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My Dad's been selling cars for over 50yrs on the other side of the country. I know the car business, grew up in it. Brought my 2014 Toyota Camry in for the week I was out of town, for what I believed would be a major repair, like $1K-$1200 for an oil engine leak & to have some minor damage buffed out on the left rear quarter panel & rear bumper. They are not body mechanics here so this would've been a favor. My car is going on 13yrs old it isn't worth fixing these minor scrapes/dents because I park my car on NYC streets. The engine leak was only $478 because it wasn't a gasket & didn't require the engine to be removed so that was an unexpected & welcomed surprised. Unfortunately they didn't get to the no charge buffering of the damage of my car I requested, that they agreed to but I need my car for work when I returned so I couldn't wait. That's the only reason why I'm giving 4 stars instead of 5. The service writer's Joel, James & Mike are professional, polite, thorough, listen well to clients' car issues & are upfront about their cost once their assessment/evaluation is made. You might be able to find a cheaper mechanic but not by much & you get what you pay for. I would say these guys are honest & upfront, a rare thing to find in a mechanic shop, in my experience driving for 34 years. That is a difficult thing to find anywhere in this country unless the mechanic knows you personally. Mechanics will tell you things "need" replacing when they don't. That is the norm & M/O for most mechanic shops...it's foul & what gives mechanics & the car industry a bad rep, like the loudly dress used car dealer selling you a "lemon." I would recommend MINHS Automotive to my friends & family. I've been here about 5 times for inspection, rear brake jobs, rotors making noise. This is my 1st review for them. I wish they would've gotten to the buffering but I am sure I'll be back with my car & they will do it then. Also, I KNOW people LOVE their luxury cars...do yourself a favor do not buy overpriced WV's: Porches or Audis nor Maybachs...they are an overpriced Benzes, already an overpriced "Luxury" Brand in the States. In Germany, Benz are kinda considered the "Fords" & "Chevy's" of the country, most taxis are Benzs. On here in North America do we willing over pay for "European Luxury." Buy a Lexus. They are manufactured in North America. You won't wait 4 weeks for a figgin tire rim or other basic parts 🤦🏽. German engineering is advanced but they literally will literally over think things, hire 3 or 4 designers/engineers for the most minor of parts, over engineering($), when the same part cost so much less for another car brand. Look how much it cost to replace a turn signal light fixture on a Benz compared to a Lexus. How about the life of owning the car you're should follow the car manufacturer instructions in using only mid-grade fuel plus or higher. Lexus take regular unleaded & I guarantee you a high performance Lexus are comparable to any high performance European Luxury brand. They don't even need to be a Luxury brand, Mazda has great performance & safety. Also, buying this so called Japanese brands, really isn't accurate, most Toyotas & Nissan sold in the states are manufactured in North America some vehicles are only sold in North America designed for North America drivers.