J & J Presto's Service Center

As a young female driver I find it refreshing when a mechanic speaks to me on an equal level to honestly and thoroughly explain what is wrong with my car. The first time I walked into this shop I was so impressed with the way I was treated by the owner Jim. I was given a ride to work, and my car was fixed promptly and at a reasonable cost. One emergency and a routine fix later, and my car is running fine. I find the thought of car trouble less stressful, because I don't worry that I will get ripped off or be stranded.

I've been using this shop since 1977! First run by father, now by son...always honest and competent. Jimmy always tries to be helpful and solve the problems with the least amount of expense...sometimes very creative, especially with older cars where replacement parts are difficult or costly to get. Over the years he's worked on my Mazda, my Oldsmobile, and Subarus since 1999! He's both pleasant and patient! He's great!

I manage the service and repair of a fleet of government vehicles located in the Valhalla area. We perform as much of our vehicle work in-house as possible but use various private repair vendors - such as J.J. (Jimmy) Prestos - to handle overflow work. For the 4 years since I've worked with Jimmy, I have found him to be one of our most effective vendors - both in cost and service. In fact, there are times I have used his shop practices as a model for how our own in-house shops can better serve our "customers." I've dealt with many private vendors over the years and the truth is - when it comes to service shops - size is much less important then the person running it. Jimmy's shop is actually pretty ordinary in size (in fact my one constant complaint to him is his service bays can't fit some of my larger equipment) but Jimmy's one of the best. I just told Jimmy about this website and am glad he is already listed. In fact, the previous reviewer's comments of Jimmy is spot-on...sounds just like him. Finally, I think one of Jimmy's biggest boosters is actually the retired fleet manager I replaced. Nowadays, he still regularly brings his own vehicle to Jimmy's to service!

I was highly recommended to J&J Presto from a friend who has been going to them for many years, and I have to say I am externally satisfied with the service and the respect I was given! I went to two other mechanics and had bad experiences, not completed work and way over priced. I also HIGHLY recommend J&J! Great work, prices and very caring staff! Thank you J&J Presto and Jim!!!!!!