I Called For A Smog Check On My 2016 Kia Soul This Morning I Spoke To Kev He Was Extremely Courteous And Polite. I Told Him What I Needed And He Quoted Me A Very Reasonable And Fair Price He Told Me I Could Bring My Vehicle In Today Anytime Before Closing And He Would Be More Than Happy To Help I Took My Car A Few Hours Later And He Knew Exactly Who I Was And Greeting Me Like He Had Known Me Forever Smile There Were 2 Cars Ahead Of Me But Kev Didn't Take Long At All Attending To The Other Customers Ahead Of Me That Were Getting Their Cars Smog Checked As Well Kev Made Sure Myself And My Daughter Were Absolutely Comfortable Since We Chose To Wait Inside With Him Instead Of The Car...It Was The Best Choice We Had Decided On We Had A Marvelous Time Chatting With Kev And We All Laughed Like Old Friends It Was The Best Time Thank You Kev You Absolutely Made Our Day And Kev Is Knowledgeable About A Wealth Of Subjects Especially Smog Checks Kevs The Coolest Smog Check Technician In El Monte If Your Looking For A Knowledgeable Reasonable Professional Smog Technician In El Monte California That Will Get The Job Done Correctly And In A Small Amount Of Time And Efficiently While Making Your Time Pleasant And Enjoyable Even Fun For Such A Daunting Task Give Him A Try And Guess What Kev Even Gave Me A Little Nugget He Told Me To Go To Longo Toyota To Triple AAA Desk For My Registration Kev Said Just Tell Them Kev Sent You LOL And I Did And No DMV LINE Because My Registration Was Past The The Kiosk Date And I Would Have Had To Go To The DMV Yayyyy No Long DMV Lines I Am So Pleased With Kev I Could Burst And The Best Part Kev Gave Me A Friendly Hug Afterwards And Told Me God Bless You Wowwww Now Try To Tell Me That Wasn't The Best Encounter Ever For A Smog Check Technician And Did I Mention Everyone At The Triple AAA Was Happy To Here Kev's Greetings To Them And They Also Confirmed Kev Is The Best And Me Too He's Did An Excellent Job KevKeep Up The Outstanding Work read more

GARY'S Auto Electric Business is superior to most. I think he's the openly HONEST mechanic. He has had my business 30+ yrs. Went to a dealer found so many things costing me 2,0000. Went to Gary. He told me the truth I saved myself $1200. the only one my entire family trusts. read more

The owner is a thief. I took my truck in cause my AC wasn't working and clearly specified to him that I had just done the service,that I needed him to find the problem. My truck was at the shop for a whole week every single day I would have to call him To see the status and every single day we would tell me a different issue. I got frustrated and ask him on the 5th day if he was gonna be able to fix my truck and he told me he didn't know what was wrong with it, but he still charge me $250 just for him to put Freon. read more

I came here based on many positive Yelp reviews. However, perhaps the most important factor is the ability for a mechanic to take on new jobs as many potentially new customers get on Yelp to find someone who can get the repairs done without having to bounce around from shop to shop. Unfortunately, Gary's Auto Electric was unable to take on new work and they were heavily inundated with other backed up work and the lack of experienced technicians. Therefore, I am unable to recommend this shop to anyone. read more

I told Gary I wish I would of known him sooner. I felt taken care of and secure knowing he wasn't trying to get my money or do a fast job. He told me what was wrong and what he was going to do and what I needed to do to maintain my car. I liked that he took the time to inform me of how things work, why it may not be working and what I need to look out for (sounds/feels) in my car. Excellent service. I will be a returning customer I have found my "mechanic guy". read more

Great Customer Service and Great Work! Brought in our truck forAC service and got it fixed without breaking the bank :)

Took my minivan to Gary's based on posted reviews. Told Gary what the problem was. Made no promises but he said he'll look into it. The next day, he calls me and says that the part I need is no longer available. What he did next was to just fix the old part with parts salvaged from old ones. Who does that nowadays? Satisfied with his work, price is reasonable and would definitely recommend him and his team. read more

My car's A/C was not working and my regular mechanic does not repair A/C. I look at Google map and found this place. I read the reviews and will give it a try. Gary did a wonderful job repairing the A/C. He checked and very meticulous in figuring out what is wrong with it. The job took longer than planned. It was very nice of him to offer me a ride from one of his staff instead of waiting for 2 hours. I would recommend him. I will now come here for regular maintenance. I suggest to call ahead before going, make sure they are not too busy. read more

Big fan of Gary's Auto electric Him & Kevin make you feel at ease in a stressful time . Very happy with the service and will bring my truck back next time it needs work. read more

Gary figured out what was causing my battery to die. He was determined and never gave up on my 2005 Acura TL.

Garys Auto Electric was recommended to me by a friend, I went with both my Dad & cousin to have our cars fixed , both of our ACs weren't working! The shop was closing & Gary offered to stay a while longer with one of his mechanics to get my cousins AC working so he would head off to San Francisco with a working AC! Thank You Gary ! Very pleasant experience , & hardworking men read more

Gary and Kev were the workers at the time I went and fixed my car. They were honest with me and service was very great, both workers were very nice to me and very cooperative. My car worked perfectly after. read more

This is hands down the best mechanic I've been to! Gary is such a blessing! Not only did he fix my car in just a couple days, but he managed to fix my car for a fraction of what the dealership quoted me. The dealership quoted me 10x the amount of what Gary charged me and the dealership lied to me about what was really wrong with my car. I respect Gary's work, honesty and professionalism. Not knowing much about cars myself, Gary really took his time to explain and answer all my questions. He truly went above and beyond with my car and I can't thank him enough!! If you need reliable and honest mechanic work....Gary's Auto Electric is your stop! read more

Gary has been my families mechanic for many years because he will carefully diagnose your problem and will be honest about what you need and what you don't. Its been many years since I brought my car here because I moved to orange county. I came back recently for an electrical issue my other mechanic couldn't figure out and the dealer couldn't figure out without charging me over a thousand dollars. Gary took his time and figured it out for me and charged me less than half that. I also trust his work way more than I would any dealer mechanic. Especially if you have electrical issues which are very difficult to figure out Gary is the best and the most reasonable. read more

Simply the best. I was stranded I called Gary he not only fixed my car he also prayed with me. Excellent service and affordable. I highly recommended read more

I know Gary personally. I was there with that customer who came in and requested to add refrigerant to the car because it came from a body shop that did some work. He was nice and ask politely. Gary added refrigerant to the vehicle then the Air Conditioner still did not work. His attitude changed and got mad after Gary told him that it had electrical problem. He is adamant that it is not the problem. So Gary asked for the charge for Air Conditioning. He refuse to pay after agreeing to pay for the service. He was strange man. What he has telling to Gary about the car's problem is untrue. Knowing Gary, he told him to leave the premises politely after recovering refrigerant. read more

My father and I have been going to Gary's for over 4 years and he treats our vehicles with a lot of TLC. He does not want to cheat customers, he wants to keep customers; and he does so with his and his family's honest work. I get my '96 Camry's oil changed there every 3 months, and he makes sure to give my car a good check up every time. He catches problems before they exacerbate, and so far my car has NEVER broke down on me. He also does everything--he is great with ACs and electric windows. I recommend him to EVERYONE. read more

Wow!! What a gem of a find! Gary, owner of Gary's Auto Electric, is awesome!! He is extremely honest, personable, fair, and conscientious of his work. Previous to taking my truck here, I took my 2015 GMC Yukon into the dealer for a regularly scheduled oil change and they called saying I was in desperate need of replacing the front and back brakes. They claimed my front brakes were metal to metal and it was dangerous to drive that way. They quoted me $925, so, of course, I did not authorize the repair. I asked around for a reliable and trustworthy auto mechanic and was referred to Gary's Auto Electric. I told Gary the findings by the dealer and their price quote. Upon inspection, Gary notified me that the back brakes were absolutely fine and the front were in fact not metal to metal; however, they could use changing since the pads were very low, but it was not an emergency situation as I was told. I authorized him to go ahead and change the front brakes, without even requesting a price quote. He had them done within a few hours and personally test drove my car before releasing it to me to ensure all was as it should be. The cost was a mere fraction of the price the dealer quoted me and extremely reasonable. He is thorough and prompt, and it's obvious he takes great pride in his work. Going forward, I will only come to Gary for all of my auto repair needs and highly recommend Gary for all of your auto repair needs. read more

Very disappointed came in because my husband called and hes like yeah come tomorrow i come the old man doesnt even bother to look at the electrical problem and doesn't seem to understand what im telling him and then he says we dont do Mitsubishi when my husband called him yesterday and he told him what type of car it was n he said bring it in fucken moron. .ugh waist of my time read more

Perfect service very friendly people here! Got my ac recharge on my mercury van and was an excellent job also replace a pressure switch very good price ! This is the place to go for auto repair ! read more

Gary is an awesome mechanic. I regularly come to Gary for my oil change, which is cheap for synthetic, and he checks out other parts of my car to make sure nothing is about to break. During my last oil change he saw the screw for the oil pan was stripped and replaced it for 15 bucks. A lot better than having oil gushing from my car. His son runs the smog check station next door and both of them are really great guys. read more

Wow! This man was God sent! I was looking at $500 dollars to fix my AC but couldn't afford it. I found Gary on Yelp, called him and he said bring it in. I figured I would give him a chance. Well, he is a great, honest and sincere man/business owner! He took great care of me was very honest and charged me a lil over $100 dollars. I will be going back to get my windows fixed and I highly reccomend him to everyone! He also checked the oil on my car on his own and saw that my car needed oil so he added some oil. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Gary! read more

Gary fixed my AC when others said it couldn't be done. He was very nice and did not overcharge. He also does all other mechanic services. He is honest and reliable. Highly recommended. read more

Gary and his son are great! Honest guy with tremendous customer service. They use synthetic blended oil, that isn't recycled, so it's a great price for the oil change! There's a true mom and pop kind of feel to this shop, which I love. I would suggest to bring in your car for quotes and consultation if you're looking for repairs/maintenance work. read more

These guys are great and they are truly the only people I trust with my car. They have helped me and my family out with tow trucks, giving us rides home, and have ACTUALLY fixed our cars. They don't Cheat people out of their money and are very hard and honest working guys. read more

Great mechanic! I go there for all my car maintenance needs. If for any reason you dont understand him, find his son next door to translate. Also u can get ur smog checked next door at kevs smog check read more

Very nice owner, fair price. I went in for a service job on my AC. Everyone else was charging $20 higher. Went in not expecting much of customers service, as most mechanics aren't very friendly, but I was wrong. The owner was a nice gentlemen, who even had them top off my fluids, and check my oil. He even found that my AC valve was leaking a little, and fixed it, without adding it to my bill. Even said if we notice in a few weeks ac not blowing out cold. Come back and he will get someone to take another look at it. Seemed to be honest. I may have just found my new mechanic read more

I went to Gary's auto electric because I was having problems with my car ac and after they checked what was wrong with it, they fixed and charged me 1 third of the price from other places. I definitely recommend Gary's auto electric read more

I had bought the A/C coolant from Walmart, that didn't quite work for my car. So I had been suffering in 116 degree heat with no air conditioning. I came to Gary, he was so kind and helped me with all my questions. He explained to me what he was doing the whole time and reassured me when I was worried. He even took the time to get to know me and was very hospitable. Made me feel like a person and not a transaction. I became very happy with the service I received that I ended up getting my oil change and smog done here as well. So happy with everything. Prices are awesome as well! Will be getting more services here in the future! Thank you Gary! You're the best!! read more

Found My New mechanic. Gary is honest, efficient and reasonable. I will definitely be back to get service done on my cars. I highly recommend Gary. read more

I stopped by Gary's Auto Electric in El Monte and was treated very nice. This place has excellent service, good prices and they know a lot about cars, American and imports. My Jeep was treated with dignity even though it's an old puppy. I'm glad I went to Gary's! I highly recommend him. He's been there 20 years so I'm surprised I'm the first to Yelp him. read more

Gary is the best mechanic I have dealed with. I highly recommend him to everybody who has a vehicle to be fixed. He is honest, dependable, reliable, easy to deal with, reasonable pricing on his work being done, a great guy you can trust on your vehicle problem, I will say he is one of the pride of the city of El monte, we are lucky to have him here in our city. Kudos for Gary. You have to try his services to believe it. Forget taking your car to other mechanic who ripped you of and yet the problem is not solved. It is about time to see and make an appointment with Gary boyajian in El Monte. You will not be disappointed. Trust me I am one of his satisfied customer speaking from experience. read more

The owner told me, "I'm to old, I don't want to get under your car to figuere it out and stuff" for some electrical. So I had to leave since I came here basically just for them to tell me to F*** off. read more

Gary's Auto Electric has been my main go to Mechanic for over 7 years. Gary & his son Kev have always done the maintenance, smog, and repairs on all of my cars & truck. My wife, daughter, and I trust no one else with our cars, so Gary & Kev put our minds at ease knowing that they are very trustworthy people. Thank you very much Gary & Kev....... read more

I found Gary through sheer luck about a year or so ago, I was having issues with my A/C went to dealer and they wanted to charge me over a $1000.00 for parts and labor. Found Gary he took a look and he was so kind that it was less then half then what the dealer wanted to charge. About a week or so ago was having issues with car again found out it was the transmission, it was still under warranty and Gary helped me out and talked to the dealer and helped me get it fixed. I will be going to Gary for all my car needs from here on out. read more

HORRIBLE! Guy tried to jip me 50$ for freon and discovered there was an electric problem from the beginning he told me he was trying to help but really wasn't he then took out the freon and told me to get t f$&k out! But moments earlier was trying to charge me for it he told me I was "lucky" and called his son out hahaha never ever again read more

Gary does great job went in for break lights not turning off fixed at great price and he changed out bulb not working. Its so hard find good honest mechanics blessing to find Gary's.We always take all our vehicles in for any kind repair. read more

Nice guy, and fixed my ac. Went again didn't have a great experience but I went back again 30 min later and understood why he may have blew me off the way he did, no staff!! overall good experience with their work and customer service read more

I wish I went to Gary's Auto Electric first. I would have saved a couple of hundred dollars that was lost with my mechanic replacing parts that weren't needed. I found Gary's shop to be professional and very reasonably priced. He stood by his work and is now my go to shop for electric problems with my car. read more

They are seriously the best I came here to get my lights on my dashboard fix and they told me what was wrong and didn't charge me an arm and leg to fix it Gary the owner personally took care of me and told me what was wrong with my car and it turn out to be something minor so he told me what he was gonna do and I told him I need a smog check and that my car had fail the first time so he told me what to do to pass and I did and also he told me his son owns a smog check place right next to his place and they did everything on the spot and I pass and I was so grateful they helped me out with everything Gary was talking to me when I was getting the smog done and he told me that most places would charge an arm and leg for something that not really need to be done on the car and I was glad he explain to me and didn't charge me a whole lot which I was really scared but what I like the most is he told me what he going to do and told me up front ok this is the price they seriously awesome I would go to them again if I need any work done on my cars they are the people I would go and recommend to my family for any auto repairs read more