Cadwalader Service Centre - Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Ishbara Acosta

After a recent experience at a truly awful dealership (don't go to Fred Beans Mazda in Willow Grove) with our 2 year old vehicle still under warranty, Vince saved the day. We appreciate his extremely fair prices, work ethic, honesty, speedy repair, and empathy after a truly heinous week trying to get our car repaired.

Thank you. You will have all of our business moving forward.

Jake Joseph

I started bringing my Nissan Sentra in for maintenance and repair, and the mechanics on Cadwalder have provided me with consistently excellent service at a reasonable price.

Although my expertise on cars and automotive repair is basically zero, their mechanics are friendly, confident and passionate about their profession.

It’s been a comfortable and easy experience taking my car to them, so I highly recommend Cadwalder Service Center.

OB Carter

This place ruined three of my vehicles, a Volvo S80, Volvo XC90 and 1986 Toyota Supra.

I took the Volvo S80 to the dealer for a door inspection and they informed me whoever was doing the maintenance had stolen my money. I walked out with a repair estimate of 7K, yes $7,000.

Every repair they had said was correctly repaired was not. I was asked repeatedly who had done the work. The door was unsafe, the suspension was shot, and multiple other items that provided the vehicle operating unsatisfactory and most importantly unsafe.

XC90 this was not the worst of the three cars that were at this shop. Yet somehow the repairs were dreadfully inadequate. I had to replace a Volvo with was supposed to be regular maintenance under a 100K miles. Unheard of. There were electrical problems, suspension issues,

The biggest tragedy and travesties was the care not given to the Classic Toyota Supra. After a rebuild of the top of the engine. The check engine light was still coming on, for no apparent reason. I was told it was not important, REALLY! After spending multiple days and thousands of dollars still not even remotely working correctly.

I have owned this vehicle for more than 20 years and this deplorable treatment. Another mechanic looked into the problems and asked who had done the repair work. Some work was done correctly but others were completely inadequate and incorrectly. From the cracked head, intake issues, compression issues, computer problems and too many other issues to list. This was just a simple repair that ballooned.
A vehicle that was maintained meticulously was almost ruined.

To make matters worse, after an inspection the cylinder head was cracked. Out of nowhere the head was broken. Right after getting the cylinder head gasket replaced. They over-tightened the head and cracked it. The jackass owner had the gall to say that he had seen the way I turned the corner. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! A corner turn cracking head!

There are many nice cars in and around this shop. That’s what caught my eye at first. This is possibly the worst mechanic and repair shop I’ve and my family have ever dealt with.

I would not recommend this shop. Beware, especially if you value your money and vehicle. They will suck you in and make you feel comfortable with the process and it’s too late when you realize that you have been taken. Don’t trust this mechanic shop or the owner. Nothing good will happen.

Heidi

As a 20-something-year old female yuppie, it's always been uncomfortable to take my car to the mechanics. I'd always have to grab a male friend to hopefully defer some of the rips off offered to me from mechanics. Cadwaladers is truly the place to go when all you know is, "something is wrong with my car." These gentlemen are kind, honest and make it feel inviting. We've been taking my 2006 Saturn Vue here for about a year and I can't say enough how trusting I feel when I leave my car in their hands. Wonderful team, who provide great work.

Dana Brown

Vince was responsive and helped fix my car quickly and efficiently after I had issues with another shop. Would totally go there again other any other shop

Juan Rodriguez

They fixed up my red corvette from a front bumper accident. They were very professional and even cleaned my car like brand new. I will definitely keep them in mine for my next car project.

Mary Wetherall

Best. Mechanic. Ever.
Clean, efficient, thorough, polite, and respectful. You won't get any mansplaining, just the facts of what's wrong and what needs to be done. Recommend 10/10.

Matthew Scuderi

Vince is the man, I love this place. I've dealt with these guys for over 2 years now and they do honest good work. They take on some serious challenges and the knowledge shows. If you want a personal and honest mechanic, this is the place to go. When my axle boot was torn, these guys hooked me up with a good estimate as well as the option for OEM once available. These guys are your old school real deal mechanics - I'd never feel bad about taking my car here, I know it gets done right.