Coastal Car Care

Very happy with the service I had at Coastal Car Care. Fixed up my 91 Toyota Previa to keep it going for awhile longer. Knowledgeable, friendly people. Fair priced work. Definitely recommend them.

Looks like this place has a ton of 5-​star reviews, might as well pile on my own!
First, the reason I came here was all the great reviews on Unilocal. True to the reviews, I was greeted quite warmly by the team, and «Tony» had me sit down to get my info into their system. I was never pressured about getting this or that above the oil change that I had come in for — I was told that Hyundai had recommended the synthetic oil, but it was just information handed to me, if I wanted the «vanilla» oil change, that was OK — but I went with the synthetic since my trust for this company started when I first walked in the door.
Friendly office, family dog in the back who came around now and then to see who was new in the office (with some of the office team taking a moment to scratch the dog), I was constantly being checked on, being told it would be just a few more minutes, etc. You really get the feeling that you are appreciated, and as a customer I like that.
Head mechanic who did my car came in and told me that my brakes were good (I thought this was just an oil change but they did a full inspection — nice touch), a potential issue with my oil pan, but that can be addressed next time I came in (again, no pressure to do more work), fluids topped off, etc.
So I go to pay. Get the bill, cost in line with synthetic oil changes at many competitors, and «Beth» walks up and asked if I was the guy who called about seeing them on Unilocal — I told her indeed I was, and she told me there was a coupon and immediately told Tony to change my invoice, and next thing I knew $ 15 had slid right off the sheet. Nice people AND you save money! That was very nice of them, I didn’t know about any coupon, I was happy to pay the original price, but they did it anyway — that’s a GREAT work ethic if you ask me.
So Coastal Car Care is my new go-​to for my cars. Bringing my wife’s car in next week, and if I need other repairs, inspections, etc., guess who I’ll be coming to? It’s places like this I like to be a loyal customer to, they earned it and they deserve it. Thank you Coastal Car Care!

Glad I found this company! Family feel, with great service, and even entertained my 5 year old!

Glen really helped me out in a jam. I took the family to Legoland for the weekend and when we pulled into our hotel, my wife discovered a leak in our gas tank. Yikes! It was Friday mid-​day and after calling the dealership and several body shops in the area, Coastal was the only one who said they could fix my car in time for our drive home back to LA. My car was fixed on time and the car has been driving fine ever since. Anybody in Carlsbad who needs their car fixed should definitely check Coastal out!

Awesome people! Great service! I needed a headlight bulb replacement, but I was told that they’re booked today and if I wanted to come in another day. I told them that I’ll be driving out of town. I’ve had many experience with auto repair shops so I didn’t expect anything and was getting ready to call another place but they were so nice to squeeze me in! I also thought it’s going to be an easy job but come to find out they would have to remove the whole thing just to get the light bulb replaced. They had to do more work and put in extra time. But the best part about it is that they charged me way less than what a dealership would have cost me. Thank you Coastal Car Care!

Glen and the crew are fantastic! I have a classic Chevy and every time I come in with an issue Glen seems to already know what the issue is, how to quickly and effectively fix it, and the prices are always fair. If you have a precious classic or hot rod, this is a place you can trust with your baby. This is my new go to mechanic for my 55 Chevy 150.

We feel very happy to have found CCC. Met Glen, Michelle, and Beth and everyone was friendly and accomodating. You talk to Glen and you get the feeling that he really knows what he’s doing and that you can trust him with your car. We all know it’s all about trust when it comes to finding a good mechanic. Good prices too. They are our shop from now on and we highly recommend them to our friends.

Awesome people! Very friendly, patient. Take their time with me. Explain things. Was looking for a trusted place in north county to take my car. Found it!

They are the best! Trust is a hard thing to come by these days and Coastal Car Care has certainly earned there trust with me. I have been bringing my cars to Glen and Michelle since moving to Carlsbad 3 years ago and they never disappoint. The work they do is top notch. And most importantly, they are just real genuine people.
Most recently, I’ve been away for work and my daughter was having issues with her car. Over the last few weeks, her car and her safety weighed heavily on my mind especially since I’m not there to take of the situation for her. So my daughter took her car in and Glen took great care of her. Let’s just say he went above and beyond my expectations. How he was able to work with us to get my daughter back on the rode before her first day of college meant the world to me. For that, I am grateful. They no doubt have everyone’s best interest in mind… you just feel it after working with them. I wouldn’t take my business any where else. Please… if you need your car (s) worked on or serviced, look no further. Regardless if they are more expensive or less expensive than the competition, trust and honesty is something that you just can’t put a price tag on. Go to Coastal Car Care, they will take care of you.

A classic car owner’s dream mechanic!
No mechanic deserves a higher rating. What other shops wasted my time and money pretending to fix, this shop excelled at fixing, and doing so affordably. There are not enough words to describe the honesty and quality this shop provides. Thank you! My ’64.5 Mustang and my wallet love you!

If I could give 10 stars I would. I dropped my Jeep off for repair and was going to take Über to get to work. The owner, Michele, offered to drive me! That is definite bonus stars. Glen is very pleasant and knowledgeable, I knew I brought my Jeep to the right person. I will recommend them to everyone I know. The prices were fair and no upselling. Just honest work and this is my auto mechanic from now on. Thank you Glen and Michele (and Jake woof!) for the great karma!

Thanks Glen and Michelle. You got my RV running great.

Friendly and honest people. I come here mainly because it’s close to work. If you don’t go to the dealership, then coastal car care is probably a good choice to get your maintenance services and check ups done. The service prices are reasonable and the quality of work is decent. They gave my car back around the promised time almost all the time, if not sooner.
Glen is friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. I like how he explains what’s going on to me about my car. I had the radiator replaced by him and so far so good! He spotted a leak residue on my hoses earlier and told me I could wait a little or get it replaced. It’s urgent but not an emergency. I waited a little and decided to get it done since I don’t want to keep worrying about my car overheating and smoking on me in the middle of nowhere. He took care of it in a timely manner. Michelle, his wife, is also very friendly. She knows a bit about cars too and she gave me some tips one time. Good people in general!
Jake the dog is really cute and friendly and is there every day the shop is open. Make sure you say hi to Jake too!

I had the best experience when I took my car to Coastal Car Care in Carlsbad! Michele was so sweet and she even wrote a personalized thank you letter for coming in and getting something as simple as an oil change.
I definitely recommended this company to my family and friends. I’ll be back! Thanks again :)

Think back: How long has it been since you actually enjoyed taking your car in for repair?
Glen and Michelle run a wonderful auto repair shop with their sons in South Carlsbad, and I cannot recommend them highly enough. Of course, their expertise is very high. Even more importantly, the quality of their advice is high — the simple honesty of recommendations is heads and shoulders above the competition, including most dealer-​run shops.
If you want a long-​term, high-​trust relationship with trustworthy auto repair experts in Coastal South Carlsbad, you need look no further.

This family is seriously great! Michelle is very friendly and Glen is very knowledgable. Their children were kind and seem motivated as well!
I came in back in November to have them look at my Moped, Glen got back to me very quickly and told me I needed a new brake cable and air filter. Parts were very hard to find for this bike as it’s an unusual model. They did their best to find them and eventually we got the right parts in.
I took a little while to fit my bike repairs into my schedule, but when I did they had my bike ready to go in no time!
I look forward to bringing my bike back to them as well as my car, their service was excellent and it’s amazing that they are still so personable when they have people constantly coming to them.
Thank you Coastal Car Care for your great service!

Five stars…
This is a very nice place. Before Coastal, I called numerous places that had long delays (up to 2 weeks) for such a simple procedure. Coastal was probably 10X more busier but still agreed to fit me in with such short notice all while having such excellent performance and great customer service. These small things in the grand scheme of things really go a long way, they add up. I will definitely recommend this place to others, and will perform any services here.
Honestly, I was in and out in 15 minutes if even. Bravo. Excellent customer service, and a great price.
Another thing, it seems that this is a family owned and operated business, the owners seem really laid back and very down to earth, extra friendly and personable, and even a fun dog in the waiting room to play with.

Great service! Just stopped by this place today to see if they can help me with a taillight on my Harley. The guy came out, took my taillight off try to couple bulbs, which popped because my taillight assembly needs replaced, but he just said «I think you may need to go to a Harley store to replace that part.» Sorry I can’t help you. I offered to pay for the bulbs that we popped in trying to diagnose the problem, but he said «No, don’t worry about it! I’m just sorry I couldn’t help.»
I will definitely be back when I need some servicing for my car.

Hands down the most trustworthy auto shop I have ever encountered. And my family is in the business!
My family and I recently relocated to Carlsbad and shortly after our arrival the clutch went out on our 2010 Subaru. I have had some sketchy experiences with dealerships so I did not want to take it in to Subaru and pay top dollar for poor customer service. How could I know who to trust? Unilocal of course!
Needless to say all of these raving reviews are under-​statements and if you ever have the misfortune of problems with your car, don’t worry! Just go see Michelle and Glen.
This is a real deal family business that actually cares about their customers. Their prices are extremely competitive and they aren’t going to pad their pockets with a bunch of unnecessary additional work. Even though I wound up having a minor problem with some additional (necessary) work they did, they went so far above and beyond their typical responsibilities and made it more than right which completely solidified my loyalty to them as a customer. I will never bother going anywhere else as long as I live here.
Thank you Glenn and Michelle and your two sons that work in the shop!

I would like to thank Glen, Michelle and their team for everything!
I highly recommend Coastal Car Care to all my friends, family and everyone in general.
Keep up the great work! :)