Monterey Radiator

DO NOT USE THESE GUYS. I brought them a very rare radiator from a 1972 international travelall. i told them that these are very hard to find and no one makes them. i had one small crack in the tank, raul said that they can repair it with no issues. when i got the radiator back the center was punched out and damaged very badly. i asked raul what happened he said that it was leaking very badly so they fixed it and did a rod out. taking his word i had it reinstalled and guess what, it leaks everywhere they touched and in many other spots it was leaking out as fast as it went in. the spot that i originally wanted them to fix still leaked. i then had to pay to have it removed again and took it back to raul to fix again. i found out they over pressurized it and blew out the core 22 lbs on a 6 lb system. so now they butchered up the core even more attempted to fix it and guess what FAILED. i asked for a refund and raul said no warranties, so I ended up paying 80.00 for them to screw up my radiator and leak even worse then it ever has. the best part of my trips there was when i saw one of their mechanics try… force a non metric bolt into a metric threaded hole since he lost the bolt.

I am coming out of Unilocal retirement because I feel this place deserves more attention than it gets. The customer service was outstanding and the prices seemed almost too good to be true at Monterey Radiator!
I came in because someone overloaded their truck with wooden crates, and left various road hazards all over the freeway. One of them got under my car and made a loud crunching noise. I took it to a nearby mechanic immediately, who tried to rip me off with an astronomical bill with all these random repairs that seemed extraneous and frankly fabricated. I realize I’m female and cars aren’t exactly in my DNA – but, geez! I’ve been an English major long enough to recognize that the crap on that invoice was a bunch of BS. I knew my radiator had incurred significant damage, so I called around asking for quotes. Monterey Radiator had the most reasonable quote for my ’07 Corolla, and the service did not disappoint! Raul was very helpful, and actually walked me out to my car and showed me all the parts that were damaged and explained what it would cost for parts and labor. He was very straightforward, friendly, and reasonable; I was significantly less pissed off after speaking with him.
This happened about a week ago, and my engine has been running smoothly ever since. Next time I’m having car trouble, I will definitely be back!