Stringfellow Auto Repair

Weve had a few vehicles repaired by Gary and was quite satisfied with every experience.
Mar 22nd, 2024

Truck had a stabililink issue repaired in 1 day
Dec 27th, 2023

Great place. Fair pricess. Definitely recommend!
Sep 20th, 2023

Sep 9th, 2023

"This is a repost and reason why I will not be going here" Nothing honest about these people. I brought a car to them that apparently had a shot engine. I told them I had money to either buy a new used car or put into this one. Please check it out, give me an estimate, and tell me if you think this car is worth fixing. Gary Solley was the guy I dealt with. After keeping my car over a week, he told me that it required $1600 worth of work and said that yes, it would be in fine working condition if I gave them permission to do all their suggested repairs. I said OK and they did. After almost another week, we got the car back. The Check Engine light came on the very next time I drove it. The engine still ran shoddy - and got worse. So I took it to E & E Service Center in Bailey Cove. When the mechanic got back to me (in around an hour), he told me they wouldn't touch or fix anything on my car because the engine was shot and needed to be rebuilt. So Gary Solley and crew made ~$1900 (yes, ~$300 more than they had quoted) worth of repairs on a car whose engine was no good. I had driven the car maybe 50-100 miles (which, btw, was about 1/2 a tank of gas at that point) after driving it off their site. Wait - there's more! When we took the car back and told them what another mechanic had said, he said "Well, I can't do anything about it," and "I can't give you your money back." I was out a car AND $1900. So I couldn't even buy another car. Gary Solley knew this was my position and he couldn't have cared less. He made NO effort to get me any of our money back. He could have offered to refund the man-hours put into the car, considering he and his mechanics failed to recognize my engine was shot, something somebody else recognized in an hour. He could have offered to extract those parts from under the hood that he could. And he didn't. He blatantly ripped us off and left us high and dry. Do not trust this man or this place. Ever. E & E is a far more trustworthy shop and I recommend going there over Stringfellows. I wish I had been more savvy and had taken them to small claims court (this happened in 2005 and I'm STILL pissed). I guess I figured it would cost me money I didn't have. C'est la vie.
Sep 7th, 2023