What clients say about Whitey's Automotive in Chantilly (VA)
It is almost impossible to find honest, reliable, and fairly priced auto shops with mechanics who will take care of your vehicle as if it were their own.
Whitey’s Automotive checks all of those boxes. I take my car here for everything it needs with trust and confidence. 10/10 Highly recommend.
Outstanding service. One of my exhaust pipes on my truck had broken off. They do great custom work, but he recommended a kit I could order online, noting Summit had it in stock and that it would be a cheaper solution for what I needed. I was able to order it and have it shipped overnight to the shop, and it arrived shortly after 10 AM. They installed it and did a little custom work, and I picked it up early that afternoon. They did excellent work, and my truck looks and sounds great. It's a good, honest shop, and they charged me a very fair price for the work they did. I had a very tight schedule, and was surprised how quickly they were able to fit me in and get the work done. My friend who runs a high school auto shop program highly recommended Whitey's Automotive, and he was spot on. I highly recommend it.
Took brake rotors and pads from RockAuto and Whiteys happily installed them onto my minivan professionally. I am happy with the inspection service and honest second opinion provided by the Whiteys as he pointed out on some work that I didn't need to do vs. dealer recommending unnecessary $$$ work. Very talented and detail oriented!
Whiteys Automotive is great! Quentin and his father Whitey run a great shop. They are professional, honest, friendly, and do great work. It is something not easy to find these days, but they deliver. We are happy to have them provide our automotive service needs.
Took an older Kia in for a Pre-Purchase Inspection and incredibly glad I did.
The gentleman on shift was kind enough to walk me around the vehicle and show me several damaged areas on the frame that had been painted over to hide where work had been done. Also thank you for also pointing out areas on that Kia that were indicative of unreported water damage, likely from the car being flooded, and showing me what to look for in the future.
Massive thanks for helping us avoid an expensive lemon! If anything goes to hell on our current car, we know where it's going.
Whitey, his son Quinton, and Dave are all topnotch mechanics with decades of experience under one roof. I've tried other shops including major gas statiion service centers and dealer service centers all to my dismay. Those places always lie about whats wrong with your vehicle, make busy work for their shops and over inflate the service ticket with unnecessary repairs.
Well, at Whitey's they tell you what is actually in need of repair, replacement & service, what needs immediate attention and what can hold off awhile.
Their pricing is fair, and mechanics truly know their stuff.
We've taken our cars to Whitey's since about 1989, tried other places, but always come back to Whitey's. Nothing like honest mechanics.
Honest price. Nice welds. My truck is happy and so am I. Happy to support local business. Will absolutely not hesitate come back with any exhaust work.
Fair price for the work done and they finished it much faster than any other place around was willing too
Super friendly staff is always a plus as well
I'll definitely be back
Reviewed Date: September 28, 2019 - Went to get state inspection done. Right up front I was told that I need to replace two rear tires since they had dry rot and low tread. They were correct. They told me that they would not charge me for inspection or remove my current sticker and instead to get new tires and come back for inspection. That level of simple honesty without charging customer is unheard off these days. They are very few off the honest auto business left in this region these days.
Reviewed Date: May 4, 2020
Went to Ourisman Chantilly Toyota Dealership to get car fixed due to an existing recall. Upon getting the car fixed the dealership told me I should replace front rotors on my car as it has slight rust on it (see the attached pic). I brought my car to Whitey's Automotive for second opinion and they were super honest in their assessment. They stated that this is just cosmetic rust than can appear over time and the front rotors and brake pads look just fine and does not need any additional work at the moment nor does it affect the safety of the vehicle. This kind of honesty in a Automotive field is un-heard off nowdays. still glad that there are folks left who take pride in their work and work hard for an honest living.
I have been taking my family's vehicles to Whitey's for a few years now and I would highly recommend them. Quality work, fair prices and most importantly - honest guys.
Honest as the day is long, fair pricing, great service and communication. We have been taking our cars to Whitey's Automotive for many years, and we trust them implicitly!
Super friendly and fantastic work. Have come here for years to keep my various hoopties on the road. Hard to find a shop you can trust these days, but this one you can! Highly recommended!
Quinton did a great job on my exhaust, it was very professionaly done and sounds exactly as he said it would, great. Very happy customer, would recommend.
Quentin did a true dual aluminized exhaust on one of my square body Chevy trucks 16 years ago and has been through hell and back four wheeling and a whole other motor. Wouldn't have anyone else do a custom exhaust on any of my trucks.
These guys (Quentin) did a custom exhaust on my very low track miata a few years ago. Not only did they do a great job, but they did it at a very competitive cost. I plan on taking my next gen cars to them as well.
Give them 2 stars as at least the guy was polite. Refused to do work on my car or inspect it because it was "too low". First, there is no rule in VA safety inspections for "too low", only proper function of suspension. Okay, he didn't know that, obviously. That's fine, but should look it up.
He refused to do custom exhaust work on my car for the same reason. On a car that is EASILY lifted on to jack stands in my driveway with a $45 jack from Harbor Freight. But, he said they couldn't do it. Or didn't want to to be bothered. Maybe I should have brought my jack with me. Must be nice to be in such a situation where they can refuse work and lose a potential long term customer!
Again, he was polite, thus he gets 2 stars. BUT he didn't know VA law about suspension height. Would love to comment on his work which I'm sure is good, but he never gave me the chance.
Nice car he has though, although he evidently can't work on it in his own shop.
AWESOME!!! Quentin fixed what another shop screwed up without so much as batting an eye. They went above and beyond and their prices were great too! Save yourself time, money, and headache and start here if you need exhaust work (or any work really).
Highly recommend him.. Installed my exhaust and saved me money. Did an amazing job and super knowledgeable and been in this area for a long time. Many friends used him and always recommend him.
Great service and very reasonable prices. I took my beamer in for service and he was very straight up with me about what we could and could not do. I provided the parts for him and when comparing the labor prices with other places, I noticed that Whitey's was by far the lowest I could find. He was also very fast with the work and he even reset my service sensors without me asking... I have taken my car in for service at Goodyear, VA Tire and Auto and Land Rover/Jaguar but none of those places could ever figure out how to reset the sensors after completing the service. I would always have to do it myself. It's not a big deal, but this confirmed that Whitey indeed knows his beamers. :) Great job!!
I highly, highly recommend this place. Each time I go, they are friendly, honest, and quick. He always says he doesn't want to charge me for something I don't need. It's so hard to find an honest place to go where they aren't trying to get every dime out of you, but these guys are legit.
I'm actually moving about 30 min away, but I will still return here for major issues. They are the only ones I trust!
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