This review is long over due.
I know these guys for almost 10 years, and I am going to give a fair review. Just like a doc, lawyer and any other professionals, no one is perfect. They did screw up a few things in the past, but for the most part, they are honest, reliable, hardworking and provide affordable services. They fix basically every car in my family, Infiniti G35, Lexus IS 350, IS-F, camry, acura 3.2CL, toyota supra, toyota tacoma truck, Rav4, corolla. I first got to know them when I was much younger driving a riced up supra, with little money and I got to know this place from free advertising magazine featuring cars, modification, aftermarket parts and stuff like that. Ever since then I trusted them with my cars, my wife's, my sister's, my dad's and friends
Ok so if your car is japanese, these guys can help you out for possibly everything. We have replaced transmissions here, suspension, regular maintenance etc., for 1/4 of what the dealer charge. If you want good parts you have to specify, like better oil, factory parts vs aftermarket etc. They dont really fix German or European cars, so if you have one of those you are out of luck with these guys.
They can get very busy on weekends. You will end up having to wait if your job is a bit more complicated, they typically like to get the fast services out first such as oil and filter changes. Their services is affordable, and they give me a great price since I know them for a long time. They tend to charge my family a bit higher, which I dont mind at all. Since they are hardworking they deserved to get paid more. Sure, they are not as good in the small service details, such as keeping your car clean, putting seat covers or carpet covers, wearing new gloves etc., but I just clean the car after myself. To get mechanics who are very clean around your road babies, they usually charge 3-5 times more easy. If you are big into modifications, these guys are probably not it.They are very down to earth people, and do not seem to enjoy aftermarket parts and modification jobs, as those takes a lot of time and patience and also they dont want to charge you too much for it. So they tend to discourage you from doing "silly stuff" such as lowering your car, adjusting camber, putting spoilers or any kind of mickey mouse stuff.
Overall, if you need a repair, free diagnosis, honest, affordable service for your jap and american car, this is it. One thing I would not do here is the tires. They retail a brand of very affordable tires, and those tires are nothing but headaches. It's not really their fault because they dont make the tires. My sister and my father are victims to the tires they sell, which makes a lot of road noise after a year. The compound is just not very good. Do you research on the make and model before buying tires, do not pick up unknown brand ones from them just because it's incredibly cheap. Also, if you have noise problems in the car, they tend to tell you that it's because of the suspension, which is a big expense. We are talking about tires, shocks, springs, which is all very labor intensive. Those dont wear out as much as you would think, so I would have 2nd opinions. In my experience, if you stay off these two areas, you wont get ripped off bad. Sometimes they get impatient, but that's because they are incredibly busy and I understand as a business owner myself. So you might have to bear with them sometimes when they seem a bit distracted and in a hurry to send you on your way. You can still feel they are very apologetic about it though, and that's what I still like about them unlike other snobbish shop owners. They are genuine down to earth auto mechanics that you can trust read more
