1

RIPOFF!! Bottom line: These guys misdiagnosed my issue, still charged me $65 for diagnosis, and according to the Nissan dealer, ordered the wrong parts for the job, and way over charged me for the parts and labor. Be warned!! The good: - John is a very down to earth, friendly, easy to talk to guy. - They will pick u up and drop u off if needed. The ugly story: I told them what was wrong with the car and what needed to be done. They disagreed with me. They then spent an hour mis-diagnosing it. Finally the tech came back into the showroom and said "I think you're right". I said "take the ECU out and look at it. I bet it's fried". 5 min later he had it out. He walked in the back room to show John first, then walked up to counter. Sure enough, a part on the ECU went bad. I was right. John said they'd credit me back the $65 diagnostic. But Mike never did credit it back to me. They ordered 2 sensors needed to have replaced. John said "we get these OEM parts super cheap! Guy we buy them from just puts the actual OEM bagged part into his own bag and sells it at great discount. I trusted that. I got screwed. They charged me $546 for parts. Dealer said I could have purchased them from Nissan for $340. Auto-Spec also charged me high labor cost. They charged me $261.00 labor to replace 2 sensors and the ECU. My local shop said that is a very easy job that they would have charged $100. I wish I had purchased the OEM parts from the dealer and had my local mechanic install them. The other area that I trusted these guys on was the actual knowledge of the parts. The dealer said it was silly to buy those sensors individually, since u can purchase the whole throttle body for $350 less and it includes both sensors and is even easier to replace, and u get $40 rebate back from the old throttle body core. Dealer said "most any basic mechanic knows that". Well, these guys didn't. Mike was the guy that charged me such high prices. I don't know if he makes a commission off the sale, but I wouldn't be surprised if he did. I called them and explained that I could have saved $350 by purchasing the throttle body at the dealer and having my local shop installing the ECU and throttle body. Mike's response: "U didn't complain when I quoted u the initial price. It's too late now. I can't go back and change it after the fact." Well, that's pretty crappy. I trusted that y'all knew what u were doing, that u wouldn't charge me more than dealer prices, and assumed u understood the basic parts diagram enough to purchase a throttle body if needed as the dealer said "most any mechanic knows to do that". I was charged at least $250 more than what the dealer would have charged, and that was assuming I had changed both sensors individually! If I had the throttle body changed, which the dealer said "most any mechanic knows changing the throttle body is cheaper and easier", then I would have saved $350 by purchasing it from the Nissan dealer!!! Yes, dealer price was $350 cheaper! And that's just the parts. They also charged me "on the very high-end" for labor, according to the dealer. I never got ripped off that bad. I've never paid more than dealer price at a non-dealer shop. These guys seem professional on the front-end, and were pleasant to deal with on the front-end, but they charge very high prices, and not willing to make it right. I called back again today, talked with Mike, and asked if he can simply match the dealer price. He said no. Best he'll do is give me a $100 gift certificate to his shop for future business. That's insulting. So be careful with these guys. Check the prices for labor and parts BEFORE u give your credit card over to Mike!!!! I would not trust them again. It pains me to give them one star, but their driver was very pleasant, and Ray, who also works the front desk seems like a good guy. So one star is well deserved for that! If u must deal with them, maybe ask for Ray and not Mike. U might have a better experience.

5

I will never go anywhere else after going to autospec. Mike was awesome. he had my vehicle all day trying to find a rattling noise, probably doing what he could have charged over 150 bucks for. He kept me updated and called me frequently. The shuttle driver was amazingly nice and friendly. And the other man who was there as well I believe his name was Raul? I have never let anyone do work on my 350z but Mike will be the only person to ever work on it if need be. They treated me like family and I couldn't ask for a better customer experience.

5

These guys took excellent care of my wife and I'm very appreciative. Going to a auto repair shop can be scary and the guys here made it comfortable and transparent. We thought we needed a ton of work and ended up paying 1/3rd of what we were afraid of for the same service. Easy 5 stars.

5

These guys are fantastic! We brought my wife's truck in thinking it needed at least and alignment and possibly a lot more. John and Mike said they'd take a ride and give me a call when they had a diagnosis. They called back soon after to let us know that we had a small problem with one tire and they had already fixed it, free of charge. I drives like the day we bought it and we've found our favorite local mechanic. Thanks guys!

5

I moved to Round Rock across country from Pennsylvania last year and one thing I was really concerned about was finding a good auto mechanic. My brother is a certified mechanic and always worked on the family vehicles. I never thought I'd be able to find a place I could trust as much as someone in my own family, but Auto-Spec is it. These guys are awesome and definitely well worth all of the great reviews they have on here. I've been here several times with two different vehicles and the customer service here is always top notch (and I have over 20 years of customer experience myself). I've always dealt with Mike who is a great guy and thoroughly explains everything and goes over all the options. He's very knowledgable and isn't condescending or doesn't talk over your head. You can tell that the owners definitely know how to run business as the place has a great atmosphere and the employees are always joking around and having a good time. They do offer a shuttle service if you need a ride back to your place that I've used once and the driver was accommodating and very friendly. I couldn't recommend this place enough and I can't imagine taking my vehicles anywhere else. Definitely give them a shot.

5

Stopped in for an oil/filter change. Service was friendly and timely. Yelp had a $15 coupon which bought my cost down to $28 no complaints here.

5

I've taken cars here in on two seperate occasions and both times, I left satisfied. The first for a 60k check-up and the second because of grinding brakes. Prices were fair and they called each time to discuss pricing and options to address the issues. Additionally, repairs were done in 1 day and I had the estimate before 8am after dropping the car off the night before. I would recommend them and will be going back should the need arise.

5

So, found Automative Specialist on yelp and they have not disappointed. Have taken two vehicles and have been extremely please with the services performed, the costs, the speed of work and customer service. Taking my Venza in tomorrow for it's 40K service and fully expect to be pleased again.

5

Went here based on the yelp reviews and close to my location. Have to say that I'm pleasantly pleased with the service I received; honest assessment without trying to con me out of what I really needed. Five stars for the best customer service I've received, fast, friendly, affordable, and honest. Also, that $15 off Yelp coupon wasn't bad either!

3

$15.00 coupon was great, but waiting for 2 hours for an oil change, not so great. I believe only one guy was doing oil changes that day?

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