Advance Auto Care

Andrew and Eddy are amazing, honest and helpful. I had them for over few years already, they did a good job with my car and really fixed the true problem of my car. What ever price and time I took its so worth it. They are just so amazing!!!

I think I finally found a mechanic I can trust — and afford!
I brought my car in because my brakes were screeching, rear taillight was out, wiper blades shot and rear shocks worn-​out.
Once they took the wheels off, they told me my rotors were shot, so I had them changed as well.
All that cost $ 750. Pretty reasonable, and in a reasonable amount of time.
Though I don’t need or expect it in a mechanic, I found Andy and Andrew to be friendly. Perhaps the negative reviews here caught them on a particularly stressful day. Unfortunate that getting one’s feather’s ruffled warrants doling out 1 star reviews…

This place is very friendly and quick. In and out in a jiffy and quicker than other places I have been to before.
I brought my car in to have an oil change and they told me that I didn’t have to wait at all and they could take care of me right away.
Andy is very attentive and and helpful. They have good service and were very knowledgeable.
I will definitely be back!

Found this gem through my parents who also get their cars fixed here. I’ve had the privilege of meeting both Andrew and Andy (father and son) and they are friendly, down-​to-​earth, and truly wonderful mechanics. There’s plenty of parking around and their prices are definitely fair and competitive with other compainies. I’d recommend them to any friends or family.

I bring my car to the shop, needed a smog check, didn’t pass, first thing that I think of $$$$$$$…Andy at Advance Auto Care eased my mind, he reassures me that they will check what is going on with my engine, since I needed my car ASAP he promised me a full evaluation and cost estimate within an hour, not only did he do the evaluation less than an hour he got my car to pass with in a day knowing that I needed my car for work. His prices were very reasonable and the customer service is excellent. I live in the outer Richmond district but because of the excellent service and the sincerity that Andy had shown I am willing to drive from my house to their shop for future service and maintenance of my car! Excellent job Andy!

The owner of this shop was rude to me!
I brought my car in for a smog check and he didn’t cover the exhaust. I got headaches inhaling the toxins… I wouldn’t come back. I rather go somewhere else with a friendlier staff to check or fix my car.

so, on the advice of another Unilocaler, checked out his coupon online.
wow! $ 18.95 for a smog check, even with the other mandatory dmv charges, fantastic price!
so, printed my coupon, called ahead, and came in.
when i got there, he told me he no longer honors this coupon (even though the expiration date is 1÷31÷2010) but he’d give me discount on the price, but there’s an extra charge for SUV. (this is on the coupon, so no surprise there)
so, the total, with the dmv charges was $ 50. better than a couple other estimates I got over the phone, but not as good as the coupon price.
the guys there were nice, they were done in the promised time (just 30 minutes!) and directed me to a nice coffee shop around the corner while I waited. as there is no wating room/​area at this garage.
i may go back. may not.

I was looking around for a good deal on my annual smog check test. After a quick review, Advance Auto Care offered the best deal by far! With this coupon (
), they charged me only $ 30 for the entire process. Other smog checks in the City were running more than twice as much…
The waiting room there was not nice (or more precisely, non-​existent), but there’s a coffee shop around the corner. The owner/​mechanic was very friendly, although his English was not great. Still, they did a very competent job for less than half the price of many other shops in town.

I’ve been here a couple of times because my dad takes his car here. I’ve had them change my brakes and do the full inspections on my car.
The guy, Andrew is really nice. My sister needed to do an oil change and all that jazz for her car. He told my sister what she should change right away and what can wait.
It’s hard to find honest mechanics!
Another thing I really like about this place is the convenience of picking the car back up. He’s willing to keep the car for a few days because the area he’s in has plenty of street parking. He will just move your car and park it in the street while he works on other cars in the garage. So, there is some flexibility of when you pick up your car.
He is pretty quick with the oil changes too, half an hour.
He also does smog checks! =)
I’ve been to several mechanics and I like him the most so far.