I was driving through Newmarket yesterday (Saturday of a long weekend) in the middle of a 2 hour trip with my family when we detected a burning plastic smell - which turned out to be coming from an overheated wheel/seized brake caliper. I called many auto repair shops, all of which were either closed or didn't answer. We were stranded and out of options. Finally, a fine gentleman (I think his name may be Francis?) answered the phone and agreed to meet me at his shop which turned out to be only a few minutes from where we were stopped. Incredibly, after disassembling the caliper and applying penetrating oil, he was able to get it working again. We took it on a test... read full review
February 2022
Francis performed a vehicle safety on my SUV, replaced an exhaust pipe on my car, swapped out my winter tires, and repaired a leaking tire sensor all within 24hrs of taking my call. Quality service with a smile at a very reasonable rate. Francis will now be my first choice.
November 2019
Genuinely the most trustworthy and honest mechanics I know.
Took my car to Simone Performance to get a safety, and they lied about problems my car has and quoted $6000-7000.
I looked over the issues myself and referenced the Ontario Safety Standards Checklist, and found that they failed me for things that weren't even in there.
Took my car here for a second opinion and they confirmed my suspicions about Simone's bulls***. I even showed them the list of issues they gave me, but they still quoted me $700 which I was HAPPY to give them.
They even suggested I bring in my own parts to save... read full review
I was driving through Newmarket yesterday (Saturday of a long weekend) in the middle of a 2 hour trip with my family when we detected a burning plastic smell - which turned out to be coming from an overheated wheel/seized brake caliper. I called many auto repair shops, all of which were either closed or didn't answer. We were stranded and out of options. Finally, a fine gentleman (I think his name may be Francis?) answered the phone and agreed to meet me at his shop which turned out to be only a few minutes from where we were stopped. Incredibly, after disassembling the caliper and applying penetrating oil, he was able to get it working again. We took it on a test... read full review
Francis performed a vehicle safety on my SUV, replaced an exhaust pipe on my car, swapped out my winter tires, and repaired a leaking tire sensor all within 24hrs of taking my call. Quality service with a smile at a very reasonable rate. Francis will now be my first choice.
Genuinely the most trustworthy and honest mechanics I know.
Took my car to Simone Performance to get a safety, and they lied about problems my car has and quoted $6000-7000.
I looked over the issues myself and referenced the Ontario Safety Standards Checklist, and found that they failed me for things that weren't even in there.
Took my car here for a second opinion and they confirmed my suspicions about Simone's bulls***. I even showed them the list of issues they gave me, but they still quoted me $700 which I was HAPPY to give them.
They even suggested I bring in my own parts to save... read full review