Arco Tire & Services

These guys are great, I came in for a tire repair and Charles and his associate were super professional. I was in and out within 20 min and they didn’t give me any bs with adding anything else on. One thing I was worried about was haggling with price and that’s why I called in earlier, once the job was done it was exactly what I was quoted with no hidden cost. Thanks again guys!

The guys there work incredibly hard and give you a really fair price on labor and parts, in addition to just being really respectful and straightforward. I’m grateful to have a place to bring my car that I can trust.

I had a great experience here today. After having some tire trouble, I called and was encouraged to come in this morning to get my tires looked at by the crew. I ended up having to get four new tires. The price was very fair and the service was extremely quick! I was impressed with the timeliness and genuine nature of the staff. I will return in the future for additional service.

Best neighborhood mechanic. My tire pressure was low and they pumped my tires for free. Highly recommend.

i went to arco tire because of it’s high Unilocal rating. i am writing to confirm that this place deserves its high rating. i popped a tire on an all-​wheel drive, which usually means that i need to buy 4 new tires. ugh! and i did not have much time. gary totally hooked me up. he gave me a great price and 90 minutes later i was driving off. i am so accustomed to dealing with slimy tire shop guys — this was a welcome change!

I’ve been buying tires from them for the past several years. Always friendly, accommodating and reasonable. My tire came off the rim late yesterday afternoon and they saw me first thing this morning (Saturday) and gave me helpful advice. Did not charge where they could have given the time spent.
This single mom is very happy with their service

I love this place. I am a young woman and I am always wary of getting taken advantage of by mechanics, but fear not at Arco Tire. They are straightforward with customers sometimes bordering on gruff, but I like it– there’s no bullshit here. Quick, efficient, and inexpensive. Highly recommend.

I really need to sing the praises of Arco some more!
In January of 2015, I got my front brakes replaced at Arco. Starting in the Spring, I noticed that my car (’05 Civic) was starting to make a creaking noise when I braked at low speeds. I didn’t think too much of it since the car is getting up there, and the brakes appeared to be functioning properly.
However, when it continued to happen for a few months, I opted to bring it up when I had to go to the Honda dealer to take care of an airbag recall that had happened on my car. The dealer took that opportunity to tell me that the brakes that had been put on there were of very poor quality and causing damage to the rotors. They told me that I needed to spend ~$ 500 to get new front brakes and rotors. Something felt WAY off to me about that recommendation, so I gave Arco a call (since they had replaced the front brakes) and spoke to Gary about the situation.
Gary was shocked and about to head out on vacation, but he committed to letting Carlos know what was going on and told me to bring it in so that they could take a look at it.
The next day, I brought the car in to Carlos and shared the paperwork from the dealer so that he could see what they’d diagnosed as the issue. He gave me a call about an hour later and let me know that he still had the car apart, and that the brakes, rotors and caliper were all just fine. He told me that he’d leave the car apart for me so that when I stopped in to pick it up, he could show me what he was seeing.
When I stopped by, he showed me all of the parts and sure enough they were totally fine. No heat spots or other indicators of damage to the rotors, and the brake pads and caliper also showed no signs of damage.
Even though Carlos was by himself in the shop and had spent time on my car, he would not charge me anything because as he said, «We never charge anyone to look at their car, whether or not we did the repairs.»
Arco is a top notch shop, and their owners are extremely professional and kind. They know what they’re doing and they’re not out to take your $ (AHEM — Honda dealer!). I’ll remain a loyal customer.

Been taking my whip here for a couple years for maintenance and a couple diagnostic issues. Great customer service, reasonable prices, and I feel like I can trust them, which is paramount for me when it comes to a mechanic. I just picked up my car from them. I had it towed there the other night after I was getting some terrible grinding metal sound, which to me = $$$. However, total cost of the repair: 20 bucks. Something got bent, and they bent it back – they fixed what needed fixing. Thanks Arco.

Very straightforward, local auto repair establishment. $ 30 for an oil change that was done in ½ hour, can’t beat it.

Quick in and out. Had a nail in my tire for a few days and decided to ~finally~ get it out. Unilocaled the area and found Acro. Seemed legit. Arrived on a rainy day, an hour before closing. The man was nice. Told me there was one person ahead of me and invited me in. The other guy went in and out quickly. Drove into the shop, he found the nail and in less than 10 minutes, I was all set. Quickest $ 20 bucks spent. Will recommend and come back for further trips to the car doctor.

Did what they were asked to, replace and balance 4 tires. Called 30 minutes ahead of time, described what I wanted done, and they were able to fit me in
Showed up with my own new tires and they swapped them out for the old ones and balanced the wheels in about 45minutes. Cost was $ 10 per tire to replace and another $ 10 to balance, $ 80 overall. Reasonable price for the timing.
If you’re looking for anything other than some gruff townie mechanics then this place isn’t for you.
Worth noting that my score is purely for the task that they did as mechanics, good job, no hassle. However if you’re a woman it’s likely the case that these guys think you’re an idiot. One felt it was a good idea to out of the blue bring up the fact that a lot of women come in particularly emotionally distressed about the same situation i was in. (Ladies get all worked up about confusing man car things amirite?)

Flat tire=bad day no doubt about that. First I called around to some other shops and found that they had crazy prices and wouldn’t change my tires for me same day. I had places to go and a jam packed schedule so that was just not an option for me. Then I checked out Arco. They were friendly, honest, fast, affordable and did an amazing job. Day made. Walked down to Davis for a bite to eat and some wandering and before I knew it car was done. I will now be back here anytime I need anything done w’ me car. This is definitely my new car place!

Went here based on the reviews because I needed a new tire put on. The guy came out, looked at the car, said it’d be $ 100 and 20 minutes later I was done! Friendly, efficient and fair, I’ll be coming here from now on!

I’m embarrassed that it has taken me this long to leave a review for Arco. For the past year or so I have been using them as my main mechanics and have had them change my oil, patch up flats, swap out and balance new tires (that I provided), flush my transmission, and change over some brake rotors when I could not get off some seized bolts despite me trying every trick and tool in my toolbox. Their turnaround is quick despite my last minute drop-​offs and their prices are very fair. The dudes at Arco don’t throw any BS your way and in my experience are among the few honest mechanics in town. As long as I still live in the area and have a car, these guys will remain my mechanics.

I just called and confirmed that they do NOT have torque limiters on their impact wrenches. The guy on the phone thought that quoting the finite pounds of force their wrenches put out was sufficient. I’m sorry, it’s not. As anyone who’s taken basic college physics can tell you, force and torque are not the same thing. And if you put too much torque on a lug nut, you can damage the threading, which is a real pain to fix, or make the nut extremely hard to remove with a hand-​wrench.
That’s disappointing, because I was considering going to them for a tire.

Arco Tire gives reliable, friendly, and fair customer service. The price estimates and timeliness are very accurate here. The owner is very respectful of the customer and answers all of your questions. Both times I’ve come in to have a car checked out, I was able to drive away without feeling pressured into any repairs (this has happened to me a lot, so it’s something I notice).
I’ve come here twice with two different cars. The first time (August, 2013) I was shopping for estimates on replacing rear breaks. I went to three different auto repair shops, and they gave the best price. (It could have potentially been cheaper at a National Chain, but they wouldn’t replace the breaks without replacing the calipers. This is a common way bad auto repair shops take advantage of customers.) At the time, they were very busy, but they told me that if I brought my car in at 5:30am the next day, they would make sure it got done. I’m very impressed that they were willing to make my car in early so that I could have it back the same day!
Recently (7÷7÷2014), I brought in a used car that I just bought from a private seller. I was shown everything that was wrong with the car, and told how to prioritize the repairs. I brought the car back a few days later to replace the radiator. Now I feel confident that my car is safe to drive for a while, because all of the problems were explained to me! I plan to go back periodically so that my car will be good shape for the winter.
I’ve had a lot of negative experiences with auto repair. I’ve been to shops that are condescending, skate around your questions, tell you that you have to make all your repairs at once, so they can make $ 800 in one go. Now I know I don’t have to put up with that.

One of the many who had awesome experiences here. Didn’t have my tire in stock, but ordered it to arrive the next day. (It arrived around 11 instead of 9, but I can’t blame them for bad traffic.)
Super friendly on arrival. Super fast service. The price was right and exactly what we’d agreed upon over the phone.
They also happen be a 2 minute walk from a great barber, so I popped over there, got a quick cut, and when I got back, my car was done!

I thought my day was headed for a serious nosedive when I noticed that my tire was ridiculously low while I was up on the North Shore doing some shopping. Luckily, I’m anal retentive about my tire pressure (this sounds sorta dirty, but I honestly don’t know where else to go with it. .). so I have my own (noisy as sh**) air pump in my trunk. When it finished, I swear I saw the thing deflating almost right away. Ack! This tire has been giving me trouble for a while now and mysteriously seeming to deflate more quickly than the others.
So, Unilocal rescued me yet again by finding me Arco. It was a seriously 5 star experience. Even though I rolled up just after 4, they were polite, found the hole which turned out to be due to a nail (! so glad I took care of it), and charged me a mere $ 20 for their efforts. 15 minutes– in/​out, battabing battaboom. I’m thinking about driving back for other car issues. It’s so hard to find a good, personable mechanic!

I got a flat tire just when it was about time to make the switch to my snow tires for the winter. I usually bring my car to the dealer to do this, but when I called they told me they didn’t have a free appointment for 6 whole days. Clearly that wasn’t going to cut it, so I hopped on Unilocal to look for a reputable tire place nearby who could do the job sooner.
I called around to a few places, and Arco won when they said they could take my car ASAP and have it done in a few hours. Huzzah! The guys were extremely nice and the price was very reasonable. I definitely will go back in the spring when it’s time to switch back to my other tires.