "phase 2" (the fun stuff)! Mat M. Portland, OR

Great experience with Todd and the team. They were clear, reasonable, and worked with me to get my Disco sorted out. Really appreciated their flexibility and help! -Joey Boerner

Got my 2008 Audi A-4 s-line fixed. After I bought it from coparts, had all the body work and repair done at Alpina auto, since I'm friends with the owner. Great job, only the check engine light kept coming on, and every time they scanned it, it came back with an EVAP code. Called Nazier, who was kind and patient, and I dropped off my car to see if they could figure it out. I had read so many amazing reviews online that claimed he had the best prices, and does the best work. 2 days later, got a call from Jared, who said they found the problem and ordered a part to replace the Evap hose, which was cracked. Price was $383 for part+installation. Seemed a bit pricey, and I had originally done a 3 star review, but Nazier called me and explained why it cost me that much and he really gave me the best deal he could find. Offered to give me a free oil change anytime. Nobody cares more about preserving business, keeping a sterling reputation, and maintaining customer satisfaction more than these guys do. I recommend them to anyone.

Robb the owner is a great human being, highly professional and extremely honest person. He could have easily make $600 to $700 for the repair job but he was so honest that he said you don't need break job, matter of fact I went to the shop for the break job bcz other auto shop told me you need front break and the cost will be close to $400. My seat belt was giving me problem and the dealer said it will cost $300 and Robb only charged $37.95... Let me tell you Performance Discount Repair is the most honest and highly professional and very well qualified auto mechanics... Robb, you are the best, thank you so much for doing a great service to the local community and taking home honest money ... I just met you once, but your good gesture will always appreciated ... God Bless You!!!

My 35 years old car's original muffler pipe welding separated. Since no original part available anymore I tried the 3 big auto parts mufflers not one fit. I went to A 1 Muffler shop on 8970 SW Barbur. A gentleman looked over the counter and said you brought me a Volvo muffler and it is a 740, and it is a wagon, and it is from 1987. Whooo!!!!! I was bloowed away. He recognized the original factory muffler with all the specification that not available for several decade. I asked if he could weld the original muffler with the original pipe back so it will fit. I know little about welding but I know enough if I see a high quality welding what he did. He just save my old car. I would gladly pay what ever it cost but he sad no charge it only took a short time and glad to help. I highly recommend this shop and it's people for their kindness, knowledge and high quality work. THANKS A MILLION. AAAAAA******.

DO NOT let the mechanics who work at this place touch your car. I never write reviews but I feel like everyone needs to know this place employs literal scumbags. I had the starter replaced on my car a few weeks ago by their mechanic Matt. He came to where I worked, swapped it out, and I was satisfied. Well, next morning I go to drive to work and my car overheats while driving down I5. Turns out the hose that runs from the radiator to the engine snapped off the radiator which was directly above where you would need to work when swapping out the starter. Coincidence? Yeah I don't think so one bit, it was literally the MORNING AFTER they replaced the starter. I get it towed back and I call McFarlands. They say they wont have a mechanic available until Monday (starter was replaced Thursday afternoon, car overheated Friday morning). I say that's fine, I understand things happen. I also ask over the phone if they are going to reimburse me for my tow bill. The woman tells me only if the car overheating was a direct cause of something their mechanic did. That's fair obviously, however it was no coincidence that this issue happened less than 12 hours after their mechanic was working on my car, but okay. So they schedule the same mechanic, Matt, to come out to my house Monday and figure out what happened. Monday rolls around, he shows up and checks out my car. Like I said the hose had snapped off the radiator and therefore caused the engine to overheat. He tells me that and I think okay, well obviously this isn't some freak coincidence, you snapped off the hose while swapping my starter, accident or not. Since there's obviously no way I can prove it was his fault (not like I was recording him on camera the whole time he was fixing my car on Thursday) he tells me he can't fix it for free and I still have to pay the $125 fee for them to come out to my house. So basically if I wanted it to be fixed, I would have to buy a whole new radiator, reschedule him to come out and then have him fix it. So we're talking around $250+ NOT including the tow bill AND not including all the days of work I have to miss because of something this dude did lmao. This is where it gets even better! Matt tells me that he "feels bad for me" and that if I buy the radiator (still a $100 part that I should not have had to buy in the first place) that he will come sometime after work/on the weekend and put it in for me for free since it's really not a hard swap to do on my car. I think well this is the best I'm going to get out of the situation, and I say okay and get his number. I order the radiator and it comes a few days later and I call him. He picks up the phone and we agree that he can come over on Saturday and swap it out for me. Saturday rolls around and take a wild guess what happens? He doesn't show up. I call him, and since now he obviously knows my number from when I previously called him, he doesn't answer. I call him the next day. No answer. I call him a few days after that. No answer. Yup, this dude is a garbage human being and I am shocked anyone would ever employ this guy. So like I said, avoid this place at all costs. There's several mobile mechanics in this area. PLEASE spend your money elsewhere.

NOTHING was done correctly. The distributor they took 4 days to put in ended up failing. The “high performance” control module that I bought for the distributor, they promised me was in the car was NOT in the new distributor. It was kept. The distributor WASNT tightened down and you could move it by hand. The valve covers were replaced which I didn’t NOT agree to. They leaked onto the exhaust manifold AFTER I got the car back. That was one of the jobs they recommended they should fix. They just charged me for new valve covers apparently because I ended up with a lot oil on my exhaust that had to be cleaned off again. And I paid another mechanic to do all of this work after I was over charged for the labor. 1200 I paid for basically nothing to be done right and a part to not be returned to me that I was lied to about being in my engine. I won’t be bringing my car back to Arthur’s. And I didn’t not like the response of the guy at the front desk when I told him about this.

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