Reviews
Here's what Charlie's clients have said about their Auto Care Experience:
- "Very friendly and small family business with a great crew! Went there for an inspection and will definitively be back! Thanks a lot Charlie!"
Karl H. - New York, NY via Yelp
- "ok, let me start by saying I am a prime target for being taken advantage of by a mechanic, I'm a blonde female who says things like "the thingamajig is making a funny noise". So I'm moving to California at the end of the month and took the car in to get checked for "anything and everything that could possibly be wrong". I called ahead and asked when the best time for me to bring it is was and you could already tell on the phone this guy was great. I bring it in Thursday morning and Charlie is ready for me and remembers my name & car, I tell him the tires have been making a grinding noise and one of the nozzles is broken when I try to clean the windshield & ask if he can check everything, even the spare tire because who knows! He's super friendly and lovely and says he'll check it all, I ask him how much to check everything and he waves his hand and says "I'll check it". 6 hours later Charlie has become intimate with my car and checked everything, tells me the fluids and belts and oil and everything looks great, he replaced a hose to get the nozzle to work, the grinding is a little bit of rust and no need to replace anything. Says it's $50 for everything. I'm shocked, this guy spent hours looking at my car. $50? you checked everything? the spare tire? "oh yeah" he says "I put a little air in the spare tire for you. Also, you left your phone in the car, I put it in the glove box for you." So, I'm already floored and ready to write a 5 star review, but THEN, a friendly older guy walks up to me while I'm waiting outside, also introduces himself as Charlie. This is Charlie's dad, also named Charlie. Asks how the service was, asks how my day is, tells me stories of raising his son on his own, how him and his son are now fixing cars for the great-grandchildren of his original clients, and how the neighborhood dogs all run in the shop to say hi because they know they'll get treats & love. I CAN'T EVEN. I tell him his son is not only incredibly nice and smart, but also attractive! If I was single I may just cancel that California trip. He's beaming proud, "not only that, he's a great sportsman too, mostly baseball, my son's a pitcher" If there was a hollywood movie about a father/son duo to fall in love with, it's Charlie & Charlie. If you live anywhere in the Tri-state area, take your car to Parkside"
Renee H. - New York, NY via Yelp - "I would only offer the highest recommendation for this service center and its owner.
I was looking for service and advice from someone competent and trustworthy and who would be fair with pricing. For years I went only to the dealer for service and paid through the nose. The owner at Parkside personally offered me an honest hands-on assessment and then he and his crew also thoroughly diagnosed and solved a long term problem I was having with my air conditioning that the dealer could not figure out. They listened to my concerns and they took care of the car as if it was their own. There was not a long turnaround and they also did a very thorough job. I feel totally confident that I have found my mechanic".
Michela M. - Queens, NY via Yahoo - "I came for an vehicle inspection as a walk-in, after trying two other places who said they couldn't accommodate me. They were very kind and courteous, and told me it might take a couple of hours, so I killed time in Park Slope- which is plenty fun to do.
The called me within the 2 hours to let me know the work was done. I will come back every time I need work or an inspection!"
Matt S. - Brooklyn, NY via Yelp - "I stopped in without an appointment hoping to get my New York State Inspection. My car was taken in with no problems even without having an appointment. The inspection was done very quickly, and I was also recommended to do a simple tune up as well.
Everything was explained to me very throughly. The owner is very courteous and very down to earth. I will gladly bring my car in again, and highly recommend Parkside to others."
Bill V. - Brooklyn, NY via Mojo - "I've had a number of things done (on a car that really needed them) and have always felt that I've been treated fairly and honestly. I don't know how the pricing fits within the overall structure, but I've been happy with the work and the treatment, so the value is very high for me."
Mike H. - Brooklyn, NY via Mojo - "I will second the previous reviewer, the owner, Charlie is fantastic and he is very honest. I had to get my car inspected ASAP and they were able to do it within a day. They could have told me 5 things needed to be fixed - they provided an honest assessment of my car and I would definitely go back for work in the future."
Susie - Brooklyn, NY via Mojo - "Charlie's parkside is really a great place. They were able to take us quickly for our car inspection and we passed. Cost $37. It took about half an hour. We were a bit worried because we had a very old car with some problems. The owner is extremely friendly and honest. Highly recommended!"
Chris - Park Slope, NY via Google Maps