L & J Motors

VOLVO OWNERS!

Nothing short of outstanding, five star service. If you own a classic Volvo, as I do, you’ll want to listen.

I can give some backstory: I was driving my car (1993 Volvo 240) in Maplewood one day last year and a gentleman came running across the street asking if it was for sale. I’m not selling. But we had a conversation and he was as passionate about the classic 240 as I am.

He recommended L & J Motors as he has been a customer for many, many years. And he assured me that they know the car. It’s a special model, if you have ever owned one I’m sure you know what I mean. If you have never owned one I feel sorry. But I digress.

I recently had a brake problem and brought it to my (former) local brake shop - national chain, blah, blah, blah. Well, they misdiagnosed the problem, then claimed that they could not find the part. I was lost for a moment - I had no options. Then I remembered last year when I ran into the man in Maplewood and sure enough I had saved his number. So I reached him and he told me again about L & J, and I booked the service.

Well - Sam and his guys discovered that it was only the pads and rotor and I didn’t need an entire overhaul like I was quoted at the other shop. They had it repaired, honestly and fairly priced, the next day.

It is rare to find a shop like this, I cannot recommend them highly enough. If you own a Volvo 240 you will not find a better shop in New Jersey.

After two other supposed Audi experts tried and failed to fix an engine issue with our 2015 Audi A3, we brought the car to L&J. Lee spent the better part of a full day diagnosing the problem which ended up being an intermittent failure in a vacuum pump. This required a mix of modern, electronic diagnostics and old-school dial gauges. They got it done and at a very fair price.

I began taking all my cars to L&J. Honest, clean and competent mechanics that I can trust. Very much appreciate the Saturday hours because I am unable to make weekday appointments. Special thanks to the entire team.