Co-Op Service Center

They have always been honest, competent, and fairly priced. Most recently they replaced a timing belt (plus water pump) in my daughter's 1999 Honda Civic. Her Boston dealer wanted $800 for the job. They estimated $355, scheduled her car in to accommodate her visit to the area, did the work as promised, and came in $13 below the estimate.

I have a 96 volvo wagon that has 150,000 miles. The Coop has been taking care of my car since it was 100,000 miles old. They tell me what the problem is, how much it's going to cost and are completely flexible with scheduling my car in. The Advance Transit bus stop is on the next corner. When I've brought my car in for noises, they've figured it out and fixed it. Their prices are reasonable and they really try to help you spend the right amount on an old car. and, I feel confident that when it's time to put my car to sleep, they will let me know.

I have taken my car here for state inspections, manufacturer's scheduled maintenance, a brake job, to replace tires, to swap my summer and winter tires, to fix a leaky tire, and probably other things that I'm forgetting. They don't make a lot of small talk, but I've found them to be highly professional, competent, reliable, fairly-priced, and consistently pleasant. Little details make a difference: They phone when they say they will; my car is ready when promised; they have diagnosed every problem correctly; when they have serviced my car, my tires are actually set to the same pressure all around (I've checked and you'd be surprised how unusual this is). My only "complaint" is that I have sometimes had to wait a week or longer to get an appointment, which can make them less than ideal for emergency repairs, but I certainly call them first when I have a problem.