I bought a 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Having read about the car, upon taking delivery I immediately wanted to install a high-performance Velocity AP brand lightweight flywheel, twin plate clutch, and ECU tune - so I called Velocity AP directly - Without hesitation, they recommended Pasadena Motor Cars, one of the only VAP partners within 250 miles of my house. In short, Pasadena Motor Cars WAY exceeded my expectation- they perfectly installed the flywheel, clutch kit, and did the ECU tune (big job). Further, my car had a check engine light problem that the previous owner's mechanics were not able to fix. Pasadena Motor Cars solved this quickly, carefully diagnosing without randomly replacing parts on a trial-and error-basis like other shops. They identified the exact certain non-OEM parts that were causing the problem and replaced them inexpensively. My car also had a shifting problem and Pasadena Motor Cars took a personal interest in researching the problem, and at their own expense, tried different transmission fluids and replacement parts to find the best combination that significantly improved this factory defect on first-year Vantages (early 2006). They replaced the trans fluid and a few linkage parts at a great value, and in the end greatly improved the stick shifting of the car. Also, my rear bumper insert by the license plate was loose, I was worried it would fall off. Based on the design, to get to the loose bolt, you have to take the bumper off! To my surprise, when I got my car back, it was fixed! They did this for me as a courtesy! Another example of their service: My left front headlight was about ¼" recessed- I asked them if they could just raise it. This turned out to be very significant! The previous owner had been emphatic that there was "no body work or paint work", but in the process of them raising the headlamp back to factory position, Pasadena Motor Cars identified that indeed, there had been bodywork on the front quarter panel ... This is why I would 100% recommend that if you are buying a luxury/high-performance car, you should take it to Pasadena Motor Cars for a pre-purchase inspection. I asked Pasadena Motorcars to do a lot of preventative work, including hood struts, install a fuel injector, replace ignition components, and install high-performance air filters. In conclusion, ALL the work they did was exceptional, and a year later, I have not had 1 single problem with the car, nor any dash light come on - since I picked my car up from them, it runs and sounds like a private jet. To top it off, I was very picky that they do not put any greasy treatments on the interior when they gave it a wash after service- when I picked up the car it was immaculate, and my favorite picture of the car is 3 weeks after their wash! As you can tell, I would not hesitate to recommend Pasadena Motor Cars. Give them the time required to do your car right, and you will be very satisfied. I am not affiliated with VAP or Pasadena Motor Cars in any way, just a happy V8 Vantage owner. Thank you Aaron and Owen -Chris W. read more

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I used to see them for my Touareg and they were great and at a fair price. I only stopped when I bought a new car and the service is included from the dealer. read more

They do quality service, have been going there for service for 3 years and satisfied with results. Always courteous and professional repairs. read more

I had a diagnostic on my 2015 Range Rover evoque, Aaron and his team were very helpful. Aaron explained exactly what was wrong with my car. Very honest, understanding and helpful. Thank you Aaron again Linda A. read more

Took my Honda here and they did such a great job! Everyone is so nice and very helpful. Everything on my car was inspected and my maintenance was done and I'm very happy with the outcome. My car was given back to me cleaned, vacuumed and shiny which was very nice as well! Highly satisfied read more

PMC's is the best place to take your car/truck for service. I have been going there for years. fair prices and above par in service. they go out of their way to provide the best possible service. frankly, you leave feeling better than when you arrived. good service and skill are traits that are hard to find these days. read more

Jake and Owen are amazing! Got my jaguar back on the road just in time for our trip to our home in Santa Barbara! They stayed late to get the job done and it was so appreciated! Thanks Guys! read more

$260/hr. That's how much they charge for labor. That is highway robbery. 3rd party software contractors cost less than this. They're acting like everyone's sending Lambos and Astons. If you can find someone else, do it. I had a repair that was literally just $800 in parts, but they want $6k in labor. Get out of here. read more

I have gone to PMC for about three years now and I cannot recommend them enough! As a 19 year old girl it's really intimidating going into a mechanic but they always talk through every step. They walk me through the pricing of each part and all the combined labor so I am able to see exactly where my money is going. Also each time I take it in they send me pictures of my entire car including brakes, tires, and all the parts, as well as that they send me updates on any work that might need to be done now or in the future. Every time I take my Jeep in it is fixed perfectly and I have had my car returned in better shape! They have a great car wash guy who washes it to the point of it looking brand new..... he does so good I also take my car there bi-monthly for a wash! I have always felt very safe with all the workers and couldn't recommend this place enough! read more

I have used Pasadena Motor Car (PMC) for decades but now that I have become disabled, I needed them desperately to make my Land Rover run well again. After not having to visit them for over a year, I had my Rover trailered in to their shop and gave them a list of the problems the Rover was displaying. NOW DON'T GET ME WRONG, they are not necessarily crooks, but they now use a set of "analytics" to show you all the problems and potential problems that you might need addressing, with photos. I fell for it but because of the medications I am on, I just didn't want to fight it. I said go ahead (to the tune of $7,000+) After a month, they called me to come get my repaired vehicle. I did and found that they had not repaired the problems but still charged me over $7,000. They had me bring my Rover back and kept it for another week. When I picked it up (and was charged an additional $832.) I almost crashed the vehicle because it was now worse than when I trailered it in. I immediately put a stop on my credit card and Wells Fargo flat out lied to me abut sending me information by USPS. When I finally did get them to send me the decline notice, I called them for a complete set of documents that they used to determine that PMC was OK in charging me the $832. They refused claiming that they had to get permission from PMC to do so. Here is a copy of my request document to Wells Fargo. DO NOT EVER GO TO PASADENA MOTOR CAR! read more

My heroes!! I highly recommend their services! My dad has been going here for the past few years and also has great experiences. Had an unfortunate encounter with a ginormous piece of plastic on the freeway which got wrapped up on my driveshaft. Extremely friendly and knowledgeable staff, quick to fix the problem. Left within the hour, a miracle in my books. Light years better than the jeep dealership I first took my car to, who, without even looking under the car, gave me an outrageous quote and wanted to replace the entire piece. For thousands!! Was a bit rattled from that but thankfully this crew are lovely humans who are not trying to bamboozle you. Could not be more thankful for your prompt and efficient services!! Grazie mille read more

Always a great experience, highly proficient technicians and customer service top-notch read more

The people who work here are incredibly rude. They also messed up my car to the point that i had to pay over 10k somewhere else to fix the damage they did. Do not recommend. read more

I have been going to Pasadena Motors for years! The service is the best! They are professional and know what they are doing. I can tell you ! You will be satisfied! They go beyond to find the problem. Highly recommended five star service and they will wash your car! read more

Recently serviced my 2002 Mercedes at Pasadena Motor Cars. You can count on this place for honest, quality service! Highly recommend if you are looking for reliable service and great customer care. read more

I came here because of a referral but my experience wasn't as expected. My car had a check engine light and I had taken elsewhere to get checked out first. They reset the codes and then the codes came back a few miles driving it. I originally was going to go back to the first place but someone that I trust, highly recommended that I go here. When I dropped off my car, their customer service was great. Their waiting area is pleasant and they provided me a ride home shortly after. They inspected my car and their lead mechanic refused to do any work on my car because he said that the engine was shot and I needed I new one. The oil levels were so low that it was thick, it was also making a rattling sound, it didn't look good. They quoted me 15,000 to replace the engine. My car is worth less than that. I asked if they would change the oil and they said no but they would add oil so that I can drive it home. I went back to the original place, that mechanic took apart part of the engine and replaced the timing belt and a variety of other parts, spark plugs, oil change. Anything that he saw that looked like it could be trouble he called me to recommended replacing. It was extremely labor intensive. With all that my car runs beautifully and it cost me 3,500 dollars. I'm sure this business is great, they seem to have a loyal customer base. Unfortunately, they were too busy to help me with my car. read more

I am very disappointed to have to write a review like this but it goes without saying that nobody should have to go through the amount of disservice I have faced with Pasadena Motor Cars. Over the past 5-6 years I have probably spent $10,000 servicing my cars at Pasadena Motor Cars and although much of the work was good work, there are just too many occurrences where things that shouldn't have happened, happened. They charge $240 an hour for labor which is a very expensive but fair labor rate for perfect quality work, yet their labor is everything but quality. All of these disservices were on my 2010 Land Rover LR4. I will separate each occurrence by paragraph. (as a side note there is another situation that I had with a coolant pipe that I will reply to this review with.) The first situation occurred when I took my LR4 in to have maintenance done and they told me that the car needed motor mounts. I authorized the work and they went ahead and did the maintenance. The motor mounts that were used were quality parts and are still functioning properly today, however, after this job was done I would get a hard clunk in the drive train when driving sometimes. I ended up taking it to a shop that had recently done transmission work on my car. The shop took a look under the car and immediately pointed out that my front differential mounting bolts had been left completely loosened with about an inch of space for the mount to move on each screw. Pasadena Motor Cars had completely left my differential bolts undone from when they had done my motor mounts. this is anything but quality work, not to mention that it is also a massive safety hazard to me and everyone driving on the road when this issue was present. There is no excuse for this, something like this should never happen. This situation led me to never want to give this place my business again. This happened when my LR4 started to have a weird issue where the car would take 30 seconds to a minute to crank when attempting to start it but would run perfectly when it finally turned over. I took it to Pasadena Motor Cars who proceeded to charge me $850 to diagnose the truck, sat on it for a week, and then proceeded to tell me that they found that my fuel pump had jumped time and it was just off by enough to make the truck not want to start but run fine. They even went as far as telling me that they pulled the vacuum pump and even put the JLR timing tool into the correct position and it wouldn't line up properly thus proving it was out of time. They then quoted me $13K to rip apart the whole engine to "fix" this issue. I was crushed by this information because there was no way I was going to pay 13K for an engine rebuild, at that point you sell the car or buy a whole new remanufactured motor. Me being troubled by this information I did some investigating by myself and about 3 weeks later of diagnosing the car myself during my free time, and I had discovered that the ignition coil ground cable had an unusually high resistance. (a short) Because of this I picked up some wire from home depot and simply rewired my coil grounds from the front of the engine to the body and the car started right up and ran better than it ever has. To summarize this experience, they charged me $800 to diagnose my car, and even identified in the diagnosis write up that the coil and spark plug had "weak spark." Yet, they decided to ignore this simple hint and proceed mislead me into rebuilding the engine for 13k either out of incompetence of not lining up a fuel pump tool properly or straight up lying and pure dishonesty. This drew the line for me. I had wasted $800 just for my car to be misdiagnosed and fixed by myself for $15 of wire at the Home Depot. This is my final occurrence which leads me to write this review because it is by far the most frustrating, especially when living in California. About 4 years ago Pasadena Motor cars diagnosed my car with a bad AC compressor. They quoted me $1800-$2000 to have the compressor replaced and I authorized them to do the work. they did so and the air blew cold, however the rear AC never blew as cold (weird). About a year later I was driving down California blvd when my compressor locked up and ripped my serpentine belt in half. I took it in and they warranted the compressor and replaced the belt for free, however they claimed that it was necessary to replace the condenser and that it was the "reason" why my AC was never working properly and why my compressor locked up. They charged me $1400 to do the condenser, yet my AC was never right. Last summer when I finally got the car running again I noticed my AC was not working well (17k miles after compressor and condenser were both replaced) and now I have just spent another $2500 on a new compressor and condenser, just 3 years and 20k miles after they did mine. This was so disappointing to me, $3500 down the drain. read more

My wife and I have been taking our cars to Pasadena Motor Cars for the last 10+ years. That statement alone really says everything. In this day and age, to be able to say that you've been a customer with any local business for over 10 years is a not only a testament to the quality of that business' services but in how much they value their customers. In short, Pasadena Motor Cars is one of the good guys. Just ask any one of their long-standing customers and they'll tell you the same. We highly recommend the fine folks at Pasadena Motor Cars for all your service and repair needs. read more

I had my truck detailed there and the boys inside were professional when I brought my truck in and called when it was ready. I've had in the past had it detailed by different company's but at Pasadena Motor Cars my truck looked like new inside and out. I would highly recommend this place to have your vehicle detailed! read more

Absolutely excellent..cannot recommend these guys enough..they went out of their way to help me get back on the road , and quickly fixed a problem that many mechanics overlooked at a great price . Thanks! read more

So I finally decided to have my range rover serviced here. I read all the positive reviews first before I made an appt. Let me tell you this, they did an awesome job in installing my deployable side steps and even synced it to the computer so my rr would recognise it. Aron and Owen are the best, very friendly and knowlegeable too. Price was reasonable compared to the dealer. When my warranty is over, thisis the place where I'm going to have my range rover serviced. read more

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Thank you Star and Aron and the Tony from behind the scene I took my wife's Range Rover here and they changed the dynamic stability fluid Good job guys Thank you read more

Great great great and honest! have been bringing our cars for years and years! HONEST, that's all.... Cheryl THON... merry Christmas u guys! read more

I definitely would consider bringing your car at Pasadena Motor Cars if you want it done right, efficiently and economically! This is a family business that still does the old fashion way....with honesty, integrity and good old neighborly charm. The way respectable businesses should always be. I've been a dealership client for many years until I got tired of these dealerships egregiously overcharging on parts and labor! Not to mention they are always trying to "Upselll" you! I'm so glad I found Pasadena Motor Cars! Here, the family team is very capable in getting your car up and ready in a timely fashion. Everyone here is knowledgeable and they really do have you, the customer, in mind. They don't abuse your money, your time and most importantly your good faith. They keep to their word and estimates are usually fair and objective. I love the fact that they really do just tell you what repairs your car needs. They make money the old fashion way: they earn it. I hope my car doesn't always break down, but if it does, I'm coming to Pasadena Motor Cars! See you here! read more

Im usually DIY person when it comes to my cars but when it came to my first exotic, I wanted to make sure it was done properly by certified trained professionals and that's exactly what I found here! They took care of my coolant and thermostat on my Aston Martin in a much faster time than expected and saved me a ton of money in comparison to dealer fees. The customer service was the best I've ever experienced in the automotive world by far, very helpful and took the time to answer all of my questions. Highly recommend this shop! Thank you again Aaron, Jaime and Owen! Will be back for sure. read more

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Very knowledgeable great service would recommend to all. This was my first time there. Happy I found them.

I ran out of gas on the 210 and I'm not from around here so I called a couple tow companies and they all told me they didn't provide that service or it was over an hour until they could even get to me. So Pasadena motor cars pops up and I thought might as well call before I start walking for 30 mins to the gas station. Well the gentleman that answered the phone told me no problem and sent one of his techs to help me out. Talk about 1st class service I want to say thank you to your team and let the community know that your company went above and beyond . read more

I had never had a full detail on a car before and to be honest, looking in the parking lot at Pasadena Motors, with Bentleys, Jags, Austin Martins etc. I didn't know if they would want to detail my Dodge RAM Truck. I contacted Jaime Marquez the Director of Operations and he set me up an appointment. I was impressed. I grew up in auto garages and this place is TOP NOTCH! Friendly staff...great location...clean office...coffee brewing. Did I say detail? I dont think my truck has ever looked this good..EVEN the day I bought it!!! I have already recommended Pasadena Motors to several friends and will continue to do so!! Fantastic! 5 starts is not enough read more

I've been taking my cars and Jeep to them for many years and have always come back with a better car. They know their cars, how to fix them and maintain them. Top notch and friendly service! I highly recommend taking your car here for any issue, small or large. They will put your mind at ease. Thank you, Gene, Aaron, and Owen for all these years! read more

Pasadena Motor Cars takes great care of my car and of me too! I know I can trust them to do what needs to be done and if there is anything out of line they will take care of it. I wouldn't take my car anywhere else. read more

We have been going to Pasadena Motor Cars for years. They provide excellent customer service. They are honest and transparent. They understand higher end cars but don't charge break the bank prices. Family run. Highly recommend! read more

New car needed wipers and a running light. In and out in ten minutes with the help of Jake and Sayde. Thanks so much!!

I am so happy with Pasadena Motor Cars. Being this is my first Land Rover - Discovery Sport, I knew the dealer service cost would be astronomical, so I had to research a place who would be more cost friendly. Customer service at Pasadena Motor Cars is A+++. Everyone there from Martin, Aaron, Owen and Sayde were amazing. They answered all my questions and were honest about what I needed done. I dropped off my car in the morning, they graciously provided me a ride to the train station and offered to pick me up. My car was finished as promised Cost - I feel like they offer a fair/good price for the work being done. Anytime you own a luxury vehicle you have to be realistic with knowing things aren't necessary going to be cheap. So I walked away not feeling ripped off. Service - Basic oil change, plus a low level coolant light. Turned out I had a cracked coolant hose, yet they were honest and suggested I take it to the dealer. All work was completed and they cleaned my car like a dealer would. Very professional people here! Thank you again to everyone over at Pasadena Motor Cars, my new home for car service! read more

My Jaguar XE S "couldn't" be fixed said a previous shop, they wanted to trash it. I talked to Owen and Jake at Pasadena Motor Cars and they gave me a quote within 2 hrs. They got me a new engine and fixed everything else. Sure, they are not the cheapest option, but I can tell you it's worth it because I honestly believe the car drives even better than before. I'll be introducing this shop to my friends and I'll be doing all my further mechanical issues with them. read more

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It's disappointing that I had to make a Yelp account to come on here and make this review. About a year ago I brought my Volkswagen 2013 to have a heater core replaced by a professional diagnosis. I had a year warranty on the heater core. 8 months in my car is having the same issue and I brought my car to Pasadena Motor cars to have the heater core checked out. They proceeded to tell me that nothing was wrong. I drove less than a mile and it was having the same symptoms. I trusted Pasadena Motor Cars so I did not bring it back and complain . I took it to Volkswagen to get a diagnosis & boom heat core highlighted as being faulty / looking used . My car has other issues and the owner of this place keeps poking around saying that if I knew anything about cars then I would understand. I even called Volkswagen and a couple of shops around and they mentioned that Pasadena Motor Cars sounds like they're just trying to get away with not fixing what I had warranty on. The owner proceeded to tell me that I'm emotional because my car is not working properly. In two emails mentions that I'm making decisions based off my emotions and he's making decisions off of " facts" . Not only is that extremely unprofessional but they won't provide me with the original receipt of the heater core they replaced. About 1,300 down the drain. I maintenance my car yearly and I thought I'd give Pasadena Motor Cars a chance but they're prices are the same as the dealership. It was also very uncomfortable because the owner keeps throwing in my face that he waived a labor fee for me when I went to get my heater core checked out. I understand it' doesn't feel good to lose money or miss out money but his frustration should be with his employees that can't articulate clear sentences. read more

I have a Ford f250 and due a previous bad spark plugs with a different mechanic one of the sparks blew out of nowhere, I quick Google a place and this was the closest location, I called and people where really nice over the phone and offered their help, I drove it as I could an they quickly start working on my truck, I was scare because I saw a lot of luxury cars and a busy place, but they came with a very affordable fix, 45 min later my truck was repaired and me on my way. I'm really thankful with them, very nice and kind family own place read more

Very happy with the service and the communication. I received a text from Pasadena Motor Cars and it broke down what my vehicle needed in different categories ,which was accompanied with photos. The staff is friendly and professional. Thank you Jake for keeping me updated, and working with me to get my vehicle serviced in a timely manor. This was my first time at Pasadena Motor Cars, and I look forward to future servicing ,with these folks! Thanks again. read more

As always, Pasadena Motor Cars provided us with great service today on my Volvo SUV. I needed to head out of town today, I called Pasadena Motor Cars to schedule a maintenance this morning. They agreed to take care of my Volvo this morning and did a great job. They are always extremely efficient, professional and friendly. I recently recommended by daughter and her Audi to become part of Pasadena Motor Cars' great service! Thank you everyone at PMC! Always a pleasure. Rene Oliveras read more

Imy 's Porsche oil change today while I waited. Super clean and friendly shop, and the coffee selection cannot be beat!

Pasadena Motor Cars recently changed the turbo on my MBZ Sprinter 3500. They completed the entire service in two days and charged one-third of the price of MBZ Of DTLA, and the servicr was done in a fraction of the time MBZ Of DTLA quoted me. In addition, I have been a loyal MBZ customer from 2008, ownrd two "C" Classes and two Sprinters and was a loyal MBZ service customer as well NO LONGER! Pasadena Motor Cats are true import repair experts and perfectionists! I highly recommend them read more