J & S Automotive — Local services in Linden

I brought my car in for a tune-up and motor mount replacement. Not only did they damage my fog lights and wiring in the process, but only three out of four mounts were replaced—one wasn’t touched at all, and the others were missing bolts, per another shop’s inspection leading them to fail.

To top it off, I had scheduled my appointment a week in advance, only to wait over three hours with no service and poor excuses wasn’t even busy Wednesday morning as per the appt. The front desk was chaotic—calls coming in, a child left unattended upfront, and clear disorganization. The receptionist or owner whatever the title is eventually became so overwhelmed that she outright admitted the shop wasn’t capable of handling the work and wouldn’t fix the problem.

This level of unprofessionalism is unacceptable. I regret trusting them with my car and suggest others think twice before doing the same loss of...

Been coming to J&S for the better part of 10 years or so when major repair work is needed on vehicles. Joe is honest and one of those folks in the industry that are hard to come by these days. If you are looking for an honest car repair service, tire service, etc, this is the place you need to come to. I've been extremely happy with the level of care and attentiveness and will always come when a repair is out of my hands. Joe, thank you and your staff for...

I used their shop to do a pre-purchase inspection of an older used car. Walter was excellent on it with observations about the wisdom of that model of car. Within minutes of putting it on the lift, he showed me the underbody rust and said a definite "thumbs down" on buying that car. That saved me from a $9000 mistake. Thanks! (BTW, never buy a used car without a mechanics OK and always be sure to get a look at...