St Johns Auto Center

Hands down this is the place to go. Had family who referred us and now I understand why.
My wife and I, like many people, avoid going to mechanics to save money. We took our Pontiac in because we thought we were in need of new brakes and belts. We also asked them to look at a window issue and for any other maintenance items that we should have done to prolong the life of the car.
We made an appointment and when all was said and done, nothing needed to be done! I’ve always felt vulnerable bringing in cars to mechanics because I know so little that it’d be easy for them to take advantage.
But the folks looked everything over and were honest about not needing anything to be done. I’ve never heard of a mechanic doing this before!
As I said before, my family has taken their cars to this place and have been raving about it. Now I will be too.
They are cheap, honest, and good at what they do — -the best combinations of any good business!

A tune up consisting of Only spark plugs and a fuel filter that I had replace myself not 3 months earlier (I use a gas additive to keep the fuel cleaner). Heater core replacement with no temp gauge hooked back up! And the owner is rude and unfriendly.
Afte I left this review the owner refunded the cost of tuneup which was very generous. I will still take my business elsewhere.

I am currently thanking God that a friend of mine recommend St Johns Auto Center to me. It is always welcome to get a recommendation from a personal friend. I have used them twice now and I feel confident that I have found my new auto repair home. When my BELOVED 1996 Honda was stolen, I was heartbroken. When the police called and said it had been towed to an inpound lot & was not drivable & had been in a wreck I was nervous. I had it towed to Troy & was honest with him, that I couldn’t afford to put a lot of money into fixing it up. My priority was to just get it to a drivable state. He did a WONDERFUL job and now I am back on the road. I am as happy as a clam at high tide. Both Dan and Troy are a pleasure to do business with. It is. A relief, especially as a woman, to have confidence in the integrity of a mechanic. It is clear to me, these are honorable, hard working, fair, working men. I am thanking God that my friend GEORGE sent me to this shop. GEORGE is also a satisfied customer, but not a Unilocaler. It is also a bonus that this shop is rite on the #75 busline, a gal can grab the bus to stJohns while the guys work on the car. It is good to know that the owner also has a small used car lot next to the repair shop. When I need a car that is «new to me» & an upgrade from my banged up Honda (I am not having the body repaired) I can look forward to buying a used car from them. For now I can be thankful that I got my car back & that the guys got it fixed up for me.

Wonderful and friendly service. If you’ve never been then you really need to look past the waiting room conditions. They were recommended to me by the previous owner of the car I drive. So far, the vehicle has mostly required maintenance, but I feel confident to take it in if there were anything more severe, including the one time they replaced some coolant system hoses at a fair price, despite the parts being hard to find. About the only things I wish is that they were closer to where I live, which they can’t do anything about, and it would be great if there were any place I could walk to and get coffee, but that’s not on them either.
Overall, they do great work and Troy is always helpful.

I tell people from all over town to come here, if your wait is long to come in, I might be to blame. I’m an amateur shadetree mechanic myself, but sometimes there are things I would rather not tackle, so I bring them in here, where the mechanic is brilliant. Bring in a wiring harness from a u pull it, to swap over to my car? Sure. Done. Diagnose some really odd thing? Simple. Always been honest, always been right on target. I’ve done some calling around with proposed issues to hear quotes and ideas, and I mean I’ve been thorough, every place within 5 miles, and the mechanic here is head and shoulders above the rest in competency, he is intelligent and his skills wide reaching

We lived just a few blocks from this shop for almost 2 years before I really paid it any attention. Then, I had a leak which I was expecting to be a cracked radiator. I brought it in and a few hours later, Troy calls me with the news… Just some coils leaking and no necessary repairs, he even said I could wait it out and it would be okay. I went ahead and got them replaced.
This morning, my husband gets in to leave and turns the ignition and all we hear is a click… Argh! I just knew it was the starter. I phoned this shop and Troy told me they were busy and may not get to it until tomorrow… Just as we were heading to rent a car for tomorrow, Troy calls… I prepare myself for what I am expecting to be $ 350 – 400 for the starter, or even worse. Ha! It was less than $ 60 because they found it was simply some cables and bolts near the battery that was causing it to not start. I KNOW that many shops would have just replaced the entire starter to make some extra money!
Dan is the owner and I met him today. Great guy! I knew he owned the place along with the little used car lot next door and a body shop in Beaverton. I mentioned that I might need to come see him at the body shop because the dealership told me my hinge in the front door needed to be repaired/​replaced– it was the cause of the door sagging and not closing properly. He said he would take a look and give me a quote now. Well, let me tell you within 10 minutes, he had made some minor adjustments and the door was able to close just fine. I insisted on paying him but he had no intention of charging for it. So I tipped him.
All I can say is there is so much to be said in the actions of others. The mechanic business can be a shady line of work, I am thankful for such honest and trustworthy people like those at St. John’s Auto Center! I definitely recommend them for legit and reasonable auto work; I plan to give them my future business.

This was a great experience, especially since it was an emergency situation. My car started smoking, and I go by this shop all the time and wasn’t far away at the time, so I called them. They told me up front they probably wouldn’t get to work on the car until Thursday (it was Tuesday), but they were going to let me bring it in that night, even though it was just about closing time, because they thought I was stranded somewhere with the car.
Next, they prepared me for the worst because the usual problem connected with my car’s symptoms requires an expensive part that takes several days to arrive. But when they took a look, they discovered I didn’t need the expensive part, and they let me know right away. They didn’t try to talk me into replacing it anyhow, and they didn’t just go ahead with the expensive repair because I wouldn’t have known any better.
Top all of this off with them giving off an air of competence and reliability. Plus they didn’t talk down to me because I’m female. I felt very comfortable there and felt that they were being straightforward with me.
I will definitely be giving them my business again.

St Johns Auto was recommended by a friend who knows lots about cars but isn’t a mechanic. He told me to talk with Troy. I had an shaky engine problem with a ‘check engine’ light for a while. I took it to the Ford Dealer and had a few other mechanics look at it over a 12 month period, and no one, not even the dealer, could fix it!
Troy diagnosed the problem, and fixed it the next day. It’s six months later, my car still runs beautifully.
Troy is the nicest and most knowledgeable mechanic. I was so impressed with his ability to explain the problem, fixing the car in a reasonable timeframe, and professional attitude. As a woman, I am reluctant to trust mechanics as I do not know much about the work they do. I’m so happy to have found a mechanic I love after 2 year in Portland. Thank you!

Troy the mechanic is tops! He takes the time to talk to you and show you what is going on with your vehicle and he keeps you in the loop. We don’t visit as often as we used to though since it seems like the prices went up a tad, but they’re not too high to stop us from going in case of an emergency.