Gulfport Garage, Inc

Car would not start, towed to Eric’s shop based on a recommendation from a stranger Carlos who gave me his card and said that Eric was great. Well my expectations were exceeded. I was expecting to have to pay for a new new starter (which Eric’s quote was better than the going rate) but when they went to take the starter out, they noticed the wire connecting the starter was crushed and they replaced it for a fraction of the potential cost. Doesn’t get more honest than that!!!!

Today was my first time at Eric's shop. I was recommended by a friend. I have had a trust issue with shops doing mediocre work or dealerships up charging me for many things but it seems in today's world you would think if all else fails you go to the dealership. I have had this idea in my head for 16 years so you can imagine how much money and time I have wasted. Today I went into Eric's shop to get a CV axle boot fixed. On the phone he quoted a what I thought was already a reasonable price to fix the axle so I agreed to come in. On the phone I also mentioned to inspect the other axles to see if they are nearing the need to be replaced and Eric told me he will check everything to make sure the other good ones are still good. In person, Eric is a very nice, honest, and professional guy. He treated me with respect and told me after the inspection what needed to be done and recommended me that I fix the whole axle and not just the boot because fixing the boot alone would cost more money. Then he looked up to see how long it usually would take to fix the axle and saw that the recommended time was longer than the time he usually needed to fix an axle so he offered to lower the price of the labor. The job was finished 30mins less than what he had told me and the price was a little over half of the original quote he gave me so I was extremely satisfied. I then inspected the axles on both sides to compare the quality and I will conclude this review by saying that I definitely would come back again for all my automobile repairs.

Gulfport garage is the best mechanic shop Ive found in Tampa Bay. Very reliable and reasonable.. I wont go anywhere else with my vehicles.... Very honest and caring.... I highly recommend this shop to all of my family and friends...

Gulfport Garage is my all-time favorite vehicle repair and maintenance shop ever. Eric is a top-notch mechanic, business man and a great guy and I've had nothing but great communications and outcomes with him and his crew.

It's refreshing having a hometown garage to count on instead of a chain shop! Highly recommended!!