La Vigna Brothers Garage

Joe and Louis LaVigna are Westchester's answer to Tom and Ray! Not only do you get fantastically reliable work and the utmost honesty (even when an honest answer costs them business), you can be entertained each time you enter the shop by the fiery exchanges between these two brothers! My husband and I became loyal LaVigna converts after they searched for hours for a mystery rattle in our 92 Ford Tempo, found the problem which turned out to be extremely expensive to fix and therefore not worth it, and said they couldn't possibly charge us for the delivery of bad news. Their labour rates are average to above average, but they are never overestimated. We are both poor full-time students, but we trust them so implicitly that we know it's worth it to go see the Bros instead of somewhere slighty cheaper. They are a very busy shop, full of new BMWs and Mercs but whenever we need something done, they always make us feel like our crappy 92 Honda is the most important job they have going. We would like to give them the highest possible recommendation - they're the best!

A few days ago I was looking for a mechanic in an area near to a car I was considering buying. I had hoped to have the mechanic do an inspection after I looked at the car. When I was calling around asking the price for such an inspection, the Lavigns Brothers told me that they normally do such an inspection for free. Sadly, they were booked for a week straight and could not do the inspection. In spite of this, I was truly impressed with them, even just over the phone. After telling me that they normally don't charge to inspect but that they were booked solid, they proceeded to ask me about the car I was looking at. The person I spoke with spent a good 5-10 minutes on the phone with mee, just giving me advice and telling me about things to watch out for on the model I was looking at. I was touched by their concern and eagerness to help me, especially since they weren't making any money off it. Bottom line: I'd happily take my car there for service!

I have had all of our cars (BMW, Toyota, Pontiac) serviced by La Vigna once they are out of the warranty/free service period. They are great. Excellent work, reasonably priced, fair, honest, caring. Highest recommendation on all counts.