German Italian Motor Car Company

We brought our ’77 Volkswagen van in on a Saturday, after calling the day before to tell the owner the issues and confirm we should bring it in Saturday. After driving 30 minutes, when we got there, he said «Okay, bring it back Monday and we can fix it.» Uhhh… why didn’t you say that on the phone? That should have been the red flag…
We brought it in again on Monday, after calling to ask if it could be done by 2pm same day. He said yes, but not only was it not done until 4:30pm, they didn’t even fix the issue (turn signal malfunctioning) and we had to bring it in AGAIN the next day. They also charged us 2 hours of labor (at $ 130 per hour no less) to put in a radio (and during those 2 hours the mechanic rotated the tires of a friend who just drove up and drove away without paying — I’m sure that was on my dime). We had to bring it back on Tuesday and they charged us again for a new part and labor and it still wasn’t fixed! We called on Wednesday to complain and the «nice old german man» (which is a persona I think he uses to get away with being sheisty) said we should bring it in again he promised he would fix the signal. Yeah, right, I don’t think so buddy. So $ 1000 later, they put in a radio for us and that was it.
NEVER AGAIN — wouldn’t trust them to do any work at all. DO NOT TAKE YOUR CAR HERE!

Gabriel at German Italian Motor Car Company is the kindest and most generous man in this market. With so much competition in LA for auto body work, Gabriel is willing to step forward and work to make your experience as easy and fair as possible. My experience at German Italian was as easy as it gets. I stopped by the garage in the morning and my 2013mbC250 was completely ready to go by early afternoon. Bottom line is this, whatever issue you may have with your car, go to Gabriel at German Italian before going anywhere else. See what he can do, and you will surely be delighted to find the most fair and talented euro sports car guru in LA.

I have a Mercedes Benz CLK 350 that the warranty recently ran out on. Instead of taking it to the dealer, i decided to take it to German Italian Motor Car. First, I have always been supportive of small business owners and secondly, I was referred to him through a friend at work. Gabriel was super accommodating and took in my car right away, was able to fix it within a day and compared to the dealer was more than reasonable with his pricing.
I would refer him to anyone with a European car.

=Overall Experience=
My experience with German Italian Motor Car Company has been superb. I own a 2005 BMW M3 and the rear right lower control arm had snapped on my brother while he took it out for a ride. I didn’t have prior experience with GIMCC but I read some good reviews and it was close to where the car broke down so I decided to give it a shot.
=Customer Service=
Gabriel (I believe is the owner) was awesome. First, his shop is open on saturdays! Not only that, he waited passed his saturday working hours for my car to get towed into his shop. I don’t know many mechanics that like to work passed their work hours, especially on a weekend!
=Knowledge=
Now, to the part where he deserves the 5 stars. I already knew what was broken when I took the car in. He lifted the car, took 5 minutes to look around and told me exactly what the problem was. Not only did he tell me what was broken, he also pointed out some parts that started to go bad but didn’t need replacements right away. I’ve spent numerous hours working on the car myself and I’ve spent countless hours reading multiple bmw forums so I can tell if some mechanic is trying to bullshit his way into replacing a non-​broken part or charging ridiculous hours for labor. So I really liked that fact that Gabriel was honest with me.
=Parts/​Shipping=
I took the car in on a Saturday and I was already receiving a call Monday morning that he had all the parts needed to start the job. I replace both lower control arms in the rear and also replaced the guibo aka the flex disc. Btw, all parts were bmw oems.
=Workmanship/​Labor=
All parts were installed in one day. They give you 6 months of warranty for their work.
=Cost=
This is where some people may disagree with me. I’m not going to lie, it wasn’t cheap to replace those 3 parts but then again, it wasn’t expensive either. There is no worse feeling than handing your car to a cheap mechanic you can’t trust but there is no greater feeling than getting your car serviced by a trustworthy mechanic.

I have been getting my care service here for a number years. Gabriel is a class act and always stands by his work. I highly recommend here. Dont get ripped of by the stealership, when you can get first class customer service at a reasonable rate. As many BMW enthusiast are aware, there are many after market parts you can install to increase performance. I have an UUC short-​shifter in my 3 series, a must have for any five-​speed bimmer. Try getting that installed at the dealership.

Have had my car serviced for various reasons. Always efficient and reliable. Its hard to find a trusted mechanic, but I’m glad I did.

I have a vintage car (92′ 500 SL) with over 200K miles.
The technology has changed so much compared to the newer cars.
Gabriel is fantastic at trouble shooting and zeroing in on exactly
what my little car needs… he is generous with his time and expertise.
I love his European work ethics, qualified technicians, clean shop and his comfortable, stylist waiting area.

Gabriel is simply the best! He is the most honest an experienced mechanic I’ve ever dealt with. I used to take my car to the dealership in Santa Monica, even after the warranty expired, only because it was convenient to rent a car. I decided to take my car German/​Italian because it needed a *lot* of work & I couldn’t afford the dealership estimate. The total was very reasonable & my car ran better than ever! I only imagine how much money I coiuld have saved taking it to Gabriel years ago!
Last time I pick up my car, he took the time to show me the old broken water pump and worn timing belt that he had replaced. Plus, he is extremely aware of how stressful it is to be without a car (especially in LA). One morning after dropping my car off, he drove me to work in Culver City and another time he paid for a rental car for one day (and made me a great cup of coffee to drink while waiting for Enterprise to pick me up).
Bottom line: No BS & no hassles.

First off, I think the other two reviewers who give German Italian Motor Car Company 1 star reviews are confused. This mechanic moved from the Cotner location to a new shop at 2930 S. Robertson Blvd. in 2008, and both of these reviews for the Cotner location were posted in June 2009. Maybe they had it mixed up with someone else.
That being said, Gabriel (the owner) is the best BMW mechanic I’ve ever had. I’ve been going to him for over four years now, and his work has been nothing but top notch. He’s never tried to push unnecessary repairs on me, and he uses top of the line parts when fixing your car. His rates are fair, especially for the quality of work done.
My previous mechanic would fix things in my car, and they would break again a year or two later. Since I’ve been going to German Italian, I haven’t had one problem with a part they’ve fixed ever failing again. As a result, my car (which is now 13 years old), is running great, and feels like it could go for another 10.

Awful. I agree with the first reviewer. I was reviewing my service history of my car this moring when I decided that someone should let the world know how awful German Italian is… I will not spend time going through each of the questions I have about this shop– but will call out a few indiscretions I found: 50 minutes of labor charged to replace the cabin air filter!?! Are you kidding me? This take LITERALLY 15 minutes if you are blind and dumb. Spark plug replace: 1.3 hours. totaling $ 127 in labor! HAHAHA. What a joke. This is the last bill I got from this rip-​off artist and why I am flaming them on the internet now. DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE.