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    Nelson's Garage Inc

    4.8 (39 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Services - Nelson's Garage Inc

    Auto diagnosis or inspection

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    Oil changes

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    Auto repairs

    Auto transmission repair

    Routine automotive maintenance

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    My ride parked at our favorite hotel, Cayucos Beach Inn
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    Just wanted to publicly thank Nelson's Garage for helping me out yesterday I was on a short vacation to Cayucos in my 1955 Chevy BelAir and had a small problem a oil leak and of course the only damn tool I didn't have with me is the one I needed. I walked into Nelson's and was met by a very friendly young lady at the desk , told her my problem and the mechanic immediately offered to loan me the wrench I needed . There's not many people these days that would loan a stranger tools of any kind . Long story short that says a lot about a business and in my opinion this is a friendly honest clean shop . Thank you again for the wrench I made it home to Orange County without any problems.

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    9 months ago

    Friendly folks helped us with a diagnostic code even though they were busy. Thanks for you help!

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    2 years ago

    I love going Nelson's in Cayucos where I know I am dealing with a good, honest guy like Mike.

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    Flawless, excellent, timely, honest, industry standard. Plus there's a shop cat. Nelson's is king.

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    3 years ago

    Mike knows how to work on anything with a motor; gas or electric. He is also a very friendly guy.

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    5 years ago

    From my initial phone call to the finished service, my experience at Nelson's was top notch!

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    6 years ago

    Love this place, fair prices and great service . I really like using local services when I can.

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    7 years ago

    I was having some minor tire problems.It was a Sunday afternoon, Mike the owner stopped everything he was doing and helped me out.

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    13 years ago

    Honest and reliable. Very nice people doing a great job.

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    Mike is knowledgeable, honest, friendly, and will let you know what needs to be fixed right away and what can wait.

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    Going here was a BIG MONEY SAVER!! During the end of my college years my parents loaned me their…read moreToyota Camry so I could travel from my teaching placement (about 35 minutes from campus) to class easily without having to rely on the ever so tardy bus system. About 5 months after having the car the engine began having trouble turning over. Then one day everything electrical int he car was working but all the engine would do was make a clicking sound. My bf at the time's father decided to take it to Pep Boys who basically replaced everything in the engine, charged me a few hundred for the whole thing and a week later the same trouble happened. STUPID PEP BOYS!! I ended up finally taking the car to the Riverside Toyota Dealership who found the problem right away, and sadly it ended up being a $500 part and insured for a year. Low and behold, a year and a month later same problem and back to the dealer who told me that I would have to pretty much replace the part every year. Can it just be cleaned out annually (for it seemed to be grime that was the actual problem) and the explanation came back that it was the car itself that was causing the problem. The summer after I drove the car home to Cayucos, and my father took the car to Shorty's. After dismantling the problem section of the engine, I was told that it could be fixed by annually taking it in for cleaning and using fuel from either Chevron or Shell related pumps. Are you serious? STUPID TOYOTA DEALERSHIP!! A yearly five hundred dollar project turned into a measly less than $100 dollar project. Thank you Thank you Thank you!! Shorty's!! You sooo rocked my financial world!!

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    Nelson's Garage Inc - autorepair - Updated May 2026

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