Auto Services
Ratings & Advice
The latest ratings and advice for Delaware Valley area auto services.
Advice
- 30 Tricks Sellers Use to Manipulate You
- 65 Things You (Probably) Shouldn't Pay For
- About Checkbook: Why We're Unique
- Car Buying Strategies
- Complaining: How to Get Results
- Consumers’ Notebook
- Credit Cards Provide Strong Protections for Consumers
- Defective Products: Strategies to Get a Refund or Replacement
- Free Perks You Didn't Know You Have
- Rental Car Insurance: Should You Buy It?
- Right-to-Repair Fight
- Tire Pressure Advice
- Used Cars Often Sold with Dangerous Defects
- Used-Car Certifications Often Not Meaningful
- Vehicle Service Contracts
Current Issue
-
Crash Course on Auto Insurance
Most drivers will save $500 to $1,500 per year by switching companies
-
New Shingles, No Shakedown
Our ratings tell you which roofing contractors have you covered
-
Manipulative Marketing Is Now the Norm
30 tricks sellers use to make you pay up and pay too much
-
Shop Like a Pro
Our top tops for scoring the best prices and avoiding common problems
- Top Dental Specialists
-
Home Maintenance Checklist
Our guide for what to do and when to do it
-
Laundry List
Ratings of area drycleaners
-
Floor Shows
How to get on great footing at a fair price
-
Carpet Stores and Installers
Rolling out our ratings
- Buying Area Rugs
-
DO Fence Me In
Best barrier builders
-
Tailors and Sewing Pros
Who makes the cut?
-
How to Buy a New Car
Strategies to get the best price and avoid dealers’ traps
We aren't loyal to businesses, we're loyal to you.
Easily find ratings, reviews, and advice on local service providers.
Checkbook is nonprofit, independent, and provides unbiased information.
We don't run ads or take referral fees from business that we rate.