The Best Marple, Newtown Auto Repair Shops: Analysis

MARPLE-NETOWN, PA — Finding a good mechanic can save you money and time.

A new analysis by the nonprofit Delaware Valley Consumers' Checkbook looks at more than 380 auto repair shops in the region, including several in Marple and Newtown, to determine which offer the best service based on price and quality.

The following area shops were included in the analysis:

Broomall

• Gene's Foreign Car Service & Parts (2538 West Chester Pike)
• Marple Automotive (394 Reed Road)
• Schumacher Francy Auto Repair (2571 West Chester Pike)
• Pacifico Marple Ford Lincoln (3015 W Chester Pike)
• J & M Discount Tire Center (600 Parkway Drive)
• Pep Boys (2916 Springfield Road)

Newtown Square

• Polito's Auto Services (35 Reese Ave.)
• Frank C Videon Chrysler Dodge Jeep (4951 West Chester Pike)
• Shall-Martin Garage (35 S. Newtown Street Road)
• Don Kelley's Automotive Service (3628 Winding Way)
• Mulloy's Automotive (26 S. Newtown Street Road)
• Rafferty Subaru (4700 West Chester Pike)
• Hill Cadillac (3964 West Chester Pike)

Checkbook's evaluations of hundreds of shops in the Delaware Valley area include its ratings for quality and price. Its ratings are based on more than 8,500 reviews by local consumers, consumer agency complaint records, more than 1,500 price checks by its undercover shoppers, and other sources.

Until April 1, Checkbook is offering free access to its ratings of area repair shops to Patch readers in the Delaware Valley area via this link: https://www.checkbook.org/PatchDEL/autorepair.

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