Karol-General Garage & Body Shop

I feel so lucky to have found this shop. I recommend 100% to everyone and anyone.
Great people, great service, great prices. When I had a car issue that over 5 other shops couldn’t fix, they figured it out within a few hours and I haven’t had any trouble since!

My uncle was as a mechanic so I know what good work should be and John and his crew at Karol’s are the real deal.
Treated with respect? Yep!
Listens well? Yep!
Knows their stuff? Yep!
Fair? Yep!
I’ve had them fix a problem that another shop took 3 tries to fix (and never did).
Sent my good friend to the shop and they fixed his problem in one shot for a 20% of what another shop wanted to charge.

I can’t say enough good things about this shop. I was beyond impressed. I took my 72′ Scout in for a tune-​up/​general look over. John and his team were the most friendly, helpful and honest mechanics I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting, having beater cars my whole life I’ve met a lot of mechanics.
I was a little stressed out about owning an older, unique vehicle and John took me around and showed me everything it needed and how to properly run the choke. Huge relief to say the least. They changed my starter for a great price and fast, 24 hour turn around. I was also having stalling issues and they went in and tuned my engine, adjusting the points and carburetor.
Now my car runs so, so much smoother, turns over instantly and barely ever stalls. It is obvious that John takes joy in his work and is a seasoned expert with scouts, the entire lot was filled with scouts being worked on. I now recommend Karol-​general to every one I talk to. Expert, honest, great price, fast service, extremely helpful. The best shop hands down.

4 years later and Karol’s Garage is still the best. I get all of my repairs and maintenance done at Karol’s and my car just surpassed 100,000 miles and is going strong. So you know they are doing quality work, and honest work.

Don and John have been taking care of my car for over 12 years. Even though it is an 1988 they treat it like it’s right off the dealer lot. I’ve dropped it off after hours and the next morning they’ve already taken a look at it and told me what to expect (price and timing). Friends have taken their cars based on my comments and had nothing but great experiences. They tell you the truth and do a great job.
Just picked up my car after tearing a belt. They took care of it, no problems and no up selling EVER!

I’m so grateful to have found these guys. When I first moved to the area they let me borrow a tool in order to finish a project; I was in a panic since I was only one bolt away from having a functioning seat belt again. Since that act of kindness, I am now a loyal patron. John is genuinely friendly, extremely knowledgable. and their prices are fair. What is not to like!

Took my ’78 Scout over to John today — and they had it fixed up faster than I thought possible. Not only that, everyone there was friendly, incredibly knowledgeable and generally wonderful. Definitely there to help — not to do slapdash work or gouge you.
Highly recommend it!

Last Friday my car was losing power on the 5 and I was lucky enough to pull off the freeway. My friend recommended Karol’s, which was nearby. They are his mechanics and he has a Jetta from the 90’s that still runs, I figured I would take a chance.
I am not disappointed. Jon and Don were incredibly helpful, and didn’t roll their eyes when I suggested that it might be the clutch. After they looked over the car Jon called me up and said «You were right, it’s the clutch.» He quoted me a reasonable price and the car is running great. When I was picking it up he re-​assured me that «mine wasn’t the worst clutch they fixed that week.»
These guys are great, reasonably priced, and courteous. I highly recommend.

John at Karol’s Garage is a saint. He really knows Scouts inside and out. He’s trustworthy and talented, and those are the best things you can say about a mechanic. A good mechanic is like GOLD these days. John really came through for me with my ’66 Scout 800. I trust him, and you should, too. Thanks John!!!

My family has been going to John at Karol’s Garage for 20+ years. John is completely honest and trustworthy! We’ve taken all sorts of cars too; VW, Volvo, Toyota, Ford, to name a few (we have a big family). When I have a car problem, I actually look forward to taking my car to John because I know I will get details on what is/​was wrong with my car, and his pricing is always beyond fare!
Karol’s is THE BEST!

Had a great experience here. When I went in with what I had been told was a problem at another place, John asked if I was playing tricks on him because there was nothing wrong with my car (glad I didn’t go with the other shop!!) and sent me on my way with a handshake and a smile. Definitely honest and highly reputable!

I happen to own a 78 international Scout II and after searching high and low for a mechanic who had any idea how to service my new toy, I discovered Karol’s. John was not only informative and knowledgeable about my truck– his family has been working on them for 2 generations. All back story aside I was assured I was in the right hands for a very reasonable price. Often times when you have a special kind of truck– you get an extra special price and I was pleasantly surprised that this wasn’t the case.
John illuminated the previous mistakes that other mechanics had made and finished everything on time and to my liking. He also gave me a lot of feedback on what was done and what to plan for in the future. I don’t contribute to Unilocal that often but in this case I felt compelled. There was even a moment where after test driving the truck it wasn’t as «perfect» as John would like so he sent the part back to the shop and rebuilt it to his own specs without charging me. You can’t find that kind of attention to detail these days. I highly recommend this business to anyone who is looking for an ethical mechanic.