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    The Auto Shop

    4.6 (41 reviews)
    Open • 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

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    Oil changes

    Routine automotive maintenance

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    1 year ago

    Love the service, and the prices are great. They always find time to fit me in. Nate is wonderful.

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    3 years ago

    Nate and the team at the Auto Shop are excellent. Honest, good work, and they'll work with you around your schedule. Great guys.

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    3 years ago

    Great customer service, Brian did a outstanding job on my car. I recommend them 100%.

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    5 years ago

    Best auto repair shop in Nevada county. Reliable and knowledgeable mechanics, economical pricing and professional service.

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    8 years ago

    Extremely rude customer service, anyone that tells a customer to "hide their face" should be put out of business in my opinion.

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    14 years ago

    The nicest people, best work, and greatest deal in town. Would give additional stars if possible...

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    13 years ago

    Took my truck to them on the recommendation of a friend, was really happy with their service, and honesty. Plus they washed my truck!!!

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    Tire & Brake Center - New wheel for my Toyota 4 runner

    Tire & Brake Center

    (45 reviews)

    I had my brakes inspected and serviced at Tire & Brake Center in Grass Valley, and I'm really glad…read moreI got a second opinion. Another well-known brake shop in town had given me an estimate that was more than four times the cost of what Tire & Brake Center ultimately charged me for the work my car actually needed. Needless to say, I was pretty surprised. The guys at Tire & Brake Center were straightforward about what needed to be done, did the work properly, and didn't try to pile on a bunch of unnecessary repairs. The price was very reasonable, and I appreciated being treated fairly. I'm not saying you should automatically distrust an expensive estimate -- but I am saying it's worth getting a second opinion. In my case, it saved me a considerable amount of money. Great service, fair pricing, and honest communication. I'll definitely be taking my car back to Tire & Brake Center. Highly recommended.

    All right - lets do this ... the Owner (Sean/ Shawn?) has a brother w/ a tire shop in Colfax…read more Forget that the Owner is 1 of 4 boys (like my kids!!) he's also the most chill and respected business person in all of Nevada County... I may be exagerating a bit, but I believe what I'm saying! I haven't had the work completed yet, but have every confidence that it'll be done correctly and on budget. I've bought tires from the brother and been quoted on work... we know where this is goin' When your gut speaks to you, you gotta listen! I'll post a follow-up after the work, but I got my $$ on 5 stars!!

    Certified Automotive Repair

    Certified Automotive Repair

    (31 reviews)

    I had an excellent experience with Certified Auto Repair, and a big part of that was the customer…read moreservice from Ryan. When I first called, Ryan was upfront and honest about their scheduling timeline and let me know they were typically booked about a week and a half out. I didn't schedule immediately because I wanted to compare quotes from other shops, but after calling around I decided to call them back a couple days later. Ryan confirmed the same availability window and unfortunately their next opening was the day after our road trip was supposed to begin. I thanked him anyway and figured we were out of luck. Then, about 5-10 minutes later, Ryan called me back personally and said he had reached out to some of his morning appointments for the next day and was able to fit me in if I could do an early drop-off. That kind of effort is rare. He didn't have to do that, but he went out of his way to help us out knowing we had an important trip coming up. They completed the much-needed work on the vehicle and took a stressful situation completely off our plate. That small gesture earned them a new loyal customer. Honest communication, real customer care, and willingness to go the extra mile still matter, and Ryan absolutely delivered on all three.

    I cannot say enough great things about this place. It has been my go to since moving to Grass…read moreValley. Ed and Ryan are a great team and the job always gets done right. This is one of those small town shops where you are on a first name basis with everyone there, and the biggest thing is trust. I know that if Ed tells me something needs to be done then that is the reality of the situation. No upselling, or anything like that. Just good honest hard working people.

    Ray's Radiator Service - This guy interrogated me over why I didn't get my repairs done there at Ray's. This man should not work in the public.

    Ray's Radiator Service

    (91 reviews)

    Whenever I need a smog, this is the place to go. I have…read morebeen going there for many years. No appointment needed, no delusional offers, no drama. Affordable. Jared was the person who helped me last time. Extremely friendly, kind and fast service.

    The guy in charge here is very invasive and mean. I was absolutely speechless as to how to respond…read moreto his behavior. I had recently spent $1932 at another repair shop to have a catalytic converter put on my honda crv so I came here to Ray's for my routine smog($40). It failed due to drive pattern being incomplete. I returned 5 weeks later and failed again for same issue ($40). I was outside of 30 day windows for a free retest. Anyway, I then did a super complicated drive pattern and according to my diagnostic testing tool, my car was finally ready to pass smog! So I returned for the 3rd time, about a week after my second fail, and this time, my experience was HORRIFIC and left me in tears. I am scarred from the incident. The guy in charge said I had to come back the next day because they don't do retests after 4:00pm. It was no big deal as I hate to be that person! As I was leaving they called me back and said they changed their mind. I was so grateful at that point as I have been through so much already. He gets my car hooked up then calls me over and starts reminding me that the retest is a complimentary service. I wasn't sure what to say but I told him that I had paid for two smogs already that this is the only retest I've been here for. He wanted to see my receipts so I started looking. I informed him that I had just gotten a bunch of work done on my car and it should pass this time. That was a big mistake. Now he's hounding me about what work I got done and why I didn't come there to do it. I told him I didn't know they did work like that. He points up to a sign and says what do you mean you didn't know we do work? What are you doing here if you didn't know? I really didn't know what to say, except that I was confused and I didn't know you do catalytic converters here. He smacked my hood down and told his workers to get my car out of there and for me to come back tomorrow because I rolled my eyes at him. I didn't roll my eyes I was trying to keep the tears from falling. I was in shock and I was scared of him. As soon as he saw me cry he yelled at the guy and told him to bring my car back in. At this point I thought this man was unstable. He hooked my car up and was looking around in there and called me over again to tell me he was going to fail it again because he couldn't read the number of the catalytic converter. I was still crying I could not understand why he was doing this to me. I was trying to call the shop that put it on but they put me on hold. I just thought forget it I'm going to take my car out of here and drive over to the other shop and tell him what's going on and get any extra information I might need regardingthe catalytic converter. Ray said aren't you going to wait for a receipt? So I waited and waited while he typed and then wrote stuff down then typed again. He gave me my paper and it said he was unable to verify my catalytic converter and that it was going to require one hour of Labor in order to hoist it up in their garage and get the number off of it. Everything on my vehicle passed smog except he added to a visual inspection that catalyst was "tampered" with. This was not necessary. He used his own words to Red Flag my vehicle. I showed up at my regular shop and he told me that this guy is rotten. He said lately he's been really messing with people and upsetting them. I'm still in shock by this happening to me. If you knew me, I'm always very courteous and respectful to people. This guy was mad that I didn't pay them to do my repairs so now he's trying to charge me for 1 hour more of Labor. The reason I gave them 2 stars, is for his other employees. A few of them that have helped me including the younger kid especially, are some of the most kind people. That man does not deserve to have them working for him. Please don't go there. I've never dealt with a worse business owner. I've now been referred to J&S smog on Olympic Parkway in Grass Valley. Wish me luck that this red flag doesn't create me more problems that I don't deserve. I will call the the Better Business Bureau and complain.

    The Auto Shop - autorepair - Updated October 2026

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