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March 2024 by Denise Gaultney
OUTSTANDING SERVICE!! Above and beyond!! We all need a great mechanic, this is the place. Got my brakes done, working great. The owner super friendly and kind. Trustworthy!!
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February 2024 by Nick Roseman
This is a small one-man operation, and I got every benefit of that. Alex will not push anything on you that you don’t need. He did beautiful work for a beautiful price and my brakes were not only done for less than I planned, but much faster. First TWO times I went to him, I ended up spending nothing after his altruistic advice. Real deal. Owner/operator with no shortage of expertise and phenomenal advice, on more than just cars.*He cleaned my wheels!! I got my brakes done and my car LOOKS better!
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February 2024 by Chason Wakefield
I will be coming back here for all of my vehicle maintenance for now on! Alex is the best mechanic that I have ever met. He is honest, communicative, and was excited to help.I came to this shop after another shop quoted me a ton of repairs that were going to cost over $4k altogether. Some of the repairs were valid and necessary so I went to Alex to get the most pressing ones done first. He was nice enough to inform me that the rest of the repairs were unnecessary after looking them over, which is saving me a ton of money that the other shop would have gladly took.I'm so thankful to have found someone who doesn't pray on customers like me who don't have the knowledge or the tools to inspect all of the intricate parts of an aging car. Thank you Alex for being honest with me, and for taking the time to teach me about some best practices for maintaining my car. Thank you so much!
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October 2023 by Robert Martinez
If you're looking for an honest mechanic, this is the place to go. I've been going to All-State for over 30 years, trust him with all my family's automobiles.
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July 2023 by Denise D. Hernandez
Amazing service! My new regular auto shop!
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December 2022 by Shannon Rose
I highly, highly recommend Allstate Brake & Automotive. I came to Allstate for front and back brakes as well as new rotors. Alex went above and beyond to deliver quality work. He is a phenomenal mechanic. From beginning to end, he did a great job. I'm lucky to have found him!Services: Auto brake replacement
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December 2022 by Shannon R.
I highly recommend Allstate Brake & Automotive. I needed new brakes and rotors. Alex did an amazing job. Explained everything clearly. I was very happy about the price and feel great about the work he did. I'm lucky to have found him and will confidently recommend him to friends. Great experience!
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December 2022 by David S.
I was delivering auto parts few years back and I met Alex on the job. At the time I needed a mechanic for my small fleet of vehicles. I usually have two or three cars at any given time one main car and a backup car. I decided to use Allstate for several jobs on two different cars. One car had suspension work and emissions work done tune up stuff and one car was the air conditioner. Lets just start by saying when I asked the guys at the parts store I was working for if I should use Alex they kinda responded with "meh" and that should have been a sign but I was desperate and I needed someone to help me get my classic car going. My overall feelings are mixed because I am a mechanic and I have been around auto parts and shady mechanics most of my life in Austin. Alex is indeed a competent mechanic. He will fix your problem. However there are things about him that are not 5 star. He is a mechanic that if you ask him about an issue he does not start off by discussing it rather he immediately goes in front of a desktop pc and starts to click numbers into a computer program to give you the inflated dealer price for work. When you hear parts guys saying "list" and "stock" list cost is the most inflated cost and stock is the base cost. This is common knowledge in the automotive parts and mechanic industry. This annoyed me to no end. He guy cannot remember prices for routine work. Example: I told him to change my spark plugs and I did not get a quote I did not expect the job to cost 80 dollars especially since he had to pull them anyways to pull off the intake for emissions work. Every thing he does he will charge you the maximum allowable cost. Good for him but he almost bankrupted me at the time. I have out of necessity replaced some of the parts he replaced and most of the work was just removing nuts and bolts all the control arms and parts nowadays are already pressed in ball joints and such no need for specialty tools so why the excessive labor costs? The other car a Chevrolet cavalier needed some A/C parts installed. He claimed that the AC Delco condenser would not fit. These parts are made of incredibly soft aluminum but he did not want to bend the tubes to get them to fit (total bull') so the part had to be returned online and the waiting game began again. The next part a different brand fit and the job got done I bought all the parts and they installed them for 700 dollars. His assistant was wearing this cowboy belt buckle during the install and scratched up my fender. The ac lasted 6 months and broke. Shoddy work. My fault because I touched the car before him he probably would say. Overall I would say to prospective customers that you will probably have to leave the car for several weeks or months and send him parts and the price of the work will still be as high as a dealership. Doesn't compute for me. Some advice if you do use him do not ask him to do small things you can do at home because the bill will look like it is from the IRS. I recently reached out to him to ask him to diagnose a no start on a project car a Chrysler Sebring. He flat out refused to look at it. He stated that he did not want to be bothered with something that other mechanics had worked on. That is total Bull. He did not want to do a job that is hard. He only wants to work on pretty cars. He then asked me about my Ford Thunderbird and wanted to work on that car instead presumably because in his eyes it is a cash cow. I think maybe he might be ready to retire, he probably once was a great mechanic but his good intentions are hampered by greed a common occurrence in this type of work. I cannot reccomend him as much work as he did none of it was to the level of professionalism he charged me for. I highly recommend Austin DIY shop for those in a bind and on a budget with some mechanic knowledge.
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November 2022 by Stephanie Vargas
Alex helped me out so much ! He was the closest shop around me when my car started overheating like crazy , He made me feel like I was in good hands , explained everything perfectly . Repair was done in a few days , and the cost was not bad at all! Most importantly he will NOT rip you off , he went in great detail with pricing . I def recommend him 100%
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April 2022 by Monse L.
I was calling around to get an alignment done and though Alex wasn't able to offer that service he didn't just hang up like the other 7 places I had called, he asked what was wrong with my car and then offered some suggestions on where I could go to get my Kia looked at. I will definitely be coming here for future car issues. Customer service 10/10. I felt like I was able to trust my mechanic by just one phone call. I recommend this place for your car troubles!
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November 2021 by Kenny Horton
Alex is knowledgeable and very helpful. Helped me out with ease and got my car done in no time. He took extra care while having my car apart and let me know about the condition of other parts that may cause potential problems down the road. Highly recommend!
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November 2021 by Leah G.
Alex is great. He really knows what he is doing and he is very detailed and honest. He did our car inspection and gave us a really detailed review. He also changed our radiator and did a great job. He's reliable and get the job done well. Highly recommend
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May 2021 by Charlie Kiper
Alex does excellent work at a fair price.
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March 2021 by James Chang
Great service. No BS.
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December 2020 by steve bernard
Fantastic experience! Above and beyond anything expected. Alex is a gentleman and man of his word! What a find, I'd drive 100 miles to have him service my auto! Made it new againThank you ALLSTATE BRAKE AND AUTOTOVE
