Got me in and out and gave me a fair price. Even threw in a 10% discount. Can't complain. Comment from Davis T. of Austin's Automotive Specialistss Business Manager 11/7/2013Glad to hear you were happy with your service. We hope to work with you again in the future! Read more

The Manager Mike was very honest and affordable. I had a very tough job (BMW Starter Replacement) - I was charged $54.00 by Firestone on Whitestone Blvd for them to look at it for 30 minutes and tell me it needed a starter replacement totaling $1.146.20. Mike and his crew finished the job perfectly for a quarter of that cost! I will surely go back to Brake Specialist on Research Blvd for my next repair.

This is my second review of Brake Specialists at their Lakeway location, and I wish Yelp had six stars instead of only five. Adam, James, Dave and the rest of the guys working there are master mechanics and will take time to explain to you what they are doing. They have never let me down. Except for things that a dealer must handle, such as the electronic systems, they've done all the work on my cars for the past five years. I recently had to take one of my cars to the dealer for work I assumed was under warranty. The dealer said it was a broken power steering pump, it was out of warranty and the tab would be an estimated $2375. I took it to Brake Specialists for a second opinion: nothing wrong with the power steering system at all. It was the cooling fan. They fixed it same day for $545. And that's Brake Specialists in a nutshell: honest, fair and fast. I'll never use anyone else, given a choice. Well done, guys. This business has been very helpful to me. They go out of their way to make constructive suggestions and seem very professional. I take both my cars to them for repairs, not just brakes. I highly recommend them. Read more

Elite '2020 Elite '2020 Went in to diagnose noise in the front end, ended up driving around with a mechanic for 20 minutes. Came to the conclusion it is transmission issue, which they don't deal with. Good group of guys, I will go back soon for some new brakes.

Very friendly. Worked with me and my vehicle. Will definitely be coming back and recommending to people. Also, Clay and Tony are awesome!

Owning cars/trucks kind of sucks. I mean... things can be good for so long, and then when something goes wrong you have to be ready to sell a kidney! What the hell. Anyway, one of my cars had a strange issue, and I knew it was going to be $$$... I checked out Yelp, and this place got high marks. Went on their site, and sure enough, decent coupons! Made a same day appointment, headed in, and the staff at the front desk (only guys I dealt with) weren't particularly personable, but seemed to know their stuff, and told me which coupon would be the best for my repair (save me the most money). I also heard these guys taking good care of a few other customers (both men and women) and I'll be back no doubt.... but hopefully no time soon!! Drive less & Walk more. Leo out.

I've been taking my autos here for some time now and I have had a great experience! I've been able to get almost everything fixed there - brakes, wheel bearings, front end, tune-up, fuel system, water pump, radiator, electrical, inspection...everything! Patrick, the manager, is fantastic - he works very hard to get me in and out as quick as possible. Their quality of work is very good and their rates are fair. Plus, if you go to their corporate Web site, there are usually seasonal coupons that you can use to save money. The things I like best is that these guys really know what they are doing, they don't fix anything that's not broken and they don't do the hard sell stuff the other guys do when they try to get you to buy filters you don't need or wipers that don't need replacing. The only thing they don't fix is tires but they recommended me to Discount Tire and I've had a great experience there as well, but that's another story.

These guys were quick. They got my brakes down on time and within budget, even told me I did not need to to get brakes for the front, which was nice.

In the past seven years I've learned that I can trust Patrick and I used Brake Specialists for many years before I met Patrick. Brake Specialists has kept my old cars running at a fair price and I'm grateful for their service.

I have had this shop work on all 3 of my vehicles. At other mechanics, they always came up with a list of extra work that needed done. At this shop (manager Andy- I haven't visited any others) they only identified items that I knew needed fixed!! (I have done my own share of mechanic work, but don't have space or tools anymore). What a relief to find an honest shop!