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Pete's Muffler & Automotive ยท 107 Malcolm Rd, Guelph. Ratings update automatically once the Google Reviews widget is connected โ€” see the README for setup.

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Dealer quoted me $1,380 for a complete exhaust assembly. Pete cut out the rusted section, welded in new pipe and I was back on the road the same afternoon for a fraction of it. Sounds better than it did before it broke.

MKMichael K.Guelph ยท Exhaust repair
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Took my daughter's first car in for a safety inspection. Pete walked us through the report line by line, showed us what actually mattered and what could wait, and never once tried to pad the bill. In this industry that's rare.

SDSandra D.Rockwood ยท Safety inspection
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Check engine light had been on for months. Two other places just cleared the code and sent me home. Pete actually traced it โ€” a chafed wire behind the intake. Fixed properly, first time, and it hasn't come back.

RTRaj T.Guelph ยท Diagnostics
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Honest pricing and he texts you photos of what he found. I've sent three coworkers here now and nobody's come back disappointed. That's about the highest compliment I can give a shop.

JLJenna L.Cambridge ยท Brakes
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Told me my brakes had another season in them when he easily could have sold me a full job. Came back in the fall and had it done. Anyone who leaves money on the table to keep you honest earns a customer for life.

DWDave W.Guelph ยท Brakes
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Custom exhaust on my project car. Pete listened to what tone I wanted rather than just selling me the loudest thing on the shelf. Bends are clean, welds are tidy, fitment is perfect. Real craftsmanship.

ACAnthony C.Fergus ยท Custom exhaust
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Stranded on Speedvale with a dead alternator on a Thursday afternoon. Called, and they got me in the next morning and had it done by noon. Fair price, no drama, no lecture about maintenance.

PMPriya M.Guelph ยท Electrical
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Great work and fair pricing. Only reason it's four stars is they're closed weekends, which is tricky when you work full time. The early-bird key drop mostly solves it. Quality of the repair itself was excellent.

TNTrevor N.Puslinch ยท Suspension
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Used them for a pre-purchase inspection on a used truck. Pete found a rusted frame section the seller hadn't mentioned. That inspection saved me somewhere north of six thousand dollars.

GHGrant H.Elora ยท Pre-purchase inspection

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Patterns in the feedback

The four things people keep mentioning

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"He didn't upsell me"

By a wide margin the most common phrase in our reviews. It says more about the industry than about us.

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"He showed me"

Photos, measurements, the old part on the bench. People remember being shown, not being told.

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"Same-day turnaround"

Especially on exhaust. Fabricating on site means we're not waiting three days on a part number.

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"I've sent people here"

Referrals are the whole business model. It's why we treat every first visit like an audition.

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