Larry’s Foreign Car Repair

Larry is as honest as a person can be. He may be one of three mechanics left in Ventura county that can actually adjust a Carburetor properly. Serious.
If you have an air cooled vw then don’t even consider anyone else. He is a busy guy so be patient, it’s well worth it. The man can really make a Volkswagen run sweet and he wont waste your money in the process. Extremely reasonable rates! Kinda shocking.

Larry is an old school straightforward VW mechanic. He knows everything about the parts, engines and transmissions. So far taking my bus every time he’s on time tells me what’s going on and really seems to have a care for my car.

Larry did some electrical work for me last year. Well my Bus was having electrical fits again, so I brought her to Larry. He found out it was a regulator he had already replaced over a year ago, and replaced it for free. He is an honest dude. Seems really busy over at his shop lately.

When I moved to Ventura, I needed to find someone to tend to my aircooled babies… Larry (at the time) was the best option I could find. I brought him a couple of my VWs and found his service to be slow, not always thorough, if you have a modified (not stock) vehicle, be prepared to hear about it. Larry is an old school mechanic (like many out there) that don’t like to work on modified cars. Nothing wrong with that but when you’re needing someone to help you out, you want a person who will take on the job with confidence and not lecture you in return.
My experience was luke warm overall… Larry is a nice guy, I have no problem with him now that I’ve found a much better mechanic that supports all kinds of VWs and will do custom work as needed.
Oh.if you do go to Larry’s, don’t get him talking… he WILL talk year ear off. I suppose there’s worse character traits but the dude can talk (all I’m sayin’).
In closing… if you have a stock vehicle, and want something in ventura, give Larry’s a shot, but know there’s greener pastures of VW repair not too far away in Oxnard.