Testimonials From Our Customers
Bethesda Import Specialist, Inc. is committed to
serving you, our customer, with professional automotive repair at a reasonable cost by qualified technicians. We
stand on sound business principals and uphold high ethical standards. Our goal is to make your automotive repair
experience friendly and successful. Just take a look at what our customers say...
Read all the reviews on Yelp!!
Mike and his team have always gone above and beyond to
provide quality service at reasonable rates. They are the best for foreign car repairs!
    Christine M. 2/4/2011
I have been very pleased with your service and I have
confidence that you perform your work honestly and charge a fair price. Thank you.
    Lance S. 3/14/2011
I always appreciate how they fit us in when something
unexpected happens and we need service asap!
    Lawrence W. 4/17/2011
These guys are great! Totally trustworthy, really smart,
reasonably priced. Having mechanics you can say all that about is truly a privlege.
I live in Connecticut I wait to have major work done
by Mike and his staff. I would definitely consider purchasing a car from them. He is honest, trustworthy and
reasonably priced. I have been taking my Volvos to him for years, they are always willing to help.
Mike, and his team -- Scott, et al, are the
greatest! After purchasing my 1995 Volvo 850 from Martens I used them for all my service over
the next 12 years. Mistakenly, I worked under the assumption that my loyalty meant something to the
dealership. Big mistake, so I decided not to buy another Volvo from them, nor use their service
facilities.
I had no clue I'd find the answer to my service needs, so close to where I left. After studying the local
market I settled on trying Bethesda Import Specialist, and I've never looked back. Mike knows Volvos inside
out, and he treats his customers with respect and thoughtfulness.
Over the past three-plus years Mike saved me considerably, and he charges a fair price for a quality result
-- the prices are certainly cheaper than the dealership. The shuttle service is satisfactory and I've never
had to wait for too long. This review (recommendation?) would probably seem more balanced if I could record
something adverse. The problem is I've never encountered anything amiss and I'm treated like a member of
the family.
If you have a Volvo in need of service do yourself a favor and take it to Bethesda Import
Specialist.
The service and care taken with my Volvo, which I
also purchased at Bethesda Import Specialist, is above and beyond any other car service and/or
dealership I've done business with. It is great to do business with such professional and trustworthy
people!
    Angela W. 9/26/2010
Good prices, great service, very courteous, sometimes too
busy to fully and carefully explain some fixes. I found that they'd sometimes rather fix a small thing for
free, rather than charge for it and explain it. 
    Ken S. 11/02/2010
I have been extremely impressed with Bethesda Imports.
They are reasonably priced, knowledgable, friendly, and fast.
Mike and Scott have diagnosed and fixed issues associated with my pre-Ford 1998 S70 within just a few hours
(including, but not limited to: check engine light, squeaking noise- emergency break sticking, brakes, taillight
issue, oil changes, etc. They also will drive you to the Metro (and talk cars on the way there, if that's your
thing).
Great shop. Highly recommended.
The service and care taken with my Volvo, which I also
purchased at Bethesda Import Specialist, is above and beyond any other car service and/or dealership I've
done business with. It is great to do business with such professional and trustworthy people!
We had these guys replace the transmission on our 2001
V70. It was not cheap, but was several thousand dollars less than the quote from the dealer. After six months
the car is running fine. They've also done other minor repairs and maintenance for us, quickly and
inexpensively. This is the place for Volvos.‎
Needed to replace a rattling muffler on a 1997 Nissan
Altima. Went to Midas and was quoted a price of $862.75 to replace the entire exhaust system. Was then
quoted a price for work that would be enough to "get by" by replacing the exhaust pipe and gasket. This
price was $518.27. Then went to Bethesda Import Specialist for a second opinion. They recommended the
service that Midas claimed was only enough to "get by" (yeah right). I am looking at the bill right now.
Midas wanted to charge $379.96 for a new muffler, whereas Bethesda Import Specialist charged me $218.62
for the same muffler, and the total bill with parts, labor, taxes, and fees came out to $341.58. WOW!!!!!!
Midas may be crooks, but Bethesda Import Specialist blew their prices out of the water, and now has my
business.
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