Fernando’s Tires

Great service. Today my family and I had an unfortunate event. Our tire completely shredded after a metal object lodged into it. We pulled over into a gas station and my changed to the spare tire but because we’re so far away from home a spare tire won’t be enough to get there so we had to find a tire shop. We turned to our handy dandy iPhones/​Yelp and found the closest tire shop. Their prices were super high so we pulled out our phones once again and found this shop. The guy who helped my dad was very friendly and had very reasonable prices. Within 15 minutes we were on our way with a perfect tire.

William was such a gentleman and so helpful with my tires. Highly recommend their services!

Great in a pinch and excellent price to boot. I work nearby so it was super convenient when I got a flat the night before. Sometimes their tired aren’t the best but they’ll work.

This is an incredibly straight forward, no nonsense business with hard workers who are not interested in seeing customers spend money they do not have to spend. They are respectful of time, and unbelievably affordable. This is an exemplary business.
Coming out of the Kaiser complex on Sunset during my lunch hour, I noticed I had a flat tire. I drive a 1998 Toyota that still has the original hubcaps and lug nuts holding them on. As you can imagine these are pretty stripped and hard to manipulate at this point, so I called AAA to help me get the donut on in time to get back for my afternoon meeting. The AAA guy told me that my flat tire didn’t have an obvious cause. There was no screw or nail sticking out from it, and so fixing the tire might end up costing as much as just buying a used tire to replace it. Based on this diagnosis, I looked for used tire shops that had tires for sale that would fit my car. I went to Fernando’s prepared to buy a used tire to replace the flat one flopping around in my trunk. But the young man who helped me told me he thought my tire could be repaired, and if I wanted to save some money, he would fix it. Let that sink in for one moment.
I am so used to having customer service representatives try to upsell that his offer stunned me into silence. Sure enough, in a few minutes time, my tire was repaired, tested under water, and back on my car. The whole process took such a small amount of time that my wife thought I had returned home because I had forgotten something.
I don’t know about you, but when I read Unilocal reviews, I look for the most scathing and negative thing written, and tend to dwell and fixate on the worst case scenario. That said, for the sake of karma, good juju, and continued blessings, I feel it is absolutely necessary to write this review. Before today’s exchange with Fernando’s Tires, I have never had any interaction related to the maintenance of my vehicle where I thought, «Based on the quality and speediness of the service, I expected to pay more.»

Came here to get a tire for my boyfriends car. They open around 8am. Payed 35 $ 30 for the tire and 5 $ for the service. Went there waited a bit and then went back out. I believe cash only. Fast and easy! This the spot.

Called after a blow out and they said they had a good quality used replacement for my tire. I couldn’t believe my luck They said they closed at 5:30pm and would need 10 minutes to change the tire. I arrived at 5:10 to be told that they were closed and shooed away.
Came back the next morning and found out that their replacement was a completely different make and model, and with far more wear that the rest of the tires on my car. I told him this was no good (because I often drive in winter mountain conditions) — it’s not safe to replace a single tire with a different tread pattern and it can also wear out the differential over time. He tried to show me other tires he had that were the same size, but totally different and mostly half worn out.
I asked how much for a completely new replacement and he quoted me $ 180 after a private discussion with his co-​worker. I didn’t even get as far as questioning if that price included tax and fitting since I can get them for $ 144 a piece including fitting and tax at a bigger store in San Gabriel. That was the point I walked out and decided to head back there, instead of trying to support a local small business.
This place may be fine if you want cheap, used and somewhat worn tires for cruising around the city, but probably best to avoid if you are doing any semi-​serious driving.

My tires blew out last night. Came early at 8:15AM needing for it to be replaced. He replaced my tires for a used ones for $ 45 (CASH ONLY). Changed it pretty quick, and then I was off. Three days later, I discovered that the tire had three holes on it. I came back to get it replaced, and at first he didn’t want to because he thought that I had punctured it. Showed him the holes were from the inside of the tire, and air had me leaking all week. He finally agreed to get it replaced but he charged me $ 15 for labor. That sucks but. I got another tire and so far so good. I would love to support local businesses, but if you go here, you need to make sure that your tires don’t have any holes in them. Do some heavy inspection before you leave.

Great and fast service. Bring cash and get there early because they only have one bay and they can get backed up.

Great quick service, CASH ONLY, but the first tire he put on was kinda small compared to my other tires… so I asked if we could match it up and he did so with no additional charge and no questions asked. One man, local business so I support it!

I have been coming here for awhile now; since all the other tire shop in close proximity are pretty shady. I have not gotten around to post a review. Bought 4 used tires which included balancing for $ 200 today and thought that they deserved a good review from me. Great service with no BS. They definitely know how to take care of their customers. I would highly recommend them. Cash only.

Very friendly and great service

Great service/​great prices. In and out in 15 minutes. Inexpensive, but then again, they are used tires. With that said, I’ve never had any trouble with them being used tires.

This place is terrific. I had them fix a screw which was deep into the tread and he was all over it. Very friendly, checked all four tires. In and out of there in 5 minutes. I won’t go anywhere else. Cash only FYI.

This place is AWESOME!
I got a slow leak in my tire and used fix-​a-​flat to repair it so I could get around until I could take it in to get fixed.
I checked AAA and they recommended Hollywood Independent Garage (
). The guy who was put on the phone was difficult to talk to and wouldn’t let me speak. When I finally was able to tell him what I needed, he said they’d charge $ 50 to clean out the tire + whatever fee necessary to take care of the tires… if they had time that day.
So I checked Unilocal to see if there were any good places around me. (Lots of garages in the area but most of them look like scary chop shops)
Fernando’s is great. I pulled my car in, explained what I needed. He said he could do it and IMMEDIATELY started working on my car. He had the fix-​a-​flat cleaned, tire patched, and rotated, all within 20 – 25 minutes and charged me significantly less than what the other place wanted to charge me just to clean the fix-​a-​flat.
Cash Only… but Friendly, Fair, and Efficient… I’ll be back and am happy to recommend others.

They were so nice and efficient I got 2 used tires for $ 80 in under 15 minutes!

Great service and prices!

Stopped in today for four used tires, and was in and out in 15 minutes.
Please note they are CASH ONLY.

I called all around and got all kinds of prices for used tires. Fernando’s was in the area and they had what i needed so i saved a longer trip by going around the corner. Soon as i got there they hooked me up with two really meaty tires for a good price. $ 25 ea. installed!
So i was happy to get that out of the way with and it was all done within a matter of minutes since i was the only one there. Overall everything was fair and quick. I’ll be back for new ones next time!
P/​S — I requested the lugs not be torqued so tight and he made sure they were good and tight but not over-​tightened as most others always do. Thanks Guys Muy Buen!

$ 7 to patch a tire. Done in 3 minutes. I only had $ 4 on me and the guy told me, «It’s up to you whether you come back. It’s on your conscious, not mine.» Friendly, fast, cheap.

great service! Fernando was so helpful and nice! the prices are affordable and the service i must say again is great! highly recommend going there!