Mainstream Automotive — Local services in Knob Noster

I took my car here for a state inspection and after receiving my failure I was quoted over $1,000 for the fix. I decided to get a second opinion due to my previous years experience and took my car into a shop in Warrensburg and was quoted $650 for the same repair. This was all in the year of 2023

My suspicion of this establishment was peaked after getting work done a year prior 2022 and after telling my buddy (who is a mechanic, just lives in another state) and he immediately wanted me to come down to Arizona to get the work done and told me how badly I was ripped off. I decided to give them another chance this year and it seems they were ready to take advantage again. Beware of this establishment and make sure to get second opinions.

It’s also worth mentioning that the mechanics at mainstream left oil stains from their hands all over the interior roof of my car and mud on the floor after the inspection. When I got it re inspected at the shop in Warrensburg not only did they not leave a mess but they put down paper floor mats to ensure they wouldn’t. Minor details like that should matter...

I was a young airmen and didn’t know a thing about cars. A co-worker told me this place was honest and a good value. Boy was he right!! I have taken my car there maybe five times or so for various issues and they are ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS professional, honest, and fair. I would call ahead and describe my issue, the wonderful receptionist would arrange a time to drop it off but sometimes I would need to be work early so they have a drop box to leave your keys, and then she would call me later in the day to let me know what NEEDED to be fixed and what we could put off. She would also quote me a price and ask if I was okay with it. They are the absolute TOP of auto maintenance in the area and since leaving I sorely miss their honesty and integrity. If you’re new to the area and need your car looked at- stop shopping around and GO...

I took my car to get a simple tune up and a check up, because i’m going on a road trip soon, and they didn’t screw in one of my spark plugs correctly. a tune up is such a simple job. my car started breaking down the next day so i took it to another mechanic, and he informed me that they messed up my tune up and my 4 cylinder car was working on 3 cylinders, my car could’ve been in much worse shape if i hadn’t gotten it checked out right away. also they tried to charge us 550$ for a transmission flush, after charging us 345$ for a tune up, that they didn’t...