J & J autos

After getting a 620 quote from Halfords (Finchley) to fix a noise/fault on the wheel of my smart car - they wanted to replace the caliper, brake disc, brake pad, realign 4 wheels and then extra for brake grease - I decided to get a second opinion from a local garage. Decided to choose J&J Autos based off reviews. James (I think it was James!) said no problem, drop the car off the next morning and he will take a look. I drop the car off and after an hour he rings me back, turns out all that was needed was to give everything a very thorough clean - charged me a very reasonable rate for a check + 1-2hours of work and drove the car away the same morning. Would recommend.
Apr 2nd, 2023

Professional, honest and fairly priced. Replaced the clutch on my Golf in good time. Will return!
Jan 24th, 2023

Not good
Sep 22nd, 2022

Positive: Professionalism, Value
Aug 9th, 2021

Terrible job! Took my car to fix a coolant and oil leak. I was reassured the problem was resolved and provided a guarantee on the work completed. Drove the car for less then 2hrs; smoke was coming from the engine, smelt like burning rubber, oil was leaking out and coolant was spread across the engine. This was was not a safe to drive and could of literally exploded!! Regardless if the correct parts were changed, the mechanic put me in an unsafe vehicle and PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER. The car was clearly not tested before collection, problem was not resolved and I would argue somewhat worse after it was 'fixed'. Retuned back to find out another 400 was required to fix the car (!!). Not only that, the gear stick was returned the wrong way around (mechanic tried to convince me the warning lights were normal). After taking the car to a second garage I learnt 'someone has had a play and damaged other parts'...will never return and I recommend you find another mechanic to service your vehicle!!
Jan 17th, 2022