Sam and Joe’s Foreign Car Repair

Don’t believe all of the negative reviews here. These guys do a fine job, at a price that is about 30−50% less than the dealer charges. Don’t like paying a lot for repairs? Then either learn how to work on it yourself, or sell your twelve year old Jaguar and buy a Hyundai. European luxury cars aren’t cheap to maintain. That’s not Sam and Joe’s problem.

Great service on my 2005 Porsche both times I have taken it there. Called and updated me while the car was being worked on and the total bill was $ 120.00 less than the original quote. Had the oil changed the year before when I bought it from CarMax and only put 1000 miles on the car. I asked Joe if I should change it and he said it should still be good. He could have told me to change it but did not. I plan to keep the Porsche until I die or it blows up which ever comes first. This is the only place I will trust to work on my car. They are very customer service oriented and know what the hell they are doing!!! They have my business.

Maybe a new Unilocal site but the same old price gouging and poor service practices. Do yourself and your wallet a favor stay away from these guys. They overcharge on parts and labor. I was in a tight and had to use them but after spending $ 1005. With them to find oil and grease on my hood and on my mats and interior the over pricing was bad enough but to leave a mess that I have to clean up after not so much. Long and short stay clear of S&Js place if you don’t want problems after the service and being over charged to boot.

Sam and Joe’s used to be a good repair shop-​years ago. After warnings from friends to not take my car there I should have known better! They wanted to charge us $ 500.00 more than what the dealership quoted for repairs to my car. The customer service is OK. Having a business of my own and knowing how customers should be treated I was not pleased at all!!!

Took a vehicle in for a pre-​purchase evaluation. They noted a number of smaller problems (shocks, engine mounts), charged $ 120, and I bought the car.
They somehow missed the transmission that was ready to fail — was already hesitating, fluid was burnt… things I didn’t know enough about at the time. Boy do I now.
When I went back to discuss the fee they had charged me for a very unhelpful inspection, they were not interested in any degree of refund. Don’t waste your time.

Very quick service and reasonable rates, which is pretty important when you own a foreign car. I was very impressed with my service. When I picked up my car, not only was I given a detailed account of my repair, I was also given a tour of the entire facility. After I left the shop my car was giving me trouble, in fact, it left me stranded on Cooper during rush hour traffic. Not only did the shop answer after hours, they also rushed to my aid. Turns out my car was just out of gas. Despite the embarrassing diagnosis, the owners (who came to my rescue) never made me feel like an idiot. I will definitely be using Sam & Joes for all my foreign car needs in the future.

They seem to do a fine job on most euro cars… but I’m not taking my Infinity back.
Newer cars have a ton of vacuum hoses and it’s easy to reverse one… but after getting my car back, noticing a misfire at idle, taking a back and getting the «there is no engine code, no trouble» answer I took a look for myself.
One vacuum hose was not connected at all, three were not clamped, and a pair was switched… Seriously?
They did replace the sensors and the other work was done just fine… but missing that many hoses is just a lack of attention. Next time I’m gong to the a dealer, costs more, but I think I’ll make up the difference in time.

Do not recommend this place. However I am not too impressed with mechanics in Texas in general. I work on jets in the military and know my way around mechanics. I went in for an Oil change for my Boxster S 01′. I know it’s an expensive car to begin with but they gouged me on parts. They also tried to tell me I was up for some routine maintenance that doesn’t exist on any Porsche maintenance factory schedule I have ever seen. This last part is minor but bothers me a little. When I came to pick the car up they had left it sitting the in the parking lot with out putting the sun shade back where they found it, (102 degrees F today) and left the car unlocked for any one to steal whatever was inside. Summery… Oil change and Air filter change…300 $. Ouch… Not to mention the standard insinuation of other possible «problems with the car». (rear main seal? are you serious? Dealer and myself dissagree) It may be older but it only has 35000mi on it… c’mon.