700 Auto Service & Training Center

I was looking for a place to have one of my BMW’s windows fixed since it had fallen off the rail that lifts it up when you close it, so it had sunk inside the door. Any time anything happened to my car I was terrified about the potential cost, so I was careful to never bring it to the BMW dealership. I took it to a place in Albany where the manager quoted me $ 450 to repair the window (for the rich and famous this may seem like a very reasonable price, but for me it sounded like an insult) so I drove off as fast as I could. After researching a little more, I decided to bring it to 700 Auto. It’s a small shop, but it appears clean and organized and the owner there, whom I think is Chinese, is nice and honest and straightforward. Long story short, he ordered the part (refurbished) and the total bill was $ 145 which included parts and labor. My experience was great, he gave me a ride to work on the day he had to install the part, and I saved a lot of money. Since then, I bring my car there for maintenance and repairs pretty often and I trust that I won’t be taken advantage of.

I’ve been using these guys for 4 years, I went to get my van checked a couple of months ago and there was an older tech there. He first told me they couldn’t do my test. Why, I said I’ve come here for my last 2 tests. He said he wasn’t a test only station. I said i didn’t need that. So he told me to come back they were full for the day. I came back the next day and he said the machine was broken to do evap test. They were testing other cars but they weren’t old so i said OK. I came back again and he told me the same thing first we’re not Star or test only finally he said come back on Saturday. I was away for several weeks and when I came back I was going to use my van which now was past due, i paid registration and had the incomplete reg. Paperwork. He looked on the computer and finally seemed like they would do it. He called me over said look, problem. it was my test from 2 years ago which i passed on retest. He once again just said we can’t do the machine isn’t working. The younger guy that still works there but wasn’t there that day had between very helpful. I had some problems the last time and he gave me a break on retest. When I brought my element in he read my code on the engine light so I could fix it first.
This guy just didn’t want to work on my truck, was terribly rude to me, and just wasted a bunch of my time. I ended up going to another place down the street more expensive but at least i passed with flying colors first time. I think they got all the business from the new dealer around the corner and don’t feel the need to be professional anymore.

So unprofessional
I went there to smog my truck, the owner took all the information and told me to wait I waited about 30 minuets and then he asked his son to take the truck inside and then he came and got into the truck while his son is taking the vin # and all at a sudden he got out of the truck and asked his son to pull the truck out of the garage and without any explanation he said u can do it somewhere else and walked to his office I asked him y is that and he said we’re not familiar with Diesel engines.

We needed to get a brake and light inspection so I called around to a few local places who all charged $ 40-​$ 60 more than 700 Auto. I called to make an appointment there and was told it would take an hour and a half to two hours. Went into 700 Auto and was really impressed by how professional and courteous they were. It ended up taking less than an hour and I walked out with exactly what I needed for much less than I would have paid elsewhere. The shop is clean and the waiting room is fine. I would highly recommend this shop. Thanks for the great service!

First of all, they DO NOT offer a free re-​test after failing a SMOG check, which is annoying considering most other places offer that as a default, and one almost certainly need a second test after failing it. Secondly, I went there for a SMOG test and failed, however, I don’t have any lights on so I just waited a day and went to anther STAR station, and I passed!!! Something must went wrong, but they didn’t give me any clue.

Was looking for a smog check on a Saturday. Went online and found lots of places with coupons ranging from $ 10 TO $ 30 off. Most adds say they will honor competitor coupons. It would appear to me that no matter what coupon you have or where you go it’s going to cost at least $ 60 to $ 90. Stopped at 2 different places one didn’t honor a coupon and one had their machine not working,
Went into 700 Auto and was quoted $ 60.25. In and out in 20 minutes for exactly that. Quick and professional. Will be using them again.

I have been taking our three Toyotas to this shop for the past 4 years. Mr, Lee is very knowledgable, honest, and fair. I highly recommend that you try him out. Great customer service from everyone working there.

The only guy I trust with my van.
Honest, fast and accurate quotes.
Calls if there is ANY issue that arises, to ask what course of action you would like to take BEFORE taking any action.
Tells you honestly and accurately what he will do, what else you might have coming up. Never had a problem

Owner Lee was friendly and on top of things. They were willing to get me in whenever I needed to. However, each time I brought my car in, 3 times, I would leave with a whole new issue. It may have just been because my car was old, but they should have at least tried to help fix the issues that occurred in their shop.

Went here because it is near my job and also it was one of the few in alameda country that does gold shield repair for my truck. They were very nice and had my truck up to code for less money than i thought.

They have opened not too long ago, but owner Lee is a great person! Always there to help out! He spent lots of time fixing my Nissan 240SX and it seems like he never sleeps! He’s open all day and at night he’s always got a whole bunch of students attending his classes.
I can’t speak for his classes, but he does do excellent work on older cars and was always able to find and fix problems that I had on mine!