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Preferred Automotive received 13 consumer ratings from Consumers' CHECKBOOK and Consumer Reports subscribers.
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511 Main St
South Weymouth, MA
Phone: 781-331-8944
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CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).
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As You Can See Below, Some Auto Repair Shops Get High Praise from Their Customers.
Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments
CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Auto Repair Shops.
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Subscriber from BILLERICA, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
Charlie fabricated a coolant hose assembly when Chrysler couldnt supply one any more........
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Subscriber from NEWTON, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
Also, open till 10 PM........
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Subscriber from SOMERVILLE, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
Ive been going for years. Manny, who runs the garage, is extremely honest and trustworthy........
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Subscriber from LEXINGTON, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
Excellent service! They take great care of our cars. Fix things right and dont recommend..........
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Subscriber from WELLESLEY, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
Normally use a shop closer to my workplace for car maintenance but had to use..........
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Subscriber from FRAMINGHAM, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
In the past I have had my car serviced at the Yoyota dealer I will..........
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Subscriber from DANVERS, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
Best mechanic on North Shore!!.......
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Subscriber from LOWELL, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
This is the only place I bring my car. They take care of all my..........
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Subscriber from GLOUCESTER, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
old fashioned service and trust with a friendly,skilled, fair minded mechanic........
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Subscriber from ARLINGTON, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
Excellent to deal with........
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Subscriber from DEDHAM, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
They are great. Dont try to sell/fix what doesnt need to be done........
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Subscriber from LINCOLN, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
good service.......
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Subscriber from NEEDHAM, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
I can send my wife there for car repair or maintenance and know she will..........
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Subscriber from HUDSON, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
Dave is the best mechanic in the area. He is so honest and his rates..........
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Subscriber from DORCHESTER CENTER, MA wrote about a local auto repair shop:
We had to take our car in for some major service work and Prime not..........
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