Allston Auto Repair

Ming and his team are the benchmark for car service!

Excellent service for ten years!

Satisfactory in every way -- excellent work at reasonable prices. In my case, experienced with and able to competently handle and give good advice about a 10+ year old Audi The dealers seem to not be really interested in or, often, have staff who are actually experienced with and trained on such cars.

Ming has twice looked at my car, called me to inform me of his diagnosis, and always been very candid. Both times we decided not to do any work on the car as it was not essential at that time and there was no charge both times! I really appreciate his honest, straight-shooting attitude.He also seems very knowledgeable about the car as he describes it. He also has loaners available if you schedule ahead of time. I would highly recommend his services based on my experience! If I had brought it to a dealer they would have told me to replace the brakes.

I'm shocked to see a few negative reviews for Ming's. Â These guys are great. Â I have been bringing my Acura and Honda here for several years, and they consistently are honest and reasonably priced. Â They are clear with estimates, call with questions, and have great hours. Â More than once, I have had issues that seemed big (like an alternator) and they call to say it's something smaller (was a wire for the alternator). Â Many of my coworkers take their cars here too and we all have had great experiences.

Ming did a great job getting my car tip-top after a long winter of neglect. He did a full check-up, an oil change, installed a new battery and checked on some warning lights that had ominously appeared - all with a price tag slightly over $200. He even printed out how to spec sheets specific to my car and gave me some tips on some things I should be doing.If you're having a car issue, Ming did great work!

We just had our Subaru Forester repaired by Ming for a second time (the car has 140,000 miles on it, so it's just at that stage when parts are wearing out) and were just as blown away with his quality and speed of service, low price and convenience-factor as the first time.I wouldn't bring our car anywhere else. Not that we're looking forward to putting more money into repairs, but I do look forward to being able to give Ming more business in the future.

purchased a salvage vehicle that I learned I could not use due to local legislation. What a bummer. I decided I'd get the car fixed and give it to a friend. And Ming was my shop of choice. Ming helped me by inspecting the car, investigating the problems, identifying what needed to be replaced, and being honest when parts arrived that were incorrect (thank you, online parts sellers!). The work completed was done appropriately and professionally, and the communication was fantastic. Ming is an excellent person to work with, providing timely updates of where the work is, photos of progress, and generally did a job well done. Thank you Ming for your patience and hard work. I strongly recommend Ming's shop.

I have a 2002 Subaru that I thought was on its last legs but Ming seems to have restored it to health. Prices were reasonable (i had breaks done, fuel lines replaced, battery and wipers replace, and wheel bearing work done), service excellent, and great communication. Ming gave me a written price quote before each job, got confirmation on all work I wanted done, and has stood by the work he's done. Did the work in a timely fashion with good communication so I could get to work and get the car back in time to pick up my son from school. I feel like I'm driving a new car :)

I found Ming's through a web search for garages that work on Volkswagens. Specifically, I have a Eurovan, and most shops hardly know what these are. I found good comments from customers and decided to give him a call - instantly got the feeling that he knew what he was doing and deserved the ratings he was given. Results were great, job done properly, thoroughly, and in less time than expected. Ming's is not conveniently located for me, but I know I'll be going back when I need more work.