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The staff at Honest-1 are so great to work with. They are transparent and informative. The kept me in the loop every step of the way. I will recommend this shop to family and friends!

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First, markup prices for parts are over 100% which is a crazy to me. They get the part for a discount and charge customers significantly more than market price plus services. Unfortunately we did not have a good experience here. After dropping 4 grand for a service we had to go back 4 times for related issues within a year. Eventually had to stop going in and our car has been sitting, unable to run for months now.

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*****If could give this this place 0 stars I would!!**** STAY AWAY** I drove my car in to fix one simple plug And informed me that they did 1200 in repairs That were not attached to that single plug! told them to fix ONE plug they did all 4 and dropped the problem plug into the engine!!! And then informed me it’s not drivable and would cost $5000 for them to fish the plug out…. Also that they removed my starter?? To make sure nobody can even try to drive Instead of fixing their own mistakes!! DONT COME HERE! had to have my car towed to my house… after I DROVE it to them!

Hello Jim These Are The technician notes from your visit. Please review! STARTED ENGINE AND CAN HEAR LOUD POPPING NOISE LIKE BLOWN OUT PLUG. DROVE INTO SHOP. FOUND CYLINDER #3 PLUG BLEW OUT AND BROKE BOTH COIL AND PLUG. WE FOUND CYLINDER #3 HAD AN INSERT INSTALLED BEFORE TO REPAIR SPARK PLUG THREADS. HOLE IN HEAD IS LARGER THAN STANDARD INSERT. WILL NEED TO TRY TO INSTALL A LARGER INSERT INTO CYLINDER #3 OR REMOVAL OF HEAD WILL BE NECESSARY. UNABLE TO TEST FOR HEAD GASKET ISSUE UNTIL ABLE TO RUN ENGINE ON ALL 4 CYLINDERS. CYLINDER #1 IS FULL OF ENGINE OIL. RECOMMEND TO INSTALL LARGE INSERT FOR CYLINDER #3 PLUG, REPLACE PLUGS AND COILS, THEN RETEST FOR ANY OTHER ISSUES. ( PLUGS X4, LARGE INSERT, COILS X4 ) AND RETEST NOTES CONTINUE..... WITH CUSTOMER APPROVAL WE PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING ATTEMPT TO REPAIR, CLEANED CYLINDER #1 OF OIL. REMOVED ALL PLUGS AND COILS. COULD NOT USE BORE BIT TO CUT LARGER HOLE IN HEAD ( Already Over sized ) FOR LARGER INSERT. USING SAME STYLE OF INSERT THAT WAS ALREADY IN HEAD, SCREWED DOWN AND STARTED ENGINE. CAN HEAR COMPRESSION GASSES ESCAPING PAST CYLINDER #3 PLUG THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, REMOVED PLUG. USING EXTRACTOR TO REMOVE SECOND INSERT & DUE TO THE OVER SIZING OF THE HOLE BY THE ORIGINAL REPAIR PERFORMED PRIOR TO HONEST1,THE LOWER INSERT PUSHED INTO COMPRESSION CHAMBER. CANNOT CUT LARGER HOLE, CANNOT REPAIR PLUG SEAL, AND NOW THE LOWER INSERT IS INSIDE ENGINE. NEED TO REMOVE HEAD TO PROPERLY REPAIR THREADS ON PLUG HOLE FOR CYLINDER #3. ( HEAD REMOVAL FOR INSPECTION OF REPAIRS NEEDED ) SPOKE WITH JIM OR JOHN ? ON 02/14/2025 IN REGARDS TO REPAIRS NEEDED, THE CUSTOMER HAS DECLINED ANY FURTHER REPAIRS & WILL TO TOW THE CAR OUT. HONEST1 AUTOCARE HOLDS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREVIOUS WORK PERFORMED PRIOR TO CUSTOMER OWNING THE VEHICLE WE HAVE REMOVED STARTER RELAY TO ENSURE NO DAMAGE DURING ENGINE CRANKING. NEW PLUG AND COIL FOR CYLINDER #3 IS IN PASSENGER SEAT. BOLT FOR COIL IS IN BOLT HOLE. These notes are all on your Invoice... This Vehicle had an attempted repair prior to coming To Honest1. We do understand & empathize with your situation But understand we are here to help our customers. don't hesitate to call for any Clarification. Thank you.

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5

Honest has the right name! Going there and only there for 3 years now, they are so thorough, knowledgeable, explain everything to me, polite and friendly, great mechanics. Would not take my auto anywhere else! Thank you Honest!

WOW Cynthia Thank you So much that means the World to us Here @ Honest1 Minnehaha Thank you Again Chris Jobe

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5

Very nice people. Great clean shop. Will be back again for their service plan which is a great deal

5

Friendly staff, service was very quick. The manager was very communicative through the whole process, and did what he said they were going to do. Very pleased. Back on the road with a safe vehicle.

5

Always give you a quote before hand and stick by it great people to work with.

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CAUTION - BAIT AND SWITCH ALERT I called Jerry Dynes Service Advisor to get a quote and make an appointment for oil change ($91.66) and transmission service ($139.99) on my 2018 Cadillac XT5. About an hour into the appointment I’m told by Erik Grant, another Service Advisor that this transmission requires 3 quarts of “special” fluid at over $100 per quart. At that point i decided i wasn’t going to have the transmission serviced since its way before the recommended schedule,…BUT to my shock they had already drained the transmission !! It was suggested that they could put the old fluid back in but I don’t trust that it was drained into a contaminant free container so at this point I don’t have a choice, and I'm forced to pay more than DOUBLE the quoted price! I asked Jerry and Erik both how this can happen as their mission statement states “We will explain every step of the service, BEFORE we start any work” and neither had an answer. Erik stated that they would use it as “a training opportunity” but it’s at my expense. Use EXTREME caution if you decide to trust this shop. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL!

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SUPERB FACILITY! I dinged my side-mirror on a pillar in an underground garage. Before & after photos below. I’m a grad student on a tight budget. After being quoted large amounts of $$$ at other places, Eric and Trevor took great care of my car and fixed it for an affordable price. Eric has the best customer service with a huge heart! I’m a busy gal; Jerry and Chris, were very flexible with my scheduling - allowing me to schedule and reschedule. They’re open Saturdays, which really helps with the 9-5 jobs. First part they ordered didn’t quite fit and so Trevor did a very handy job with plastic welding! They gave me a few ideas/detailer companies to go through for the paint work since they don’t do that here. All-in-all, really helpful employees. Stands up to the “honest” in the name. Thank you guys! You’ve got a life-long customer with me. - all the best

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