Your Dream Garage DIY Auto Shop

If you’re a car enthusiast who enjoys working on your car but lives in a place that’s regulated by a nazi HOA, this place is for you! I normally do my own work, but I recently received a letter from my HOA that I cannot conduct any vehicle repair in my garage.
Instead of telling the HOA to f*ck off, I decided to comply and got a few quotes from varies shops to install my new suspension setup. I found this place through a random craigslist search and I’m glad I did!
Not only was the cost to install my parts significantly cheaper than what I was quoted from the shop, I also gained peace of mind that everything was installed correctly.
Having access to the lift was the best part, the air tools were the bonus. All the tools I required were available, easy to find and were organized.
Will definitely be back for my turbo install!

My garage has a ceiling height of 7 feet, so getting a lift in there is 100% out of the question. But crawling under a car that is supported by jack stands in a seismically active area makes me queasy. So for anything that requires my car to be up on all 4’s (suspension work, trans fluid changes, etc) I come to Your dream Garage.
It really is a Dream Garage. Clean, well lit, well equipped, including specialty tools that you really only need once in a great while. A big enough compressor to actually run the air tools to their potential. The staff is friendly, and very safety-​focused. You can even hire them to help out when you have a task that really requires two people (although the couple times I’ve needed a hand, they’ve never charged).
I’ve been pre-​paying for time, which works out to a pretty good discount and also means free bottles of water. On one project, I managed to make my car un-​driveable until new parts could be shipped in — no problem, they were able to store my car for (I think) 8 bucks a day until I could get back and finish it up.

They have all the necessary tools and have great mechanics that helped me out when u changed my transmission fluid. I will for sure come back here for true diy! I recommend anyone who wants to try diy with professional guide and help!

Awesome place to work on your car, staff is very friendly. Would recommend to anyone who needs access to a lift or a space just to work on your car.

I’ve been looking for a garage like this since I left the military. It’s a lot like the hobby shops in military bases.
I took my car to replace my struts. It was easy here. They had all the tools you could possibly need. They even had a legit spring compressor, which made my day easier.
The place was clean. The staff was professional, very nice and accommodating. The best part is that they leave you alone. They didn’t bother me or constantly look over my shoulder. After awhile I forgot there were people in the garage.
Saved me a lot of money and I’ve already planned future visits.
I recommend using this garage for anyone willing to work on their own cars.

A great space for the DIY mechanic. It really is a blessing for those that don’t have space to work on a vehicle. They have a good assortment of tools and a clean organized garage. That being said, be sure to check or arrange ahead of time for any specialized tools.
What makes the place stand out is that the staff was super friendly and accommodating. I will definitely be back again!

First time visiting Dream Garage, and it was exactly what we hoped for in a DIY — a lot of accessible tools and equipment, super clean and organized facility, friendly and knowledgable staff/​owner, and peacefully quiet to concentrate on your auto! We bought the VIP package since many touchups are in our future, and they even transferred/​saved 15minutes from our hourly rate for future usage — amazing hospitality. Thank you to this team, we’ll definitely be back soon.

So after this awful day detailed in the previous review, Chase went above and beyond what anyone’s expectations could possibly be. It appears that my experience truly was an anomaly. Chase and YDG are a fantastic place.

Perfect place to work on your car.
They have all the tools you can think of, and even more of the tools you wouldn’t think to have at home.

Great place for anyone to perform maintenance on any car. My car is lower than normal and almost never can be lifted without some serious thinking and jack positioning. This place was able to get my car on the lift without worrying if I am going to have new scratches or other issues. I haven’t had much luck with other shops performing maintenance and I am confident in most areas of car mechanics I just needed the time and convenance this shop offers.
Chance along with his crew are super cool and will accommodate almost anything. They have a commercial account with auto zone which means they will deliver parts and give slightly better pricing.
I am surprised to see I have found every tool needed to do everything I have so far.
Great place to meet other car enthusiast and get work done by someone you trust the most…(Yourself)
Highly recommend!

I meant to write this review a long time ago but haven’t had a free moment.
I am a member the aforementioned «gaggle of teenagers» (I’m not a teenager just to clarify) that put on the exhaust on my ’15 Focus ST. This place is a great spot to DIY they have just about every tool you could want and everything is in working order. The lift rental rate includes air and a gaggle of specialty tools which was very nice and the price per hour wasn’t bad at all. If you come to this shop knowing how to do what your doing or with the helping hand of someone who knows what they’re doing its a great place to work. I’ll definitely be coming back here the next time I need to get my car up on a lift to work on it.

Came in to do a 70k service on my ’12 GTi.
My buddy Chris worked on my car and finished pretty quickly. Thank you Chris!

First time coming here today. I installed my new dual catback exhaust for my Z33. All the tools I needed, the shop got them. Just make sure that all the tools you use go back to the same place.
I usually do my work in my garage at home but needed a car lift for ease of installation. I found the right place with a reasonable price. I recommend this shop to those who likes to work on their car.

While no longer having a shop, but still love wrenching, this place is a god send. Things are so much easier when you have a lift. My first time here was to do an exhaust install on my G37.
I was impressed that the 4 post could accommodate my lowered sedan without issue. The tools selection were mostly of Harbor Freight variety. Not bad, but not great. They would work well for something as simple as doing an exhaust system. Shop air works well, and there’s not much, if any wait time really needed for it to cycle. One thing is for you other renters. For fuck sake, put the damn tools back where you found em. I had a couple of issues with missing sockets and whatnot, but nothing to loose sleep over.
The rental rate is fair and hey, you get access to a lift when you need one! I just wish one of these would open up closer to home.

Today was my first time going to Your Dream Garage auto shop. I had to install a few parts on my car and was short a few tools and I sure don’t have a lift.
Chance greeted me on arrival and got my car on the lift in minutes. Explained how to operate the lift and showed me around a little.
The garage is organized, clean, and there is every tool you could imagine!!!
Not only did I save money installing it myself here but I had a great time doing it in an ideal environment. I’ll be back, thank you Chance!

This place is great. They have almost anything a person could need to repair or modify their vehicle. The staff is great. The place is kinda cluttered in certain spots but nothing crazy.
I will be back!

I came here a couple months ago to replace my brake pads and rotors on my Beemer and I thought this place turned out awesome with the help I needed. They answered all my questions right away. Btw, Chance is a super nice guy! He made sure my friend and I were working on my car safely.
Great place for DIY and great price too!
Thanks guys!

With the rising cost of SFR homes and draconian HOAs, it’s become impossible for DIY mechanics to own a garage-​mahal. My next big ticket item was a car lift to install in my former garage. But certainty and life are an estranged couple. Garage-​less, I’ve been getting away with minor tuneups in a community parking structure. Dream Garage popped up on Unilocal as a new business and fascinated me. I knew I’d be taking my car here eventually. And one weeknight drive home, the clutch pedal went limp.
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I spent 2.5 days living (working) here, so this is what made it cozy:
Free Wifi
Lounge (cluttered but good enough to rest or eat your takeout meals)
8 to 8 operating hours — a full 12 hour day. They even will let you go overtime (rate increases)
Hand wash sink.
2 restrooms (one was not as clean as the other. Your gf/​wife may object)
Great location (7 – 11, Target, CVS, plenty of fast food nearby even an In-​n-​out a bit further. Autozone is within driving distance as well)
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Wrenching notes:
Hand tools are mostly Harbor Freight variety. Not my favorite, but they work. I brought the better stuff from my own sets.
Uncomfortably hot inside. You can use the shop fans — but they will blow dirt in your eyes.
Safety goggles required at all times.
Dream has a very impressive tool selection. If you peruse the photos, some ambitious wrenchers have done some big jobs here. Even with a mid-​engine car, I felt confident I could do the big job here.
The specialty stuff I took advantage of:
Transmission jack — worked like a champ. Removal was easy. And it was the easiest time I ever lined up the input shaft during assembly. The multi-​tilt ability of the jack worth every $.
2 tall support stands — crucial to supporting the engine with the transmission removed.
Mityvac brake bleeder (clutch slave bleed)
Cutting tool — to cut down a specialty bit for clearance.
XZN (triple square) sockets. European cars. SMH.
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If you’re doing a big job — go with a VIP package. You’ll get more hours per dollar and free basic cold beverages (your guests not included) Also, I was not charged to leave my car there on the lift overnight nor in the morning until I returned.
I broke a flex joint and I wasn’t charged for it. It wasn’t expensive — but they didn’t even ask me to pay for it. How cool is that?
They even dispose of fluids for you! (oil, brake fluid, etc) And they will take all your excess metal for scrap recycling.
Can’t say enough about the staff. Chance and Christian — great guys and will drop in to sanity check if you’re stuck on something. Hoping they stay in business for the long haul — because I want to keep coming back!

Awesome place for DIY and worth every penny to have a lift and air tools at your disposal.
The lifts were easy to operate and the tools were organized and clean. You also have easy access to plenty of expensive and hard-​to-​find specialty tools. The guys were extremely helpful when I asked for instruction and provided help in situations needing two people (removal of a bumper, installation of an exhaust). Free wifi so you can look up instructions and DIYs via your laptop is also a huge benefit.
Would definitely use them again and will suggest that anybody tired of using jacks and jack-​stands to check them out…
Thanks again for all the help yesterday and thanks for staying late! Really appreciate it…

This is one of the coolest places to go if you want to get some serious work done on your car and just don’t want to do the whole «garage with jack stand» thing. They have all the tools you can imagine and if you don’t know all the tools, ask Chance (Owner) and he is very knowledgeable about what he has and what you can use to get the job done. The customer service is great as well. Chance really explains and lays out what is where and how to work things properly. If you don’t know, just ask, and he will stop what he’s doing to explain it to you. They really care about you and your car there. Plastic covers went over the seat and the steering wheel along with a paper mat for the floor. The waiting room is cool if anything a bit unorganized… but still ok for people to wait and chill for you to get done (the wife watched animé the whole time). lol
They have some drinks and food there if you want to keep working. They don’t try to over charge you for anything and if you check into Unilocal,you get a 10% discount! If you do a Unilocal review, they will give you a 20% discount the next time you come in. :) Awesome!
I know not everyone is the type to go somewhere and work on their car. Sometimes It takes longer then one day. I had to leave my stuff overnight and it was fine. I just put everything I had under my car and I was good for the next day. I mean I had new parts, old parts, tools and instructions, tires and all sorts of misc stuff about and everything was as I left it that day around 2:30pm. The next day around 10am it was all there. All accounted for and everything. Very cool. The patrons there also just mind their own business but don’t mind a quick chat about cars and stuff. It was nice to hand around like minded people that wanted to work on their cars and try to know the in’s and out’s of it.
A few parking spaces outside because they share a plaza as well with other companies. but not really that big of an issue. You might miss it at first if you come here for the first time. If you see a plaza with lots of garage doors… that’s it!
Call in and book an appointment with Chance if you want to check this place out. I’ll still work on my car at home, but when I have a big job that I want to try to do myself, i’ll be for sure coming here again with all the tools and lifts and AIR COMPRESSOR GUN!!! sooo cool! and fast!
Clean shop! Great customer service. Would recommend to any gear head that wants to do things right with the right tools!