Beahm's Auto Service

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★★★★½
4.8 (98 reviews)
Location
Address:
944 Sligo Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20910
GPS Coordinates:
38.989973, -77.025423
Contact Information
Phone:
(301) 587-0727
Contact:
Beahm's Auto Service
Hours of Operation
  • Mon-Thu 7am-4:30pm
  • Fri 7am-3pm
  • Sat-Sun Closed
Business Information
4.8

Rating

98

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5 helpful highest ranking reviews
Robin Barr
★★★★★ 7 months ago

I've been coming here for 30 or so years. We're now moving away and they're among the things I'll miss most. Totally honest -- will never recommend any unnecessary repairs, and all work is competently and quickly done. Friendly and straightforward. If they can't fix it, they send me to another local shop they trust (for tires, transmission, body work). The only drawback I've found is their limited hours -- no weekends, and their hours are more like 7:30 -4 than 9-5.

Jeremy Soled
★★★★★ 11 months ago

Lydia Hoxha Honest, Reliable, and Skilled – Beahm's Auto is the Real Deal These guys are excellent mechanics. They've always been straight with me about what my car actually needs, especially when other shops tried to rip me off. I once took my 2003 Lexus IS 300 to a different place, and they told me I needed all new front brakes, springs, and something else — and wanted to charge me an arm and a leg for it. Of course, the dealership would’ve charged even more. Thankfully, my brother told me about the three great guys at Beahm's Auto. I went to them, and after taking a look, they told me all I needed were new springs — the brakes were still good for at least another year. That honesty won me over, and I’ve been going to them ever since. They’re not just skilled mechanics; they’re genuinely good, honest, and caring people. Highly recommend!

Will Obioha
★★★★★ 11 months ago

I had a great experience! They were super friendly and got my oil change done really quickly. The whole process was smooth and hassle-free. I’ll definitely be coming back!

Josh Smith
★☆☆☆☆ 8 years ago

Rude, unethical, shady. I'm astounded by the positive reviews for Beahm's. We obviously had a different experience than most have had and while it could have been an off day, the experience we did have will hopefully save someone a few hundred bucks if they're in a similar situation. We were in the process of re-titling a car registered in Pennsylvania to Maryland and needed a state inspection to complete the titling process. Called, made an appointment for the next day (perhaps the only positive) and dropped the car off. Several hours later, we were called and told what needed to be fixed. Lights, power steering rod. We were quoted a price we believed was fair and they began work. An hour or so later they called back and said the mechanic had caught something that hadn't been caught initially: a decade old hairline crack above the odometer in the dash shield (that plastic guard behind your steering wheel) that they claimed affected the readability of the speedometer. See picture. This is not the case. They said they could order a new guard for a few hundred dollars plus labor, but they couldn't pass inspection with the crack as it is. In addition to all this, the cost of all repairs was going to be about $150 more than quoted. Our incredulity caused their tone to shift completely: the owner became annoyed and angry but totally unsympathetic, knowing that they had the upper hand in the situation. They ended up coming down on the cost of repairs to the original quote (still weird, more hostage-like behavior), but nothing could be done about the inspection-failing crack. We decided to cut our losses, pick up the car with the initial repairs done, and figure out another solution to the cracked dash guard. Insult to injury: when we picked up the car, for some bizarre reason, the contents of our middle console (photos, receipts, an emergency credit-card) were scatted all over the front seats. Why they had been removed in the first place I have NO idea - nothing the mechanic would need was in the console - but then to just scatter it in the front seat was so creepy. Freaking out about how to get the car past inspection without going further over our budget, I took the car closer to my work in Chevy Chase, Mario's Lake Liberty garage. This place was night and day. The mechanic I showed the crack to LITERALLY laughed that Beahm's had failed our inspection over this. Within two hours, Mario's had passed the car's inspection and I was happy to pay them another inspection fee rather than hand over another cent to Beahm's. All's well that ends well. After picking the car up from Beahm's, the car wheel creaks like an old floorboard when turned to the left because of the steering rod Beahm's installed, but I didn't want to have to go back and have them check it out again for fear of having to pay for a follow-up. It still does this. Just a reminder for myself to avoid this business like the plague.

Katherine Atwill
★★★★★ a year ago

My car's engine started having trouble the day we were supposed to go on a road trip, and Beahm's was able to squeeze me in at the last minute and fixed the problem right away. I am so appreciative of their help! We'll be going back here from now on.