I had been going to my downtown Vancouver mechanic since 2022 when I moved to the downtown area. I was happy and trusted them until new management took over recently. Service was fine but they upped the prices significantly. So when my check engine light came on and the previous mechanic gave me an enormous estimate. They also suggested numbers other "fixes" that it turned out I really didn't need to do at this time. I looked elsewhere for a second opinion. I was given Zinda and Son's name by a co-worker that has used them for years. I called and was told I could come by at any time for them to look over my SUV. My previous mechanic required an appointment almost a week out to get in. So I took my SUV to Zinda and they gave me a very reasonable estimate and tremendously lower than my previous mechanic. They fixed my problem and so far everything is working well. I'll be back! read more

Solid 5 stars, got tired of the dealer rates and questionable work performance so gave these guys a try on my 2017 GTI for a water pump replacement, carbon clean and plug swap. They did not disappoint. Work done on time, plenty of feedback as requested along the way and priced right. read more

My bus drove so smoothly after the oil change and they even helped me fix a few minor cosmetic issues it needed. I know my bus is in good hands here. read more

I missed Van Halen in 1984. The Zinda's made sure I didn't miss the reunion Tour in 2007... On the day after Thanksgiving in 2007, I flew from San Diego to Vancouver to pick up a VW Bus that I had bought sight unseen with the intent of picking it up early AM and heading back down south long before it got dark and cold up in the mountain pass in Oregon. The guy I was buying it from said that he had it tuned up prior to me getting there and guaranteed me that he would tell the repair shop that I was taking it to San Diego and it would be in excellent running condition. When he picked me up from the airport, I filled up the tank before dropping him off at home. Right after we left the gas station, it started to sputter and smell bad and I was about to drop the guy off on the side of the highway. After finding out he got the work done at Zinda's and Sons, I proceeded to drive over to the shop hoping that they would even be open the day after Thanksgiving. When I arrived, they were open and surprised to see me driving the vehicle instead of the guy I bought it from. I told them that I had purchased it, that I had planned on driving it to San Diego and had to be back by Sunday night. Both of the guys, who I would learn were actually the Zinda's, looked at me in disbelief and said "San Diego?!? In this thing???" Turns out, the guy who I bought it from didn't tell them about my plans to drive to San Diego in it. And the guy I bought it from, didn't want to pay to fix about 80% of the things that the Zinda's told him were wrong with it because he was just trying to flip the car for a quick profit. Anyways, I told them about the smoking and rough idle. They asked me if I knew that the right front brake caliper was sticking and I told them I already could smell brakes burning on the way up there, but didn't know which one it was. They told me that they had a real hard time getting it tuned up properly. They said they never had so much trouble trying to get the air fuel mixture right and suggested that I may have a bad carb. When I told them that the problem started after filling up the tank and the guy who sold it to me found it in a barn, cleaned it up and brought it in for them to work on it, they both said at the same time "Damn, bad gas..." Turns out the guy who brought it in didn't even put gas in the tank prior to taking it in to Zinda's and they worked a miracle to even get the thing to run with the nearly 5 year old gas that was in the tank. As soon as they knew about the gas, it took them about 5 minutes to get it idling properly. They also already had a call out to get a new brake caliper in. While they were waiting for it, I had them go thru the things that they knew were wrong with it and determine exactly what I HAD to have fixed and what I could maybe get by on. They also told me that the engine needed to be rebuilt, that there was too much end play in it, but that wasn't an option. After deciding what to get fixed, they got started. When the brake caliper came it, they got it on the vehicle and me out the door for a bargain. I can't remember the price, but it wasn't at all bad considering they could have charged any price they wanted to based on my situation and I would have paid it. And they did all that despite the shop being full and me having no appointment. They went out of their way to help some guy who was never going to come back, who had no chance of being a repeat customer, and bent over backwards to get me on the road and make sure I got to my destination. When I was leaving, I told them I wanted to take a picture of them by the van to start the documenting of my chapter of this van. So they did. Zinda Sr. blessed the van and made the sign of the cross on his chest as I was taking the picture to top off all his work with some divine intervention to help me make it back. And make it back I did. 1100 miles in just under 30 hours. NOT ONE SINGLE PROBLEM, NOT ONE SINGLE ISSUE during the entire trip. Got to San Diego in plenty of time to make the Van Halen concert the next day! The blessing definitely helped because about 250 miles after I got to San Diego, the engine was leaking some serious oil and I had to break down and get the motor rebuilt like they said I would. BUT the thing that is important is that it didn't happen on the way home and for that I am truly thankful for the Zinda's and their dedication to quality work, customer service and not screwing someone over that they easily could have. Oh, and they even GAVE me a brand new side tent for the thing too right before I left! Seriously?!? How cool was that? Thanks again guys! Hopefully I'll be in town again someday and will be able to swing by and give you some more business. Until then, I hope everybody who's considering where to take their vehicle to have it worked on reads this review and takes it to Zinda's! You will NOT be disappointed! read more

Zinda & Son - Zinda Sr. and Jr after working on my VW Bus prior to me departing to San Diego in it. Their work got me there with ZERO issues! - Auto Repair Near Me - Vancouver, Washington

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Let me start off with how polite and easy to talk to these gentlemen are. I came in with a sensor type issue for my 2018 VW Passat. After hearing my side of what I thought the issue was, the gentleman plugged his computer into my car to scan for codes (free of charge). After finding a couple of codes he was able to go back into my cars computer system and dig deeper to find the issue. After spending close to an hour of his time he was able to reset multiple issues in my car along with fixing the original issue I was having. Thank you Zinda & son for going above and beyond and being decent human beings. I will definitely be going back for future needs for my car. read more

Got me in and out quickly considering how much work needed to be done on my VW. Very knowledgeable and trustworthy. I would highly recommend and will return for any future issues! read more

Danny and Travis are great technicians. My 2004 Beetle Convertible is now in top condition. It's a blast! This is my 6th VW, the 2nd I've had serviced by Zinda's. They are the best VW repair in the county! If you have a VW, you really owe it to your self to check these buys out. read more

Best mechanic shop EVER amazing customer service & they fixed my Jetta that wasn't running for a year & now its running great! Wouldn't take my car anywhere else. 10/10 highly recommend Amazing people who work there. read more

Zinda & Sons is a phenomenal example of what a trustworthy local mechanics shop should be! I would recommend them to anyone. These guys are great mechanics that go above and beyond for their customers. They have definitely helped me out with a few cars of mine over the past 20 plus years. read more

I'm a new Volkswagen owner and stupidly purchased the used car before I had it checked out by an outside professional. A VW-obsessed friend of mine suggested I take it to Zinda & Sons due to his experiences there. They got me in the same day I called and got it in the shop immediately when I got there. They kept me in the loop with what they found and what they were doing while I waited. Luckily they found nothing wrong with my new car! They answered all my questions and didn't make me feel stupid like most shops I've been to. I drove from Tigard, OR and it was totally worth it. And I was prepared to pay twice what they charged me! I will only take my VW to them from now on. They have made a customer for life! read more

I took my wife's vw in for a service and not only were they cheaper than the other places I got quotes from but also quicker, while the other places said it would take two days to have the work done they took one. They warned me about a smell that might occur and how it might take a week or so for it to go away, it did in under a week. Not only did they save me time and money they had work done on time and as quoted. I'll be taking her car there from now on for service. Great job!! read more

I was delighted with the work Travis did on my '03 Jetta TDI. I had been experiencing stalling after a few miles of driving caused by a bad sensor. Travis had it diagnosed and repaired at a reasonable cost. He literally "went the extra mile" for me when I expressed concern that he may not have driven it far enough to trigger the fault. Good work and GREAT customer service. read more

I've been going to this repair shop since age 16. I'm, well, at least twice that now. Danny, the owner, is a joker. He's got a crass sense of humor which some people don't get. I find it funny. He's totally accommodating, totally generous. I remember he let me make payments for one of my visits, on the honor system because I didn't have the money to pay him! My friends are always worried they're gonna get ripped off, knowing nothing about cars. I know Danny won't. I totally trust him. He'll tell me things like, "you need a new carborator and brakes, but your brakes can wait since you don't have the money for them right now. Let's get the carborator fixed and come back in a month for brakes, save up." He specializes in VW and imports. I see a lot of old bugs there all the time. I have a honda. I think he works on whatever you have, though. Highly recommended. Tell Danny April sent you. He may cut ya a deal! : ) read more

Not all the mechanics in the shop are close to competent! They messed up the timing so bad on my air cooled VW it hardly ran then said I blew my head. read more

My mom always took her Volkswagen here for service or whatever it needed. Fast, friendly service. My mom was always joking with them. I miss coming to this place read more

If you're looking for a mechanic that is fast, friendly and affordable this is a good bet. Extremely great service. Thanks guys!

The men that work here are very helpful. My mom went in there with a car that kept dying. They checked it all out, didn't even charge her and put in a new battery she bought somewhere else for free. We will stay with them. read more

I have been looking for a reputable VW Shop to get the family car worked on. It has been a struggle, but Thankfully I found Zinda's. Travis and Dan are awesome mechanics and know VW's. This is my go-to shop going forward, and recommend these guys to my friends. read more

This shop is amazing. Their customer service is unsurpassed! Friendly and helpful all the way! I contacted Zinda and Son regarding my sun roof drains and leaking. Dan suggested I come in at 8am and he would have me in and out by 9am and on the road to work in time. (I work at 10am) I took my Beetle for the sun roof drains to be cleaned at 8:00am, not only did they clean them but they also found one of the drains became disconnected. Car was finished and I was out the door within 35 minutes and the bill was relatively painless! Thank you so much! read more

The guys at Zinda and Son's know their stuff! I called about the brakes dragging on my 71 bus, I couldn't figure out what was going wrong no matter how many times I pulled everything apart, they said to bring it in and they'd take a look. Dropped it off at 1pm and at 5pm they called and said it was fixed! They pinpointed the problem (a bent connecting rod that went to the master cylinder) fixed it and then went above and beyond to check my fuel gauge since they noticed it wasn't working. Let me know how to fix it and even gave me an extra dash pod that they had in the shop for free in case I wanted to replace it! Extremely friendly and amazing prices. I like to do all of my own work but after this experience I'll definitely be coming back! Thanks guys! read more

I notice a burnt smell coming from my Volkswagen, I found Zinda & Sons online and they had good reviews so I took my car in, to figure out what was going on. They told me it would be a quick repair and that the part was super cheap but the labor would be about $300 ($100/hr), so I said ok and left my car. About two hours later I received a call telling me all these problems that were wrong and it would bring the repair price to about $900, but if I waited it would cost me more because he would have to put more hours of labor into my car to get back to the parts he needed to replaced. He ensured me that this is the last major repair I will have to do for awhile. I said ok but wasn't too happy about it. Finally a whole day later I showed up I even had to request an invoice for nearly a $!000 purchase. Paid and went home but over the next two days my engine continued to smell burnt I called they told me that it might take up to two weeks for the smell to completely go away. I waited and it never went away I than had two mechanics take a look at my car they both said the same problems with my car that Zinda &Sons did but they BOTH said they were never replaced and showed me the wear on them and even showed me a brake down wear-tear cart for a few of the parts they claimed to have replaced. Zinda and Sons rob me of nearly $1000! Unless you feel like throwing away part of your savings don't go here! read more

I was recently driving to Portland from Seattle when the fuel pump on my 2003 A4 went out on I5. My road-side 'assistance' company towed me to an import service center...that specialized in Japanese imports. As Audi is German, that didn't work. Both the service manager and the tow-truck operator recommended Zinda and Sons. Good call. By the time I got there it was afternoon. They got to work immediately, confirmed it was a fuel pump issue, ordered a new part, and had me back on my way home to Seattle by 430. On a Friday afternoon. With no appointment. For a very fair price. Despite having me at their mercy, they took great care of me. They even followed up with me a couple weeks later to ensure my complete satisfaction, despite the fact I am on the other side of the state. Zinda and Sons demonstrates that good customer service is not entirely dead. I'll be back if I'm in the neighborhood. read more

I've seen a few people use these so-called "professionals" a few different times and they all had pretty much the same thing to say. "I'm never going back there again." I don't blame them. My friend just had her car "fixed" by these people and it died on her way home. The last time they fixed a problem it re-occured a few days later. I was just talking to an older gentleman who took his vehicle there and he firmly believes that they intentionally did a poor job so as to rush him through, take his money, and move on to the next job. I'll not be going there, and I would recommend that you don't either. read more

Great place to take your VW. I've been taking my car here for years, and even though I now live in Portland, I still drive to Vancouver to Zinda & Sons whenever I have a problem with my Jetta. Recently, I took my car in because I was having some trouble with my battery. They figured out the problem quickly, replaced my battery, and even went above and beyond by taking the time to fill out a rebate form for me, so I could mail it in to receive a $10 rebate from the battery manufacturer! read more

I wrote a great review of how I got taken by this business and how they wont stand behind their work or fix their mess up ,and Yelp didn't publish it , makes me wonder why they publish the good reviews but not the ones that are real and have happened to us consumers . They clearly did not set up the geometry properly and then in fact used the wrong parts putting it back together only to fail 1600 miles later. my story has never changed my a.s.e. certified mechanics that have reviewed the facts and have seen the damage caused by their negligence have all stated it is clearly their fault . And Being that they used the improper parts by putting round washers where squared hardened shims should have gone behind the rocker assemblies is the game over strike on their part . and the funny part is I have tried on numerous accounts to try and work with them as to provide another case even offered to pay half of the damage to get me rollin as soon as possible so that I could have made it to the biggest money making events of the summer as my business depends on my cars presence at these events so they hardly stand up and or back up their work . all I can say is Good luck I thought they were so much more , with 50 years in business and some great reviews and a close buddies word I had thought I went to the right place . I was so wrong , I had even went in to a local parts store where the word from several guys that work their that they have been ripping people off ever since auto sport international went out of business and I hadn't mentioned who I had taken my motor to as of yet , figure that one out . read more

I wrote a review about this in compitant business that seems to be in with a judge in town and had done business with them in the past as he stated in courthouse owned 9 vws in his lifetime this means that he had done business with this co before in the past as this business and auto sport were the only two in Vancouver for the longest time so conflict of interest should have been honored, & when you take a Porsche/ Ferrari mechanic that testifies to the fact he is at fault and have all documentation on how this mechanic fucked up your motor and you still lose its called conflict of interest , I wouldn't take my nephews vw pedal car to these guys they screwed up my motor and it was proven by many that looked at it after the fact, it was done, but i bet this review gets trashed, and not posted to, if you want to let the consumers no whats really happening at a business why don't you post the good and the bad and not just the good because they were the ones that worked on it, gave it back broken, and then fixed it wrong again, and then it blew up completely and its no coincidence the same side of the motor that blew apart, same cylinder the first time they gave it back was the side same cylinder that blew up Ending my motor for good , not to mention all the snake works that were done Nothing says bad mechanic more then this my opinion but America you Been Warned read more

Thank you - They were very helpful even though they weren't able to do the repair on my power Odyseey van door. I appreciated hearing from a reliable source that the only option I have for that is the local dealership....UGH! read more

After getting our oil changed a couple times with Zinda & Sons, I took in our 2006 Volkswagen Jetta after our check engine light kept coming on. They went through the three service codes that had come up and determined what each one meant. Then were completely honest that two of them did not need fixing to keep our car safe and running. They had the part for the major problem in later that same day and installed by the end of the day. Our check engine light has not come on since! All of this was done professionally and at a competitive price. We are so happy to have found a home for our beloved Volkswagen! read more