Meineke Car Care Center

Meineke mechanics and management provides the quintessential example of why mechanics are often viewed as dishonest and manipulators. I went in with a coupon to save a little money on an oil change--all I wanted was a simple 15 dollar oil change. After waiting for well over an hour, the sales associate called me back into the garage to "go over some stuff" about my car. I got the usual dirty air filter attempt at gouging me for money which I am used to...but also got 90% false quotes for all kinds of stuff desperately wrong with my car (totaling almost $1,000) (car was inspected 2 months ago and is relatively new). Even trying to say I needed new spark plugs because someone "wrongly replaced them" when I got the car straight from the manufacturer. I am a young girl and I feel they were trying to take complete advantage of me. I smiled at their pretty blatant attempts to rip me off, stated I just wanted the oil change, and told them something they wanted to here in order to avoid more

DO NOT GO TO MEINEKE.. THEY WILL RIP U OFF.. SELL U BRAKES WHEN U DONT NEED THEM...RIP OFF RIP OFF.. AND THE GUY THATS THERE.. WILL TRY TO PICK U UP..AND TAKE U OUT FOR A DRINK more

One of toms first words to me was "" Do not listen to the n***** right there"" Lets just start off with that. I got fired from this Meineke because I asked about my pay and a racist comment that Tom Gauta ( the bigger white guy thats there) said. I never filled out a W2 or I9 and i got fired over it just for asking about it because he told me he was the law and over time was 51 hours not 40.. Now when i call to talk to the Owner, Tom refuses to allow me to talk to him and keeps telling me he is in charge. While i was there i witnessed Tom try to fight a customer at the Home Depot parking lot. This guy had air tubes in his nose. I also did inspections when i was there and im not even certified. I worked on a girls car that had no transmission fluid in it and brought it up to Tom and he said push it out and the next day she was back because her car ran horrible. He made me pass cars with oil leaking on the exhaust because they were his friends. Apparently he does not like african americans because i saw pictures of a noose he hung on an african americans toolbox. ( I still have the picture). I have never in my life seen the amount of cars come back to a shop in my life and i was a mechanic in the Army for six years with to tours under my belt. I just cant beleive i can get fired for someone who thinks hes the owner when the owner isnt around and refuses to let me speak to the owner. 9086019074 for anybody who wants more of this story because its alll true. Plus the news is going to here about this and my attorney. Have a great day Meineke in East Stroudsburg. more

i guess if you don't mind people being rude to you AND waiting 5+ hours for an inspection, this is THE PLACE for you. Oh yeah, and if you enjoy a 250% mark-up on parts, this is right up your alley. Pros: $5 State Inspection Cons: Over 5 Hour Wait! more