SPG Automotive Repair Inc.

This one's a category mismatch worth flagging upfront: SPG Automotive Repair is a car mechanic on Canal Street in Salem, not a home heating and cooling company. Its own website says it has served the foreign and domestic cars of Salem since 2006, handling everything from oil changes and brakes to engine diagnostics, AC work, and state inspections — for vehicles, not houses. Judged as an auto shop, the numbers hold up. Google has it at 4.6 stars across 110 ratings, and BBB rates it A+ after 41 years in business, though SPG has never applied for BBB accreditation. The two most recent Google reviews, from May and June of this year, echo a theme that runs through years of write-ups elsewhere: customers calling the shop fair, fast, and straightforward to deal with. It isn't spotless. A handful of reviews over the years raise pricing and repeat-issue complaints, the kind worth asking the shop about directly before dropping off a car. And that A+ BBB grade comes without accreditation, which BBB tracks separately from the letter grade. None of that matters much if this page was reached looking for a furnace or AC installer for a house: SPG doesn't do that work. It's a well-reviewed option for Salem-area drivers who need routine service, diagnostics, or a state inspection — not a fit for home HVAC.