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Schmidt Auto & Steve Schmidt Racing
8560 E 30th St, Indianapolis, IN 46219, United States
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Schmidt Auto & Steve Schmidt Racing

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St
Review №1

Talk about awesome. Every single person there was so friendly and inviting. They are busting their butts also. Very grateful to have Steve and his team around. Top notch place, work/service. If you want to spend your money wisely and know you are in good hands then this is your place. Plus its Steve Schmidt Racing Engines....... you know you are getting something badass.

Au
Review №2

Great place to engine work done. They are very flexible and easy to work with.

Ri
Review №3

I been taking all my customs Car to Schmidt for 35 years for the Best Service in city pplus they care about you and your car

Mi
Review №4

I had my car inspected after it wouldnt start. Come to find out the engine let go. The service writer worked it in and was uo front with me. After I decided that the truck wasnt worth fixing because of its age. They didnt charge me anything. I really appreciate your shop and will bring all my vehicles there.

Mi
Review №5

That was the very worst place. I have ever been to 🙁

Jo
Review №6

Great shop to work with! Took care of all of my machine work on my new engine build.

Za
Review №7

Dropped off car on Monday, complete with early bird envelope listing things needing checked. After hearing back from them, was told harmonic balancer was making noise, that front end was tight and had new struts. Was told brakes were good. Get a call on Tuesday that brake pad had separated from metal plate. Fine, take care of it. After 4+ days with vehicle, I call to find its complete. Pick it up, all codes still on and a/c not working. Took it back, they hadn’t reset codes. They did fill AC at no charge. But then told me I need new struts and rotors! After telling me they were fine! And the first thing on my list was oil change, and it didn’t get done. I’m done.

Ti
Review №8

Ron and the guys in the machine shop are good people. And do good work also

Ma
Review №9

Well I’m almost happy I haven’t been here for anything I called Saturday for a quote and was told to call back Monday. Ok cool! I called today and the guy that answers tells me in a rude way yes they can do it but I’d have to call the right number. Ok Cool again! I call today the guy that answers acts like he doesn’t know what I’m talking about says let me get Greg then places me on hold off and on about 3 times then the line starts to ring... No one ever came back to the phone it just rang and rang. Yeah, I’ll go elsewhere;no wonder there are so many bad reviews!!

Gr
Review №10

Couldnt fix a Carburetor problem..and spost to be a race shop

du
Review №11

Run away. This place is awful. They make promises about timeframes that they cannot keep. After waiting extended periods of time the work is awful. Hired them to replace the motor in my 2007 Suburban with a Jasper motor. They ruined one motor. It was spraying oil when i got it back and I had to take it back. Jasper gave another motor under warranty and that one had a leak. I ended up taking it to a qualified mechanic and they fixed all if the issues caused by incompetent installation provided by Schmidt!! I will never go back. Do yourself a favor and find somewhere else to go!!

Da
Review №12

I had an aluminum head that was messed up. They repaired it next day for a reasonable price.

Ca
Review №13

Needed a broken bolt extracted, and after trying MANY different shops around Indy this place was able to take care of me. In and out same day. Jim was very informative in what was involved and super friendly.

Ca
Review №14

I couldn’t be happier with the amazing service I received at Schmidt. They were fast, friendly and did great work on my 96 Cadillac Deville. And they had me back in my car in less than a day. As a person who has had nothing but bad experiences with auto shops. I would never go anywhere else after receiving this excellent service. Thank you very much Schmidt Auto!

Jo
Review №15

When I called I was told to call back later. Kind of rude, I just wanted to know the price on getting head work done on my sbc. I will be more then happy to take my money to another shop. I would hate to see how the work is done on the inside, after seeing how well I was spoken too. Again thanks

Bi
Review №16

They was nice but high & wasnt able to do full

To
Review №17

Took my truck up there they gave me one price of 2400 couple weeks later it went up to 3200 and then the day I went to go pick it up it was 4100 and then my truck still not fixed And it was there for six months and the guy kept pushing my vehicle to the back so we can work on his friends vehicles I wouldn’t recommend this place than nobody there a bunch of crooks

Da
Review №18

Where have all the negative comments gone Steve covering something up by chance many times over and over stay away people do yourself a favor stay away

Na
Review №19

Good service

Hu
Review №20

Serious engine work? These guys are the ones!!

Ad
Review №21

Dropped my truck off before thanksgiving 2017 it is now march 2018 and still dont have my truck back . was told i would have it back before Christmas went in for a engine rebuild and brakes . truck was returned to me in February and on the way home it lost oil pressure . towed back to them and still there . every excuse in the book as to why it is not done. they were payed in advance. brakes still not satisfactory when i did try to drive it home .they dented my hood when they were pulling the engine but i want my truck back so i will just get it fixed myself. definitely will not EVER do business here again!

Ma
Review №22

Used their machine shop many times for engine work. High quality work and very knowledgeable staff. Highly recommend.

br
Review №23

I am very pleased with Schmidt Auto and there staff I am very grateful to Karen and Steve for helping me out with my car repairs .they did great work and I will be glad to recommend them to all of my friends and family who needs Auto repair thank you so much Steve and Karen and the staff at Schmidt Auto your friend Brian breedlove

Ch
Review №24

Be very cautious of this company. Extremely high turnover in management staff. Guarantee on sales receipt means absolutely nothing. Will not show up in Small Claims Court. When they lose by default, they keep an attorney on retainer to appeal to a higher court where you must have an attorney knowing the attorney will cost more than the case you’re fighting.

Wa
Review №25

Used them a number of times for street performance builds. I had an overall great experience with friendly people that did not intimidate. They shared knowledge and advice openly. Very pleased with products and service.

Am
Review №26

The folks at Schmidt Auto went above and beyond to help us get back on the road after our car broke down on a trip from Iowa to Virginia. Highly recommended!

He
Review №27

Truthful with the matter

2J
Review №28

Excellent machine shop!! They did my block for me and it came out great! Very detail oriented and quick turnaround time.

Ge
Review №29

Girl friend called them to see if they could do a quick weld job for me, she explained everything as I told her and it got to the point that the older male on the phone asked her if she knows anything about cars and proceeded to tell her continuously that they couldnt weld plastic or her rusty car (not sure why he was even saying that). I called later on explaining the work, and still was spoken to like a child. Ive have years of experience working on cars, just dont have a welder after a recent move. I suggest not even reaching out to this shop.

Kw
Review №30

They probably do great work but customer service just on the phone alone today was enough to have me looking at another shop to do business with

Le
Review №31

Steve spent a lot of time with me on the phone, and helped me get my motor going to hopefully catch the tail end of pulling season. Excited for the finished product.

Ma
Review №32

Didn’t want to install exhaust headers. Don’t they build race cars?

Ni
Review №33

Guy is rude AF over the phone, don’t know him in person but all I was looking for was an E85 fuel test kit

Sc
Review №34

I took my 95 Mustang with 30,000 original miles to have the stock engine modified to increase power . They recommended rebuilding and boring out, milling heads, changing cam . Not knowing much about the best way to gain 100 hp . I trusted them only to end with spending $4000, and no power gain based on a dyno test . I returned they said they would install high performance intake, headers, exhaust, and heads at no labor cost. I spent over $ 5000 in parts plus getting charged for gaskets, antifreeze, and other unnecessary parts that came with the main parts or could have been reused . This began a series of mistakes and problems ranging from overheating, redrilling coolant passages, I ended up with a 50 hp gain . At this point I realized I had spent more than buying an engine already built but was stuck having to allow them to re do the engine based on a warranty . They rebuilt again, new cam, pistons . The engine was running worse after all this . The timing wouldn’t fluctuate .and caused severe damage to rods, lifters, they couldn’t determine why . I had it looked at by another mechanic and found the harmonic balancer was damaged by the extreme heat created by the modified engine . They hadn’t replaced the balancer and used the stock 20 yr old part both times . A 75 $ part . This caused the timing problem, they admitted but refuse toHonor th 3 yr 36000 warranty even though I’ve only driven 35,000 since the start of their work . This business and all employees are deceptive, rude, incompetent, liars . The owner knows it was a failure caused by his employees mistakes false promised but won’t make it rightI’m filing a law suit after calling the owner and manager, they hung the phone up as I started asking about what they were going to do

Cr
Review №35

One of the best automobile repair shop in Indianapolis. Very knowledgeable staff.

Ch
Review №36

If i could but negative 5 i would they are a joke i took my car up there i had a manifold gasket leaking on passenger side to have fixed over phone they said 380 to 500 so i take up there they then tell me 1800 after having my car up there i said no went and paid for there time go to start car battery dead so go to jump it lift my hood up it falls off almost they broke both my hood hinges totally in half go back in they say sorry they will fix i said ok 11 days later im calling to find out whats going on they proceed to tell me they will only pay half one hindge so i say im on my way give me the half ill buy and put on myself still need to get it fixed somewhere else and its been 11 days for hood hinges so i show up baterys still dead get it jumped and running go back in and they say they wont pay anything and told me to leave cops on there way at this point ive been polite im at a lost for words very unprofessional i would not let them work on my lawn mower again

Fl
Review №37

Awesome ppl and service

br
Review №38

Engine back in 4 weeks, installed motor running great.

St
Review №39

Took 9 months for me to get my car back. i got it back with more issues than it came with now im in at another shop. seriously dont take your car there unless u want to wait for a long time

Do
Review №40

Great auto repair shop, great machine shop

Am
Review №41

Quick and professional got my car right the first time

da
Review №42

Its high but very good work

B
Review №43

Great people, great service

Mi
Review №44

Great buy on my race motor

El
Review №45

Very rude, and ceey expensive... took forever, got car back 4 days after I was supposed to, very frustrating

Ja
Review №46

If you are a car guy . This is the place

Jo
Review №47

Best machine shop in town

Va
Review №48

I was referred to them by someone I trust. But, Jim, who answered the phone was terribly rude and condescending. I just hate rude people and refuse to do business with them. It is unwise to employ a rude/condescending person to be the first point of contact and they lost my business because of it.

Br
Review №49

Best ever Steve is accessible all the time

Ti
Review №50

Its relaxing

Ch
Review №51

One star says it all

Jo
Review №52

Cool place.

Ju
Review №53

Great

ma
Review №54

Got a head redone at the machine shop

jo
Review №55

Greg is the best

al
Review №56

Good Chamvitaaa

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3.8 Rating
  • Address:8560 E 30th St, Indianapolis, IN 46219, United States
  • Site:http://schmidtautomotive.com/
  • Phone:+1 317-897-2995
Categories
  • Auto repair shop
Working hours
  • Monday:8am–6pm
  • Tuesday:8am–6pm
  • Wednesday:8am–6pm
  • Thursday:8am–12pm
  • Friday:Closed
  • Saturday:8am–6pm
  • Sunday:8am–6pm
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Offerings
  • Oil change:Yes
Amenities
  • Mechanic:Yes
  • Toilets:Yes
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