Skip’s Tire & Auto Centers

Convenient, reasonably priced, knowledgable, friendly and professional. I bring all my cars here for tire related stuff. Love this place.

Love the guys at Skips Los Altos! They are all so helpful and friendly. The service is excellent and they don’t try to take advantage of their customers (unlike other repair shops). They care about quality not quantity of services for your car.

In the past, I always went to Wheel Works, or Americas Tire for tire and alignment services. After several tires out of balance and had to return, and wheels constantly being over torqued, I have had enough! A friend told me about Skips auto, so I thought I would give them a try. I went in for 2 tires to be balanced that had been giving me trouble getting balanced correctly. As soon as I hit freeway speed, I noticed how smooth it was! My luck, 2 days later, got a big screw in my tire. Went back, fixed tire, and had them balance rear tires while I was there. WOW! What a smooth ride! Went back again and had them install 2 tires, and again, smooth ride! Michael Kane has been the one to help me out. He is friendly, knows his car stuff, and is honest about how long it will take to do requested work. They do auto repairs also, but have not had the chance to need them yet. Also they have a low boy rack for their alignment machine, so lowered cars are NOT a problem.

Went in to fix a flat tire. Got the car back within half hour, 15 minutes sooner than expected. Definitely did not expect to leave the car repair shop smiling, but did so. My day went back on track. Thanks!

Let’s be honest — you’re generally not having a good day when you need to do something about your tires.
However, I’ve now been to Skip’s twice since I moved to town and both times, they addressed my tire problems quickly (nail punctures both times), pricing seemed fair and they were sympathetic to my plight.
They make getting tire problems dealt with about as pleasant as is possible, and they have my loyalty for dealing with future tire problems.

Writing this review, because my experience was so great, these guys deserve it. I was helped by Kane, who was absolutely amazing. You can tell him and his whole team no exactly what they are doing. I hit a pothole and dented my rim, so I got a new rim and needed a tire put on so I wasn’t driving on my spare anymore. After describing the issue, Kane was super fast and helped me right away. I came in an hour before closing and they had a lot going on but they were all on top of everything and I was out in 20 minutes. Despite the number of people and other things, Kane was always very helpful and on top of his game. I saw him making phone calls, helping with cars, and assisting customers all very fast without breaking a sweat. He’s super sweet, really funny, straightforward and genuinely wants to help everyone and give them good service. He makes you feel comfortable the whole time, which was relieving for me because I am super picky with a lot and it was my brand new car. All of the guys there were super friendly as well and you could tell they had great teamwork. They all always have a smile, great attitude, and keep you informed through the whole process. Definitely a team with great hustle that helped everyone out even in the time crunch of closing and different customer needs (whether it be their own time crunch/​emergency or various car services). It was smooth, well done work, in a timely matter, by great people who didn’t even seemed worried about the amount of stuff to get done but just wanting to help everyone. I even had all of the covers and stuff in my trunk thrown everywhere in my backseat when I had to grab the spare and when Kane pulled my car up for me, he had put everything back for me super neat and carried my old rim to the trunk as well. Absolutely great service and care from literally the moment I arrived to the moment I left. Prices are very fair, especially for the great service and speed. Overall, I would recommend anyone there, especially Kane, because they all know exactly what they are doing and have a lot of knowledge, patience, and answers for anything you may need. Even though I am from San Jose, I would be happy to drive all the way to this location or another skip’s for any service I may need for my car in the future. Thank you guys so much, you’re the best!

I think these people are dishonest. I took the car in for a water leak, and told them I felt it was an o ring on the water pump – because I fixed it before myself, years ago. They called and wanted to replace the entire water pump for $ 600. (A new pump at O’Reilly is $ 59). I went to a different shop and got the work done inexpensively. I would avoid them for car repairs.

This place Rocks! I was on 280 when a large plastic sheet (the type you would use in covering up an item) got sucked under my car. It ½ melted onto he bottom part of my car and I was able to salvage and pull part of it off. Looking under my car with my cell phone flashlight I could see that it had completely melted onto the bottom pipes of my 2016 Lexus IS250. I took it over to Sam the next morning after inhaling the toxic fumes on the way in and he was able to get most of it off and told me had I not brought it in that the remaining plastic could have caught on fire. A severe safety hazard and scare for myself and my 12 year old daughter. Thank you to Skips and to Sam for taking care of this hazardous situation and making me feel safe to drive my car again! Steer Clear of those Plastics on the road!!!
GOOD JOB SKIPS!!!

Full disclaimer: I am obsessive compulsive with my car. I am the guy who walks 10x the normal distance to the front entrance to avoid people parking next to me. I also made this very clear to the team at Skip’s when I dropped my car off… two years ago.
I went back and forth in my mind about whether or not to post my first ‘meh’ review; and in the end, my experience at Skip’s still bugged me. So here goes:
I bought new tires from
and shipped here because they were ‘price pledge plus’ and that, I was lead to believe, was a good thing. It was not. The service was ok. One manager provided excellent customer service, one did not. But ‘JEFF’, you say, «your tires are still attached to your car!»
Touché fellow Unilocalers. Touché.
What really bugged me was I drove to the shop with 69,801 miles on my car. I left with 69,808 miles on my car. When I inspected my tires, I saw that there was a lot of road debris stuck to the tires; read they had been driven to the point where the rubber heated up. When I called to express my dismay one manager apologize profusely. The other did not. I told them I am not the kind of person who just leaves a blatant 1 star review to a business.
So as promised, I did not leave Skip’s a 1 star review. It is two stars.

I had the misfortune of finding a nail in my tire, and had to get the puncture repaired. The staff promptly returned my inquiry regarding a quote for service. I was left a very nice voicemail encouraging me to make an appointment, or to simply stop by. I was immediately fit into the schedule without having made an appointment. Staff was super friendly and helpful. I told them that I had to be at work by a certain time and was told that it was no problem. Awesome service and good workmanship. I will definitely be returning here for all my tire needs!

We’ve taken multiple cars to Skips over the past few years and have always received good service.

Skip’s Tires provides excellent customer service, end-​to-​end. Each time I’ve brought my car to be serviced I am greeted immediately, even if I don’t have an appointment. The work is performed competently and quickly, usually ahead of schedule, and the prices are competitive. I appreciate that they don’t try to upsell me on other services, unlike the dealership where I used to bring my car. Overall, a fantastic customer experience.

Helpful. Honest. Accommodating. Professional.
My fender liner came loose when I hit the curb at the parking lot this morning. (Don’t ask how). Fender liner was rubbing against my tires. I walked in, showed pictures of my car, and the front desk said they’ll look at it and see what they can do. Having parked less than half a mile away, I drove very slowly to their shop.
The mechanic, Cain, took a look at my car; and explained to me the situation. The plastic fender needs to be replaced, but the clips are gone, and the metal fender wall is all bent and messed up. Long story short, they fixed it the best way possible — and sent me on my way in less than 15 minutes.
Thank you, Cain, for your help and your generosity. (Sorry I didn’t get the name of the front desk guy — but thanks to you too!) The least that I can do to repay you is to leave a well-​deserved 5-​star review for your business. Highly recommended.

Still using Skips Tires for my tire needs, and they treat customers right, have competitive costing, complete work when they say they will. Overall STILL a great place to get tires… NOT like the other places where you can’t even find a parking place when you made an appointment. Love Skips.

i’ve had work done on my car twice so far at ‘skip’s’ and have been really impressed with their complete honesty and upright way of doing business. while other shops may try to bamboozle the customer (not naming any names), this place doesn’t try to sell unnecessary work.
i have no experience with cars and walked in expecting to have to have a lot of work done, but they sent me away with a fixed car (issue was too small to report) and i’m sure they know that they could have gotten away with selling me unnecessary work, too, but they didn’t. i’d recommend sam to anyone who wants a trustworthy mechanic working on their car. thank you!

Super friendly staff and very accomodating. They stayed open just a couple minutes more to patch my friend’s hole. ^_​_​_​^

They can do a lot more than change tires at Skip’s in Los Altos. My Corvette needed rebuilt cylinder heads. After speaking with Sam a bit and seeing what he had been working on I decided that: first, he was very knowledgable; and second, somebody I could actually talk to, unlike the impersonal dealership experience. Getting the heads done correctly involved a long wait at my rebuilder of choice and Sam and Kane were OK with that. All the right GM parts got ordered, all my concerns were addressed and the car sounds great. I think they might have even washed it, as a month’s worth of dust is gone.
Not my first experience here either. I’m a long time customer dating back to the time there were two grumpy old guys running the place. Recently my daughter’s Mini Cooper had some steering «troubles». Kane kept me on top of what they were finding and rather than plug in expensive new parts in an old car we cooperated in finding a reasonably priced used alternative. And that took some time as well.
My experience here is that these are car guys who listen to the customer and take pride in getting the job done right. I’ll be back!

I was very distracted this morning and locked my car keys in the car. With my cell phone and purse. It’s like that nightmare where you get stuck in strange town with no money or identification. Next stop is lost at midnight… it’s bad.
So, this wasn’t quite as bad. 10:00 am Los Altos. I walked into the post office and they offered a phone but since every phone number is stored in my phone, I had no idea how or who to call. Of course, this always happens when I’m wearing heels!
I started walking and after two car places didn’t want to be bothered, Cain at Skips collected some tools and walked down to the post office and got the car unlocked in about a minute.
Cain, today you were my hero. Thank you so much! I will never forget your kindness and advice. I promise, my next car will not lock with keys on the seat. You’re wonderful!!!
In our town, wonderful shops like Skips add a lot to the community. At Reitmers, they could not be bothered. Funny, I used to bring my cars to them.
Good to know you’re too busy…
Highly recommend Skips.
Thank you Cain!!!

I had been in dire need of getting my tire alignment checked, and there really aren’t that many places that do it. Fortunately for Unilocal,I found Skip’s! Not only that, it’s less than 2 miles from my house.
So I called them up on Friday early afternoon, to get a quote and to see if I needed to schedule an appointment. They said that if I went by at 5, I’d be done by the time they closed up shop at 6. Perfect! So I went after work, got there a little earlier, and it ended up being done in 30 minutes!
They checked my alignment, gave me a report on the before and after, then made the necessary corrections and I was on my way.
Additionally, there’s a 6 month warranty on the alignment, in case I need to get it adjusted again.
Friendly staff. Convenient location. Efficient service. Great hours.

Kane is the not a good representation of good costumer service.
There was no cars in the garage today and he refused to give service.
Only speak with Sam! If you try this location.