Arlington Global Service Center

We've used Abe for everything from Brakes to Exhausts to Oil Changes and Tire Changes. He is honest, fair and I've never once felt that he had anything other than our best interest and saving us $$ in mind.

I would not hesitate to use them or recommend them to anyone who needs work done on their vehicle. Great asset to East Arlington!

I went to Abe for check engine light on, and he changed the oxygen sensors with aftermarket parts and charged me $629.00 and the engine light came on the minute after i drove out of his driveway.He tried to fix the problem for a month and a half claiming he was waiting on original parts from Toyota and then claimed he changed them.Drove out the driveway and the light comes on right away again.After all of that i got a sense of Abe not being honest with me and ended up just cutting my losses .Don't waste your time with a mechanic who does't speak the truth ,and does't follow up with his words. Not A Honest Man

They mark up the parts and charge extra hours of labor for bad job. They have charged me four hours of labor only to change the tensioner belt and tensioner and left one bolt loose making a noise. When asked to fix it they said they will be fixing it during the next repair when I change the suspension, it's just noise. That bolt can only be accessed from the bottom while working on the suspension, which doesn't make any sense! Never went there again. That was the last repair from them.

DO NOT GO, especially to get your inspection sticker renewed. The idiot here failed my car because my headlights were 'too dim' and because my exhaust was 'weak'. After he failed my car for these ridiculous reasons, he insisted that I come in to the garage so he could lecture me about why he failed my car. Keep in mind that my lights were actually working and my exhaust wasn't making any noise or rattling.

I called my mechanic and told him why my car failed and he said it sounded ridiculous. Rather than waste money replacing my fully functional headlights, my mechanic suggested I just try to get my inspection done elsewhere. I just took my car to another inspection facility and it passed. These people are incompetent morons and crooks. Stay away.

The attendant was creep. No mask. There's 15-35 gas stations in Arlington. The mechanic wasn't even on site. I'd get my ac service someplace else.

I tried this station (formerly known as Arlington Global at 334 Massachusetts Avenue) on and off for over 8 years. The new paint job for the building is unique. On the surface they are polite fellas but you may get gouged price wise, be lied to and even have things lost or stolen.

The service (disservice) I received has been horrible and dishonest. My car was kept outdoors for 5 days, overnight with the windows down. Even after telling them twice --on two different days--- to lock my car, I was simply told they have security cameras. Crazy! What about bugs, rodents, privacy and yes theft risk.

I talked to the man pumping gas on a weekend about my car being left out (who lied). He says "The car was just moved outdoors a few minutes ago and it was inside all night." --My hood is cold like ice. I drove by the station each night late after work and see my car outside with the windows open .my car completely unlocked. The gas attdt. tells me to speak to the mechanic. The mechanic inside says my car hasn't been inside at all . Why all the lying even when they are caught lying? Why would a place put a good customer's car at risk?

I was told by Abe, the owner to have my car to him "first thing in the morning" so he could get to it right away. I called at 4:30 that day and he hadn't even gotten to the car yet. He repeats like a Mantra " I'll call you later" I've never had him call me once. I call him hours and hours later and usually nothing's been done with the car.

Four days later (yes 4 days) I asked when it would be done. That day he says he will have the car to me at 5 pm. I arrive at 6 and again the car isn't ready as he guaranteed. I asked why he didn't call to at least report this problem.

Suffice to say as a working person, I lost a great deal of work time leaving my car with him sitting un-examined for 5 days ! At each face to face encounter, it was always that he was going to get to it that day. Over and over again.

I was overcharged on parts. I called the same dealerships that Abe called for genuine parts and am quoted prices from $30 to $50 less than he charged. I was radically overcharged. There are three to four brand name dealerships in a 25 mile radius so this not hard to contact these suppliers. This happened before at his shop with a battery that his parts price showed again to be about $30 over the prices at every local parts supplier.

It is my fault that I came back to this shop. 4 years ago he was fixing something and my car was left out , windows down and again told each day he'd get to the car. Not sure why I went back. Granted they're friendly there but they're not reliable, not honest, not fair or in a deeper sense kind. I recognize some people are having good experiences....I'd say just wait and see or read about these consistent bad experiences as they are all similar.

6 years back he did a muffler and after installation (immediately after driving off his shop) it rattled like a can full of ball bearings . I told him to please fix it and he said his lift was broken. As I drove by the shop later that day and the next day, cars were up and down his lift. This is out and out lying...for what?

We're a good family, good people and very polite. Do nice people finish last in this world? Seems so. Go elsewhere if you value integrity, honesty or at least value fairness for all customers. I should have read the reviews and simply thought about this based on my own past experiences. Plenty of other shops that care more in the area.

NEVER, EVER, Say "No rush" to Abe. Telling him "work on it when you have time, I know you're busy" left my car sitting there, FOR 8, YES, EIGHT F-N MONTHS, when I wanted to have it looked at, to see what it needed to get "road ready". After the 8months had expired, Abe continued to tell me 3 times he'd look at it next week, or come by tomorrow, or some other shit. He comes across as a nice guy, with his demeanor, but is OFTEN, NOT LISTENING TO A WORD YOUR SAYING, and sidetracked with phone ringing, or friends of his appearing at the station that have priority over you. If your NOT IN A HURRY, to get your car repaired, GO TO GLOBAL, THEY'LL DEFINITELY HELP YOU OUT.
Abe is a " telya watya wanna hear, at the moment" kinda guy. F HIM AND HIS CRONIES!!!!

I dropped my car off at 11 am for 2 simple repairs and came back to pick it up at noon. The charge for labor came to $180. When I asked the man helping me what their hourly charge for labor was, he said $75/hour. I then asked why the labor charge was $180, and he responded that he had to bill for two men to work on it because one of them had to call the Honda dealership to get a code to reprogram the radio.

First of all, the math does not add up. $75 times 2 is $150, not $180. Secondly, I find it disingenuous that I would be charged an additional hours labor just because someone had to make a phone call. The receipt was not itemized with the hourly charge or time, and I when I asked for detail, I did not feel the man was being honest with me. My bad for not asking for a quote beforehand, but he told me repeatedly that the repairs were very simple, so I assumed the standard hourly rate would apply. I would not go back to this shop again.

My tire was going flat from a nail on New Years Eve right as all the local stations were closing. After trying 3 other stations with no help, I pulled up to Arlington Service Station and was immediately greeted by Ebraham. On a night where most people would be desperate to close up shop, he kindly removed the nail and patched my tire. He went above an beyond and even replaced the missing caps on my tire air valves. He refused to take a penny. I will definitely return when I need work done on my vehicle!

Very friendly mechanics and staff. Made sure my car was taken care of. This is the only place I've been to since I recieved this vehicle.