Auto Way Repair Center

Auto Way is #1 in my book. My daughter goes to college near Belmont and she was to drive her car back to colorado for the summer. I needed to find someone trustworthy and honest to service the car and prepare it for the long drive, and that person turned out to be Michael. He checked out the whole car, did the necessary repairs for a great price, and even fixed a problem with her bumper for free! My daughter drove from Belmont to Denver without a problem! It is so nice to know there are still amazing people out there that love what they do! Thank you Michael for an awesome service experience.
Mary Jo B.

Michael is the BEST!
His work is high quality and his prices are fair. I wouldn’t take my care to any other mechanic on the peninsula.

Michael has been servicing my car for years and I am always impressed. My car suddenly stopped running and I had it towed to AutoWay. I watched Michael as he analyzed the problem. He is very methodological and efficient. He confirmed the problem by using three different methods. Many auto mechanics just keep replacing parts until the problem goes away. Michael my be the last honest and efficient car doctor I highly recommend him and his services.
Harry Gilbo_​

Michael gave me the best quote out of all the people I called. He let me borrow his car to go to work, and was very nice and honest. He pointed out that I have some work to do with my car in the future, and I really appreciate that.

I brought my car here because of all the 5-​star reviews, and I was not disappointed. Michael gave me a great quote and came in under estimate. A month or so later, my bumper broke and he recommended a great place at a great price.
Highly recommended. Stellar service.

Michael is the most honest mechanic i know and i congratulate you for finding him. I have known him now for 20 years and have always had him service all my cars from BMW to Honda’s. He is very knowledgeable and is really honest/​fair with his pricing regardless if it’s a small or big job. Please pay him a visit and you will understand why people rave about him.

Michael is the best in town. When I bring over my BMW 328i, he opened the hood, open the «motor oil cap», then he can tell the problem right away, without even test drive my car. He also told me that this kind of car usually have this problem. This makes me feel like I should always choose a experienced mechanic! For me, I don’t look at the certificates, I look at the years of experience in this field.
He then taught me what to do to my car, and he did not encourage me to fix it because it will cost more than the value of the car.
If you have a chance to meet him, you will be surprise to see him right away! LOL Inexpensive and very good job.

Michael is great. I needed to get my brake pads replaced, so I shopped around to get the best deal. Rather than give me a low-​ball quote or tell me I need something I don’t, Michael told me to come in anytime so he could take a quick look for free. I came right after work and he came right out and confirmed my front brakes needed to be replaced. $ 150, which sounded reasonable based on the other quotes I got.
For the actual brake pad replacement, he was just as flexible – I called him up on a Tuesday at 10:30AM and he told me to come in anytime, so I brought my car right over. Because I work about 15 minutes away, rather than make me wait a couple of hours, Michael lent me his own car for me to drive back to work while he changed the brakes. He finished up earlier than expected and I got away from the experience with minimal hassle (which is all I really ask for when it comes to car repair).
In summary, great work, reasonable price, nice guy. Hard to think of how it could be better.

Mike is the man !
I echo other reviewers here, that Mike is a honest and hard working mechanic
You can trust for your auto repair needs. He has the customer best interest at heart.

There is a gas station on the corner of Old County Road & Harbor Blvd. It was an Olympic not sure what it is right now… because I never get gas there. I have however been taking my car to Michael for years. He runs the small mechanic shop attached to the gas station.
My office was located down the street and many people in the office take their cars to him. Mind you we are surrounded by auto repair shops & mechanics so this say something. Thats how I found him in the first place. I was tired of paying the $$$ that my auto dealer wanted for oil changes, and got ripped off by another local mechanic so was asking around the office to see which one close to us was worth going to. 9 out of 10 people said Michael.
He is very honest and doesn’t charge very much for his services. I took my car in one time and he said that I should get my tires replaced. I mentioned that I had been looking but hadn’t decided which shop to get them from. He suggested that I get them online since they are usually more expensive in a shop, have them shipped directly to him for installation. Worked out well and saved a ton! He also saved me a lot on changing my brake pads.
Another example: the sun visor in my husband’s car broke. He asked Michael if he could get a replacement. Michael said that getting a new one was costly but he could look for one next time he was at the scrap yard. He called a week later and had gotten a new looking sun visor. Was much cheaper than the retail price.
Michael speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and English. His English isn’t fluent but I’ve never had any trouble communicating with him. To drop off a car come in the morning and let him know what you need done.

Michael Liao is a great, honest mechanic. He quoted a fair price beforehand (I compared it to other quotes I received), showed me the problem and the new parts he purchased for the job, and he even came in on a Sunday to replace my broken water pump so I could commute to work Monday with no issue. I highly recommend him and his repair shop; he’s a good man!

I’m not sure who this «Michael» is that everyone’s talking about, but this address is some random Quick Repair gas station, and there were no signs for an «Auto Way Repair Center.» The guy I called there couldn’t understand enough English to figure out what I was asking for.

Michael is the most honest car mechanic I know. He has a good heart and a cheerful demeanor. And he is also very knowledgeable about cars. Every time something is wrong with our cars, we take it to his place and he does everything perfectly. Even though we live kind of far, we still make the effort to go to his place because we trust him.
Just last week, one of the signal lights’ bulb died and he fixed it in like 10 seconds! Didn’t even have to wait. Another time, our friend’s car engine was broken down and he took it to a local mechanic who said it would take $ 6000 to replace!!! We recommended him to go to Michael’s and he replaced the engine for less than HALF of that price!
His Chinese is better than his English, but he knows enough car vocabulary to know what you’re talking when it comes to your car.

I’ve known Michael for several years now and he is the most reliable and honest mechanic I’ve ever know. I work on cars myself, basic things like oil changes, brakes etc. I’ve brought him my 2007 Mercedes C230, 1999 Mazda Miata, and a few friends cars and he has always quoted me fair prices and done perfect work.
And when it comes to trouble shooting a problem he is right 9 times out of 10.
One time my car broke down and was towed the dealership. The dealership told me what was wrong and quoted me $ 500. I called Michael and told him my situation. I told him what work the dealer would be doing and he said that with OEM parts and dealer labor it shouldn’t be more than $ 300 to repair and even gave me a break down over the phone for parts and labor. I told the dealer the breakdown and they lowered their price to $ 300. Michael is a good guy all the way around.

Once i found michael, i stop bring my car to the dealer for maintenance. his price is reasonable and he is very honest!!! even i live in SF, i m still willing to drive all the way there to let michael check my car.

Michael is the best mechanic I’ve ever had; meaning, an HONEST one.
I’ve been going to him for 7 years now with both my cars, and all the family’s cars as well. That means a lexus, a bmw, a mitsubishi, and 2 fords; the man has taken perfect care of each one of them. Michael will never make you fix something if it doesn’t need to be fixed; he’ll even pull little macgyver tricks to get all the miles possible out of a certain part. Prices are always reasonable, if not outright cheap. I wiuld never take my car elsewhere.

I’m so glad that I finally found an honest and great mechanic
I take the all my cars to get service here.

i’ve known michael since i was in high school, driving my first car. i have my auto service here because my family’s always taken our car to him, why? because he’s a good, honest mechanic. he tells you what you actually need to fix, and unlike some mechanics, he doesnt just «find work to do» on your car. he might not have the answer to every question, but. who does? i like him because he tries his best to figure it out if he doesnt know the answer, and that matters to me.
his prices are decent and he’s always come through for us. he’s experienced with a wide variety of cars, we’ve taken my volvo, mazda, honda and toyota to him, and he’s done well w/​all of them.
his shop is at a gas station, at the south west corner of harbor and old county in belmont.
highly recommend michael!