The Mechanic

Friendly greeting, Polite service, clean waiting area and Respect for my time.
And straight forward pricing.
Thank you very much, I will be back.

STAY AWAY ! Actually purchased a car from Dennis over the summer. Thinking it was bought from a mechanic I would be in good hands and was TOLD that the car was in perfect driving condition turns out… he, LIED TO MY FACE, LIED TO MY HUSBANDS FACE AND LIED TO OUR DAUGHTERS FACE. This car has been nothing but problems and finally took it to family mechanic. Turns out he sold us this car knowing it had problems beyond what the car is actually worth. HE PUT ME IN A CAR WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER KNOWINGLY THAT THERE WAS SERIOUS MALFUNCTIONS. Not only did my brakes go out TWICE but its now stalled on the freeway!!! Engine light turns on every month with some other who knows problem. But most recently our car stalled AGAIN on the freeway — At this point I’ve had it with him and his lies so we took it to a family mechanic. There they told us the root of the problem. Turns out he jerry rigged THE ENTIRE car, rubber banded parts together, taped up hoses and even used parts that don’t belong in the car. He is a scammer and liar, he has put my family in multiple serious unsafe situations and in such a huge finical crisis. I would never go to him or recommend him to anyone. SO disappointed that someone would risk a families life like that for cash. Clearly does not have the best interest in his clients. Absolutely Unbelievable.

Had a spark plug break on my vehicle. Shopped around and was told that I needed major repairs done that would cost approximately $ 2000. Called the mechanic and Deniz said he could fix it for less and it probably didn’t need major repairs. He replaced all of my spark plugs and the broken coil for $ 325. Car runs just fine for now. I am a first time customer.

I hate taking the time and writing a negative review but after being taken for a ride with Denniz (spelled with a Z). I had to do the right thing and warn consumers! He has been in the same location for over 30 years and this will be his 8^th review. 50% of his reviews are 1 star. Trust me if your going for maybe a break job or an oil change he might be great and friendly and guarantee that’s what all those 5 stars are for; he will throw in a a free window wash or who knows what. However if you literally have any real problem your fore warned! He references god in every other sentence and then talks about recreational drug use in another. He states he will do one thing but charges you for other things and might not actually even touch the item you brought the car in for. He told me he was being sued for a brake job he did not too long ago (why was he telling me that). I should have ran right there, but after lots of money spent for nothing my car still has the same issues but I am missing $ 1,000.00 =(
By the way he did this to a good friend of mine as well as we took our cars nearly at the same time. This was not an isolated situation.
There is soo much more underhanded things that were done, but I hope with this and the other reviews is enough to know someone whose a staple of the community should not have this many bad reviews.

I swear by the mechanic. I have been coming to Deniz for about 7 years. I went to college in the area and have always felt like I’ve found a hidden gem here in LB. I’ve since moved to Santa Monica and still make the drive back for car repairs. Can’t leave a good thing when you got it.

Dennis, the proprietor of this fine establishment, is an all around stand-​up guy. The world needs more people like him. Fortunately, my car hasn’t needed to go to the shop much, but when it does I always go to The Mechanic. His work is solid, and I feel like I’m underpaying him for his work. If you need anything done to your car, go to The Mechanic. I cannot recommend him highly enough. In addition to supporting a local business you’re also supporting a Veteran.

Too bad that I can’t give negative numbers pm Unilocal I would give this clown a –5. My car did not start and o had my car towed to this place since it was close. He role me that he would check it out and let me know what was wrong. The next day I went to see him he reminded me of the chick in American Pie who went to band camp and played the flute. He kept talking and talking without breathing he told me that he had checked my car and was able to find the problem and due to the high mileage he suggested putting in a new engine. I decided to take the car to a place that specializes in installing Toyota engines I had my car towed to Anaheim after paying this idiot $ 80 for his diagnosis. I agreed to pay $ 1200 to have a engine installed. A few days later o got a call that the engine was installed but would not start because the distributor was bad a distributor cost $ 140. Because of this clown I had to install a new engine in my car when all I needed was a distributor. Need I say more this is the worst mechanic I have ever dealt with.

I recently had to get one of my breaks and rotor replaced and took it to this shop since it’s so close to my home. Great experience. Deniz was very friendly and nice and while he is a bit too talkative, I did NOT feel like I was being perved on at all. Not by him or any of his employees. That is a FIRST for a mechanic/​auto repair shop. Very nice.
To top it off, he charged me less than I was expecting it to be and fixed my car the same day I called within a few hours of me dropping it off.
I’d take my car here again for sure the next time it needs something. One warning though: this place is CASH OR CHECK ONLY!!! And when it comes to auto repairs which so often we don’t factor into our budget and need to charge, that can be a problem.

Sadly I must contradict the Sultan. His experience sounds great and I am very glad that he got his car fixed at no cost along with some freebies.
I on the other hand took our Volvo wagon to Denniz that also had the check engine light come on and he proceeded to do over $ 800 of unnecessary work. When the check engine light came back on 2 days later he responded «well looks like we still have a problem here?»
A-​ya. I insisted on an $ 800 credit since he did not solve the problem and his answer was no, this sometimes happens and he will keep trying (and charging) until he fixes the problem.
He is a liable guy, tells a good story, references God being a big influence in his life etc. and then ask that you only pay him in cash for the work.
Shortly after meeting him he called me with a proposition: For $ 3,000 cash upfront, he would perform all future work on our Volvo as a draw on the $ 3,000 cash advance. WTF? The answer was thanks, but no thanks.
I come to find out that my brother-​in-​law went to Denniz and got taken for $ 2,200 paid to him in advance (I know, super stupid move) to replace an engine in a Suburban and he never did the work. He took him to small claims court, Denniz didn’t show and now it’s good luck getting the $ 2,200 from a guy who operates by cash only and is ready to fly at a moments notice.
Sorry Sultan, the only recommendation that I can make about Denniz and the Mechanic is to stay away. Far away.