Rob’s Automotive

What can I say, Rob was and is still a champ! I called last week and found out yes, he is certainly busy as someone else noted, but that’s because there are so few other trustworthy mechanics out there — he should not be blamed for having a heavy work load and for the untimeliness of one’s car breaking down. Rob is fair, honest and worth the wait… If you don’t have time to wait, call the shop in advance to find out if they are able to work on your car before you tow it there.

My service was denied due to so many cars he said he had to fix. It was a dire situation for me as my insurance company does not provide with another tow service for me. But it doesn’t matter for this guy. He strolls around the shop having his lunch while I am fervently calling other auto shops and towing service… So don’t tow your car here if you are in the area. He already has enough customers that he cant take care of folks like us. Oh, and did I say he’s a racist? Yup.

Rob is the best mechanic I have ever met. He is not your usual hungry, corrupt, sneakymechanic. He truly likes helping people and is as honest as they get. He has noproblem referring you to other mechanics or specialist if he cannot service your vehicle. I love my car, and I have no problem taking my Lexus GS 350 for service at hisshop. There was a time when I took my car in to flush the transmission fluid and soon after, the check engine light came on. It also started shaking and stalling soon after. However, II took it back and he fixed it and explained the he did not bleed the line correctly and fixed it right away at no additional charge. I have been going to him since I moved here, which has been for the last 3 years. I have literally saved at least a couple thousand dollars by going to Rob.

I’m about to call Rob’s for my next appointment. He takes care of my 20 yr old Acura as if it were his own. He was recommended to me by my husband who had gone to him for a belt that was making chirping noises. Rob took about an hour to drive it around and diagnose. He said he couldn’t fix it but could recommend someone who could. He didn’t charge for the diagnostic service. On my first visit, my car had a leaking gasket. Rob was able to diagnose it within an hour and fixed it by next day. He had to replace the gasket and the labor charge was very reasonable.
I would recommend him to anyone for honest, reliable service.

This will be short and sweet. As the other customers of Rob’s will attest, this business is extremely fair and friendly. Twice I have brought my car in for a mystery ailment, expecting to pay out the nose, and both times Rob showed me that it was a simple problem, and fixed it for free! He really takes his time with each case, and is very thorough. You couldn’t ask for a better mechanic!

O yay. Yet another splendid Unilocal forum for cyber bullying and venting from the lonely, nit-​picking, and perpetually unhappy.
But first, let me say that Rob is as honest as the day is long. In 17 years and service for 7 of my own vehicles, and numerous referrals to friends, I have only felt respect, fairness, and the highest ethical treatment from Rob. His work is excellent, his timing is always good, and his diagnoses and fixes appropriate.
And so we come to it: his quality makes him busy, and on occasion, his business makes me wait my turn in line for a few minutes. Our anti-​heroine, «Kricket J.
Oakland, CA,» takes it upon her ignoble shoulders to come to our fair town, and in all her importance as royalty from Oakland, demand instant service from one of our finest businesses «NOW!!!» or else!
Or else what, you may ask? Or else, aided and abetted by Unilocal,she will denigrate and drive away all those she can with her goblin cries of injustice and her shrieks of ill will. What will she gain from leveling the force of her entitled disappointment publicly against a good man and his good employees? Maybe she feels smart, as so many acerbic Unilocalers do. Maybe she feels a momentary rush of power, as those who waste their energy fighting against good people seem to enjoy.
What is certain is that Unilocal,while pretending to protect authentic public voices, has allowed this review to remain unfiltered for six months. With ZERO friends and one review, she hardly fits the criteria which Unilocal claims it uses to vet the authenticity of the reviewer. On the other hand, five 5-​star reviews, with better authenticating criteria, remain filtered/​hidden from view, and thus have no impact on the star rating system.
Unilocal spends a lot of effort defending their right to suppress real reviews from real people. This case echoes almost every case on Unilocal.Mean-​spirited people, bent on the destruction of the livelihoods of good people, are aided and abetted in slander by Unilocal.Unilocal uses its filters to selectively suppress many excellent reviews, as if happiness and satisfaction are marks of the inauthentic, while finger-​pointing hissyfits seem, according to the phony filtering system, to authenticate negative reviewers.
Way to go Unilocal.Your service is corrupt, the information you pass on is deliberately weighted, not to provide a room for free expression, but to provide a bullhorn for the obnoxious.
I’ll be counting the days ’til this review of the reviewer is terminated. I doubt you have the courage, my friends at Unilocal,to allow this review, this voice in your common room, to stand.
Rob’s Automotive gets 5 Stars.
Kricket J gets 0 Stars.
Unilocal gets 0 Stars.

Excellent service! It’s very hard to find a good and honest mechanic like Rob.

Quick friendly service. Explained everything in detail very well. I would bring my car back again

Rob is the quintessential honest mechanic. He’s nice, very professional and very knowledgeable. He is also quick to point out that mechanics are required by law to be forthcoming about what is going on with your car and what they are doing with it. Rob always tells it just like it is and in a way that you can understand it. And my car ends up actually getting fixed! Imagine that! After dealing with many dishonest and/​or amateur mechanic shops, I was overjoyed to stumble upon Rob’s.

Honest, straight forward, kind, pleasant, flexible, and timely. Rob and his shop carry all of these qualities. Rob will explain EVERYTHING he will do and does with patience and sincerity. He is like a teacher.
Very good!

I’ve taken my Dodge and Subary to Rob and referred numerous friends to his garage. He’s a great guy, super honest about what repairs are really necessary, and has good rates.

I’ve been taking my cars here for years. That should tell you how well, and honestly, I’ve been treated. Rob is a straight-​shooter, as is his main mechanic Brian. I’ve brought in new model cars, as well as 60’s hot rods, and each has had excellent and professional service. If he can’t do something (like certain machining work), he knows and uses other professionals like himself. He’s been at the same location forever, which gives him the connections.
As the other review mentions, it’s wise to make an appointment since it’s a small shop with a large client base. A large, happy, client base.