Jack’s Lube Services

I recently had the best car service at Jacks Lube. Vic, the owner from day one, was so helpful in letting me know what had to be done for my car issue. He gave me several discounts on my total overall price. (Most shops don’t offer discounts that I know of). I will refer my friends to Jacks Lube and will definitely go back again.
Thanks Vic!!!
Marie M.

I took my car in for the AAA service package deal. A friendly, honest car mechanic is hard to find but the owner Vic is just that. They had my car checked over and ready to go within an hour.

I went in for the AAA 40-​Point Inspection. Vick, the owner, was very nice and friendly. He said it’ll be ready in an hour. Came back and it was ready for me. He was very honest and reassuring. I’ll be coming back here for my oil changes and future business. I highly recommend this place!

My family and I have been taking our cars to Vick for well over 20 years. There is no one else that I would trust to handle my vehicle. Most importantly, Vick is honest: unlike most other mechanics. He will tell you if you really need work, and will send you back home if you don’t and tell you to come back when it is necessary. We need more people like this in the auto industry. Thank you Vick!

10 years ago, I was driving a Volkswagen Cabrio that was only 3 years old and falling apart. I stumbled onto Jack’s Lube at the recommendation of an AAMCO mechanic. After 3 very reasonable repairs to the Cabrio, I was done with the car (as much as I liked Vic!). I asked Vic what car I should get, and he said «Get a Toyota Corolla and you will never see me again.» Well my Corolla just turned 9 and it finally needs some work. I made the mistake of taking it to the dealer who just tried to sell me on a very expensive fix. Called Vic, (who I am certain doesn’t remember me) he gave me a quote over the phone (way cheaper and spoke to me like a human, not an idiot) and I am looking forward to booking my service with him. He is AWESOME. Thank you Vic.

Great experience
Price is reasonable great and is close by the Frwy … Staff is great, very calm area of labor

Vicken is the best!!! You will not be disappointed. I have been bringing my car here since I was 16 years old and now my whole family brings their cars here and all my friends bring their cars here You too should bring your car here!!!

My husband and I have been going to Jack’s (actually run by Vic) for the past decade. I love the fact that he talks to me as if I know about cars (definitely not the stereotypical treatment of women in these establishments). He has always been honest and fair priced. I recommend him to all of my friends.

Vick is the best. The care and service, all no nonsense, fair prices, and in quick time.
He’s personable, and feels immediately like an old friend. Can’t ask for more.

SO happy I came across this shop! My boyfriend took his car in to get a 90-​point inspection a few months ago and left feeling confident and educated about his future car purchase because they were so informative and took the time to explain in lamons terms what they were doing with the car.
I brought my Volvo in because it was acting up really bad, to the point where it would stop in the middle of me driving on the road. sucked! I called Friday afternoon, took my car in that same evening and picked it up Saturday morning completed and running like new.
Vick and Serto were amazing, explained to me who/​what/​when/​why I need to replace certain things and gave me a list of priority fixes for when my budget can allow more updates for my car. I am so thrilled to have a found a shop were I am working with honest, hard working men that are wanting to fix my car and keep money in the bank at the same time.

No-​nonsense vehicle repair. Vic will break down any problems or questions you may have and make sure you know what’s going on with your car without making things complicated.
Not the cheapest mechanic I’ve been too, but by far not the most expensive, and AAA+ service and quality. If you want cheaper repairs, you’ll get what you pay for.
Quick service, very personable, family business. If they can’t do it, they’ll make sure to find someone who can for a price that’s right. I highly recommend.

Vick is thorough, patient, knowledgable, and kind. Very easy to talk to about your car. Figured out my Ford’s issues and called me right away as he went through the process (I had a rather cryptic issue with two defunct alarm systems). Fair prices. I’ve gone to enough mechanics in LA over the last eight years to treat a colorful range of different car issues from piddling to serious, and I’ve developed an unfortunate sense that they’re mostly guilty until proven innocent. I’m happy to report that this guy has helped me transcend my PTSD. I’m taking my other car in to have the overheating fixed and to have him look at other longtime issues.

Shockingly honest, high quality service and they stand behind their work. Family run and clean, and Vic the owner is one of the easiest people to talk to, taking the time to explain what’s wrong in layman’s terms and spelling out your options. Not the cheapest, not the priciest, but you get very good service for your buck. I’ve sent dozens of friends his way.

I’m not sure why this shop is named «Jack’s Lube Service», because it is owned and run by Vick, and he does work on every make and model of car including luxury cars.
In short, I have never met a more competent and ethical mechanic than Vick, and I have been taking my cars to him for years. I own both a Nissan Maxima and a Porsche 911, and Vick has done great work at super fair prices every time on both cars. He has even had me get below the car to see what he is working on and explained everything that is going on and what he is fixing and why. If you are interested in anything to do with cars, Vick will tell you everything in as much detail as you want. He has a wall full of master mechanic certificates and is an encyclopedia on car repairs on about any car you could think of.
I made the mistake once of taking my Nissan to a mechanic close to my work in Encino to have the alternator replaced. I took my car back to Vick when the alternator failed again a year later. Vick called me down to his shop that day to show me that the alternator had never been replaced the first time, even though I paid for this. It was obvious from the condition of the brushes in the alternator that it was not replaced the year before. The mechanic at the first shop simply blew the dust out of my alternator and managed to get it working again, but charged me a fortune to «replace it.» Vick felt bad about me being ripped off and sent my alternator to be rebuilt, at no markup of his own, to a place that charged a fraction to do the work. The cost was a fraction of the bill from the year before, and my Nissan has been running great since.
I made the mistake of letting a friend drive my Porsche, and this guy managed to burn out the clutch by drag race starting the car from a red light. Vick charged me half of what it would cost at a Porsche dealership to replace the clutch. The clutch has worked perfectly for the two years since.
I have recommended several friends to Vick, and all have said that they will not take their car to any other mechanic again. A co-​worker at my office got a $ 2,400 quote at the dealership for «needed work» when she took her PT Cruiser in for a 60,000 mile dealer checkup. I told her to told her to take her car to Vick, and she did. Vick explained that half the work on the estimate (including replacing the timing belt) did not, in fact, need to be done anytime soon and showed her other work that the dealership missed that did need to be done. Vick charged $ 800 in total, and this co-worker’s car has run without any problems for two years since.
The lock to the trunk of my Maxima was frozen so badly that I managed to snap a key trying to open it. I expected a nice bill for a replacement lock from the dealership and took it to Vick. Vick was out, but his father, who had his own shop in Israel years ago, sprayed some gasoline in the lock and had me try to open it again. Sure enough, the unfroze and started working again just like new. Vick’s father said, «Have a nice day» and said there was no charge for this as I gladly drove away.
I could go on, but you get the idea.

Three years ago, when I moved to LA, I took my car to Jack’s for a tune-​up on the recommendation of an old friend, and I’ve been going back ever since. Honest, forthright, no nonsense. The only drawback is that Jack’s doesn’t deal with tires, I think because there is no lift. Instead, there is a workspace sunk beneath the garage floor. I highly recommend this place as the service has always been prompt and reasonably priced.

I don’t normally write reviews, but this business was such a rip-​off that I was compelled to write a review to tell the public what a terrible business this was. I got into a small accident, fell asleep a block away from home, and stupidly slammed into two cars. I felt bad about this mistake and left a note on both cars. I naively believed in the goodness of people, and expected NOT to get ripped-​off. The first car I hit was a nightmare. The owner refused to take the car to the mechanic I chose, and wanted to take it to her scandalous mechanic, who made up part names like «wraps» and claimed frame damage on an accident at less then 15 miles an hour. DO NOT use this business unless you love burning money.