Excellent, fast service from the amazing Brad, Kate + co.! I was having what I thought was a…read morebattery problem, but a quick diagnostic from Brad determined that I needed a new alternator. They got a quality re-built one, and I had my car back the next day. Here at Your Neighbourhood Auto, "honest mechanic" is not just a phrase, but the true ethic of this business. Having car problems? This is the place to get 'em fixed! Had to go see Brad and Kate again, this time for front brake pads -- the grinding was a pretty loud indicator that my brakes weren't safe. It seems my timing was good, as Brad was able to get my car up on the hoist right away...with brake pads installed within a couple of hours! Wow. Just wow. Next visit, a new tie rod. I really should bake them a yummy cake or something!

Excellent staff, excellent service. After I came in with major automotive problems, Kate and the…read morecrew at NA were unfailingly professional and considerate, and got me back and running. I believe I ended up saving a fair bit of money dealing with them. Highly recommended, best shop I've dealt with in many years.

The most recent review for this shop appears to be from nearly 10 years ago, and my experience…read moresuggests that customer service and operational capacity may have declined. The repair itself was completed and the quality of the work was acceptable. but the handling of my vehicle raised serious safety and ethical concerns. When I picked up my car, I was not informed that the battery was dead. The battery had only been recharged enough for the vehicle to start and be driven off the lot. I was not told this, nor was I given the option to replace the battery at my expense. This meant I unknowingly drove a vehicle that was at risk of stalling shortly after pickup. This is a significant safety issue. Had the car shut down while I was on the highway or in heavy traffic, it could have resulted in a dangerous situation. The fact that this occurred during an ICBC repair makes it even more concerning. The overall experience felt rushed, as though the priority was to close my case as quickly as possible rather than ensure the vehicle was safe to return to the customer. While the repair was completed, the lack of disclosure, disregard for customer safety, and unprofessional communication are unacceptable.

My cheap but reliable car was almost written off due to a careless lane-changer but ICBC and ASC…read morecame through. ASC made it even better than it was before. And to my surprise, even the fuel door that I had replaced months ago but left unpainted, they went and painted that too while they were at it.

I was very happy with the service I received. My old Subaru…read morewas leaking coolant and Mr. Lube told me it was a broken water pump. Jack hoisted the car and took a good look and discovered it was a cracked head casket. He suggested I buy a can of sealer and pore it into the radiator myself to see if it fixed the problem. It did! He saved me five hundred dollars by not replacing the water pump which was not broken. He wasn't even going to charge me but I insisted on paying for a half hour of his time. I recommend this business for their honesty and good service. David James, North Vancouver.

Break pads poor installation almost had a accident, went to save on mechanic fixed the issue. This…read moreshop has very poor mechanics

If you want excellent repair work done at reasonable prices this is your place. We have taken our…read morePorsche and Audi there over the last few years and save thousands of dollars. We were told by Audi we needed new brakes when Amayak checked we had 50% left. Honest, competent professionals at reasonable rates WINNING FORMULA!! They just did a great job repairing our convertible top.

All the reviews here are fake as fuck. Probably done by friends/family members. This place is a…read morecheat. Group of liars. Group of thieves. "We'll give you best price" they claim. They claim your cars a piece of shit and needs everything changed even things ive already told them were changed. Went in for a oil change and came back to a 450+$ bill. I asked them to show me the parts they removed they claimed they couldnt find it when they just replaced it... i didnt authorize any extra work they just thought they can rip me off. Long story short i didnt want to pay for things that were obviously a lie. So i had the police involved to get my keys and car back as they threatened to keep my car if i didnt pay. End story i didnt pay a dime got my car and will NEVER return to this group of wankers. Never go to a garage that has a shed for a office.

This shop does business as Sunny Coast Auto Service but on Google Maps they show up as H Tech Motor…read moreInc. This auto shop is under new ownership as of a a little over one year ago. My trusty old Mazda had a faulty thermostat and needed replacing. I shopped around for a few quotes and I knew exactly what was wrong, bought the parts myself and so I decided I would try to find a trustworthy shop in the area. The quote from this shop was on the lower end of the labour quotes I received from several places. I previously used Minit Tune in Richmond to have a brake job done (about a year ago) based on all of the 5-star Yelp reviews, but after one visit, I'm not going back there. While I was waiting at Minit Tune I witnessed one person arrive to pick up her car and was told she got an oil change (that she never asked for) because she "needed it". Jackson (the owner or manager of Minit Tune) later phoned another client while I was sitting in the waiting area to tell him his car was ready. And that Mint Tune had done an oil change, again, it wasn't requested by the customer, but justified it because the client "needed it". Huge red flags when any shop does service that wasn't requested. I don't know how it gets so many great reviews. So I shopped around and took a shot with Sunny Coast Auto Service. Ben, the current owner of Sunny Coast, let me bring my own parts in (which, generally speaking you shouldn't do if you like your mechanic) and he performed the service at the bottom of the estimate range which was the most competitive price around. I am always wary of mechanics, so I always put them through a few tests, giving them opportunities to take me for a ride, so to speak. This shop passed the honesty test. My front suspension needed work as well (leaking strut), so I had it replaced at Sunny Coast a month later. Ben gave me the option to bring my own parts in as I did last time, but I was fine getting the parts though him for my second experience. Mechanics earn their living on both the labour and markup on parts, so for my second time around I let him sell me the parts. He gave me the part options from the budget options to the OEM parts. He went so far to say that he put the budget ones from the same after-market manufacturer on his father's vehicle and they're still doing fine two years later. Not often a mechanic will tell you something that may steer you to the lowest price part, yeah? Based on my own research (because I'm like that), the mark up I believe I was charged on the parts was very small (sub-20% and that markup includes whatever Ben paid to have the parts delivered) for something similar @ Lordco corporate account rates. After delivery/tax charges, buying the parts from Amazon.ca (which is what some of you might try to do) would have been more expensive than I was quoted by Sunny Coast for the after-market parts. Very reasonable, unlike Dealersh... Stealerships that will only sell you higher priced OEM parts (OEM vs aftermarket is another debate, but suffice it to say for many parts, aftermarket is just fine.. if you have a leased vehicle, check your agreement if non-oem is permitted), charge you MSRP for them (which is usually more than double what any corporate account at any auto parts store would actually pay, nevermind the fact that the Stealerships get them at wholesale pricing, which is what an auto parts store would generally pay. Shortly after getting my struts done, a colleague was having problems with her brake light coming on periodically (usually going uphill or accelerating on flat road) and then turning off. I referred her to Ben's shop. Her front brake pads needed replacing. Job done for half the price quoted by her Stealership. I had front brakes done at Minit Tune 2 years ago w/ 50% off the parts - my colleague paid 35% less at Sunny Coast than I did @ Minit Tune. I always think mechanics are out to rip me off. After getting two different repairs done at Sunny Coast Auto (and waiting a month and a half to write this review so I could get two different jobs done at Sunny Coast Auto and let my colleague get her repair done), I believe this is an honest shop run by an honest mechanic. Chatting with Ben, I discovered his business is almost exclusively word of mouth and mostly comprised of the same people that patronized the shop for many years in the past (under the old owner as well as under Ben for the past year+) - this shop has virtually no reviews anywhere. On the weekends (when I've been there), it's just Ben and one other mechanic. This not a big shop so you do need to take that into consideration if you need service _right now_. Give him some love Yelp and show him that honesty pays off when it comes to fixing cars. Tell him Ed with the Mazda referred you. I'm pretty sure he figured out I am a bit of a skeptic and hopefully that means he'll treat you as well as he's treated me and my colleague.

On a visit to Richmond, I spent a very stressful and frustrating couple of days getting towed twice…read moreto another auto shop, and them not having a clue why my PT Cruiser enegine was overheating. I needed to get home and found H Tech Motor online. I was impressed by their 5 star rating and excellent reviews. Ben greeted me with friendliness and concern, and to my great delight, he was able to rightaway diagnose that my thermostat was badly corroded and needed replacing, and my radiator cap was not sealing properly. The repair costs were reasonable, and 2 days later I was back on the road and drove safely home with no further problems. If I lived in Richmond, H Tech Motor would definitely be my top choice for any future car issues.

My service experience with mini-works is always exceptional from start to finish. They are on time…read moreand provide all point inspection when picking up your vehicle.

My car broke down unexpectedly and was actually towed to Mini Works by accident (it was supposed to…read morego to another mechanic), but I'm so glad it ended up here. Even though it was dropped off outside of opening hours and unannounced, they took it in off the road to keep it safe. James was incredibly kind and knowledgeable. He went above and beyond with my car and it cost me considerably less than I feared it would when I looked up the prices of parts. I highly recommend to anyone with a mini in the greater Vancouver area.

Near Death Experience…read more Have been 9 years Nick and his team taken care of my two award winning show cats, 1999 Jaguar XJ8 Vanden Plas and 2004 Jaguar XJR Supercharged. Early this year my Vanden Plas went into coma with weird symptoms prior to the last run at the near death experience. Nick explained all the options including life celebration. We decided to save the cat with his confidence but not 100% from his wealth of experience but not in this new case with very little engine compression left. After a month in their extensive care, testing, partly engine rebuilt with parts replacement and upgrade. She was fired up again and after another two weeks of rehabilitation and adjustment including missed fire and a week of self learning cycle. Nick and his expert mechanics are lifesaver. They taught me how to take care the car during the early rehabilitation stage. The car is back to alive now and close to when I first picked her up at 70k km. Today she is at 210k km young! Her age always a secret and surprise to people. Beside British cars they are also strong on German especially BMW that I know. Save One Jag at a Time! Thank You! Norman Sung

I've been taking my Jag here for years. Top notch work! These guys know what they're doing.read more

I was referred to Eric by a friend of mine a few years ago. I have worked with many mechanics over…read morethe years, but I can say with ease, Eric is by far the best. I have a 2006 Nissan 350z and Eric has never tried to suggest work that is not needed. He has consistently done far cheaper and far better work than other mechanics I have worked with in the past. For example - I had a window that was not rolling up an down properly - Nissan wanted to replace (of course) the whole window system at a cost of about $ 1,500.00 - Eric went in, fixed the issue and charged me one hour of labour (it was nothing more than a code re-set) Recently, I also had some brake work done this past month and although there were some issues with the manufacture parts (not his fault ) he stayed committed and fixed the issue once again. He also did not charge me any extra labour. I could go on and one but I want to refrain from writing a manifesto. I would give Eric more than 5 stars if the option allowed it. Eric is the most honest mechanic I have ever had. Cheers !

want to share my experience with Carma Automotive Eric Yue. Dropped off my son's car last night,…read morethis morning received email he received car and key. He is very communicative and transparent. After the initial assessment of the car, I received an email of the areas needed to be repaired attached with photos and breakdown of each cost. He follows up with a phone call to explain everything. I am truly impressed he takes the time to make his customers feel at ease. I highly recommend him as after you speak with him, you can feel he is trustworthy and is 100% percent giving you the best service. Thank you Eric Yue