Victoria Motors

I can’t rate this place less that 5* — «Volvo spoken here.» If you own a Volvo, it’s probably because its totally reliable, comfortable, and exceeds your expectations for performance all around. Victoria Motors is equally reliable, courteous, and performs the best work; they also treat you like an intelligent human being.
Discuss major work with Lars– he knows these cars inside and out and will give you the straightest advice on the planet. Do your research and keep in mind that his livelihood comes from repairing your Volvo forever and he’ll do his darndest to make it last forever, if that’s what you want.
If you’ve been to a Volvo dealership in recent years, Volvo dealers are no different than any other car place– their estimates are always exceeded, unnecessary service pushed on you, parts grotesquely overpriced etc.- just like every other car dealership. The same dealership is probably selling some asian Craperoos out of the next door down– not cool. Skip the comfy seats and glass cases full of wax and keychains; get real. Victoria Motors ain’t cheap, but you leave with the peace of mind that the work was actually necessary and was done correctly using the best parts.

Very pleased with the quality of work, and the professionalism of Lars.
Took my car to VM after a half A***d job by
my regular mechanic, produced worse results, the previous day.
Lars fixed the issues, that I’m guessing my
regular mechanic just didn’t feel like dealing
with, is all I can think. Lars was also fair
on the price, which my previous mechanic
was not.
In any case, this was my second visit to
Victoria Motors, I was not let down either time. And I guess this goes to show, theres
a reason I should have continued going
to Lars, cause he gets it done, and done
right the first time.
Repeat Customer for sure.
Recommend !

I’ve been going here since 1987… LARS is the man and Shel is great too… so is Jimmy
What can I say? Put your car in LARS’ Hands and you’ll be Happy…

I’ve been going to Victoria motora for over 20 years. I save every time about half of what a dealership would charge and the work is always good. I always get honest answers to my questions. Often when the dealership has told me i need a whole new widget, Lars will make a small repair and I’m good to go. I had a Volvo which I sold to my brother. I take my Lexus to Lars since I know I can trust him.

Lars is a very friendly mechanic who always performs repairs promptly and explains the work on your car in easy to understand terms. He always is great on the phone and generally turns over the car by the end of the same day barring more complicated issues. I’ve had my Volvo 240 Turbo for two years now and after going through several Volvo repair shops in the area and having a few bad experiences, he has become the mechanic I turn to for complicated issues with my car. Although the prices for repairs here can be a little more expensive than some of the other Volvo specialists in LA, the extra difference is worth it for his breadth of knowledge of Volvos and his personable service. I still bring my car here even though I no longer live in the Venice area.

When my old car took a dump on me, my mother-​in-​law was kind enough to give my wife and I her old Saab. I had never intended on buying a Saab (too many vowels) but the experience has been a great one, and in no small part due to Lars at Victoria Motors.
Since our car is well over ten years old, it has it’s fair share of problems and every time we take it to Victoria, Lars has it back to us the SAME DAY! No matter what the problem! He is friendly, courteous, and the kind of guy who you trust to work on your car.

So my family has been bringing volvo’s here since the early ‘90s. We live really really close.
In the beginning, my mom swore by them, back when Sven was in charge. She’d bring in her volvo-​wagon for any little reason. Basically her car is her office, so it had to be in good shape for heavy city commuting. Unfortunately, the volvo was totaled by two SVU’s, thankfully my mom was okay, now she drives a honda. That’s besides the point… So Sven sadly passed away, and I do believe Lars is the owner now. I’ve had two volvo sedan’s serviced through here, and major work done on these two cars.
The work has always been really quality, and Lars is a really friendly great guy. My cars been in at 8am (to be first in line) and out by 3pm on most occasions.
HOWEVER, it’s quite pricey, and I’ve begun to think unnecessarily so. They may seem pricey to me, because I’ve been looking at other Unilocal reviews and it seems I might be over paying. But I’ve never taken a car anywhere else, (except in Humboldt county and it was pricey there), so I can’t be sure if its on par with other mechanics.
I believe Lars knows Volvo/​Saabs inside and out, and he is really trying to look out for me when telling me my car needs certain things done to it. I recommend this place, if you really know your car, and what work has been done, or needs doing, so that you can make educated conversation about it. I’m kind of a dope, and my recent car is relatively new to me, so the last time I brought my boy friend (who knows a ton) to help asess whether or not issues are really issues.
But like I said, I think they’re honest, just do your homework.