I had a wonderful experience with Calfo's! -- Very transparent, low-prices, and super friendly and…read morepersonable. They completed the oil change within a day as promised. Just a heads up, this place is more like a drop-off. Although they have chairs for customers to sit, the environment isn't very conducive for a long relaxing wait. Otherwise, I highly recommend Calfo's for all your auto repairs and maintenance!

I park in an uncovered spot in Oakland for work every day. I couldn't get my moonroof closed this…read moremorning and in a panic called around to see if any shops could help me. Calfo's let me come over right away and had it fixed in 15 min. So nice and helpful and very very reasonable on the price. I will definitely use them again and appreciate their help!!!

very honest. quality work. fair prices . brake work was top notch.joe l from Brentwoodread more

Best service station in the south hills. Thorough descriptions of diagnoses, solid work,…read morereasonable prices, and they don't try to fix it if it ain't broke. What more could you want? 2 thumbs up. And 5 stars.

DO NOT TAKE YOUR CAR HERE. Recently I got my thermostat fixed at said place and the next day my…read moreheat was blowing out cold air and my engine was getting hot. I took it back to said place and he said that my radiator was leaking and followed up with a total. I said specifically that I'm not paying for anything else because I didn't have these problems before my service with you and he continued to gas light me saying that the service with the thermostat has nothing to do with the radiator but according to my research and also speaking to a honest professional mechanic, it's the complete opposite of what MIKE told me.

They guy is very nice and polite. He charged me $1250 for an installation of a catalytic converter…read moreand fucked up the installation royally. He left two bolts off where the converter sits and welded to hangers together which means the exhaust now rattles against the frame. It sounds terrible and I have to go to someone else, spending even more money, to try to get the whole thing made right. I would not recommend these folks.

Premium service, quality, value, and customer care on walkin after 2 misfires with your…read morecompetitors. Dustin was a pleasure to do business with!

This is place to take your vehicle! New or old they can service it!…read more If you want a mechanic that will tell the TRUTH and give service for an honest price, these are the guys. Been going here for years with a numerous vehicles, also outstanding work.

Recently moved to the area from south hills so I was in need of a mechanic. They are all so kind…read morehere and truly care. Great experience both times. Can take a bit to get an appt but if it's something that needs fixed quickly they make a way to fit you in.

Expensive Very expensive,not responses after any Text…read moreExpensive ,problem not resolved

I've taken my car to Vince's twice now. Both times the service has been excellent - had the car…read moreinspected, oil changed. They are friendly, honest, knowledgeable and professional.

I had some misfiring in my engine and I took it in to check it out, suspecting it was a bad…read moreignition coil. They charged me $80 to plug in their fancy machine just to verify my suspicions, which kinda sucked, and I think it could've been diagnosed without the fancy machine. When they gave me the estimate I asked if I could bring in my own parts in because their prices were steep, but they didn't allow it.. I think they were mad because I didn't want to get the work done and was trying to save money, but they ended up sabotaging my hood latch, disconnecting the release cable from the hood latch mechanism, making it impossible to pop the hood. I ended up having to remove the grill and the latch mechanism completely to solve it myself. I thank them for giving me the opportunity to learn more about cars, which I did, but I was thoroughly pissed they messed with my stuff and charged me out the butt. I don't recommend this place.

Never again! I agree with some of the other reviews. They LOOK for things to run up your bill. I…read moretook my car there for an inspection and they said i needed new wiper blades. I put new blades on 2 months ago because they weren't working. I know they were fine because it rained a lot last week. My entire family used to take our cars there to try to support a local business. After they overcharged several of my family members none of us take our cars there. The former owner Sam was honest. The current owners are not

We took our car in for inspection. They told my husband that the rear brake caliper was seized and…read morethey recommended a new caliper. The brakes were working just fine for us so we declined the service. We took the rear tire off and discovered that the issue wasn't the entire caliper, it was the E-Brake cable bracket. A little PB blaster and WD-40 fixed it right up. They wanted to charge us $600+ for something that was fixed for $8. Overall, they LOOK for something to charge you for in order to pass inspection. Only go here if you want to be scammed. Edit in response to business response: The brake cable connects to a bracket on the outside of the caliper (picture included). This bracket is attached to a physical cable in order separate this actuation method from the brake pedal which works via hydraulic actuation. When we received the vehicle, the brake cable was unattached so I think that's what you mean by "much better condition". The bracket was also stuck in the open position. Therefore it was not engaging the caliper in order to compress the brake pads against the rotor. This was verified by viewing the caliper actuation when the brake pedal was pressed. So I disagree strongly that it was stuck in the on position for the entirety of the inspection. In fact, in the pictures sent to me, you can clearly see it's in the open position. It was obvious to me that the caliper was in working order and the problem lie elsewhere. The jiggling handle went away after I re-attached the brake cable. So I guess I should thank you for diagnosing it, but not for trying to sell me a replacement when all it needed was a repair. I agree it wouldn't and shouldn't pass inspection before some penetrating oil was sprayed on the bracket. I'd also like to add that the person who explained the problem to me barely knew anything about the issue when questioned on specifics. All I got was "it's seized". This was another indicator that there was a severe gap in knowledge for some of your technicians and I needed to scrutinize the result. I am a car enthusiast, engineer, and have rebuilt the front end on my Cooper. I know what I'm talking about.

I had a mixed experience at Bastone's, where I went (on an old family friend's recommendation) to…read moreget a wheel arch repaired. The positives were that they were able to get me in very quick and were, overall, friendly and professional. I do think they know what they are doing. The major negative was that the final price came out nearly twice the original quote: close to $600 instead of the original $320. This was, I was told, because an additional part had to be sourced and installed. While I was already disappointed in this unexpected cost doubling, the icing on the cake was that I wasn't asked if I wanted to proceed with the repair. I was just informed that the cost had jumped, that the repair was complete, and that I now needed to pay up. This suggested to me that the original assessment of the damage had not been as thorough as it could have been. While a quote is an estimate, not a certainty, it's not good practice for businesses that run on quotes to let customers pay twice what they were originally expecting. In this situation, for instance, I would have appreciated a discount on the unexpected new part. That might have eaten into their profit margin, but it would have guaranteed that I would become a return customer, whereas now, I am not so sure.

I was in town from NYC to visit my daughter in CMU grad school. Dropped by because I thought I…read moreheard some weird noise on my Honda minivan so wanted to check out before my 6 hour drive back to NY. Bob was extremely nice and professional. Without appointment, he asked one of his guys to drive my minivan with me sitting next to him. He didn't hear much noise after driving for 5-10 minutes. So I felt much better heading back on the road. They didn't charge me anything for the check/ drive. Greatly appreciate it. Seems like a honest business that have been around for years. I will recommend this place to my daughter if she ever has any car issue while in school. 5 out of 5 stars in my brief experience.