Joe is an excellent mechanic and he provides goods service and has a wealth of knowledge and…read moreexperience. I only let him work on my car

Joe is extremely friendly and honest about his work. We had to bring our car in because the check…read moreengine light came on. He quickly diagnosed the issue and gave us our options. I couldn't recommend him more!

One of a kind mechanic. Very detail oriented & answers all your concerns. Thank you for taking care…read moreof my prius Petr!

Petr rocks as a technician, honest, straightforward and thorough!! Plus you can often see your…read morerepairs on his YouTube channel.

North Bay Auto has restored my faith in integrity in the auto repair industry. I, like many of…read moreyou, have been ripped off or received botched service from mechanics in the past. So I came North Bay with some trepidation. What did I find: they are very clear and upfront with charges. Texted links provide you with all findings and repair options, along with easy ways to approve just the things you want repaired (in addition, Austin was great in walking me through all the options by phone). The price was fair and the work was done right. After this initial experience, I had them check out my other vehicle (I was thinking this was going to be a pricey fix). Surprisingly, it only needed a minor adjustment and my dread of a $$$$ cost turned out to be so reasonable. An unscrupulous mechanic could have tacked on unnecessary work, especially since I had come in thinking it needed several parts replaced. Coincidentally, in casual conversation with coworkers after the repair, I had 2 of them tell me North Bay is the only place they will take their cars also. Thank you, Austin and team, for becoming my first (and hopefully ONLY) choice for auto repair.

North Bay Automotive The people there are very friendly at…read morethe front office. The mechanic people do there job right. They have been around many years

The guys here at Pacific Blue Automotive are true examples of professional service and far more…read moreknowledgeable than any other mechanics I've spoke to. They really treat you like family especially when it comes time pay. Their prices are far lower that anyone else in this area. Thank you Mike and Thomas for being so honest, reliable, professional, and getting my vehicle repaired so quick. While at your shop, it was easy to see that you make all your customers your top priority while safely and quickly repairing my vehicle. Far more advanced, knowledgeable, friendly, and way less expensive than anywhere in Humboldt. With costs of living these days, I thought I'd never get my Chevy fixed. When I spoke with Mike for the first time, he helped me not only get my vehicle towed to his shop, order parts, and make the repairs, he was able work with me until payday. Truly one of a kind experience and hands down the best around. Keep it up guys, much apricated Craig M.

Very happy with my experience at Pacific Blue automotive,very reasonable on the price .Would…read morerecommend , got my car fixed and they kept the price low, which was a nice bonus ! They work on my car and found the problem ! Mechanic work excellent!*****

Best car repair experience I've ever had. Was in town for a mountain bike race and visiting my…read morefather, and the temp started going nuts on my Chevy Truck. Brought it in first thing Monday, told them I was from out of town, and they did all they could to get me on my way. I was on the road by noon with a new coolant recovery tank and a truck working as it should. Carrie at the counter and all the mechanics were SUPER professional, compentent, and nice. Clean, comfortable waiting area. Totally fair and reasonable prices. No extra nonsense or upcharges. Highest recommendation if you have car issues in Humboldt. Fantastic! Top marks.

I was impressed with this business when I first arrived, they did well with the standard…read moremaintenance and they had good customer service. However, when I went in with something less common, they basically either could not do it or did not want to do it. I was smelling gas, and their response was "We could not find anything". I took it to another shop, they dropped the gas tank and found a hole in the tank.

Great service! Wayne and Guthrie are top of the line mechanics. Friendly staff . They have done…read moreimpressive work on all of my vehicles .

Wayne is awesome. I…read morecame here after first stopping by Antich Automotive. The guys at Antich were busy, I understand that, but they were rude and would hardly speak to me. When I stopped in at Wayne's he was extremely busy too, but he was friendly and took the time to make sure I had all my questions answered. He even answered a couple of my calls after-hours when I came up with more questions. It was painfully obvious that I know very little about cars, but Wayne was very helpful and answered everything without any hint of condescension. Whereas most mechanics I've been to tend to say, "Well, that part does [insert unintelligible mechanic-language here]." Since I have no idea how much most parts tend to cost, I went to Google to compare his estimate with prices I could find. Turns out, he's actually quite reasonable! Another thumbs up for Wayne. I went back in a couple of days later to see how things were going on my vehicle. (There were multiple jobs ahead of mine, and due to safety concerns with the car, I just left it at Wayne's.) Wayne and I started talking, turns out he's a really cool, honest guy. There were several things I wanted to have done where he would say, "I could do that for you, but I don't really do a lot of that here. [Insert Name] down the street could do that for less and probably do a better job." What? I don't think I've ever heard a mechanic say that. Last I checked, most people would go ahead and do the requested task without saying "So-and-so down the street would do that for less." Fantastic service!

I checked reviews where ever I could before calling Aaron for work on my aging Lexus RX (1999.) i…read morehad poor experiences in McKinleyville with two repair shops before and after my mechanic there decided to work for someone else in Eureka. One problem with any mechanic with limited experience on Lexus is they do not know that you often can not use after market parts, and knowing what parts can't be after market parts is clear to experienced Lexus mechanics. The last auto shop I tried in McKinleyville angered me, primarily for keeping my car for 2 weeks, out of their ignorance, which I had to have towed to the Toyota dealership (too old for them to work on), and then towed again to an electric shop in Eureka. Of course I had to pay that foreign auto shop in McKinleyville for a useless diagnosis as i had already told them it was likely the engine computer. The Eureka shop had to wait for a specialist to work on the engine computer. I looked for Aaron because I had tuned up my Lexus and accidentally messed up a spark plug gap which was a new experience for me. But he also did another adjustment to make it run super smooth as before I got the engine computer fixed. He charged me very little, which was a surprise. I was so impressed with him, I decided to forget that some Lexus owners have been able to get their timing chain changed as late as 160,000 miles. I decided I would get it done as I was still under 100,000 miles as one is supposed to. The water pump has to be changed at the same time. Again, he did it at a very fair price. I only drive the car 4000 miles a year now, but hope to take our 2023 hybrid subaru to him next time we need work. My wife may want to continue using McCrae Subaru who are great, but hey, we are retired now and on a budget!

I've been relying on Aaron for years. He's not just fair, but genuinely honest, and always proves…read moreclear assessments and reasonable prices. My car is always in good hands with him. Be sure to call ahead because he can get booked up.

Well, my Honda Element fell victim to a recent Catalytic Convert theft and it was not a great way…read moreto start an early day and being a very long way from home. Very long story short - a recent trip down to the city on business, got up the next morning to start the car with a most unbelievable noise... wth?!? sure as shit, look under the car and the damn thing has been literally ripped out from under the vehicle with what appears to have been a sawsall... seriously - I mean in a gated secured parking lot, under lights and cameras and in less than tweleve hours total of when I arrived, gone. And its 350 miles from home... So, you can drive it but there is basically no muffler attached so its hella loud and it effects performance, gas mileage and a whole slew of other things limping the assaulted ride home. Once home, now what? Arcata Muffler did a great job during a bad situation. Repairing the damage, being very professional in a stressful situation. Not only did they work with my insurance to get it done correctly, they also installed a security cage (steel boxes) around the new expensive installed component. The owner wasn't happy with the security "cage" as it was designed, as it still allowed an intruder some access to the convert - so much so that he spent an extra half a day "hardening the target" for me to make it near impossible to get a clear line of access to the part. Never did I ever think I would fall victim to this type of vandelism but I did. I am really glad I kept full coverage on my old Element and it was more of a pain in the ass (only 250 bucks for my deduct) than a very expensive ($3k) pain... and I am really appreciative of Arcata Muffler for going above and beyond to make it damn near impossible to happen again, as once is more than enough. 4.5 Stars - rounded up for building a fort around my catalytic convert... 00730

Nick was honest and professional. He let me hang around and showed me what was wrong and what he…read moreneeded to do. He wasted no time, got it done and gave me a great deal. very happy with this service! So my visit was actually a few months ago so something might have changed since then so forgive me if I am wrong since then for the following comment: Now as a small business that is dedicated to the work I can understand other aspects of running a business may slip away but the only thing I would comment not so positively on would be the office cleanliness. Please hire a cleaning service for the office...it was pretty gross like it had not been cleaned in three years. I did not want to even sit in the chair! other than that ignore the mess and go with the guys who can do it best!

This is Tom. He is the proprietor of German Auto Repair in Arcata CA. He is one of those people…read morewho really know what their trade. 2005 Sprinter van suffered loss of turbo boost a long way from home. He had the failed plastic box on engine air intake line and delivered overnight and fixed the next morning. Bless people like this!

Moving my kid to school and needed to find him a trustworthy mechanic that I could feel comfortable…read morewith since he's away from home. We had experience some minor problems with his vehicle and I found German Motors on yelp and read some good reviews so I gave them a shot and I was happy I did. Jon and Mike treated my wife and I like old friends and helped us get our son's car repaired and feeling comfortable with using them as his mechanics while he's at school. The guys were really nice and helpful throughout our process and made it covenant for us to take care of his vehicle.