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    3.6 (85 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Front tires ruined within 12,000 miles of use.

    DON'T GO TO CORNERSTONE AUTOMOTIVE IN OCEANSIDE!!!. I bought new tires for my car and immediately took it to Cornerstone for a wheel alignment. The tires were warrantied for 75,000 miles of use, but within 12,000 miles, the front tires were totally ruined, with the tread on the inner part of the tires completely worn through and the steel belts showing (pics below). Cornerstone took zero responsibility for this--they claimed my tires were worn because my suspension was "totally shot." I took the car to another (reputable) mechanic who told me my suspension was just fine. In other words, Cornerstone lied to me to cover their sorry asses. Cornerstone used to be a great business when it was owned by Bruce Kropp but the new owner, Amir, and his snarky son Nico, give small businesses a bad name. I'm suing them in small claims court and it won't be the first time a dissatisfied customer has done this.

    Overpriced estimate 1/5

    If you want to be treated like a complete dummy, this is the place you want to go! Amazing service if you want to be lied to and taken advantage of. I came in to do a safety inspection and make sure that my car is in good shape for a long trip that I have coming up And this child at the front desk looks at me and sees that I'm a woman and takes the very uneducated guess and thinks that A. I don't know anything about cars and B. would not double check his quotes and recommendations. Dear child at the front desk, you made a really bad bet. When someone comes to you saying that they have a long trip ahead of them and wants to make sure that their car is running properly, You don't write up over $4600 worth of estimates and work for them when their car is barely worth that amount. To clarify, photos attached of the 5 different work estimates pages that they recommended. Out of the 6 things they recommended doing, I only actually needed the water pump replaced. Maybe it was a mistake and you have a bad mechanic working for you, but a scratch on my stabilizer bar, does not make for the NEED for replacement. So maybe it's bad eyesight, in which case you might need to retire as a mechanic. But not only did I personally check my brakes and rotors but I got FOUR OTHER mechanics to double check all of the estimates and car overall and I did not need new brakes and rotors OR a new timing chain or a gasket cover that would amount to $1262.22 worth of work(!?!??!????) The brakes are practically brand new and I'll say your quote is overpriced by more $200 more than I've EVER paid for brakes and rotors, in the 7 YEARS that I've owned the car. What an Absolutely absurd, and shady way to try to run a business. You should be ashamed of yourselves. For anyone reading this, make sure you get a second opinion before ever having these robbers touch your car. I wasted $80, my time and stress on their professional expertise. Never again.

    Love this place! Honest and affordable!

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    Cornerstone has always provided a great service . Nico takes the time to explain in detail repairs needed .

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    Professional, honest and you're well taken cared of. The staff gets the job done. Highly recommend getting your car checked/fixed.

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    Nothing but a waste of time and $ still, my brakes are not working. After going here 3 times.

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    My daughter car needed battery and tires excellent service, and very good prices I highly recommended

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