Hudson Import Auto Services

Great shop to go to period! As a shade tree mechanic and professional engineer of over 15+years experience, I feel confident in saying Than knows his stuff!
I am very critical of mechanics and am very impressed with HIA.
Can’t wait to bring my Turbo R32 project car to them to diagnose some issues I can’t sort on my own.
Thanks again Than and the crew!
Rob Clark
Die Simulation Engineer for a
Honda supplier,
Autocrosser,
and Entrepreneur

Worked on my car about a week ago and all is well! Had some front end suspension work and brakes done at a good price. Fast and friendly, service was excellent. I will be back when my car needs work again!

Update 12÷09÷14
Nan, the owner contacted me and took another look at my Jeep and it’s running great right now. Very nice guy and hopefully my vehicle won’t need to go back to the garage anytime soon! Seems like he has new employees working for him that are friendly. Thank you!
My ’96 Jeep Cherokee was having issues not starting, so I took it here because I’ve been told it’s good. After dropping $ 1000 on a new transmission (didn’t seem like the problem at all) I took it home and a day or so later, it wouldn’t start. The only nice thing was they paid for the towing, but my Jeep was in and out of the garage for about two months. It was very frustrating and the results are as follows:
I got my Jeep back one time and my USB cable was missing. Use that for my phone with the radio and I always left it in there.
Another time my change a drawer was empty. Couple bucks maybe.
Since my final visit, my Check Engine light is now always on. I no longer have a bracket holding up my muffler. Apparently, they forgot to put that back on. And unfortunately, whenever it rains, it has a hard time starting which was the whole problem all along.
A thousand dollars is a lot for me, and it was a lot of trouble not having my vehicle for two months ‘and’ I’m constantly wondering when it’s just not going to start. It is an older vehicle, but they did not fix it very well, and the other «incidents» are very frustrating. I think the owner, Nan, is a nice guy, but the people working for him seem quetionable. Use caution with this place.

This place was surprisingly clean and comfortable! I got estimates on front suspension work for an 01 Subaru Outback. Their estimate was almost half of what other garages quoted in the Campus/​Clintonville area. I was doubtful, but Google reviews made me take the leap.
I had them do the work and I feel like I saved a lot of money — and they threw in a free transmission flush.
The owner seems like a stand up guy.
EDIT — I would recommend this place if you know what the actual problem is and need an affordable fix. The weakness of this place deals with analysis. If you don’t know the prob, they may not be able to figure it out either.

It is always a scary thing leaving a trusted mechanic and trying a new one, but driving to and from Lancaster to get our car fixed was wearing on us and the last straw was when our ‘ol guy refused to work on the engine of our Subaru Outback– apparently they are difficult.
So, after reading reviews on Google we tried Hudson Import Auto. Our Subaru stopped blowing heat at stops and randomly overheated– eek! Our fingers were crossed that it would be something cheap like a thermostat. No such luck. We got the diagnosis from Le (the friendly owner) that it was a blown head gasket AND a cracked head ($ 1,700.) Which, for that work, in a metropolitan area (and not done by «the guy down the street») was a fair price, but still painful. We considered getting a second opinion until we received an unsolicited glowing recommendation from a trusted friend.
The Subaru is now fixed and running beautifully, and while the whole process wasn’t without hiccups (communication misunderstandings, car getting hit by a contractor in the lot, etc.- I will spare you the gruesome details) we will continue to visit with Le in his quirky little hole-​in-​the-​wall shop and soon in a beautiful new shop. Any difficulties/​bad luck we had was made up for and more.
Wrap Up: He is an honest and quality mechanic with an incredible desire to please. His shop is expanding and, when complete, will be beautiful. It doesn’t hurt that it is within walking distance from our house. His prices are fair and if you get your car fixed with him he waives any diagnosis fee.