Peter & Wolf Car Co.

Peter is the classic, quintessential mechanic. Head two feet deep in a porche when I got there, friendly but sorta gruff, great guy. He brought the tester out to triage my engine knock while I got to watch, replaced a bad coil fir me, and charged me a more than reasonable price. I drove away fast and happy and, hopefully not TOO soon, I will be back. A knowledgeable, honest mechanic. What more do you want?

Peter Wolf is a great mechanic. He has helped us in many ways and gives us a very personal touch. what is wonderful, is it is his own business so he does not rush things to make sure he covers the bases! Not like a big dealership or big shop where they have to rush all the time. He’s a great guy and really cares!

I recently purchased a 2002 Porsche Boxster S and foolishly didn’t have it inspected before purchasing it. I had my reasons, but they were all dumb. The car looked great, had low mileage, and I was out-​of-​town, so arranging for an inspection would be difficult. Anyway, I still love the car, but it had a lot of deferred maintenance and Porsche maintenance isn’t cheap. I had new clutch, IMS bearing, rear main seal and other work done at a competing shop, and they did a good job, but I left feeling like they padded the bill (and a post purchase inspection for $ 250 told me virtually nothing I didn’t already know; tires are good, horn works, ya I figured that out myself.) So when the check engine light went on, I decided to call Peter. I’m glad I did and think I’ve found my Porsche repair guy. The engine light turned out to be a non-​issue (for which he didn’t charge me), but I had other deferred maintenance done. Peter convinced me some of what I thought was needed really wasn’t at this point, so he obviously was looking to keep me as a customer rather then making a quick buck today. The shop appear to be a one man operation, but that has an upside: the Stuttgart-​trianed technician and business owner is the guy working on your car. Plus you get the benefit of his low overhead with lower prices (not to be confused if cheap, this is a Porsche, after all). So bottom line, at this shop you get competence, reasonable prices, and honesty, which is all I think you can ask for.

I went there twice. The first time Peter replaced a belt tensioner and everything was fine. The second time the latch on my glove box broke and he ordered a new door. He said he would finish the whole thing the same day. I was unable to come back the sane day so I said I would pick it up the next morning. I arrived at 8:30 and he was just starting on the glove box.
Minus one star for not calling to tell me the job was not finished at the time promised.
He spent 90 minutes struggling with it because he couldn’t get the light put back together.
While I was waiting I noticed two scratches in the paint on the left front fender which were not there when I dropped the car off. He insisted that he hadn’t done it, but admitted the car had been parked in his parking lot which is right off the street, in the space right next to the driveway.
Minus one star for having a parking lot which is completely exposed to street traffic. I’ll never know if the scratches were done by someone using the driveway for Y-​turn or something, but I’ve never experienced this at any other garage I’ve been to.
Minus one star for failing to take responsibility for something which happened on his lot.
He gave up on the glove box light and told me it would be quicker to order a new one for $ 30. I decided to leave the glove box in the dark.
Minus one star for not reinstalling the original light.

I was referred to Peter & Wolf for a problem with my automatic window in my BMW. Peter personally looked at the situation. He realized it could have been one of two issues. He found that it was the less expensive issue and fixed it while knowing I was prepared to pay for the more expensive issue. That’s an honest guy and will get my biz and referrals from now on! So glad to find this excellent service and repair shop.

We started taking my girlfriends e36 bmw to Peter after a not-​so-​great experience with another bmw mechanic in the area. We have been nothing but pleased with Peter! He is honest, skilled, trust worthy, and reasonable.
Peter actually fixed an on-​going electrical problem we were having where one brake light was constantly going out. We had taken the car to two other places prior to Peter to try and get it fixed, but neither of these places could fix it. The first time we took the car to Peter, he fixed the problem, and we haven’t had any issues since.
He has done every thing from brakes and routine oil changes to (just recently) switching out the alternator and thrust arm bushings. We usually get the car back the same day we drop it off which is a major plus!
Another plus is, there is only one lift in his garage/​work space, so you know your car is getting all of his attention. Highly recommended.

Peter is hands down the best mechanic I’ve ever had. He is honest, fair and knowledgeable. He communicates well and is all around a good guy. I’ve been going to him for years, I moved to Petaluma and still drive down to him because I won’t trust my car with anyone else!

Peter is a trustworthy mechanic. You know when you drop the car off that it will be returned to you in perfect running condition. I own specialty cars, and having a mechanic that takes time NOT to ding doors, track oil in the car, etc. makes a big difference. He works on my 911 and he also works on my 3 series BMW.
The guy has been factory trained at Stuttgart in Germany and has the pictures and documentation to prove it! Has your Porsche mechanic been trained by the Germans in Stuttgart? Yeah, go to Peter.

Peter is an excellent mechanic and you can 100% trust him to charge you a fair price. He rebuilt my 993 engine for half of what another local shop wanted to charge me. Now I have a brand new Porsche at a reasonable cost. He also works on BMW’s. By far the most honest, best mechanic I have found in the bay area.

Peter is by far the best auto mechanic, ever! He is very knowledgable, honest, fair and reasonable. He even offers a 20% discount for first time visits.
I have had alot of bad auto experiences and after finding Peter, will not take my car anywhere else. He specializes in fixing German cars and services my BMW which has 140,000. Recently, I was concerned about driving it to Tahoe and I took it in for him to look at. He checked the fluids, tire pressure etc. and he did not charge me.
Even if you don’t drive a German car, take it to Peter Wolf Car co.-415−453−3501
You will not be disappointed!

Peter is Porsche factory trained.
I have tried Sonnen and Hi Tech. Both those shops are great and I have no real complaints.
Peter is better in my opinion. He is the consummate mechanic. He is knowledgeable, trustworthy, reasonable and honest.
I will be maintaining my Boxster with Peter.
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The best German Auto Shop in the Bay Area!
Pete is the only mechanic I will trust to fix or tune up my Audi TT Quarto (who I call Dominicus) from now on! He is professional, well trained, seasoned, creative, and honest.
For over a year my TT has been making this horrible squealing noise. I took Dominicus to mechanic after mechanic. The responses fell into two general categories, either they could not hear the noise and would look at me like I was crazy, or if they heard the noise they would tell me with a deviant twinkle in their eyes that it was caused by one of several things and the only way to be sure was to just replace them all which would cost a very pretty penny. Not Pete, he listened to the car and me and within 20 minutes had the problem pinned down. He explained the issue with the appropriate detail, gearing his explanation to my level of understanding but not treating me like I was a stupid women. Then he went above and beyond, he thought creatively about how he could make the repair more cost effective for me. He presented me with a creative alternative, displaying his superior seasoned knowledge and let me make the decision. He got the part, scheduled an appointment that was convenient for me and fixed the issue.
He also treated my car with as much respect and love as I do; giving Dominicus a full checkup, he noted potential problems for me and did a couple of preventative maintenance things which made a huge difference in the cars performance.
If you are petite woman like me, who happens to enjoy driving you know how ridiculously difficult it is to find a mechanic who is honest & knowledgeable who respects your car and you. Pete is absolutely the best mechanic I have found in my 15 years of sports car driving!

After being disappointed one too many times with the local Porsche dealership, I took my car to Peter who came highly recommended by a friend. Peter replaced the mass airflow sensor of my 2003 Boxster — his professionalism, workmanship, and customer service exceeded my expectations. A few months later, I was having some trouble with the car’s manual/​automatic shifting and he resolved the problem within minutes. The next day, he followed up with a phone call to see if everything was running smoothly. Now, that’s what I call great customer service! By the way, his shop is super clean which says to me that he respects my car, cares and pays close attention to detail to the work he performs.

Peter has been maintaining my Porsche (1980 911sc Targa) for many years. He always has provided service with super efficiency, cost-​effectively and he has a deep knowledge about the marque. He goes beyond the call-​of-​duty and is enthusiastic about diagnosing problems and proactively maintaining my vehicle, which at more than 200,000 miles on the odometer runs like it is brand new!
I highly recommend Peter to anyone that wants to deal with a straight-​shooter and someone that treats his customer’s vehicles as if they are his own.