Anker's Auto Service

"I typically don’t leave reviews, much less a 5 star review because I think everyone has room for improvement, but today is the exception to both. A year ago I took my car to one of those chain places for an inspection. They wouldn’t pass my car telling me that I needed four new brakes and rotors as well as four new tires . I didn’t know about the brakes but I knew my tires were fine as they had less than 20,000 miles on them and I could see for myself that they had good tread left. So I walked out and made an appointment with Ankers who I had heard great things about. Well I did need new brakes but only on the back and my tires were fine. The cost of the back brakes and rotors were almost 1/2 of what the other place wanted to charge per pair. Now , Just this past weekend I had to have my car jumped. Knowing the battery was the original and at least 6 -7 years old I decided to have the battery replaced. Ankers wasn’t open so I went to another local establishment who has been in business for years . I was told I needed a new alternator, a new battery and 4 new tires . I may be auto illiterate but I know my car wouldn’t have passed inspection again just 2 weeks prior if my tires were bad. Again, I walked out and made an appointment with Ankers for this morning. Lo and behold my alternator was just fine . All I needed was a new battery which I had intended on replacing to begin with . Dave and Ankers are the most honest , efficient and reasonably priced auto service shop In the capital district, and I will never take my vehicles anywhere else again. Did I mention he gives you a beautiful flower when you leave as well ? I was going to be classy and not name drop but wth… stay away from Pep Boys and Firestone !! There are still decent honest places out there. Thank you so much Ankers !!!"

"They Have been servicing My Impala since I had them put a new Engine in. There work has always been Price Fair for Above & Beyond quality work. Thank You Anker's"

"I was referred to this shop from a ride share passenger. The staff is awesome and very knowledgeable. I got a brake inspected and an oil change. The oil change was at a reasonable price. I came in as a evening walk in and was allowed to book my next appointment for future work. Will be continuing to come back to Anker's Auto Service and by the way you will receive a beautiful flower as a first customer."

"Went there first time for catalytic converter issue last year. Dave fixed the problem without needing to install a new one and saved me ~$1500. Went there for the second time last week for changing oil and AC repair. I feel the car is much smoother to drive after the service. Very nice people and very professional. Strongly recommended."

"Not a good experience Dave told me one price then totally changed the price when I got to the shop without evaluating my car. Dave told me he did alignment in-house, but come to find out, the alignment is done elsewhere. If I knew that to be the case, I would have taken it to a shop that did both the alignment and put the tires on. My tires are vibrating after 55 mph. The balance was not done correctly. I had to go elsewhere and get it fixed and pay again. The website stated 10% off first service, but had to argue with Dave for 10 minutes as he wanted to dictate what that meant. It only stated “first service”, but because I did not purchase the tires there, he wanted to give me less than the 10%. This is how I found out that he did not actually perform the alignment as he stated that “he had to get some money back because I brought in my own tires and he did not perform the alignment.” Please let a customer know upfront what services you actually offer as I asked you if you did alignments and you stated yes. He also made a statement about not having this issue with any other customers. My comment to him was that is because I am a woman that sticks up for herself. He said that was not it. I am not sure what he meant but did not care at that point. I would not recommend this shop to anyone!"