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Midas Auto Service Experts
Category: Automotive Auto Repair Auto Repair [Edit]
769 Bathurst StToronto, ON M5S 1Z5
Neighbourhood: Palmerston
(416) 537-3691
4 reviews for Midas Auto Service Experts
4 reviews in English
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Review from Kent P.
11/30/2011
They were fast, didn't scam me, and charged a totally reasonable price for all their services.
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Review from Todd V.
Toronto, ON
10/3/2008
So, after coming to the shocking realization that my car was too old to be taken to a dealership, I went looking for a mechanic. This process is painstaking and living downtown doesn't help. It seems everyone who "knows a guy" has their guy about an hour and a half out of town. Which is great unless you have to tow it there. Bah.
I had just received what I believed to be an outrageous quote for work from a dealership and figured I had to be able to do better. The sad part was that my car was already at the dealership. A quick call to my buddy and he suggested going to a Midas Muffler place, so a quick Google found the one closest to me. One phone call later and I was talking to Ilan the manager. When I told him what was quoted at the dealership, he let me know that if he was going to charge that much, there'd be way more work he'd be able to do. So, I called the dealership, stopped work on the car, and yanked it out of there to take it to Midas.
The work was done the next day (as promised) and true to his word, the work was not only cheaper than the dealership, but he replaced a cracked belt and burnt out headlight as well. A perfect introduction to a great member of the Midas franchise. I believe I've found my mechanic now. -
Review from Richard S.
Vancouver, BC
3/7/2010
I was having some trouble with shuddering, and brake noise until I eventually decided it was time to take the car in for an inspection. I contact this Midas, and Downtown Mazda for a quote on a worse case scenario. Complete replacement of all front brake hardware. Midas came in at about 75% the price of what Mazda was offering for the same work, so I took the car in for a look.
They identified the problem and unfortunately the worse case scenario was the outcome even though the problem was localized to a single brake pad.
As an auto mechanic I was reasonably satisfied with the work they did and minimal hassle with which it was done. It would seem that Bill and Tony are the heads of this place. Both are very personable and nice. I wouldn't hesitate to deal with them again.
One thing I didn't like (and its seems to be the case at every mechanic) they managed to find a few other things in need of repair aside from the original reason I took your car in. More often than not these type of things don't seem to be urgent but they are still presented as a good idea to address.
I was also told that my brake job would come with a free oil change, but the oil change wasn't performed when I left the car. I was able to come back and get the oil change free of charge, but it was still an inconvenience.
What is very convenient is the 2 minute walk to the Bathurst Subway station. If you need to drop your car off during the week it's easy to hop on the TTC and continue on your way to work. For that reason, and their general good nature, this seems like a pretty good place to bring you car if you need some work done. -
Review from Jonas B.
Toronto, ON
1/6/2011 1 photo
From changing winter tires to brakes, Tony and his crew are mechanics you can trust. They take the time to explain the problem and get the job done on time and under budget.
