My wife and I have been going to Lou for 10 years based on a recommendation of a friend. Lou has always been fair and honest with our cars and maintenance. Lou's done all of our oil, tire, battery and break changes. If you catch Lou at the right time, respecting his time and workload, he's also given us a wealth of knowledge and advice when we've been shopping for new cars and even tires for our travel trailer. I trust Lou like a father... honestly. Also, I don't want to forget David (Lou's son). He's been great with help and advice as well.
Lou was a word-of-mouth referral from a neighbor and he hasn't disappointed. Very knowledgable, great work, fair price. Hopefully we can keep my truck rolling for another 175K miles.
I brought a car in to Lou Mielke's for a Maryland state inspection. They completed it on time and seemed like a reputable family-owned garage. I will definitely try them for future repairs.
Update: Since my first review, I've brought my cars here several times and I've always gotten excellent service at a decent price.
Safety inspection done here for a salvage title on a 2002 S10. The shop was very honest and up front. Only quoted repairs for items necessary for safety inspection and did not try to run the bill up. Very impressive! Will patronize again.
Most reliable mechanic my family has ever had. Two generations of my family take our cars to Lou no matter what because we know our cars will be taken care of for an affordable price.
I keep forgetting to write Lou a review. Lou is the most dependable mechanic I've worked with in the local area. I've limped my camaro in, towed another vehicle in, had a cooling system blow up near his shop on my Jeep and coasted in, and some scheduled repairs for transfer case work, transmission cooler lines and a couple other odds and ends. Lou gets it done. Honest, fair, and good quality work. My wife is a little bit untrusting of mechanics in general after some bad experiences we had elsewhere, but she trusts Lou. Doesn't matter if I'm heading through the door, or she is; we get treated right, and no B.S. Mr. Mielke is a straight shooter. Oh! He also does MD state inspections.
Lou knows cars and their problems. Don’t be fooled by a lackluster building tucked away in Gamber off 32, this shop offers world class knowledge and excellent service. I was quoted a job, it was fixed in a single day, and even turned out to be cheaper than what I was originally quoted. He reached out to let me know of additional issues that were definitely real and not contrived for a bigger bill. Can’t recommend enough.
He’s got to be doing something right since he’s been in business for 40 years.
Our family has been going to Lou for thirty years and there is no one else I trust with my vehicles. He is honest and to the point. You tell Lou you need new tires, he will tell you how many more miles you have left on them so you don't waste money. Asking him to do a once over on a vehicle puts your mind at ease knowing he didn't see anything wrong with it. When I moved overseas and my A/C went up, I waited until I got back to the states for him to work on it. Lived in NY and would still bring it to him. I live in AA County now and still take it there. Even had it towed there for a mechanical issue. There is no one else like this, if you can understand he may be short because he is always busy, that is just Lou.
Our family has been going to him for years. He works with one other mechanic and I have found that he is always right, and honest. I have left my car expecting a $300+ car repair when he called to say that it was just $5 battery in my key fob. I would never go anywhere else.
1930 Bethel Rd Suite B, Finksburg, MDTruck repair shop
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