P & K Auto Clinic

Lakey is an awesome mechanic and even better person. He can fix your car and make you smile. Good combination in this day and age. I always place my trust with him. P and K in Highland Park NJ is the best shop to take your car to for an estimate of repair. I travel for a good 25 minutes to get there. Well worth the travel time. Try out Lakey for your next oil change. It's a good way to start. Everybody needs a good oil change spot. P and K is way much more than that. That's why I say it's a good way to start. You meet Lakey you get a professional oil change and when something is wrong with your vehicle you already know he can help you out.

Lacky is an amazing mechanic, and a genuinely good individual that cares about your car troubles. Nice older Greek dude, has been in the business for decades. I was having issues with a 1999 Honda Civic I recently bought. I had no CEL code, but a smell that was putrid, like gas and oil mixed together, was coming into my cabin. I searched on Honda forums and the symptoms may have been a cracked exhaust manifold. Lo and behold it was. On the LX model of the 6th generation Civic, the exhaust manifold and catalytic converter are together. Curses, it would be an expensive part, but I needed to get it fixed.

Lacky took my car in that faithful Wednesday, and I decided to take the day off to see him fix it. Unfortunately, and this is not on him, a lot of parts stores could not get him the exhaust with the converter. He was very worried, and told me to leave it over night so he can get his hands on one. The next day he calls and tells me the job is finished. I took a look and was amazed at the solid work.

It helps to know a little bit about cars, your model year and generation especially. New exhaust manifolds have a chemical residue from factory from left over production/checks for any leaks before shipment for quality assurance. I left the lot eventually smelling this because the manifold and converter get really hot. Eventually, the smell subsided around 300 miles of driving, normal. So, if you get an exhaust and converter switched out, expect the smell.

Pricing was very good. Been getting quotes and wanting to go back to mechanics in this area I have given business to, but their pricing was high close to $1k, or more, for parts and labor. For labor and part cost at P&K, it was under $800 after tax! I checked on quality rock auto, and the part was only $7 more at P&K. So genuine, Lacky did not upcharge me at all. Other auto shops around this area have.

Truth be told, there are many auto shops here where their mechanic turnover is frequent. If not that, there are veteran mechanics with bad attitudes. They'd look at you like an idiot when their shoddy work was the issue. I've been a customer, yet they treat me like another number. They slotted me a week down for a serious cracked exhaust manifold issue. So, I am glad to have found a new mechanic for harder jobs I cannot accomplish myself. Thank you Lacky, it's a shame there aren't many good hearted mechanics like you left in this area anymore.

Edit: After driving some 600 miles over, the smell from the new exhaust is gone! Car is more peppy and more reactive to the acceleration. Pedal feel is great!

As a young woman who doesn't know much about cars, I was a bit scared to go alone to a car mechanic for the first time. I have AAA, so I had my car looked at there initially, and I've had my car looked at in other mechanics in town -- THIS is the one I've found that is honest, doesn't overcharge, and tells me how it is! My landlord recommended them to me, and I am very happy with their service.

This is the third time I’ve came to P & K and the service is excellent. As someone who doesn’t have a lot of experience with car maintenance, I feel very comfortable with the mechanics here. Very reasonable prices and honest reports.

They fixed us up at a reasonable price, and honestly recommended some other repairs (which were things I'd been ignoring and continued to ignore, since it's a 92) but didn't push them. I didn't feel sold to, but instead felt like they helped.

The owner is very friendly. The mechanic here is very professional. The price is reasonable. They changed my break within 1.5 hour. Super effective!

I had a tire leak and was with my kids and had only some cash on me, he helped me out and lowered the price so I can fix the tire and drive home safely
Not many people would do that nowadays
Thanks

Honest, fantastic service.

Nice uncle.

Nice service.

Excellent service, good ownership.