Old Town Tire & Service

Be careful there. If the old man gives you a quote even in writing the son who is 50% owner will call and say they can’t do it for that price. really?

Keith is honest, friendly, fair, and trustworthy. His staff follow his lead. Been coming here for the past 4 years and when I’ve been forced to use other mechanics because of location, I always am less satisfied than if I had used old town tire. These guys will tell you straight up what you need to have done, what you need to have done soon and what eventually will need service. The NEVER try and up sell or pressure you in to something you don’t need. If you know cars, they respect that and don’t make you feel like a shade tree mechanic. And if you don’t know cars, you will not have to worry about being taken advantage of. If you have left a bad review for these guys, you were probably having a really bad day and needed to vent. Or you were asking for a new car result on your 1985 Chevy vega with the temporary registration taped in the back window.

We have been taking my POS Ford work truck here for a long time and Iv got to say these guys are on point. Always take great care of me and my family. I actually price shopped them when I first went to them a couple years back. Hands down these guys are fair, honest and get you done quickly. Look people. They are located in the heart of old town Temecula and if you need your ride repaired they are the place to go. I was selling a car a few years ago and took the car to the dealer so I could tune it up and be sure I would get top dollar on my sell. Well all the stuff they said I needed just about made me faint. I took the car to old town tire and they completed the punch list for half the price and I got my asking price on the sale of my car. My wife was just in today getting a flat tire fixed. In and out and back to her world in15 minutes. You guys rock. No hassles. Old town tire takes care of you the old way it used to be. That’s rad. No one really does that anymore. We’re lucky to have this crew in Temecula if we need them.

Keith and his Father Carl are awesome! They do a great job I’ve been going to them for years!

For many years this is our trusted car repair shop. Four generations of our family exclusively go to Keith and family at Old Town Tire. The bottom line is they are good people, honest and they treat people well, including elderly women as my grandmother went there when she was alive and my mother goes there now. I know they will not be up-​sold or ripped off. With two kids in college and their 10+ year old cars, these guys keep their cars on the road and are honest with what needs to be done and what would be nice to have done. I have no idea how they do it, but we’ve got a Chevy with 220k miles on it and have been ready to replace it but enjoy the lack of a car payment. I expected to trade it in over 3 years ago but they’ve kept it going for very little money and I’ve enjoyed postponing a car payment. It’s actually comical, I was prepared to get rid of it when it had 165k, it’s lasted an extra 55k, which is how long some people keep a car. Okay last story, my daughter’s car had all kinds of crazy electrical problems, the dealer wanted over $ 2,000.00 to fix it. Keith figured out that the battery cable was frayed under the plastic and a few other minor things like an a/​c hose, $ 300 and it has been perfect for the last two years. Between my parents, us and the kids, we have six cars, all paid off and out of warranty. I have no worries because I’ve got Old Town Tire.

Old Town Tire & Auto repair was recommended to me from a friend/​co-​worker. I recently had my Firebird power steering repaired and A/​C serviced. I’ve been using them since 2009 now. Honest staff and never feel like they’re trying to up sell. I’ll be a return customer as long as they’re in business.

horrible and very rude experience… my car is even worse than before and apparently according to the man i talked to on the phone said «it was better, i just don’t know anything about cars» even though i own 10 of them and i have personally worked on a few myself… don’t go here unless you want to spend more money to fix their mistakes and how DARE HIM TO TALK TO CUSTOMERS THE WAY HE DOES SHAME SHAME SHAME… I JUST WASTED MONEY AND NOW HAVE TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC TO FIX OLD TOWN TIRES MISTAKE!!! THANKS FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BUT HEARTACHE!!!
EDIT: add from Lyle W of Blacks Taxi
where do i start? My name is Lyle and you were dealing with my wife… I hope sir you do not speak to your wife as you did to mine, because it is unappreciated sir. Yes Taxi’s have miles, lots of them duh. Was that a retired police vehicle? Absolutely not if you knew anything about cars you would be able to tell that by the VIN or the engine code but apparently you did not do any homework before posting and getting the info second hand by your incredibly young staff. inferior parts? They are federal mogul parts better than factory for longer life more like inferior techs. We took our taxi to you after those ‘Inferior parts” #sarcasm were installed to align the steering… which has been done many times by Goodyear Express Tire with precision for the last few years. You see sir I know the difference of a maintained and well calibrated alignment machine that has been kept up and those that have not to avoid costs to shop machinery. You sir need to better maintain you shop equipment in order to better align vehicles. The fact is my cars alignment was dangerously misaligned after it left your shop that I paid you to align and your shop was unable to perform said duties and refused to make it right. But don’t you worry sir I took it back to Goodyear and they were able to align it within minutes and stated this «it looked as if they intentionally misaligned this car». You said clamp marks on frame?! Wow you cease to amaze me. Those are Jackstand marks, you make me giggle. I’m just wondering if you have any advice on raising kids you’d like to share.
You said to my wife «you apparently don’t know anything about cars» :(
she asked you to refund the cost of repair if another shop was able to align the car, you declined.
what you don’t know is my dash cam is motion sensitive and showed your techs not using the $ 65,000 alignment machine to align my car, or test driving… Which manual alignments are fine as long you get it done right. but that wasn’t the case. So no! I refuse to give you a second chance, the last thing I want is a disgruntled shop owner being given more time with my vehicle that is angry that my wife left him a negative review for being rude and condescending to women.

Just had my tire patched up from the inside of tire by keith. Quote was for 25 and he redeemed my Unilocal online coupon for 5 off so the whole dea was l 20. Very cordial and professional. Shannon the receptionist looked weary because it was almost 5 and it was a hot day as well but she still had a great smile on her face as she rang me up. I plan on returning to this family owned businesses because of its proxiimity to my work but mostly because of how I feel about corporate America trying to edge out the small businesses owners. Good for them good for the public and good for Murica. They also honor us vets with a discount so thanks again guys for a a job well done.

Great and fast service with fair prices… will definately be going back. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

As a mechanic, I really appreciate a place I can trust to send my family to have tyres replaced. Keith charged exactly what I was quoted and his guys didn’t even scratch my wife’s painted wheels. I found my new go-​to for tyres!

My car overheated and I ended up getting it towed to this place. I couldn’t have had better luck. These guys are actually HONEST! I got a fair price for the work, a ride to pick up a rental car and great service.

Can’t say enough about these guys. Family run good honest mechanics. We bring our cars to them for everything from a funny noise to an oil change to tires and everything else. They helped me out when my Nissan kicked the bucket and we have been giving them our business for 4 years running now.

I chose this place based on the reviews, and I wasn’t disappointed. I brought one of my trucks here for a check engine light, and intermittent manual shifting problem. Despite telling them they could take their time, they called me the next day with updates. The check engine light was a dirty maf sensor, which they cleaned up rather than replace, saving me money. Two of the guys drove the truck and thoroughly checked out the shifting issue and concluded I should take it to a transmission shop. Overall, my experience here is that they are friendly, prompt, honest and affordable. I own more than average numbers of vehicles (eight at present), and will be bringing my miscellaneous vehicle issues here in the future.

And I thought Grumpy Old Men was just a movie.
That’s the original owner that never greets, smiles or thanks any customer that spends money in his shop. Well, there are many of other shops to take my money to! And this old fart has a son, Keith, don’t ever question these guys on pricing. They rip your damn head off when you do. Why is that! As a businessman and consumer, aren’t we suppose to check around regarding cost. Why can’t we question your prices and how you obtained that price. They say one person can affect the decision of 9… Well old town tire… my plan is to do just that! There are much better mechanics out there who will gladly take my money and not get their feelings hurt when questioned regarding pricing. That’s just part of doing business. Maybe it’s time to reevaluate how you treat your potential customers. And btw to those that continue to go here, their mechanics can only do the BASICS. Oil, lube, filter, tires and brakes, anything difficult, take your vehicle else where, their training and tools they use for the trade are a joke. You can just tell walking onto their property they do not put any money into their business and a better way to evaluate your vehicle. They are just OLD school mechanics. So please do your homework before you take your vehicle here. Don’t make the mistake I did.

We would like to thank Keith and his team for their awesome support and amazing service. We have been going to Keith for almost 4 years to fix any issues with our cars. Recently we had to get an entire new Engine for our Audi and they were able to figure this out and fix it for us. Any bad comments on Unilocal regarding their service do not make any sense. They are affordable, caring, and know exactly what they are doing. On top of that, they are extremely honest. I would recommend Old Town Tire to anyone!

I want to give a testimonial that not only praises this business, but speaks to their integrity:
Approximately 3 years ago I took my 2009 Ford Flex to Rancho Ford in Temecula for work that appeared to be under warranty. After much haggling about the nature of the problem and whether or not it was covered under warranty, I ended up paying out of pocket and having to pay for a rental car. On top of that, they tried to upsell me on brakes, saying that my front brakes were «almost gone», and the back ones could use replacing as well, quoting me almost $ 800 for the entire job. I was shocked and in disbelief since I had only had the car for less than a year. I decided to wait and get a second opinion.
This past July I took the car to Keith at Old Town to get front tires replaced and to have the brakes inspected, thinking surely that they must be «critical» at this point, since I waited so long. He replaced the tires and said that my back brakes were «fine» and the front had a little bit of time before needing to be replaced, perhaps by the time my next oil change was needed.
I’m happy to report that just today, 3 years after being quoted an outrageous brake job by Rancho Ford Service Dept., I just now got the front brakes changed and an oil change. They even took me to work and picked me up. The price for parts and labor was fair. They are very deserving of all of the positive reviews and I appreciate that there are shops like this that aren’t out to upsell and use scare tactics to make a buck. Thanks Keith, I intend to be a repeat customer!

Wanted to Thank Keith, Karl & Karl for the excellent service today, your prompt professional diagnoses got me back on the road in record time. My work truck is running great. Its nice to have a Auto repair shop in Temecula that cares for its customers. Thank You guys.

So for the second time now my husband has taken our car here, only to turn around and leave.
Each time we call them for a quote (we always do our homework and shop around), and each time they are the cheapest… until we show up with the car.
It had been several months since the first time and it slipped our minds and we ended up at this place again today, only for them to change the price from the $ 700-​$ 800 range to $ 1200+. Took it else where for $ 900.
I understand that an estimate is just that… but maybe they need some better estimators when they are THAT far off.

Checked out because of the reviews. The place isn’t much appealing then again this is Old Town! Right off the bat Keith greeted with a smile. I came in for a flat tire repair, about ten minutes later I was out the door. Very satisfy with service.

The only place I will bring my car whether it’s for maintenance or a flat. They have great customer service and do a great job without costing an arm and a leg! Recently we started having issues with tires we purchased from another shop less than a year ago. Karl got us in same day, his guys fixed the issue, and everything went great. Once again these guys have proven that they are the best around!