Uptown
My car's battery was having difficulty maintaining a charge. I lived in an apartment building close to Woodies and often visited the shop for non-automotive things. They seemed to be very reliable and trustworthy at first. On my first visit to Woddies, I paid nearly well over $1k for a new alternator. Despite this significant investment, my car would not start the next morning. Woodies has a "warranty" on all its services, but I had to pay for the towing back for the second visit. Even though I explained to them that I had a new battery installed three days before Woodies installed the alternator, the manager said the new alternator would drain that battery but would not drain a new one installed by Woodies (Point of confusion: if an alternator constantly drains new batteries, how will a car ever start? No one at woodies could explain that to me). Two days later, my car could still not hold a charge and again was undrivable. I had to have it towed again for the 3rd visit with Woodies. They kept the car overnight and the next day told me they had no idea what was going on. They asked me what I would recommend. When I picked up the car the 3rd time, the manager told me it might be a complicated electrical issue, and he couldn't even begin to give me an estimate (after I had already paid several thousand dollars). I have very little confidence the Woodies fixed my car or the right problem (evidence: my car still won't start after three visits); I was grossly overcharged for parts and labor. The alternator purchased by Woodies was $600; I googled the alternator part , and the highest price for this part online is $295 (usually around 225). I was also charged 650 for 2.5 hours of labor. I was given no details about what type of technician (if they are experienced or not) or how many techs worked on my car. All in all, nothing was repaired on my vehicle. PS They advertise a shuttle service, but never provide it or offer it. I asked at least 3 times and always got a no. stay away from this place!