Allendale Motors NJ 07401

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I live next state over, but work in town – so when my car overheated near my job, I brought it here based on very high recommendations from a co-worker. A day later when I picked up the car, the mechanic said my coolant simply evaporated. Now, I’m not a mechanic but have had cars for nearly 40 years & shared my doubts with him as it’s always been my experience that loss of coolant is a leak – radiator, hose, head gasket, etc. He said he did a compression test, and ran the car for a long while and found no leaks or problems. When he asked when was the last time the coolant was replaced or checked, I told him a year ago when the radiator was changed out. He also added that my engine is leaking oil “everywhere” which surprised me as I don't see oil stains where I park. He he did say with the high mileage I have – the oil leak is not worth fixing (so he wasn’t trying to sell me more or unnecessary repairs). With that & two gallons of coolant put in, and a couple of hundred dollars lighter in the wallet – I was back on the road…for 4 days until it overheated again. Fortunately, this time I was close to home and dropped it off with my local mechanic. He found the problem easy enough – a leaking coolant water bypass pipe and was surprised the last guy didn’t see it. The repair cost me pretty much what Allendale Motors charged me – so in essence, I paid double of what I should have if the problem was correctly diagnosed & fixed the first time. I also asked my mechanic about oil leaking “everywhere”, he said no - not everywhere, but there is a small leak (which we knew about –and also not worth fixing). I know you can’t please everyone. We all have bad days on the job, or jobs that didn't go right - I get that, but for me I left with doubts that didn't feel right and I wound up broken down again & a wallet that's lighter than it should be. So, for me Allendale Motors was a total strike out.

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Erick Writer

Brian honesty is #1 ???? He changed My rear brakes and everything is Good. Anyone looking for a reliable Gent, Brian is your Guy.

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Jen

Reliable, quick, knowledgeable, won't shaft you and add additional work to your order. Ask for Brian!