Autozone Santa Barbara…read more I was having a bad day today because I have been having so much trouble finding the right parts for my truck. I went to so many auto parts stores in the area and for some reason I was not able to get the correct parts. Autozone was my last resort. I walked in and right away the assistant manager Michael A. greeted me. I explained to him my situation and he then offered to take a look at my truck. Right as he opened the hood of my truck he laughed and looked at me with a smile "sir this is a 454 big block chevy and not the 351 Windsor that's supposed to be in here". We walked inside and sure enough he got me all the right parts. He is now the reason I am always going back to auto zone and making it my first call. My friends and family now know where to go shop for their auto needs. Well knowledge and professional men like him is what all auto parts businesses need!!!!! Cheers bud!

Stopped by after seeing an item online for $61 and noticing it was sold locally at AutoZone. Spoke…read moreto the Claudio who said he was a manager. Asked for the item and it rang up as $105. I informed him it was sold from the original manufacturer's website for $61. He didn't even know if they price matched so he said I'd have to wait 15-20 minutes for a different manager who actually knew what he was doing. He appeared annoyed by my questions and rude. The whole time he kept saying how he's only been there for 3 months so he didn't know how to do very much. How is it that the manager on duty doesn't know answers to basic questions and how to do basic store functions? The whole time the staff kept saying if I had come at a different time when there were other managers I might've had better luck. Overall bad experience and could tell this store and staff doesn't care about the customer. Save yourself time and patience and go to O'Reilly's across the street instead!

This awesome motherfucker with dreads and a nose piercing helped me get the right coolant for my…read morecar. Super helpful super funny Lets hope its the right one and my car doesn't explode

Outstanding customer service and care . Manager E duardo ( sorry if incorrect ) name was amazing…read moreand so went above and beyond to help with my recent headlight replacement. Friendly, professional and good value. 10 out of 10.

Not helpful. Wanted bulk heater hose, got sent to the aisles to find it, and there was nothing…read morethere that helped me. Asked if I could accompany an employee behind the counter to select the right hose, but no. I went to Larry's in Goleta and had no issues getting what I needed and going behind the counter to assist. Go to Larry's in Goleta and pass on this place.

Big thanks to Christopher for charging my car battery for free! He quickly suggested my battery…read moreonly needs a charge to fix my issue, removed, charged, and reinstalled it--he is so professional, friendly, and helpful. Appreciate it!

To make it clear, I did not receive any service from this place. My oil change guys recommended…read moreOren's. My papa told me my uncle's car (simlar to mine) had issues with the EGR and I should get mine check to see if it needed an EGR cleaning. Oren's shop asked me some questions and informed me for the price and year of my car, they didn't recommend getting it cleaned yet. I appreciate the honesty and know if I need an honest car shop, this is a place to go.

TLDR: I gave Oren a bad review. Instead of responding like a normal person, he showed up at my…read morebusiness at 9pm the next night to try to intimidate me. I called the police and he left. He then emailed his customers (including me LOL) asking for good reviews after my negative review. See screenshots. He also just emailed me asking me to vote for him for the Independent's Best Of, which prompted this update. Creepy and pathetic behavior. Considering how comfortable he was showing up at my business over a Yelp review, I have to wonder whether he has confronted other negative reviewers. I'd take the sudden positive reviews with a grain of salt. Full update: Less than 24 hours after I posted my original review below, Oren stalked my Instagram and viewed my personal Instagram story (see screenshot) and showed up at my business around 9pm. He drove by, then parked down the street despite plenty of parking directly in front of the store. He paced outside several times, then yelled my name from the street. I came outside and, after his rant, called the police and Oren left. I have a police report and security-camera footage documenting the incident. He then sent an email blast asking people to give him good reviews online. I know because he sent the email to me too. See screenshots. He then sent another email saying he had "sent the wrong link" and again asked for reviews. Afterward, a number of 5-star reviews appeared. I even have a screenshot of a reviewer explicitly saying they were posting because Oren asked for a positive review. With the SB Independent's Best Of currently going on, I think this raises legitimate questions about the integrity of a system where a business asks its mailing list for positive reviews and votes while a negative reviewer is confronted in person. I will be sending the documentation to the SB Independent and Better Business Bureau. We're giving you a way out Oren, you can email us and we can setup a time to address and resolve this in a semi public forum, where there can be no dispute later about what was said. You have our email address since you've been emailing us asking for votes. Original review below The owner Oren and his coworker Erick are both sleaze balls. If I could give this place a negative star review I would. This event that I'm going to bring up is from around 2020 but I decided to write this review now because ironically at our thanksgiving dinner a friend of ours brought up what a horrid experience they had at Oren's and it prompted us to bring up ours. In short we had one of our classic mustangs at Oren's. Side note, Oren during the entire process referred to the car as my dad's "mid life crisis" in a condescending manner. I always laughed in my head because little did he know my dad has about 20 cars, 10 of which are classic mustangs, and I bring this up because we are well versed in classic mustangs and restorations etc. Anyway long story short Oren was doing an insurance job on one of the cars (it took over a year since he said his mechanic had to go to Mexico. While the car was there for the insurance job we asked Oren to fix a leak with the power steering. This was outside of the insurance claim and was paid for by us. Oren charged us approximately $700 to fix the leak, in doing so he changed the power steering pump to address the problem. The day we took the car home it was still leaking and we immediately called him to say it was leaking and not fixed. This was the start of a long drawn out case of Oren dodging taking our car back and actually fixing what we paid him to fix. He eventually said there was no one to actually fix it and he would not refund or remedy the situation. He took the $700 and ran essentially. We then contacted the better business bureau and the bureau of automotive repairs to report this. Eventually under the pressure of the BAR (bureau of automotive repairs) Oren's said they would take the car back but that they were booked out etc. Anyway, they never took the car back and the problem was never fixed and they made off with that money. Ironically at cars and coffee I've heard horror stories from others about their bad experiences at Oren's as well. I wish we had spoken to others prior to us ever going to Oren's because Oren and his staff are terrible and I would never recommend them to anyone. Hey Oren if you read this I challenge you to deny it What Oren could not do regarding the original repairs it was brought in for, another shop Mastercraft accomplished in a super professional and efficient manner and hardly billed the insurance company much either. I'd highly recommend them over Oren's any day

I LOVE Larry's Auto Parts!!! Their customer service and decades of knowledge is unmatched! I just…read morerecommended Larry's to my young-adult son, who needs an auto part, and I think Larry's can help him and will offer great customer support.

Stopped in today with my friend looking for a small battery for her fob to her car. Two extremely…read morehelpful gentleman helped us. Larry was great and Brett not only replaced the battery, but did it at no charge!. Talk about wonderful customer service. We will definitely be back For windshield wiper blades in the very near future. Thanks guys! Happy Halloween

The location right on the highway is perfect for any car troubles traveling through the area. My…read morecar is oil light popped on, so they were very courteous, fast and informative. Clean and well stock store, great location!

We came into this store and were helped by manager Matt. He trouble shooted our car and helped…read morelocate a mechanic that can get the job done. We were not from the area so we're truly grateful for his assistance and amazing customer service! Thank you Matt!

They say they're open at 8 but it's 903, and they're still not open dream.The only auto parts store…read morein carpenteria.

Went there to purchase two quarts of conventional motor oil. All I found on the shelf in 5W-20 was…read moresynthetic blend and full synthetic. The guy at the counter told me that the bottles were incorrectly printed and that they were really conventional oil. He showed me two different brands. Seriously? Both brands with misprinted labels? What a joke. I don't buy that EITHER was misprinted. I won't be back to this filthy hole in the wall!

Not helpful at all!!!! I went in to ask for specific items for my car. The sales person was not at…read moreall helpful. He just told me to go to aisle three and if I couldn't find it, he didn't have it. I asked him if he would recommend anything, he said no.

The people there were so helpful. My battery terminal disconnected nearby, I was able to buy and…read morereplace the part within the hour. Super special thanks to a generous man who took time to help me undo a bolt that I absolutely couldn't have done myself, I believe his name was Jesus. I would've had a lot of trouble without him!

I stopped in here with my husband, in need of new wiper blades. The young woman behind the counter…read morewas polite, professional, and helped us find the blades that fit our car and gave us price/brand/quality options for us to choose from. Pricing seemed fair and overall it was a painless experience. Easy parking, clean store. I'd recommend it!

Today I stopped by to buy a new light bulb for a burned out headlight. Angel, the employee who…read morehelped me, asked to check my headlights, to make sure of what I needed. Then he looked up the part, found the bulbs in the store, and explained the 3 options. I opted for a 2-pack, figuring the other bulb will probably go out soon as well. He kindly offered to install both bulbs at no charge. I opted to have him install only one bulb (just due to the possibility of both new bulbs eventually burning out at around the same time). But I can't tell you what a relief this was! I also had a question about my hubcaps, and his answer was very helpful. Angel was an angel for me! Outstanding customer service, and I will definitely continue going to O'Reilly in Goleta for my auto part needs!