They know what they are doing. Daniel the owner is really knowledgeable and honest. He fixed my car in a good price and time

These people are criminals with a business license. Fred is a liar and scam artist. I was charged for repairs that were never completed. I only made the realization upon taking my car to the auto body shop to have a minor dent repaired. I was called 10 mins after dropping off my vehicle to inform me that multiple mechanical repairs were needed (as per their computer). It was also discovered that my vehicle's service light had been manipulated. I think the workers are very friendly, but there is something definitely wrong at this place. When I attempted to contact Fred, who was the owner a three weeks earlier when my car was "serviced" He informed r that he was no longer the "owner". I guess he just hangs out at the place as a mascot. When I arrived at the location on three different occasions, I was informed that "he was just here a second ago". AVOID AT ALL COST. read more

I have nothing but excellent things to say about Specialists. Sometimes they get a little overwhelmed with work load, but worth the wait. I have had 5 BMW's 3 , 5 , 7 series and have had Sergio work on all of them from putting in a new Transmission to telling me that the engine was not worth replacing and don't waste money on it. ( what garage would tell you that when that is how they make their money)!!?? I am sorry the other reviewer felt he did not get good service but maybe his ego was hurt. They have saved me thousands of dollars in repair bills. read more

I have used Specialist for years. They are very honest mechanics. I have never paid for unnecessary jobs and the cost is always reasonable. recently I notice the shop is cleaned up and more organized with new mechanics also! read more

My husband has had Specialists as his mechanics for close to 30 years. Specialists has tended to his sequential collection of vintage and modern Porsches and BMWs (except for the initial warrantied service period on the occasional new one), and now my Mini. Yes, once in a while (but not always) you do have to wait to get in, but that kind of tells you how good they are, doesn't it? And once you're there, your vehicle is in capable, conscientious, honest hands. All possible thumbs up, Sergio and the others at this shop know their German cars backwards and forwards. We're customers for life! read more

Dishonest mechanic. In the last 6-12 months, this place has digressed horribly to the point of utter corruption. Overcharges for work that does not need to be done. In addition, Sergio's attitude is combative and argumentative when questioning the price and the need for such work/repairs. read more

Fred at Specialist has been taking care of my Porsche for over 10 years. A very knowledgeable Porsche collector who used him for many years before moving to another city referred me to him. When I originally bought the car, it required significant work. Fred delivered. I have had no meaningful issues since -- just standard maintenance. He has been extremely honest and done excellent work. The proof is that my Porsche has run perfectly smoothly, been extremely reliable and been a pleasure to drive. Lastly, he has had multiple opportunities to upsell me over the years but has never done so. I find his pricing to be very reasonable. I think you would be hard-pressed to find many mechanics who know Porsches better than Fred. The only reason I'm giving Specialist a 4 instead of 5 stars is that they need at least one more mechanic like Fred. read more

Considering the purchase of a loud 81 Benz, I brought the old Mercedes of questionable integrity and Antonio didn't charge me a penny to look at it. Then after only $25 the car was running smoothly again! Now the car is worth buying, and I'll definitely be bringing it back here for some more restoration work in the future! read more

On another competent mechanic's recommendation, I had Specialists, Inc. put in a new clutch on a Porsche 911. The same problem remained after three attempts...a hard thunk if a second engagement of the clutch was needed at slow speed...like in a line of traffic waiting to progress through a stop light or something. It really took a lot of the driving fun out of the car. Some blond "hanger-on" there said I didn't know how to drive. I have several SCCA multiple class wins, and was making my living as a movie stunt driver at the time. I took it elsewhere and it was fixed correctly. Then, because of a good price, I gave them a chance to rebuild a Porsche engine. The car came back leaking oil like a sieve. Three attempts to fix the leak failed and I gave up. Another place fixed it at great expense bcuz of the poor re-assembly from the initial rebuild. Nice man owns it, and he trys to do the right thing, but it just never seems to work out there. :( read more

They are nice guys here, but I took my Porsche 911 to them on the reco of another local mechanic for major work he wasn't wanting to do himself. Fred (Specialist's) is doing his best, but he just doesn't seem capable of doing satisfactory major work. By this, I mean that he TRIED to fix his mistakes, but couldn't manage it. My two jobs for him was first, a new clutch, and second, a total engine rebuild. From the first day of the clutch repair, the throw out bearing was positioned incorrectly, causing a rough, noisy and clunky take-up at 1st gear low R.P.M., like in stop-and-go traffic, or a red light with other cars. The second was a costly engine rebuild that constantly leaked oil...both with the engine on, and the engine off. After he tried three times to fix the leak w/o success, I gave up, went to another mechanic, and he fixed both problems, costing me $2000 more. Like I say...good guy, but not comepetent. read more

I started going to this mechanic several years ago and was quite impressed. However, in the past year the mechanic shop has been falling apart. I've had to pursue legal action for their lack of quality work. I took my car in because it was shaking quite frequently. A week after taking my car in they charged me for parts and labor of 6 new spark plugs and 2 ignition coils. A week after I picked up the car it was still shaking, so I decided to look under the hood myself. I then realized that none of the spark plugs were replaced and only one ignition coil was replaced, even though they charged me for such services. So they charged me $500 for parts and labor and only replaced a $38 part. I confronted them about it with the parts they said they replaced and attempted to write me a check for reimbursement but then voided that check before I cashed it at the bank. I am now going through legal action to make sure they do not screw over other customers. They give mechanics a bad name! Avoid them at all costs!!! read more

I had been going to Specialists for 20 years. I always liked them and we got to be friends over the years. I bought a car from Will, one of the original owners. Last year I had them put in a new driveline on my 7 series. It began to oscillate a couple of weeks later, I took it back in and they told me to come back when it was worse. I had to leave town for some months and when I brought it back Sergio told me to talk to Fred and Fred, after having known me for twenty years, hardballed me and said he would not cover it and referred me back to Sergio. This was after I paid a hundred dollars more for it than Sergio had said it would be because Fred upped the price. I don't know what's going on there - seems like bad blood between the two with no one willing to take responsibility. But it was ugly. They just didn't care - no offer to fix it, make it right somehow, nothing. The good, honest vibe that used to be there seems to be gone. It's too bad but I won't go back and I wouldn't send anyone else there. read more