Pete's Auto Care

thank you CJ and Pete for taking my car in on a day they weren’t even open. sorry I kept calling to see when it’s ready! this is the only place I take my car- especially as a woman. not to make it about gender but you know how other mechanics talk to you and try to steer you in the wrong direction. these guys are not condescending or rude, so kind, patient, truthful and understanding. their prices are also accurate and they DO NOT overcharge which I can’t say for literally any other garage I’ve been to. can’t recommend them enough.

Jan 02, 2025 · rain

They do good work for a very fair price. The people who work there are helpful and willing to talk you through everything. Definitely recommend them to people in the Albuquerque area.

Jan 17, 2025 · Elise Martin

Honest shop, good rates, safe for women I thought I’d done this review already—I brought in my battered 2008 Prius after years of avoiding a tune-up, because of my fear of being ripped off after leaving the best mechanic in the world back in California. The guys at Pete’s Auto Care gave me straight information about my car, explaining what it needed so that I could understand, and gave me great rates on the load of work it needed. When I realized what a good deal it was, I sent a card and some food, and it was later explained to me that this was weird, so I don’t recommend doing that. But otherwise, I highly recommend this shop, especially for women who need their car to run reliably for safety (and so also need not to be ripped off). TL:DR It meant a lot to me to have work done that I could trust; at the time, I was living in a women’s shelter, getting back on my feet after a chronic illness flare-up, and using my tax return to pay for the repairs. I had just started a new job and was looking for a place to rent, to move out of the shelter: having honest, reliable work done on the car so I could get to and from work and a new home meant the world. As it happens, shortly after the repairs, an unexpected and severe family emergency brought me back to California; so while I had to quit my job and abandon the move into the new place, it became a matter of basic safety that I be able to travel across several states and through the Nevada desert. The car struggled in the heat—it has an ongoing problem related to overheating that no one, even my wizard mechanic in the Bay, has been able to diagnose and fix—but it made it, and is still running. And, I just found out, there was actually more work done on the car than I knew or than the work order indicated. So yeah, don’t send a card or food, but do go to these guys.

Sep 10, 2024 · Lucy Snowe

We picked up a 26 foot uhaul on January 3 and immediately took it to our very large storage unit in Enchanted Hills to empty it out. We had already paid for the truck and our hotel stays and filled the truck before receiving weather alerts that directly impact our drive. We said yknow what, we're experienced drivers, we'll get through it. While traveling through Colorado tonight my husband discovered that the windshield wiper fluid was out, we took the next exit to a gas station for fluid and he found the hose had popped off. He reattached it, refilled, and then the hose popped off again. He tried holding it on with duct tape and it still popped back off. We will be calling uhaul tomorrow to file a formal complaint because now we are stuck driving this vehicle 1000 miles with no wipers in the middle of a winter storm. Next time, we'll pay movers to do it.

Jan 05, 2025 · Daniella Gros

I was referred to Pete’s Garage by a friend, and they turned out to be “the best” auto mechanic experience I ever had. CJ reviewed all my work invoices on the car from day one at the dealership so he would have a competent sense of the vehicle care my 2016 CRV had received over the years. He determined I did not need the maintenance the dealership recommended by seeing that certain procedures had been to often by looking at my paperwork. During the day in reviewing what my car needed per the dealership, none of it was necessary. Only thing required was an oil change. CJ’s honesty and determination to “do the honest/right thing” won me over. I won’t be back to the dealership again.

Sep 22, 2024 · Desiree Stone