I WENT TO SURGICAL AUTO WITH THE GREATEST EXPECTATIONS AFTER YEARS OF CONTEMPLATING FINALLY I DECIDED TO TRY THEM OUT BY GETTING A TUNEUP. THE TUNEUP WAS EXPENSIVE FOR THE TUNEUP I RECEIVED. HOWEVER THIS WAS ONLY THE BEGINING OF MY TROBLEMS WITH ""SA"". THEIR MECHANIC/OWNER SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE THE V-BELT SINCE MY 1999 PASSAT HADN'T HAD IT REPLACED SINCE NEW AND ACCORDING TO HIM SHOWED SOME WEAR. SHORTY AFTER REPLACING THE BELT, I STARTED HEARING A NOISE FROM MY POWER STEERING. I RETURNED TO ""SA"" AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE A PUMP. THIS NEXT ORDEAL TOOK 3 DAYS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY EITHER ORDERED THE WRONG PART OR WAS SENT THE WRONG ONE. FINALLY THE RIGHT PART CAME IN AND IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE PUMP THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE DROPPED ONE OF THE BOLTS INTO THE TIMINIG MECHANISM WHICH LED THEM TO HAVING TO REMOVE THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR AND BREAKING MY HOOD LATCH WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED AND ANOTHER TRIP BACK TO THEIR SHOP, ALSO THEY FAILED TO RECONNECT WIRES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAYS ON DUE TO A; NOW MALFUNCTIONING EVAP CANISTER AND IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH MY CAR HAS NO HEAT ON THESE VERY COLD WINTER DAYS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WORK IS WARRANTIED, BUT EVERY TIME THEY WORK ON ONE THING THEY BREAK SOMETHING ELSE AND DENY EVER TOUCHING THE NEW PROBLEM. I'M SORRY BUT I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THEIR SERVICES TO ANYONE. MY CAR RAN FLAWLESSLY BEFORE ""SA"" GOT THEIR HANDS ON IT, I?M SORRY I EVER WENT THERE, PLUS THEIR PRICES SEEM HIGHER THAN THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. IT COST ME OVER $750 PLUS THE INCONVENIENCES TO REPLACE ONLY THE PUMP, AND WITH NO COMPENSATION.
Pros: CAN'T THINK OF ANY
Cons: EXPENSIVE, UNTIMELY, INCONVENIENT LOCATION
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