Found this place not on yelp but driving and walking by in the immediate area. I needed an…read moreaftermarket spoiler I bought from eBay put on. I searched their yelp page by keyword searching on the google search engine page. There was a direct link to text them which is so convenient. I texted them they I was nearby and could come in and show them the car and the spoiler . They replied about an hour later or so. Turns out the spoiler didn't need any type of bolts or installation hardware- just 3M tape which is graded for around 25 lbs grip hold. It won t even budge. Yes could have done it myself but I didn't have the 3M tape and the time, plus I get unsteady with my hands and I'd rather pay someone $40 or do it. I'm happy with that and the end result. Guys working there are cool and I think it's a residence connected to as I see his kid and 2 dogs in the waiting room. They offered me soda and they have a tv with movies to kill time . Process didnt take more than 30 min. If I need anything else done I will definitely consider them again . You never know what services a vehicle garage does until you ask, even if they seem busy and intimidating I'm glad I texted them. The end result is the car looks more sporty and stylish. There is a bbq cart down the road if you're hungry too looked like chicken and ribs. Thanks Gabys auto for helping me out on a budget.

The work: 4/5 Customer service: 2/5…read moreValue: 3/5 I went here based on the recommendation of my mechanic for some body work. I put in an insurance claim and decided to use this shop instead of one recommended by my insurer. In hindsight, there's probably a reason your insurer recommends one of their shops: they're familiar w/the work and process and it comes backed up by the insurer if there's any issues. My biggest qualms were the customer service. I went on 7/25 to inquire about an estimate for my vehicle. The owner gave me a fair estimate (he even uses a auto body shop estimator website so it's a fair price), explained what work would be done and advised the part would likely be in either Friday (7/26) or the following Monday, I believe. That was good enough for me, at the time. An aside: it is very tight when you enter the lot to the shop. There are a lot of items all around the grounds, so you really have to maneuver around to get to the office door. There is also relatively no parking in the area. They have some near a fire hydrant and across the street, but it's an extremely busy street without a crosswalk, so you really have to sprint across like it's the 100 meter dash in the Olympics to avoid a collision. Not a complete dealbreaker, but makes getting in and out difficult. It's a fairly long story, but in essence, I had to keep following up numerous times either through phone (the owner has no voicemail set up or it was full; the line just hangs up if he doesn't pick up) or e-mail/text over the next few weeks asking for updates. I kept being told the part was arriving yet it ended up never coming. It wasn't even a very complicated part; just a new bumper basically on a relatively common vehicle. Ultimately, the owner decided to abandon buying the part through his first aftermarket site and went with another, which ended up coming almost immediately after he placed the order. The parts finally arrived, in full, by 8/13. So literally almost three weeks just to get a part, but repeated follow-ups by me being needed; never the owner himself. The other tough part about getting work done here is that the owner, while very knowledgeable and courteous, is not a native English speaker, so I had to often times assume/guess what he was saying. Not the worst thing in the world as I've gotten good at interpreting accents, but difficult when it comes to something like car repairs. When I was able to deal with one of his employees directly, I was able to get better instructions and direction. I finally dropped my car off on 8/16 in the afternoon after confirming the parts were in. They were nice enough to lend me a loaner car to drive home, advising the work would be done by around 6pm that day. Great, I assumed--this long process was almost over. When I went back to the shop around this time, however, I found the entrance gate was shut and it appeared the shop was closed. I repeatedly called and texted but did not hear back. I ultimately was forced to open the gate manually and entered myself, only to see he and his employee working on my car. This frustrated me. Also, when you walk into the shop, there's two Boston terriers on the grounds that are extremely energetic and continually sniff, follow and jump on you while you wait (once I walked in they advised me to wait in the office, which also has a lot of items all around). Something to consider if you're not a dog person. They did offer me essentially anything in the fridge while I waited, which was a nice gesture I guess. Ultimately the work wasn't completed until around 7p (with me having to also continually keep checking in on--would have been nice if they just came out to tell me when it would be done, in their estimation). While not entirely their fault (they showed me that they had to completely disconnect some shoddy workmanship from the dealer on the back, and it took them awhile to put it back together), some better communication on when the work would be completed would have been appreciated. I also paid via credit card which comes with a 4% fee I believe (although the owner quoted me $1500, he advised the credit card reader auto builds in a 4% fee that he couldn't remove, so I ended up paying $1500 * 4%, which was also frustrating). I didn't have that amount of cash on me but I guess be weary of this in the future if you get work done here. I found the work to be very good and the team themselves are friendly and hardworking. I appreciated they stayed late to get the job done for me. However, I would have liked to have been updated on the progress with this a lot better (and the owner buying the parts from somewhere else after they didn't arrive within a week the first time around) so I could have arranged my work schedule in a bit more of an organized fashion (I ended up going back and forth a lot more than I would have liked). I recommend for the work, just hard for me to do that for the overall package (customer service, value, etc).

As of 4/5/18, according to Ryan, his landlord is broke and they have to close their doors. In my…read moreexperience, this is typical of hacky independent mechanic shops, unfortunately. Lesson finally learned, stop trying to save a few bucks at these crappy little shops and go to places that have a long track record of exceptional reviews and cost a bit more. It will save you money in the long run. I took my 2004 Infiniti to Ryan in February based on a coworker's recommendation that he was trustworthy and fair with his pricing. My car had an oil leak, needed new brakes, and was having trouble with cold starts in the morning. Ryan had my car at his shop for over 3-weeks! He said that they had to remove the transmission, engine, and "basically had to take the whole car apart" which was the reason for the massive delay. Ryan offered to pay for a rental car for me for 1 day, odd given the length of time he had my car, or to lend me his car which was even weirder. When I finally got my car back it had a couple issues, squeaking brakes, and a squealing belt. I brought it back to Ryan's shop and he made some adjustments that seemed to fix the issues. A week later I had to pull over and pop the hood due to a burning smell coming from the air vents and steam/smoke coming from under the hood. I texted Ryan with photos and he said it was normal, just some overflow of coolant onto hot engine parts. I accepted his explanation, not wanting to bring the car back for another long stay and hoping it would go away in a few days like he said. A couple weeks later, smoke smell is still coming into the car through the air vents while driving. My belt screeches at a ridiculous volume in the mornings at start up and for the first few blocks of driving. The brand new brake pads and rotors are squeaking, shaking, and slightly grinding, and there's now a new fluid leak. I texted Ryan to see when I can bring my car by and he told me they're out of business and he can't help me. I told him that if I have to pay another mechanic to fix these issues after paying Ryan over $2,700 that I'd expect an offsetting refund. Ryan then sent me a flurry of texts that he doesn't appreciate my assumption that the issues have anything to do with his work on my car and that if he tried to fix my "stupid car" he may end up in jail somehow. Just... Wow... Anyways, small claims court, here we come...

I'm writing this review to help anybody having problems with their new-ish luxury car get better…read moreservice. I took my car here because of the good Yelp! reviews; a month later I still don't feel quite right with how my car's running after I got it back. I took my 2001 740i in to have a coolant leak fixed-- it turned out to be the valley pan AND the water pump were both leaking- around $1,100... Okay. After I took the car back the coolant leak and CHECK COOLANT message were both gone but the check engine light was on and the engine ran so rough that it stalled as I tried to leave the parking lot. They took it back, reset the computer, same thing next day. Gave the car back and apparently the battery "got damaged" and was leaking-- strange, given that I had zero issues with this before I took it in. Uhh, okay. $200 to replace the battery and do the proprietary BMW reset to accept it. Still, same problem. check engine light, rough idle, etc. "It's probably because the car's been sitting for almost a month, the oil is probably due for a change." That was what Ryan told me. A month to change the valley pan? I did my own car work when I lived at my previous house (with a garage)-- I changed the valley pan on a car with the same engine over one weekend. It's definitely not a one month job. Anyway, $60 to change the oil. Around two weeks later (now), it still ran like junk. I took it in to another shop who did a comprehensive diagnosis and turned out the valve cover gasket wasn't sealed right-- oil was leaking into the spark plug bores and fouling the plugs. New gaskets, plugs and the car's been running (mostly) great. No check engine light, no stumbling idle. The problem is the idle is still slightly rough for some reason-- I don't think it will ever be like it was before I took it in here. sigh. To be fair, Ryan and the other mechanic (don't know his name) were quick to respond to the issues that came up after the valley pan job. and the coolant problem got legitimately fixed. oh, and they gave me a ride back to my house 5 minutes away (twice, after all the post-valley pan problems). tl;dr A lot of the things that happened here just don't add up. Older cars might be OK to take in here but if you have a newer, more complex luxury car, there are other places that know these cars better.

Pauls Auto Repair So…read morewithout a doubt this is a great place to get any body work done, with great quality work without the hassle of being ripped off. Now the husband and wife of this business look at each customer as more then a customer, more like a part of a extended family member. When other places quote you high market prices, and labor costs. Paul and his wife will quote you at least 45-70% less with the thoughts of true ownership and great workmanship. My uncle had taken his car there, what he was quoted $700-800 for work. Paul and his wife were able to do it for maybe 85% less with a labor charge included. Highly recommended to go if your in the Stockton area.

Came to this place because I had major paint damage gone down to the bare metal on the entire right…read moreside of my car. They gave me a good competitive price for the work and I agreed to have it done, and they let me borrow a car until the work was finished. At first glance, the paint job looked alright. The major damage and rust appeared fixed. But they left a bunch of overspray on my windows which they did not want to get rid of, I had to do it myself. They also had of my car that were not properly buffed out, so some parts of the paint job looked "blurry" and unfinished. They told me to come back another day to have it fixed, and when I came they looked at it and pretty much said "it'll fix itself". A year later and it's looking just as bad. The worst part though, is that I noticed a huge portion of paint begin to peel underneath my passenger side window (which was over sprayed all over). It's flaking off and there's other parts of that side where the paint is flaking. All in all, good price, decently accommodating, but the quality of work is terrible. Go elsewhere if you need paint done.

This is a best place to take your car there for any kind of repair…read more Phil is very knowledgeable and has plentyof years of experience. He knows AUTO well. He has a great setup and works without wasting a minute at work. His charges are pretty reasonable and you feel happy to pay for his services as his work and results are very good. Phil is very dedicated and talks less. Advises point to point and takes care of any issue with intense care. Only thing is that you need to buy the parts of your own or may be it is more quicker to finish his job if you provide him the parts. I have been started taking my car to Phil since 2013 and done major 120k servicing from him. Also I do oil change/filter change from his garage. I highly recommend Phil!!

Won't get cheated. Will fix what is broken and give advice about other NEEDED services…read more One man operation, so things may take a little longer, but he doesn't charge for it. So helpful in keeping cars running 200,000+ miles.

I highly recommend Vanguard for anything auto related. They repaired our Tesla ahead of schedule…read moreand I can't say enough good things about this business and the people.

The paint job is doing great and looks amazing with getting it all the trim and wheels back. Great…read morejob.

My son's best friend rear ended my Volvo XC40. I sent in a request for a quote. From quote to…read moregetting my car back was 3 business days! They did an amazing job! It looks sooo good and they handled every step of the process perfectly!

My Porsche mechanic recommended this shop. 1990 Porsche 964 door check on driver side needed body…read morework for repair. It's not a simple repair, and I was nervous. Door came off, metal cut, inside sheet metal where door check was screwed on was repaired and welded back with fabricated part. Repaint with color match and fitment of door back in car are all high quality. I worked with Evan, great guy. Went to shop throughout the whole process for an entire week. I recommend this shop for classic Porsche repair, they know Porsche and do quality work.

Dave has retired but the new owners are Mercedes and BMW transmission specialists. They also are…read moreexcellent as fixing cars, too! A personal friend and wonderful people. Honest. Professional and kind. 510-894-3751

Dave Reali was the best mechanic i every went to. He was able to fix my car when other mechanics…read moreand even the car dealership couldn't. After I found him I never went anywhere else. Easy to work with and knows what he's doing. I'm really sad that he closed his shop and and hope he reads this message that he will be missed. Thanks for all the great work over many years Dave!!!!!

Attentive, fast service and very professional! I definitely recommend this body repair shop.read more

Great service and follow up , I had to bring my car here after a minor accident and they did a good…read morejob fixing it , I was getting updates all along the line on progress and it was delivered in time as promised