BC Advance Auto Repair

I love this place for all my car needs! Charlie is a real down-​to-​earth honest guy. The prices are reasonable and the services is exceptional! I have recommended this place to a few of my friends… but figured, why not recommend it to a few Unilocalers (like me) too? When I bring in my car, I know that it’s done right by all the Mechanic minions.

Man where can i start. i usually do all maintenace on the family cars. It was time to replace the rotors on my gfs 06 Civic LX.
I come to pull off the tires and see that one of the peg head screws was beaten to shit. completetly Stripped to no return. i tried using and easy out to screw it out. i couldnt do it.
the previous mechanic did it to my girls car before we met. he ruined it.
anyways. these guys are rockstars. they knocked the screw out and replaced my rotors done within an hour even though they were pretty slammed with clients.
i had purchased my rotors and screws they just charged for labor. i payed $ 100 it was $ 80 for labor. i gave the dude $ 20 bucks for a beer for taking care of me. i will comeback to these guys. Thanks.

Been coming here ever since 2013. This place is the only thing I trust when it comes to my car. Charlie is a very nice guy. He is never pushy and only recommends what my car needs. Definitely 5 stars!

Anthony and Khan are great. A year ago I hit a pothole on the freeway requiring me to replace a tire. At that time I started to notice shaking and feel a violent vibration coming from my tire or rim. After going to JustTires who gave me a wrong assessment, I went to Anthony and Khans shop based on Unilocal reviews. Originally JustTires gave me the diagnosis for my car was that a rattling and shaking vibration was coming from a cracked rim. So on that information I went and bought a new rim only to find out that issue was actually coming from a bad wheel bearing. I wasted $ 500 on a new rim. I went back to JustTires and they told me that it would require a front replacement of my wheelbearings and they never actually listened to the wheelbearings to identify the true issue. Going to Anthony and Khan they took the time to put the car on a lift and identify that the issue was the rear wheel bearing. Not only did they order me authentic parts Koyo OEM with a one-​year warranty on parts and labor they were able to do it for $ 200 cheaper than just tires. Anthony and Khan are great guys and I can’t thank them enough for taking the time out to diagnose the true issue and test drive the car with me. When I went to pick it up they even test drove it again to make sure I was satisfied that the issue was resolved. They truly went above and beyond and I’m so thankful because this has been bothering me for year and I was afraid my wife would drive a car that was unsafe. I highly recommend their shop to anyone.

Quick turn around service! Knowledgeable staff!
If you’re coming from the 405 it’s on the left. Don’t forget to go to the light and make a U turn to get there.
If you’re looking for honest reliable service this is the place!

I’m a 19 year old new female driver and I had to come in to get my car checked and oil changed. I don’t know much about cars but Jesus was so helpful and knowledgable about what was wrong with my car. He let me know everything that needed to be replaced (it’s a v old 96 Camry) and he showed me the prices of the parts that I needed online so that I knew how much money I was spending on parts alone and how much I was spending on labor. On top of it being very inexpensive considering all I need to have done, I felt that I knew exactly what was wrong with my car. I will be going here for all my car problems and I am confident they will help me not only solve the problem but also understand it.

Came for the first time to get my brakes done, awesome fast service and very reasonable prices. Chuck was very polite and professsional and so were his guys, they even fixed my front license plate that was hanging off by putting in a screw in without me asking. They met and exceeded my expectations… very fast too. Ill be coming back when im in the area. Thanx Chuck!

Outstanding team, extremely helpful, best customer service, honest prices, amazing communication and pure integrity.
This team is one of the best! I have the privilege of calling myself a satisfied client, numerous times.
Thank you BC Auto, Chuck, Khanh, and the other team members for the first class services.
Martin & Jessie

The best place to fix your car. Very honest and great work. They don’t rip you off like other places. Anthony, the owner, is awesome and his staff is very knowledgable.

Issues with the 93 altima is now all fixed. Mahalo nui! My gf’s car had her alternator replaced, but after the replacement there suddenly was a gas fume odor coming from the vent. These fellas were kind enough to tell me that an accident might have occured when they put the brand new alternator in. Took it in today and turns out it was one of the fuel injectors had a leak and was needed to be replaced. They replaced it free of charge after i brought in the new part and turns out there was no mistake on their part when they replaced the alternator. No more gas smell from the vents now. Awesome mechanics. They’re fast, do great quality work, very much affordable & the best part is that they are honest & trustworthy. Excellent customer service. I highly recommend this shop. They also do smog! Thanks again fellas! back to 5 stars.

I have been coming to BC Auto for many years now! Anthony, Charlie, and Khanh, are my go to guys whenever a problem emerges on my baby. They are helpful and try their best to save you money. This is one of the honest auto shops in the OC!
Thank you guys, I truly believe you guys are the Costco of all auto shops!
Let me know when you guys are about to expand, I want to get in on this business! :)

From start to finish checking my car in to get taking care of has been a quick and painless effort. Charlie has been great communicating with me the entire time. On Thursday morning I called to see if I could drop my car off in the afternoon not only did they accept my car 15 minutes before closing he didn’t rush me and took the time to explain all the necessities that were important.
I receive a phone call no later than 830 am the next day, today the diagnosis for my car and the estimate. It’s 2:15 PM and my car is ready to be picked up I can’t speak on the service yet because I haven’t driven my car but the quality care in general has been great. I will add another review soon based on The feel of my car.
My significant other is out of town and normally helps me with these things so I felt like I was in safe hands and not being taken advantage of for being a young woman which is very important‼

It’s easy to see why this company has so many high ratings. Charlie is awesome! I totally felt like a valued customer.
I had two oxygen sensors out. They were fixed in less than two hours and fir a reasonable price. Charlie explained everything to me and made sure I understood what he was doing and why.
The waiting room was air conditioned!

Great, honest service, and two cars serviced on a Saturday. Charlie made some repair recommendations, but was not pushy at all about them and told us they were not urgent.
Car 1– $ 285 out the door for clutch master cylinder replacement, and car 2– $ 70 something for transmission fluid and engine oil change.
Will be coming back next month for some more work. We are happy to finally have a go to mechanic.

I have a 2010 Chevy Silverado 1500 and my steering wheel and brake pedal was pulsating. I have disc brakes in the front and drums in the rear. I just bought the car from a used car dealer so I figured I probably needed new pads, shoes and resurface the rotors and drums.
I called several brake shops around around Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita and received quotes for everything from $ 500-​$ 600.
I called another shop in Santa Ana with high reviews and was quoted $ 350 but he wasn’t 100% sure if he would be able to turn my rotors.
I then called BC Advance Auto Repair and spoke with Charlie. He was very cordial and knowledgable. He explained they use ceramic pads (OEM material) for my specific truck and back up their parts/​labor with a 1 year/​10k miles warranty (whichever comes first). He also quoted me $ 300 for the entire job.
I dropped my car off and about 20 minutes later, Charlie entered the waiting room. I followed him to the bay where everything was taken apart. He showed me my pads and shoes, they were practically brand new. The rear drums were in perfect shape as well. The front rotors had hot spots and gouging. Charlie offered to remove and resurface both front rotors for $ 85 labor. He finished the job in 45 minutes and I was on my way home. My truck’s brakes felt brand new! Charlie saved me hundreds of dollars. BC Advance Auto Repair was upfront and honest and earned my business as well as my referrals!

–You can bring in your own parts
–Reasonable prices: $ 120 to replace rear rotors and brake pads. $ 45 brake fluid flush
–Open Saturdays
The guy also had a good eye and noticed some loose bolts on my radiator fan, so I had that tightened (for a fee, no problem, saved me a major problem).
–1 star for carelessness: He accidentally backed my car into a patio umbrella pole. Luckily not causing any damage, but still. cmon dude, pay attention!

My bf doesn’t think I should write a review since my car technically wasn’t serviced but I feel people should know of the integrity of Charlie. I called ahead and asked for a price quote as my brakes have been squeaky so figured I needed replacement.
Charlie gave me a very competitive quote and told me to bring it by, he did a quick diagnostic of my car and informed me that I still had 30−40% of my wear still and didn’t need to replace but if I wanted to, he would. He spent a good amount of time at explaining why my car brakes squeak and breaking down the next expectation of when I should get it replaced. He could have taken my money and replaced it but I’m so thankful and respect his integrity in being honest. Will definitely come back to get my service here when I’m ready!

UPDATE:
I had a few repairs done with Anthony, including a radiator replacement on my Corvette, check-​over done on my sister’s Civic, and my mom’s speedometer fixed on her Chrysler mini-​van. But I’ve since moved on to Danny’s Auto Service. Here’s why:
1. When getting an oil change on the Vette, the mechanic took the entire box of oil that I bought, that had been resting on the ground, and placed it on my roof, risking scratching it. He then drove the car into the garage bay, with the box of oil still on the roof. He did this so that he wouldn’t have to carry the box of oil to the garage bay, which was about 30 feet away. That really pissed me off, and goes to show the attitude of their mechanics.
You really have to wonder about a shop that isn’t clean and organized. Are they going to take good care of your car? Are they going to make sure they don’t scratch your car? Do they care about keeping your car nice aesthetically?
2. My sister’s Civic was checked over to see if anything needed to be repaired, replaced or adjusted. In the end, the care was given a clean bill of health. A few weeks later the engine over-​heated and was destroyed. She had to get a new engine after that.
3. My mom’s speedometer would work sporadically. Took it in to get fixed. It worked for a while, but then started to not work again. Took it back in to get fixed, and it still doesn’t work consistently. She’s given up.
4. The waiting lounge is DIRTY! Chairs are filthy and there’s a serious ant problem.
Conclusion:
I like Anthony and I think he’s honest and inexpensive, and there was always time to take me. But the quality of work isn’t as high as it should be. The shop needs a good cleaning and overhaul. The waiting room needs an overhaul too. And his mechanics need to be trained to take better care of the customer’s cars.

Guy Charlie was easy to talk with, he recommended only what I needed and it was the work was done quickly and at the cheapest price around!
Highly recommend him if you have a foreign car. I had a Toyota corolla 2002 and he even inspected it for free.

Came here based on Unilocal it was the best decision didnt need an apt and it was cheaper than most other places i called. the guy was very helpful and nice definately making this my place to come
It only took like 40 mins for a pre car inspection