11/2011 - Originally took my 99 Olds to Midas the first time for what I thought would end up being a brake job. One other brake shop told me it would cost me over $240 for brakes so I expected the worst. They looked and showed me my brakes were fine and I didn’t need new brakes yet. They cleaned out the brake dust and sent me on my way with a huge smile on my face. Tom, the manager, is fantastic and will help you get your car fixed without the add-ons other garages try to stick you with. This honest Midas shop is HIGHLY recommended!
1/2012 - My 99 Olds 88’s engine started to hesitate and misfire and so I took it to Autozone for their free computer diagnostics. The computer showed a P0800 error, which is a random engine misfire code. I did some online research and that code on that car usually means the problem can be a number of things, one of which is replacing a sensor which costs upwards of $500 to do. Had a previous good experience with Tom at Midas and so I took it to him to fix. They checked it out, and knowing my bad financial state, he recommended that rather than start fixing everything possibly wrong, I continue to drive it for a few more days to see if a specific cylinder error would be reported. Sure enough, five days later I checked and the error code now read P0801, which means cylinder 1 was misfiring. Pulled the plug wire and it came apart while removing it. Replaced the plug wires and the 88 engine purred again. Total cost - $40. Tom and this Midas shop is a Godsend!
2/2012 - My wife swerved to avoid a dog and hit a curb full speed in our 06 Saturn, bending something in the suspension so that the front left wheel was pushed back against the wheel well. I got three estimates on repairing the damage which ranged from $800 to almost $1400. Since Tom at Midas had helped me before, I decided to see if they could fix this car too for less. Took the car in and later that day they called to tell me the news – the repair would cost at least $600 with a replacement suspension part costing almost half of the total. I didn’t have that much money so I didn’t think I could get it fixed. I asked Tom if I could buy the part somewhere else and then they would install it and he agreed to do so. Shopped for the part but no one had it in stock except the Chevy Dealers who wanted $282 for the part. Later that day, after telling Tom of my situation, he called me back and told me he found the part at OReilly’s for $142. I bought the part at OReilly’s and took it to Tom who had my car fixed using my supplied parts. Tom and this Midas shop saved me hundreds and helped us get back to a two car family again. I won’t be taking my cars anywhere else from now on!!!
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