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Albany Park Auto Clinic
3848 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60625, United States
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Albany Park Auto Clinic

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Mi
Review №1

Wally is so professional and honest. Prices are fair and his work is great! Just be prepared to leave your car in the shop at least overnight. Make sure you have alternative transportation during repair.

Dr
Review №2

Only Mechanics that get it done right.Taking all my vehicles here for all my repairs needs.Only place I suggest to my friends and family members.Amazing Team for sure.Extremely Knowledgeable A1.Thanks APAC!!!

Je
Review №3

Family owned Wally is very honest and will go above and beyond to help. The prices are totally fair.

La
Review №4

Honest people, who do great affordable work

Ke
Review №5

Wally was great helping me diagnose a car problem in a day. Saved me alot of money! Thanks!

so
Review №6

I’ve been coming to APAC since I was a teenager. The mechanics are always doing their best to take care of of your car.They take care of all the cars in my family.Super friendly staff and are always 💯with you.You can’t go wrong with Albany Park Auto Clinic.

Ve
Review №7

Great charisma off the main man. Service always explained well and never felt greasy

Or
Review №8

Wally is awesome good honest mechanics worth your dollars 👍👍👍👍😊

An
Review №9

Weve been going to Wally for as long as we can remember. They are priced fairly and are trustworthy (unlike many other mechanics we have visited before finding Albany).

Ra
Review №10

Extremely helpful and explained things in a way i could understand because i know nothing about cars. Very helpful i recommend 100%.

Ca
Review №11

Wally and the crew are the most honest guys you’ll find. I take our cars here from Rogers Park and have always had a great experience.

DR
Review №12

Great place to get your car fixed, High quality work & prices that are very reasonable, our whole family highly recommends this shop

Bi
Review №13

Quality work, fair prices, honest people who suggest only necessary maintenance and repairs.

Je
Review №14

The best place to take your car. Wally is great and the only one I trust. They are very good at what they do. Prices are good and the turn around time to get my car back has always been quick so Im not without my car for too long.

Ch
Review №15

They diagnosed and fixed my engine fan for a reasonable price, and with a quick turnaround. Would recommend.

Di
Review №16

Wally is the best. Period.

Ma
Review №17

Love this place. My car is on the road after 18 years thanks to Wally.

Nn
Review №18

Excellent mechanic. Wally is very knowledgeable and the prices are fair. They dont try to add on extra repairs just for the sake of making money.

Gr
Review №19

Honest & knowledgeable mechanics, fair prices, what else do you want?

Ka
Review №20

I liked these guys a lot. They were fair and told me all services and pricing straight up. Did a couple of small diagnostic stuff for free. When they couldnt do soemthing they were upfront and suggested places to get it done.A couple of dad jokes were thrown in which I appreciate lolAll together great experience and I did not feel taken advantage of. My friend also goes here and she has not had a bad experience.

Do
Review №21

Where do I start..1. Wally isn’t trust worthy in my opinion. I’ve been there three times. 2 out of 3 times he had misdiagnosed the issue with my car and replaced a part or offered to repair something. The last time I went there he diagnosed my car with an issue that would require me to disassemble the top of my engine. Took it to another shop and they diagnosed my problem correctly and it cost me less than $100. Wally’s diagnosis was $500-$700.2. Wally is rude and pushy. Always in a rush and does not have good customer service skills. I asked if he could take a test drive because the problem he said he fixed when he replaced a part wasn’t really the problem. So he hops into the drivers seat and start accelerating really hard down the neighborhood behind the shop. Hitting every single pot hole on the road. He was driving like he was angry at me. So he decided to take it out on my car.3. I believe he’s a nice guy with some customers but if he gives you the treatment the same way he treated me then walk out immediately.Side note: I didn’t have any experience with any other mechanic there. I am am only writing this review about Wally.

Ti
Review №22

Best mechanics you can find!

Mi
Review №23

Ive been going g here for years, Wally, the fine gent who owns the place, will never steer you wrong when it comes to whats wrong with your car.

Ka
Review №24

Wally is an honest machanic. Like others have said, he has an odd sense of humor but he really is funny.So glad I found this place, he has great recommendations for places to go if he doesnt do it at his shop. Recommend a good place to he get a new key because home depot has been a nightmare!

Om
Review №25

Wally and his staff are honest, reliable, and they do an excellent job of explaining whats going on with your car. They make you feel like you are a valued customer, and it shows with their sometimes long waits and repeat customers. I have dealt with many a sleazeball mechanic but these guys are legit!

Ri
Review №26

Wally is a genius

jo
Review №27

Good service at good prices they don’t overcharge honest people

ve
Review №28

Wally is phenomenal and so is all his staff. My toddler twins love impersonating Mr. Wally and have great experiences observing as our cars are serviced here.

Ki
Review №29

Wally is the best. I wont take my car anywhere else.

Ma
Review №30

Im a licensed aircraft mechanic and still head to this place for maintenance I dont have the tooling for or feel like doing myself.Wally Hughs friendly Ed Debevics style sense of humor and his honest, knowledgeable and hardworking crew have been in business here a long time. Norm is an automotive repair genius that can out troubleshoot any dealers best technician (Ive actually seen it!).Ive told my wife if we ever moved from the area this business would be the one thing I would miss the most.

Ri
Review №31

When you walk in and see Wally, he will roll his eyes and act like you are asking for his last kidney...then tell you dont worry it should be $1000.00 this time.I would love to tell you he is a jag-off...but he is hands down the last honest mechanic in Chicago. Real Good people...I send all of my friends there...he has undercut the dealers but half every time ...

Ke
Review №32

I had a very poor experience with Wally. I will not be back to this shop again.I give Albany Park Auto Clinic a 1-star rating for:-Performing a repair on my car without permission-Trying to justify this procedure as necessary when I apparently didnt need it after all-Attempting to lie about other repairs on a fake bill-Being hostile and generally unfriendly about genuine questions that I had for themI brought my Chevy Tahoe into the shop this morning around 10am. I only needed the service engine light checked after it came on during a long cross-country drive because I was about to visit family in Traverse City. Wally said he would plug the car into their scanner and see what was up.I asked them to call when he knew what the problem was. Wally said that it should only take about an hour or so to know, and that they were a little busy todayI didnt receive a phone call all day, so I called back in around 4:30pm. This is where things got sketchy.Wally said that they did check the car and that the service engine code had something to do with my thermostat. Without telling me or giving me any sort of quote all day, Wally had allegedly replaced my thermostat with another to fix my heat, which i never wanted.I told him that I didnt need heat in my car (although last I checked, my heat was fine) and asked if the car would make it to Traverse City in its condition. He said yes, but insisted again that I fix the heat. I asked what problems I could run into without fixing the heat. He stammered but couldnt tell me, besides that i wouldnt have heat.Needless to say, I jogged back to the shop to get my car.I tried talking to Wally in person about what the thermostat change would do for me, thinking maybe it was a misunderstanding that could be avoided off of the phone. He said, well... your engine needs to run at a certain heat, but its too cold, being incredibly vague and still unable to tell me exactly why it was a problem. When I asked why he already performed the procedure on my car without calling, he quickly became frustrated and said fine, thatll be 40 dollars, and went to retrieve my bill.Wally apparently had already written a bill for all sorts of other repairs for my car. He realized this and quickly tried scratching them out when ringing me up at the register. Because his writing for the other repairs was still legible, he gave up and just drew up another bill, crumpling up the old.After paying him 40 dollars for the car scan, he gave me my key in a huff and ushered me out the door.Once again, I give Albany Park Auto Clinic a 1-star rating for:-Performing a repair on my car without permission-Trying to justify this procedure as necessary when I apparently didnt need it after all-Attempting to lie about other repairs on a fake bill-Being hostile and generally unfriendly about genuine questions that I had for them

Ja
Review №33

Great service. Fair price

An
Review №34

Very trustworthy mechanics family-owned been going there over 30 years

Jo
Review №35

Ive known the guys at Albany for over 20 years, I wouldnt trust my vehicles to anyone else. Literally the most honest and upfront people to do business with in Chicago. They do great work.

Gr
Review №36

The guys at Albany were so incredibly helpful in explaining to me what repairs were needed, why, and even explained with drawings what they were going to do.

me
Review №37

The prices are fair and the job is well done, responsable people

Em
Review №38

The first honest mechanic I’ve ever had! This place is great!

Jo
Review №39

Omg! The best place to get our cars fixed! Wally and his staff are awesome!!I tell him all the time, is my Honda ok☺

El
Review №40

The best when it comes to a honest shop, Good prices and I wouldnt trust anyone else to work on our company Vans. A+ Shop

Mu
Review №41

They do the best work, I have been going to them for over 5 years. Honest people and Im always satisfied with their work.

Sh
Review №42

Great service with a smile....

Jo
Review №43

Ive been a customer here for over 20 years. Wally, Mike, Norm and Joe are like family. I wouldnt trust my vehicles with anybody else!

Sa
Review №44

Wally is AWESOME, honest and prices are competitive!

Li
Review №45

No frills, up-front information about issue and reasonable

Ma
Review №46

Very honest people and love helping their customers.

No
Review №47

5 stars!!!

Ce
Review №48

Good honest and professional.

Ro
Review №49

The Best. Wally is amazing to work with

Al
Review №50

Best mechanic ever

Pe
Review №51

Awful service, Wally is losing it & is a bitter, sad old man

je
Review №52

To me the best place in Chicago

Ri
Review №53

I trust Wally with all my cars.

Am
Review №54

Great place!!

かさ
Review №55

G reat service

na
Review №56

Nice guy

Ma
Review №57

Very professional

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4.6 Rating
  • Address:3848 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60625, United States
  • Site:http://albany-park-auto-clinic.slue.io/
  • Phone:+1 773-588-5218
Categories
  • Auto repair shop
Working hours
  • Monday:8AM–7PM
  • Tuesday:8AM–7PM
  • Wednesday:8AM–7PM
  • Thursday:8AM–7PM
  • Friday:8AM–7PM
  • Saturday:8AM–4PM
  • Sunday:Closed
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Offerings
  • Oil change:Yes
Amenities
  • Mechanic:Yes
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