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This week: winter tire swaps going in, and Saturday inspection slots open.

Weekdays until 6 · Saturdays until 2412 Flatbush AvenueDirections

A black muscle car parked in a dark service bay, taillights glowing red

Kingston · Auto repair

You hear the price before we pick up a wrench.

Idlewood Garage is a two-bay shop on Flatbush Avenue. Oil, brakes, tires, state inspections, and the mystery light on the dash — done in-house, written down first.

Est. 2012

2 bays · 2 lifts

NYS inspection station

4.9★ · 187 reviews

Oil & fluidsBrakesTires & alignmentDiagnosticsNY state inspectionsPre-purchase checks
  • Oil & filter serviceMost cars out the same morning
    from $65
  • NY state inspectionBy appointment, Saturdays included
    $10

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Years on Flatbush

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Jobs written

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Average rating

What people say

4.94.9 out of 5

187 reviews across the web

  • 5 out of 5Google·2 weeks ago

    “They priced the brake job in writing at eight and had it done by two. The old pads came back in a box, like they said.”

    Priya Nair · Kingston
  • 5 out of 5Google·1 month ago

    “Two shops said new battery. Idlewood found a corroded ground instead. Saved me a battery, and the fee came off the fix.”

    Omar Reyes · Regular
  • 4 out of 5Yelp·3 months ago

    “Inspection on a Saturday morning, in and out in twenty minutes. The waiting bench has good coffee, which matters.”

    June Park · Rondout
412 Flatbush Avenue · Kingston, New YorkDirections

Hours & papers

Closed Sunday.

The shop sits at Flatbush and Cedar in Kingston, a block off Route 32. A ride into Uptown and back if you need one.

Registered New York State DMV inspection station. Fully insured.

People

  • Ray OkaforCounter & estimates
  • Sal MarinoBays
  • Marcus HaleDiagnostics
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Questions

Do I need an appointment?

Walk-ins fit when a bay is free. Booked jobs go first.

Do you use parts I bring?

Sometimes. Ask first — customer parts change what we can stand behind.

Is there a ride?

A ride into Uptown and back, yes. Loaner cars, no.

What do you not do?

Engine rebuilds, body work, and glass. Everything else, ask.

Book a bay

Name the car, the symptom, and a day that works. Estimates are written before any work starts. We do not do engine rebuilds or body work.

Book a bay