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Coast Auto Center, Inc.

3.1 (13 reviews)
Open • 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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Routine automotive maintenance

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Bernie Bishop Mazda

Bernie Bishop Mazda

(30 reviews)

Just purchased our second vehicle from Bernie Bishop Mazda. Great experiences both times; no high…read morepressure (in fact, no pressure at all) from sales personnel. We worked with Richard Atwood during both of our auto purchases and would recommend him to anyone wanting a salesman who's honest, no pressure and very knowledgeable on the different lines of vehicles.

I was a loyal customer of Bernie Bishop's for fourteen years, from 2012 through 2026. I have dozens…read moreof visits, hundreds of hours in their waiting room, and a thick stack of receipts behind this review. My advice now: avoid. For roughly the first ten years, their service was excellent. The older gentleman supervising the mechanics made sure my car was taken care of. Finding a shop I trusted felt like checking off one of life's hardest boxes. Around 2022, he was gone, and Joe took over. He was friendly and personable. I thought things might get even better. Silly, silly me. Over the next four years, prices and waiting times climbed. Their labor rate approached $200 an hour. Oil changes routinely meant more than three hours waiting. On at least a dozen visits, I spent eight hours there; five visits lasted ten hours. I also experienced missed appointments, repeat repairs, defective replacement parts, and increasingly expensive warnings about what needed fixing. This year was the breaking point. In February, my 1996 Toyota Corolla lost compression in three cylinders. We chose to replace the engine's long block rather than buy another car. Bernie Bishop installed a used one with approximately 120,000 miles on it. The job took six weeks and cost almost $6,000. We were told it came with a one-year parts warranty. Problems began almost immediately: a cracked radiator, a badly damaged thermostat housing, and carbon buildup in the manifold. I believed the radiator and thermostat-housing damage occurred during the installation; the dealership would not accept responsibility. These subsequent problems were not covered under the warranty, we were told. By mid-June, we had spent approximately another $3,000. The car was still losing coolant. On the next visit, I waited almost nine hours before receiving a loaner after closing. I returned the following morning--a trip of nearly ninety minutes each way--to hear Joe's verdict: the replacement engine had a defective head gasket. We needed another long block, and I should stop driving the car. He said he would start looking for an engine. He never called us back. After nearly $9,000 in bills, we were devastated. We spent weeks researching our options. Eventually, on a retired mechanic friend's recommendation, we took the car to another local mechanic. His diagnosis? A leaking water pump. His total charge to patch the leak? $60. He told us the head gasket was in perfect shape and the engine was in good condition. He also checked the car over without charging extra. I waited almost two months before writing this review because I wanted to see whether the coolant loss returned. It hasn't. The reservoir level has stayed steady, the oil looks good, and the car is running beautifully. That is the contrast I cannot get past: Bernie Bishop told us we needed another engine. Another mechanic addressed the coolant leak for $60, and nearly two months later the car is still running well. I cannot tell you why their diagnosis was so different. I can tell you that I no longer trust their work, their explanations, or their follow-through. Fourteen years of loyalty should have earned us much better than this. At the very least, it should have earned us a return phone call. But hey: Joe has better customer-service skills than the old guy.

Coast Auto Center, Inc. - car_dealers - Updated October 2026

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