A-Best Auto Wrecking

A‑Best Auto Wrecking over on Gallardo has the kind of reputation you see a lot in the auto wrecking/junk end of the business: most of the day it’s straightforward, but one “Poor business tactics” experience can stick.

One review calls them “not very upfront” and says they were “trying to go for the two dollar fee instead of being honest,” and that’s the sort of thing that sets people off fast. Because nobody’s mad about two bucks. People get mad about the feeling that the number changed on them, or that somebody tried to slide a charge in after the fact. Ever had a yard do that and then act like you’re the problem? That’s what folks react to.

But the owner’s reply is telling too. They don’t dodge it; they say they’re “always upfront with any fees,” and they frame it as taxes/fees disclosed ahead of time and “state and city regulations.” That reads like an operation that runs by the book and will point to the rules when a customer doesn’t like a line item. Fair enough. However, when you run that tight, the front counter has to communicate it clean—plain language, no fuss—or you’ll keep getting hit with the “not upfront” complaint even if you technically are.

So what’s it really like to work with them? Expect a rules‑and‑fees type place, not a handshake-and-shrug yard. And if you’re the kind of customer who wants the out‑the‑door number before you waste a trip, ask up front: “Any fees, any taxes, anything per transaction?” Get it said out loud. Yet if you hate nickel‑and‑diming on principle, this is the kind of spot where a “two dollar fee” can become the whole story.

Around here, places like this live and die on how they explain the small stuff—because the big stuff (parts, scrap, paperwork) already gets messy. And A‑Best’s standout, for better or worse, is they’ll lean on “we follow regulations” every time.