01/08/2016

We were helped by Jerrod! Very nice and knowledgable guy. He spent like 30 minutes detecting the problem and changing the transmission fluid. We were charged only $60. Our whole transmission needs to be replaced, but we need to do that at home. Thank you Jerrod!

Amy F.

Source: YELP

23/06/2016

Trans went out in Bridgeport. Was able to get it to Jim Allen's. He stayed late on a Saturday so I could get a rental car. These guys are great. They communicated with me on progress several times and finished the job early and on budget.
Nice to find an honest shop that really knows what they are doing.

M M.

Source: YELP

29/08/2015

Jim Allen's Auto-Matic helped us make the best of a bad situation while on cross country vacation almost 2,000 miles away.
I'll start my story by saying that the transmission on my 2000 Ford Excursion went out at 9000 foot elevation 4 miles south of the Yosemite gates. When our rollback tow truck showed up we had no idea where to take it. Being in a tough spot 2,000 miles away from home expense was no object, but reliable service with a warranty, and quick service while on vacation, in a place you know noone, was very important. So we had the "Ground Force One" towed to a Ford dealership with comments on our urgency, all contact info, and clearance to fix whatever was broken. The dealership opened at 7 but when I called at 9:30 noone had even bothered to pull my truck to a service bay. After finding this out I began calling the FEW other shops in the area which all recommended JAAM. I then called JAAM where I spoke to Brett who was very courteous, very knowledgable, and had a sense of urgency. I called a tow truck AGAIN to move it and had it brought to Jim Allen's. When I got the vehicle there I was given all of the possibilities and estimated costs even when I told him to spare no expense in fixing this vehicle, which I will own till I die, he explained how some options would be overkill. A new transmission was needed, he called me with cost, gave me a timeline, got approval, and got it repaired. It came with a nationwide manufacturers warranty that I did not expect from an independent. He asked that we call him when we returned home which was my pleasure. I enjoyed satisfaction of a strong transmission as I drove right past where we had broken down near Yosemite, Knob Hill and Lombard Street in San Fran, and the turns and elevations of Pacific Coast Hwy, much less the 1day 5 hour drive home 6 days later.
Highly Recommend their services!

Chris P.

Source: YELP

07/09/2013

Dave Metcalf saved our summer RV vacation trip.... Our transmission died 2 miles north of Bishop (250 miles away from home) and put us ahead of existing work at his shop to make sure we were able to get to the annual Burningman Festival 400 miles away in Gerlack Nevada. He was professional, and funny....extremely knowledgeable about all mechanics, more than helpful and was extremely fair with the price that he charged. Hopefully your transmission doesn't need repair but if it does and you are close to Bishop, his shop is the only place to go..... He's also a Hot Air Balloon Commercial Pilot for hire...

Bob S.

Source: YELP

15/11/2013

Jim Allen sold the business to some guy named Dave years ago. When the differential on our Jeep started whining, Dave turned out to be the only game in town for a repair and we didn't feel safe trying to get it back to civilization where a real mechanic could look at it. Dave quoted $600 for replacing the seals and bearings, and let us know it would more if the ring and pinion gears were bad. When my wife picked up the car the bill was over $900 and included only new seals and bearings. Worse, Dave told her that the brakes were shot and that the Jeep was unsafe to drive. He wanted another $600 for new pads and turned rotors. I ordered new pads and rotors on line and did the work in the motel parking lot myself for less than half that. I also found that only one of the eight pads was worn to the bottom of the wear groove, and even that one had several thousand safe miles left on it. The rotors were only lightly worn and didn't need turning at all. Could have gotten away with a hundred buck set of pads, but I'm not complaining about $300 for all new rotors and pads when Dave would have charged twice that. If the differential repair is any indication, it would have been another $900 bill. If you're stuck in Bishop and have no other choice, Dave's an OK mechanic but there are "issues" with his prices. Judging from the $450 range differential repair quotes I got when we returned to the Los Angeles area, he has no problem taking advantage of stranded tourists.

Jack S.

Source: YELP

22/11/2012

Affable, able and honest shop....

Affable, able and honest shop. It was a pleasure to do business with this shop. The could have just changed out our transmission, but they took the time, on a holiday week, to thoroughly diagnose the true problem and complete the repairs. I would highly recommend.

citywitch

Source: YPAGE

29/05/2013

Best transmission shop in 3 counties!

Janna Minty

Source: FBOOK

12/10/2015

Top notch! We had some transmission issues in our RV and limped into Bishop, stopping at every shop in town. The dude at Jim Allen was the only one to have the slightest idea what was going on. He diagnosed the problem over the phone and first thing in the morning he fixed us up and we were back on the road an hour later. We'd be living in Bishop if it weren't for this mechanic! Awesome shop.

Matthew Labudzik

Source: GPLAC

22/09/2008

Rebuild on my 1976 Cadillac

It's been a few years since Jim and co. worked on my 1976 Cadillac Coupe De Ville. I took my car to him because not only was he the only the only automatic transmission mechanic in town he was right around the block from where I worked at…

Mary H

Source: INPAG

16/11/2013

Bandit Mechanic

Jim Allen sold the business to some guy named Dave years ago. When the differential on our Jeep started whining, Dave turned out to be the only game in town for a repair and we didn't feel safe trying to get it back to civilization where a…

Jack S

Source: INPAG