They take advantage of women!! Stay away!! Work that was supposed to be done was not necessary and they add to it without approval. The owner picked up my friend “to bring her car back to her” (.5 mile away) and insisted on driving and was high.
These guys are good. Ford of Poway wouldn't repair the knock sensor of my RV engine for fear that the cost would skyrocket. Automotive Specialists disassembled the engine and replaced the bad components for a third of what the Ford company was asking. I would trust any engine repair to Automotive specialists. Friendly and knowledgeable. A Valley Center treasure.
Great service and very affordable! Staff and owner takes time to put in the extra effort to show clients a more personable experience, really made me feel welcome and that my concerns were cared about. Staff even stayed late because they knew I was traveling there on a donut tire and cared more about my safety then punching out at closing time! Very happy with the service and pricing here! Definitely recommend!
We took my husband’s work van in last week. They told us it would be done in a few hours. Three days and $877 later we finally got the van back. Today the van would not start. We had it towed back and now we are being told it will be another $750 to complete more repairs!!! NOT COOL. We will not be taking our vehicles back to this repair shop!!
The service was great, however that's where it ended. The way they explain their charges is not the best. I ended up paying nearly double than usual for just a basic oil change. I have never paid an "oil change service fee" in addition to the actual oil change.
An owner operated shop. You get his expertise and pride in every repair ormaintence.He is there to over see every job and he explanes what is to be done no games.
Had a great experience with these guys at Automotive Specialists!! Very honest, kind and informative! I will be back and will recommend them to others! Thank you!
Robert and Fernando are awesome! Very honest and caring! Have been ripped off by shops in the past, and Robert has fixed past problems while charging a very reasonable price. I won't go anywhere else!
Friendly staff, reasonable prices.
Although they where understaffed that day it took longer to get to my truck, I had to leave my truck in overnight, but afterwards they apologized for the inconvenience and gave me a discount! Since I lived near by I was going to walk there but the owner insisted on picking me up so I would not walk!
Great customer service and they always called me to update me on my truck. Overall a good experience
Dad was nice enough to take my new-to-me Honda Civic in for me, as there was some rattling noises coming in the right wheel area. They replaced the front right strut and rear shock, according to my dad, and charged a few hundred bucks. They insisted it was fixed.
(It was not.)
Did I even need that front right strut and rear shock replaced???
Called on Monday to ask if they could work on a 37' RV cab AC they said yes but didn't have room call back on Wednesday. Called and they said that it was now too big and they couldn't help me. Wasted 2 days and won't be going there for anything.
They specialize in Volkswagens at the time that I was broke down the tow truck driver found this place near where I broke down and it just happened to specialize in Volkswagens and so far I'm satisfied thoug a little bit expensive.
My grandma went there for a starter. Only because she broke down in the area the owner tried to charge her $400 for the job!!! My family owns a shop and we are well aware of the labor her vehicle calls for he was completely trying to take advantage of her! That is until my mother called and told him that we would take him to the BAR that made him charge fairly but it didn't change his bad attitude. He was very intimidating/rude when she went to pick up her car. I would not recommend this shop to anyone.
I got really good service, found them to be very helpful and friendly, quite resourceful in getting parts and making good repairs at a reasonable price. Note that they are a registered Auto Club service, do towing with a nice flatbed rig and have a storage yard, also, very reasonable rates.
I would not recommend going there. They tried to overcharge us for something, we went elsewhere to get the problem fixed for half the price in Escondido.
Very honest shop! Truck wouldn't start I was sure I needed a new alternator. Just needed a battery charge. I appreciate their honesty because they could of got me for a high bill. Years of looking for an honest shop, I think I have found it.
When asked to work on our 67 truck's brakes, they were all ok with working on the project. We purchased the parts and brought it to them for replacement. They had the truck for over two weeks and all that was done was they left the ignition switch on and ruined the battery. No work was done on it, no phone call to tell us they wouldn't work on it. Unprofessional!
Amazing what you find in Valley Center. Same day service, No hidden fees, family owned and operated, awesome job and service very happy. Thank you Mr Moreno and staff.
I was in a jam and needed my tires serviced today. Robert was actually very helpful and his staff was accommodating. I was back on the road in about 30 minutes. I'm glad I didn't pass up this business because of 1 bad review.
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