Speedy muffler and brakes

2450 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53704, USA

Address:	2450 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53704, USA
Phone:	+1 608-241-1551
Rating:	4.5
Working:	8AM–5PM 8AM–5PM 8AM–5PM 8AM–5PM 8AM–5PM 8AM–3PM 10AM–1PM

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Hue Vang

A few years ago my car had a hole in the exhaust pipe that was causing lower gas mileage and bad exhaust noise. Some other places wanted 900+ USD to fix it. If I was still in Florida Id just take it to my friends place and weld on a fix myself but I had no access to such equipment here in Madison. I took it to Speedy and the gentleman working there was extremely helpful. Brought me into the shop as soon as he had the car on a lift, showed me exactly what was wrong, offered two fixes for it. ~450 to replace the entire exhaust system, or about 85 just to fix the broken part. He explained that the catalyzer was still good from his experience and that he recommended the 85 dollar fix. I went with that and its been years now. Still running fine. EIGHTY FIVE dollars. When everywhere else was quoting me over 900. Highly recommend Speedy. And in fact, Im planning on going there again soon for a friends car.

Anonymous User

I have never been to a car repair shop in Madison so I was nervous picking one to get my exhaust pipe fixed. I have an old car and am on a budget so I picked Speedys based on reviews that said they would weld pipes instead of replacing the entire muffler. I took my car in, within 10 minutes the mechanic had looked at it and brought me into the shop to show me that the heat shield had broken off and the muffler was rusty but still in good condition. He told me it was fine to go without it, let me go free of charge and said when my muffler does eventually need replacing he could do it for $160. It was nice to find a shop that understands budget cars and didnt take the opportunity to "recommend" a new muffler like I am sure other places would have. They have a smoky, old waiting room and the website hours were wrong, but hey, thats why its a budget place.

Ben Wohlleber

I checked their website, saw they were open till 6:00, and arrived at 4:45. They then informed me they were open until 5:00, and couldnt take a look at the car. I did mention that the website said 6:00, but I didnt even get a response or an apology. Its definitely not the biggest deal in the world that it happened, but businesses should strive to put out accurate information, and should apologize when they make a mistake. While by itself this isnt a reason not to try it out, I am skeptical of a business that cant even post its correct hours online. They also dont do appointments- I called ahead to see about one, and they just told me to come buy when they are open. A better customer service front would be appreciated. I may go back if I absolutely need to, but Im looking into more professional outfits first next time.

Ty Schwartz

I showed up as a walk-in right at 8:00am and had to get my exhaust fixed on my 2001 vw golf. There was only one guy there working and he promptly stopped working on the vehicle he had in the shop and immediately brought my car in and put it on the lift. Instead of charging me for a while new exhaust, he was honest and told me he could easily fix my car without having to replace everything. I know other exhaust shops might have tried to tell me a whole new exhaust was in order (upwards of $300+). Instead he fixed it for $80 and had me on my way to work in under 15 minutes. This place was awesome and the gentleman that fixed my car was very knowledgable (and had in fact worked on many other vws with the same problem I had). Highly recommended.

Keith Kahle

I dropped by with my VW old model Jetta which had an exhaust problem with noise and exhaust fumes coming from beneath the car. The mechanic immediately pulled the car into the service bay and raised it on the lift. He showed me where the metal sleeve connecting two sections of the tail pipe had trusted out and broken. Although the muffler itself had rust on it too, he said there was no leak there, and he didnt try to sell me a new muffler, something I didnt need. He repaired the problem and I was on my way in about 20 minutes. They lived up to their name. I didnt even have time to read the sports page of the newspaper while waiting! Total bill was about $100. Excellent experience!

Anonymous User

On the way to Madison from Milwaukee my 99 Toyota van, which my son was driving, became extremely noisy and was vibrating. When he got to Madison he took it to a place which AAA had recommended.This place told him he needed a new exhaust system which would cost $875.00. So, my son and I searched the internet for other places in Madison and I came across Speedy which sounded great from the reviews. When my son called and told the guy at Speedy what was wrong with the van he received a quote of $300.00. Then much to the other shops dismay he took the van to Speedy who had the work done when promised and charged $295.00 plus tax. Great price and true to their word!

Katie Bourassa

I had brought my car to another mechanic when I heard a rattling noise and was told that the bracket on my flex pipe had broken off and the whole pipe had to be replaced for $350. I called around to price out how much it would cost to get the flex pip replaced and Speedys was the cheapest on the east side of the places I called. I brought my car in at 9 am to Speedys. At 9:30am they called me to let me know that the pipe doesnt need to be replaced and they could bracket it to my car for $45. Sweet! Didnt know that was an option. Had the car back by 10:30am same day. They dont take appointments and its a small place, so go early.

Anonymous User

FORGET THIS PLACE! i brought my truck here to have my muffler replaced, it had a hole in it. they told me $175 for the cost of the oem muffler, and $50 to put the muffler on. it cost me $225. fair enough, right? i guess not. the next day, my buddy told me i got ripped off. so, i called autozone to have a price check for an oem muffler. autozone told me $55, speedy charged me almost 125% of the retail cost! also, when i wanted to step into the shop and have a look at what they were talking about, they would not let me. i am never coming back here again, i found another shop for future fixes, mex muffler, on s park st.

Rachael Lohr

Highly recommend this place for exhaust work (likely brake work too but I didnt have brake work done). Stopped by another place closer to home this morning and they "thought" they could fit me in at 2pm but was sure they couldnt get parts today. So glad I drove over to east Madison. Stopped in without an appointment on Saturday morning and the technician at Speedys apologized that Id have to wait 10-15 minutes while he fixed another persons car. Less than 30 minutes from the time I handed over my keys, I had a new muffler installed and was out the door for a *very* reasonable price. GO HERE!!