Pellegrini Performance Group, LLC | PPG Cars | Express Auto Service and Maintenance | Performance and Custom Work

Mike S

★★★★★

11 months ago

I got my car dynoed there today. Jay and his crew are first class!

Jeff Sconza

★★★★★

5 years ago

Very Satisfied with the Tune on My '02 Vette. The guys are Very Knowledgeable and Very friendly and open to All questions I had. I will be going back after I install more Mods on my Vette. Highly Recomed !

Gabriel Anderson

★★★★★

4 years ago

Best experience I've ever had with anything car related. My dad had some tire troubles and they fixed it. The parts of Louisiana that I've visited are absolutely amazing and friendly.

AJ Hankel

★★★★★

8 years ago

I found Pellegrini to be easy to share my thoughts on a particular upgrade and their considerable experience and opinions always add to the successful outcome. Mechanical upgrades are one thing but doing those upgrades to a show car present many additional concerns. I’ve had many enhancements performed on my car and have not found even a fingerprint left behind and it was always kept inside on extended stays.

cameron singleton

★☆☆☆☆

6 years ago

I rebuilt my 2012 zl1 after blowing my motor, the process took roughly 6 months to complete and I spared no expense on premium parts for my build from the fully built motor down to the AN fittings on the ends of my hoses. Anyways I was ready for the car to be dyno tuned and did a google search for some local tuners and this shop shows up.I am not going to sit here and bash them saying that they may not do good mechanic work or fab work or alignments or what have you but as far as tuning goes I basically got screwed. I dropped the car off on a Wednesday and stuck around all day watching the tuner make a couple pulls and the car seemed to be giving him a hard time, no worries take your time I told him I’ll be back tomorrow. I returned the following day at lunch time and the car still seemed to be blowing his mind and he told me something about the injectors weren’t responding properly or something to that effect, so he told me and my dad to go and grab some lunch and come back and maybe he will have it figured out by then. We get back from lunch and still nothing and at this point I’m thinking if he cant do it then why wouldn’t he just say that and give me my car and I can take it somewhere else and pay him for his time he spent trying. So he tells me and my dad it probably wont happen today and we should go home and he will call us tomorrow. Later that evening he texts me and tells me that the injectors on my car which are smack brand new and weren’t cheap just wouldn’t act right and that he basically couldn’t do anything with the car. So I’m like ok cool, I wish he would have just said that from the jump. I was also told by a reputable tuner and car builder that my injectors work just as good as any others and its up to the tuner to feel them out and get it to act right. So I go to pick my car up that Friday morning expecting maybe a 100 or 200 dollar charge for their time and since they couldn’t finish tuning my car, it was literally so bad I could barely start the car and drive it onto the trailer. Boy was I wrong about the price, the owner instructed the tuner to charge me the full $700 price even though I could barely start the car. Now I can build you damn near anything you want but as far as tuning goes I am not going to sit here and say I’m some tuner wiz and know all about tuning because my knowledge is minimal and had I known how to tune I would have don’t that myself also on top of rebuilding the entire car but I have a hard time believing that my injectors completely threw the whole process off. So instead of fighting and arguing I gave them the $700 for pretty much a huge waste of time and put my car on the trailer and brought it directly to another shop about 30 minutes away where the tuner made just south of 800hp with my car with the same injectors with 0 issues without touching a thing and told me that he would never imagine charging someone for something that he couldn’t do or finish. I am a mechanic myself and I couldn’t even imagine screwing someone over that bad no matter how long I spent on the job. I understand businesses have to keep their lights on and all that but I feel like there is still a code of ethics that should be followed in the car world and apparently PPG cars doesn’t, so yeah I just basically had to swallow that $700 dollar loss. So do not bring your car here if you need a tune, it’s a beautiful facility and you will probably be in aww when you walk through the door and I’m sure maybe they thrive in other areas of mechanics and automotive but tuning is not one of them. So if you want to bring your car to someone to practice on then by all means go ahead and bring it to PPG but do your research before bringing your car to a tuner with 0 cred behind their name.

Michael _

★★★★★

6 years ago

The shop (more like a museum) is beautiful. The crew are top notch and honest. I wouldn't trust my car with anyone else. This is one of the only places I've taken my car to and not had a bad experience.

B Chastin

★☆☆☆☆

4 years ago

Worst customer service ever. Don’t call if you have any issues because you’ll be hung up on by Jason and called names. They don’t accept any responsibility. They blame the customer. Apparently its my fault they scratched my 2 week old rims with their “touchless machine.” All four rims have big circular scratches on the front face midway on each spoke. I was told to send an email with pictures so I did and never got a response. Had to call them the next week, and apparently I’m the only person they’ve ever had an issue with. THE ONLY ONE LOL. Imagine that. I guess I scratched my own rims on purpose and thought it would it fun to blame Pellegrini for it. I was told I’m the problem and need to find somewhere else to bring my business. Don’t mind if I do.

Tony Breaux

★★★★★

3 years ago

Nothing but great words to say! Pellegrini was very easy to communicate with, do business with, and were more than fair on the price. I sent my FBO 2016 mustang gt over there for tuning after doing a couple of upgrades, and the car has never felt better! Ben was a great help and very knowledgeable. I will definitely be returning for any of my future performance needs.

Charlie (CharliesTheMan)

★★★★★

8 years ago

The level of attention to detail in their shop setup continues to the level of impeccable detail they work to when building, repairing, and tuning cars. These guys repair and tune everything under the sun, from full out sponsored race rigs to daily driver pickup tunes and swaps. They have full chassis dyno diagnostic and tuning services, but more importantly they have mechanics on board FULLY trained and experienced, which makes such a difference with dyno tuning. The family behind the business obviously takes pride in the work they do here, and this level of care is why they're one of the few shops I'd feel comfortable leaving ANY car with. They also provide high end and collector car storage services where they can maintain the car, keep it in shape per the owners instructions and ready to drive or deliver to owner at a moment's notice. This is seriously one of Louisiana's hidden jewels, and I'm SO glad I found them via the Louisiana Tour. I hope more people learn of this local crew and the storage facilities, they're also good people.

Larry Cothren

★★★★★

3 years ago

Top notch service. Shop is super clean and they know their stuff. No one in the Baton Rouge area could align my Dodge Viper. (Took it to several shops that said they could but ended up telling me they couldn't) they were able to corner balance and align it in approx 4 hours.

Haydee Anderson

★★★★★

4 years ago

Shout out to Jay Pellegrini and his crew for going above and beyond getting us out of a tough situation. To make a long story short, we could have lost a wheel on the truck while towing our camper but thankfully didn’t. This garage got us a tow for both the truck and RV, let us park the RV in their lot so we could hang out while the repairs were made, which was a blessing bc of the kids and dogs, and went above and beyond to repair the truck in a timely fashion (which included getting the parts from his supplier) so we could get on the road again. This is not normally the type of work they do either. They normally do racing and custom builds. Thank you Pellegrini crew for being good, honest, and caring mechanics. Our family is truly grateful.

John Sitzman

★★★★★

a year ago

I had new tires mounted on my 911 Turbo at the PPG shop. The work was done quickly at a very reasonable price. Great attention to detail by Ben. They took care of my car like it was their own.

Rod Moox

★★★★★

9 months ago

Great group of guys, quality work, and an overall awesome atmosphere with good pricing. Definitely recommend. Needed a screw removed from a tire on an aftermarket wheel and have the hole patched. They made time for me and got me in and out without issue.

Daryl Duffy

★★★★★

a month ago

This is my go to shop for all my automotive needs. High end or lower end, Jay and his crew are top notch.

Joshua Lowrey

★★★★★

a month ago

Absolutely top tier establishment. Excellent quality work, extremely accommodating and friendly, and there’s really nothing else I can say better. 10 outta 10!

Emily Freese

★★★★★

8 months ago

Couldn't for the life of us sort out a power steering issue on our classic, so we brought it to the shop for the first time based on reviews. It proved to be a conundrum for Pellegrini too, but they got her back on the road again! The owner recognized my exact car, kept me updated on progress, and even helped us secure some credits and refunds on our disfunctional parts so that all we really owed in the end was labor. Great team, and great care for my baby! We plan on coming back here for all future work we can't do ourselves.

Vincent Smith Jr

★★★★★

Edited 3 years ago

I have been looking for a place to work on my classic car for a while and was referred to PPG by a friend. I'm glad he did! This place does it all from classic cars/trucks to high performance race cars, they even have a detail shop called Dipnotiq in there. I've met all the guys who work on the vehicles up there and they are a talented team that knows what they are doing. This is a place you can bring any vehicle to and have work done. My first time there Jay walked me around the facility to show me what they are about and I was impressed. They sat down with me to find out what direction I wanted to go in and give me input and a plan to get things done. Great facility and crew, guys who not only work on these types of vehicles but own and drive them too. They take great pride in their craft. The fab guy Nick is top notch and has great attention to detail. Thank you PPG!