Barry’s Performance

Barry and the crew did a great job on my car. It’s been running great since and I’ll be sure to bring it back if I need to.

I’ve been to Barry’s Twice both times they helped me out beyond what I expected.
The first problem was I had a bolt sheer off in my engine block I took my car to them to get it out, there were unable to get it out however with the amount of time and the cost of the drill bits they broke trying to get it out they charged me nothing.
The second time I took the car there I was overseas and my wife was having break issues, I called them up explained the situation they quickly helped my wife out and the prices were great.
I would recommend these guys to anyone.

Update: horrible! Least knowledgeable mechanic I’ve ever encountered! If you took a CAT scan of this guys head, it would show an image of 2 tiny wheelchairs crashing into each other. My first review was after a very brief, extremely simple task which is the only reason my car survived the encounter. He swapped the engine out completely because a cylinder was blown. It took him almost 3 weeks because stuff kept distracting him like a dog that sees a squirrel. Keep in mind, I’m paying for a rental the whole time since I only have the one car. Finally picked it up, and before I got home, it completely dies on the side of the road! Had it towed back to them, he tells me the alternator died. When I came to pick it up, he was trying to fit/​wedge the new alternator in place with what looked like a damn crowbar. Awkward, but whatever. I drove it home and as I pulled into the driveway, the engine started smoking and coolant was gushing out. Um, wtf!?! So my girl and I took out the radiator and pressure tested it, holes poked all up in it! Guess that’s why mechanics don’t usually use crowbars on engines! So we replaced that our damn selves. After that, I never took it back to Charles or Barry’s Performance, but the tragically incompetent work kept haunting me. First there was huge billows of white smoke spewing from the exhaust, no big deal. Then a battery cable that was shoddily connected came loose while driving and the car shut off. Then it just stopped starting all together. Turns out he let the master ground wire from the alternator just hang loose and it hit exposed metal and shorted the alternator again. Oh, and when we replaced the radiator, we realized that he had failed to put a single drop of oil in the new engine! This guy is worse at his job than the Dr who is supposed to perform a circumcision, but instead just punches his patient in the neck for 30 minutes. It’s like he just opens the engine compartment and flails his arms around like an octopus that fell on an electric fence. He doesn’t give receipts, and he doesn’t accept responsibility for any mistakes. Nice guy though!

Barry’s is awesome! I was referred here from another repair shop. My Jeep was running so rough that they thought it needed a tune up or, worse yet, a new carburetor. Since the mechanic was less than 100% sure he sent me to Barry’s. Charles greeted me when I pulled up. He opened the hood and within minutes determined the air-​to-​fuel ratio was off and corrected it. Wow! This was the third auto shop I had been to for this problem. Thanks Charles and Barry for your expertise and fair prices!

The best! That sum’s it up. My SUV was acting up when I was up in Raleigh took it to a auto repair shop (it will remain unnamed) and they wanted $ 2500 to get fix it. Got the car back to Fayetteville and was told to visit Barry. After ordering the parts they got my car fixed in just a few hours and it only cost me $ 1,000.02 (we joke about the .02) The people were well informed, honest, and just great all around. Go see Barry and tell them I sent you.