The Austin DIY Shop

Wanna be your own grease monkey? Mechanical wizard? Chitty Chitty Bang Bang master mechanic!!??!?

Well?

Okay it's not gonna make you the perfect auto necromancer, but it will certainly make your life a bit easier when you need to get your car in the air. And no telekinesis still isn't a thing to replace a decent lift.

Definitely worth the money, 2 hour minimum and roughly 35 ish per hour, is way better then sneaking around on a dolly with a bad back. And no you can't ride the lift up and down in your car.... They will get mad at you.

Staff is amazing, ready to help whenever you need it or just have a question. And they also let you ship parts to them, if you live in one of the many areas where packages get stolen..... yep happens to often.

Oh and free water with every bay rental.... Yes stay hydrated folks!

I had to replace the complete rear end assembly on my truck. I needed help at one point where I needed more hands on the job. The owner (who is always there) Mark, had a man to help. Xavier is an experienced mechanic and we were able to complete the change out in one day!
I'm a retired mechanic and this shop is right up my alley. They will do the work for you at a very affordable price. I can't say enough good things about them. They provide free cold water and I was offered it constantly. The temperature was 100+ that day

Had to do a transmission swap with a friend. Used this place. Owner was SUPER nice and helpful. This place rocks. They hooked me up with a parts yard who sold and delivered a transmission to their shop for me. We swapped it using their tools and lifts. Did a bunch of other stuff while I had everything apart. Towed it in, drove it home! Thank you guys. I'm just a shade-tree mechanic, but this place saved me thousands. I spent about $1800 in parts and 2 days rental fees over a Sat/Sun.
At a regular automotive shop, installing a rebuilt transmission, starter, brakes, control arm bushings, ball joints, tune up and motor mount would have run up quite a tab. North of $6k probably. Who knows? I did price a transmission swap locally. They told me it would be over $3600 plus tax for a rebuilt. That was just for the transmission work. Add in the other stuff and dang---you got yourself a big bill!!!! Thank you Austin DIY. I like working on my own stuff but sometimes you need a lift and special tools. They had it all.

Needed an hour or so to do a cat-back replacement and very relieved I found the Austin DIY Shop before rolling around on the ground in my driveway to replace it the hard way. Being able to rent a lift bay for a bit of time made the job take maybe 1/3 of how long it would have taken otherwise.
Was first come first serve, got there in the morning and the helpful staff ran me through how everything goes, where to find tool, etc and go my car up on the lift and ready to get started on.
Was very happy with the experience, what a great idea. Also, each bay comes with tools so no need to bring your own.

Will definitely be back again.

I don't trust auto mechanics as a rule but these guys made me feel comfortable. I am not a DIY mechanic but wanted some advice. Here I did not feel like I was
Being hustled or recommended unneeded repairs.

Easy, owner was helpful, needed to upgrade my exhaust, they had all the tools and the lift necessary to do my work! Will definitely come back! Definitely recommended if you can do the work and want to save money.

Super helpful staff and affordable rates! Plan to do all my own work here from now on

I was in today, 12/17/17. I researched everything prior to going so I was prepared. I am very excited to find a DIY place so I can do what I can for repairs.

The place is a bit hidden so you will have to look for the banner hung up high showing where the facility is. It is very much an auto mechanic garage. Tools, parts, and a mess everywhere.

The paperwork is very short. Initial here and sign here style of release of injury. One way in, one way out so be prepared to maneuver your vehicle around other vehicles. The worker on staff and another person guided me in and out.

All I wanted was a bay to do a coolant system cleanse. This requires a catch pan and my time. I was put on a lift without request. Don't need it, don't want it but it appeared as if it was the only bay open so off I went.

As stated on the webpage, the tools were readily available. Sockets in Standard and Metric, 1/4 and 3/8 drive. 3/8 drive extensions hanging on the side of the box. A hand full of Standard and Flat tip screwdrivers. A great option of pliers. It was an absolute beauty to see.

4 Stars instead of 5 because of the price. As in the picture I posted, which is a screenshot from the webpage, it states $10 an hour for a flat bay and $20 an hour for a lift. I went in hoping to spend $20-$30. I walked put paying $65 (see photo). I learned at checkout the the end prices are different. Nothing on the webpage states this. Two hours on a lift was $60. I did not need a lift. I was given a lift.

I guess it was my fault for not clarifying the parameters of it all. But as well, the garage needs to update their webpage with the correct prices. If the pricing had been correct and I didn't get with sticker shock, this would be a 5 Star review.

Sharing a review after my second time here to work on my car. Would give more stars if possible. Clean, organized, and friendly customer service from the owner. They have all the tools I needed to do suspension work, oil and transmission fluid. If you have questions, which I had many, don't be afraid to ask - theyre super friendly and love what they do here. At the end of my job, Mark saw that I had splattered some transmission fluid on myself, and even gave me a brand new DIY Austin branded shirt. I offered to pay, but he just said "wear it proud!" I wish we had this shop and service when I was younger. It would've made learning and working on cars a lot less intimidating and much more fun. Can't wait to send all my friends here. And if you need a rec for an experienced and honest technician to help you with your project and teach you how your car works, just send me a private message.

Unlikely they would recommend me...someone who probably should not be doing DIY mechanical work on a car, especially a Saab...but that probably means they deserve an even higher recommendation. Helpful staff, clean space, plenty of tools and a fair price.