When you realize your stickers expire tomorrow, drive directly to Don’s, where they’ll take your car on the spot or find a time to get you in and out quickly. And if you need parts or service to bring it up to snuff, this husband-and-wife team won’t overcharge or oversell you. Read More »
1132 East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
You don’t go to a body shop because you want to go to a body shop. You go because some dingus let a shopping cart go and it slammed into the side of your brand-new car, or you got rear-ended on the Blue Route. So it’s always nice to meet a crew like those at Pro-Team Collision, who handle your work with care and a sense of urgency. Need to (sigh) work with your insurance company? Pro-Team will do that work for you, to save you a bit of hassle. Read More »
378 Crooked Lane, King of Prussia, PA Website
Whenever you move to a new neighborhood, you get your bearings: grocery store, parking rules, which bar you can stumble home from. The thing you always forget to find until it’s too late is a car mechanic. That changes today. Jason Capone and the fellas at Foreign Fix will not only get you in and out in the time most shops take to get your car up on the lift; they’ll talk you through the cheapest options first. What are you going to do with all that extra money? Well, there is that bar. Read More »
822 Reed Street, Philadelphia, PA Website
You’ve exhausted AutoZone’s supply of Fix-a-Flat, and it’s time to admit you need a professional to repair your slowly ssssssinking tire. But you don’t have the patience to endure the tire shop’s sales pitch — or the thousand bucks it will cost you if you give in to it. We’ve brought tires into Mid-City with embarrassingly low — probably dangerously so — treads and walked out with patches, and without a sales pitch. That level of honesty brought us back when we decided, “Hey, maybe I really do need new tires.” Read More »
709 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA Website
Owner John Guglielmucci spent more than 19 years perfecting his top-secret technique for smoothing out bangs and dings without the need for paint repair. He’s quick, too, so your spouse doesn’t need to know a thing. Read More »
2710 Haddonfield Road, Pennsauken, NJ | 267-496-3895 | Website
Got smashed, scratched or dented? Collision Care of Narberth (and six other locations) handles most of the insurance work and all of the rental-car arrangements, and also sends daily emails about the progress they're making on your wheels. Read More »
330 Iona Avenue, Narberth, PA | 610-664-2578 | Website
As long as Philly is all narrow streets and parallel parking, your car's going to be all pockmarks and dents. Quit fretting and go see South Philly's Aniello Nigro, an Italian-trained die-hard car lover who's been making beat-up, beat-down and just beat cars look new for 30 years. Read More »
939 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA | 215-925-4520 | Website
Owner Johnny DiMino is made for reality TV a jovial car nut who treats dinged-up Mercedeses and Corvettes with love, and who charged hundreds of dollars less than another repair shop quoted to fix a dented SUV. We also like the t-shirts he gives to customers, embossed with his logo: "U Reckem. We Fixem. U Payum." Read More »
1502 Ridge Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA | 610-275-9841 | Website