Zabor Automotive — Local services in Rockdale

My previous mechanic retired last year and a friend referred me to Zabor Automotive. I do many of my car repairs myself but of course there are some things that are beyond my capabilities. For those things I take my vehicles to Zabor. The prices are reasonable, the staff are polite and courteous, they explain exactly what the problem is, what your options are, and a timetable for completion. More importantly, when there is a delay in completing your repair (as often happens at any shop for any number of reasons) Zabor notifies you immediately to explain the situation; you will not be calling them to ask why your car isn't ready.

A couple other things I've noticed: the waiting room, while spartan, is clean and comfortable. The repair bays are broom clean, there is no oil or other fluids or grime all over the place. There are no old parts laying about or piles of tools strewn here and there. The work areas are well organized.

Even their tools are clean. This might not seem important, but in a busy shop the fact that they apparently take the time to thoroughly clean their work area and care for their tools tells me that these are professionals who take their...

I brought my 2006 Jeep Commander in because myself and other mechanics could not find the problem. I had a loud squealing sound coming from the rear end somewhere. It was getting louder and louder and after multiple attempts to fix it and lots of money I still couldn't figure out what was wrong. I brought the vehicle into Steven and dropped it off. They figured out the problem pretty quickly. He called me with a quote and I thought the price was good so I had him fix it. When I came to get it I got to meet the mechanic and they were real nice and showed me the broken parts and what had happened to my vehicle. The noise I thought was coming from the brake area ended up coming from the rear axle, the pinion bearing in the rear axle. I've been driving it for a couple weeks and I have not had any problems. I would recommend them to others. I think they're trustworthy. I wouldn't be worried about taking your vehicle in there and having them try to make you do things to your vehicle that you don't need. That's a good quality in an automotive shop....

Wow, 10/10! Always always always do your used vehicle pre-purchase inspections. Brought in a 2013 Toyota with good service records, and Anthony and Jay I believe was the mechanic, did such an awesome, thorough job, and on relatively short notice, showing me a major mechanical issue that would've cost thousands. Yes that's right, about 1 hour of my time and a fair hundred-ish dollars saved me from ~$5000 of service work. It's always stressful traveling to go buy a used vehicle and not having your go-to mechanic to check things over but they put me at ease. I always do as much of my own maintenance as I can so I appreciated not just that they sent me detailed pictures of anything problematic or concerning, for the major issues they let me come out and look at it under the lift myself. That was going the extra mile for me. Printout was nicely summarized and I knew exactly what I would've been getting into should I have purchased it. If I'm in the area again, this will be where I...