As a single woman with very little knowledge of automobiles and how th... read more As a single woman with very little knowledge of automobiles and how they work or what they need, I would like to publicly praise the small car repair business of C & J Auto at 310 Corinth Rd. In West Glens Falls. John, Shaun and...have consistently helped me with my two vehicles (one 30 plus years old). They have done remarkable work at very reasonable cost and once at no cost to me at all, saving me hundreds of dollars! Here’s the rest of the story. I had an older model Camry which I had a nearby repair shop service. I returned there with power steering problems and after their analysis was told it would cost close to $800 to repair. In desperation I turned to C&J for a second opinion. Shaun put it on the lift and thoroughly greased whatever part was performing badly and sent me on my way at no cost with the hope that it would remedy the situation. Well I never had another issue with it saving me hundreds! My 30 plus old convertible had an electrical draw somewhere causing the battery to continually go dead. I resorted to disconnecting one battery terminal when the car wasn’t being driven to keep from having to jump it every time I needed to move it. I didn’t drive it all summer because I was told it needed at least $2000. Worth of work before it could pass inspection and the electrical draw source was hard to pinpoint. Back to C&J. I told the guys at C&J that the windshield wipers were not working and the blades needed replacing. On their further examination they found that something in the wiper motor had seized causing the draw on the battery. John called every auto part dealer up and down the east coast even into Texas searching for a new wiper motor to no avail. Did they give up? No! They took the existing wiper motor apart and replaced faulty plastic parts with better metal ones! Again at very reasonable cost to me. Will I ever go to C&J again as a second opinion? No way! From now on they will always be my FIRST
He sold me what he called seasonal tires with 3 quarter tread 2 months... read more He sold me what he called seasonal tires with 3 quarter tread 2 months ago for $200. Funny thing is that 4 different mechanics have told me that they are garbage and won't pass inspection and that it is very unlikely they had that much tread 2 months ago and that they are SUMMER TIRES. I won't call him a liar, but what do you think? After waiting for him to figure things out with Browns for days (because he won't take fault for screwing me on tires). I am taking my car to another place. So much for trusting a veteran.
My friend took his Kia in for inspection and was told the front end wa... read more My friend took his Kia in for inspection and was told the front end was shot and power steering pump also needed to be replaced. He was taken into the shop to witness the fluid leaking onto the floor. The repair bill would be over 1000.00 but they'd be happy to do it for him. Fortunately, he was wise enough to take his van elsewhere and it passed inspection The steering pump fluid level was fine and the leak appeared to have fixed itself. The front end no longer needed to be replaced either! You get the picture, this is a very corrupt business!
