Richard’s VP Automotive

they no longer carry 93 or 100 oct fuels. hence only two stars. very disappointing. :(

Just found out this place sells 93 octane gas. Got my car chipped recently and I could not find any other place in the Eastbay that sells this. Small corner gas station with a slightly more expensive gas as you would expect. Convenient!

These guys get 5 stars just for carrying 93 and 100 octane fuel.
I can’t comment about the actual shop work — but the guy I talked with was very nice, helpful, and happy to take my $$$ for the 100 octane!
100% chance I will return.

DO NOT GO HERE! DO NOT GO HERE! DO NOT GO HERE! FRAUD! Terrible!!!
If there were ‘negative’ stars, i would have given them a –100 star rating.
One of the worst experiences in automotive work I have ever come into contact with. I took my car there because the labor to change our my spark plugs was about half the cost of that of other shops, and «you get what you pay for» bit me in the @$$.
I asked for the spark plugs and wires back that were removed from the vehicle (that I installed) which were MSD Wires and NGK TR55 plugs for my Camaro SS, which by the way was EXACTLY what i was having installed. When I was told the car was ready, the parts ‘removed’ from the car were sitting in a box on the floor of my car. I got home, and opened the box to find 4 spark plug wires (of 8 that should have been returned since it’s a V8) that 1) were not on my car originally and 2) 4 spark plugs that were NGK TR55’s and then 4 other plugs which were badly worn that were AUTOLITE 5224 plugs (WHICH GO TO A DODGE DAKOTA!!)
I called up Richard, and within 30 seconds of my explaining that the incorrect plugs and wires were supplied back to me, he told me «SUE ME!» ??? I just wanted my old parts back so I could ensure the work was done. I drove down to the shop to show him what was given back to me, and to explain that there was NO WAY the parts came off my car. This situation makes me laugh now because it was SOOOO rediculous for him to dismiss me as not knowing what I’m talking about.
Net, net… I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND YOU GO TO HIM! Labor is cheap because they. DONT DO THE WORK! I took the Camaro SS to another shop in San Ramon, where they pulled out the left hand side plugs and compared them to the right, and SURE ENOUGH THE WORK WAS NOT DONE! The shop only replaced 4 of the 8 plugs, on the easy side of the engine! The 4 plugs on the ‘difficult’ side were NO WAY NEW and were MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH OLDER than the plugs that were replaced on the other side… HMMMMMM. FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD!!! The car ran very rough after I picked it up, and they also would not talk to me about that! It’s fixed now since the San Ramon shop had to SCREW IN THE SPARK PLUG ALL THE WAY THAT THIS IDIOT DIDNT DO!!!
But, the kicker, is that I recorded the conversation I had with Richard and his «technician» when I went down there on my iPHONE and you can CLEARLY here how they keep regurgitating the same BS, and how I try to explain that there is no way those parts came off my car. I have it saved and it’s just so dumb to hear their responses.
Needless to say, I will never go there agian, and both Richard and his technician are LIARS and FRAUD! Pay more money and go to a reputable shop, this one is bogus and you WILL get hosed if it takes them any effort to fix what you bring them!
DO NOT GO HERE! DO NOT GO HERE! DO NOT GO HERE! FRAUD! Terrible!

I have taken my car to Richard twice. The first time was just for a smog. My car didn’t pass at first but Richard did some minor (inexpensive) adjustments and got my emissions down to where they should be. The next time I brought my car in for some front end alignment work which I thought was going to be expensive but he was able to diagnose and fix it for much less than I was expecting to pay. The shop is a couple blocks from BART which made it very convenient for me to drop off and pick up my car.

Small gas station on a quiet corner, wouldn’t be notable except that they sell 93 octane and 100 octane gas, if you’re in Oakland/​Berkeley as far as I can tell this is the closest place to get high octane gas.

vp racing is actually a very small gas station behind the safeway in downtown san leandro. Unilocal considers that part to be castro valley. i’ve tried to change the info and inputted Unilocal hp. actually, gerrymandering downtown s.l. as part of castro valley will do wonders for the sagging property values in the ‘dro.
gas drips;
–a 2 pump station, 2 lines, very small
–diesel prices small as everywhere. convenient but hard to get in and out of the small station, truck wise.
–93 octane gas available (5.25) for you power freaks out there.
–not problem entering traffic. no traffic at all here.