Never have I been so quick to write a poor review - my experience at J's (Bear Auto) was THAT BAD…read more I brought in a tire - and had called ahead to confirm mount and balance service details. Upon removing my old tire, they informed me that I had brought the "wrong tire!". Much to my dismay (I already have these tires on the car), I inquired how, if they were the right size, spec, weight rating, etc., would they not work? The answer? "There's no foam." The stupid PNCS noise cancelling foam. Which has literally no bearing on tire functionality. At a seeming impasse, I quickly considered my options as it was becoming clear that we had a difference of opinion. They eventually agreed to mount the tire - I'm sure they would have preferred to sell me a different $350 tire. This all would have been a moderately poor experience -- until they OVER-INFLATED MY TIRE by ~20psi. Imagine, a blowout immediately after getting your tire changed. Steer clear if you're looking for professionalism, safety, or honesty.

Incredibly wonderful place. My towtruck driver recently recommended this business and I couldn't…read morehave been more pleased. Junior was helpful in showing me what happened and returning calls quickly. The tire was repaired overnight and the price didn't ruin my day. Will definitely return.

Respectful and nice owner. Fair pricing. Balance included with tire installation. I brought my own…read moretires because I take my BMW E85 to the track sometimes. I used the car on the track, and not a single vibration. Note: Do NOT go to Filix Tires, they are scammers, come here instead.

I've been coming to Dal Pozzo for years. Excellent crew and they always do a great job with fair…read moreprices. Thanks Martin!

Felix tires has always provided me with great service and quality tires. They have access to tires…read more Major dealers won't suggest. They are great products too. The staff is fantastic and they work quick. I highly recommend them .

Priced according to my perceived wealth, culture, and ethnicity. The guy eyeballs you and price…read morewhatever he feels like. Takes cash only, and surprise, he has the full circle business in there by offering an ATM on his property. Owner charged extra for balancing, he didn't. Wife commutes 100 miles 3 times a week. Tires were vibrating, pressure was uneven. She could have been killed in case of sudden brake. God bless I'm a car guy, check tires and pressure regularly. 2 weeks later I have to re-do the balancing and pressure. Business should be sued out of existence.

I came in needing a new tire as I got a flat. Mind you, I'm from out of town so a flat tire was NOT…read moreon the agenda. Santa Barbara Tire was recommended to us and my tire was on my car within less than an hour. I was so impressed with how quickly it was done AND I was only 30 minutes late to my wine tasting. I appreciated the great service and, although the tire was a little pricey, I couldn't argue as it was the only one that would fit on my car. However, I know what I am getting myself for Christmas...three matching tires! This is going to sound odd, but, besides the customer service, I was so excited to use the old school towel dispenser in the bathroom! It was the cloth towel system where you pulled down to dry your hands. Talk about eco friendly which is always appreciated!

From out of town and got gas and my tire cap wouldn't close. We tried looking it up online and it…read morewasn't working so we came in here. Wayne and Omar were so nice and helpful! They were able to fix it in less than 5 minutes!!

I live in Santa Barbara since 2017, the only thing I'm sad is that I didn't find this shop before,…read morejust today, in 2026. Honest, fair price, great customer service. You don't see that old school honesty and straigh-forwardness anymore. Check them out! They do more than just tires! They do anything break system related, suspension, and some engine stuff too! They replace my Break Booster on my Toyota Tundra, and it went flawless. From now on I will ask them first before going anywhere else. I own 4 cars.

Absolutely, hands down best mechanic in town. I went here for the first time in college with a…read moreflat. They patched my tire for free and sent me on my way. I've gone there for next twenty years and have never once felt taken advantage of or cheated. Absolute class acts there. Could not recommend Bob Woolevers enough.

Junior and his crew are top notch mechanics. They love what they do and it shows in the quality of…read moretheir work and the honest, friendly customer service that seems to come so naturally to them. I live in LA and got a new set of tires from them on my way through Santa Barbara. They did such a good job and because junior (the owner) was so cool - I drove back to Santa Barbara the next time I needed a tune up. Well worth the drive. No one likes spending money getting work done on their car, but if you have to, you might as well give it to an independent business that does better, more timely, more affordable work than its corporate-chain competition.

Great service. Super fast. Super great guys is working there…read more Would highly recommend!

DO NOT RECOMMEND…read more Chris, the man behind the desk, is so sketch. Always making off hand unnecessary jokes and comments to people. I had just told him that I was bedridden the past month from medical stuff, not even 10 secs later he's making fun of me to the next customer "How's your prostate" laughing up a storm like some sociopath as I walk to my car! Talk about no empathy. He even told me how he took pictures of my girlfriend when she was standing around waiting to get me in front of my car! What kind of creep does that !? Talk about making a customer/person uncomfortable! On top of all that unnecessary social awkwardness, on a professional level, Chris always acts like he can make diagnosis on cars just by glancing at them when he is literally is not a mechanic at all. When questioned Chris crumbles under duress; looks away and mutters the wrong stuff. I catch him in lies all the time; never holds eye contact. The man is always making weird adjustments on invoices or not putting all the information down (shown below*). Rarely holds appointment times. I will make an appointment days or weeks out, I show up and they're clueless that I am even coming in. I will sit for hours on standby while he makes his remarks. Always talking at me, never with me. Chris ordered me wrong windshield wiper pump 2x before getting me the right one, he refused to listen to which was the right one, then on 3rd try got it right by listening to me only to tell me "Won't order another one if it does not work" when it was all on him the first 2 times and it worked because it was finally the one I asked for the 3rd go around. Chris overcharged me an hour in labor* charging me for someone's lunch break back in May then never reimbursed me. Charged me double on a brake peddle assembly back on 12/18/18, hundred bucks when they cost fifty. 4/26/19 Charged me $458 for `Flex-Alite 480` electric fans that I find on JEGS for $322 & general baseline at $350... like ugh. My Red Head Steering Gear box that Chris hyped to me how it's the best ever is totally leaking after it's installed. Went back numerous times to show and they kept brushing me off until finally accepted it is leaking only to try to tell me that "the warranty doesn't cover it because was sitting on his shelf for 6 months prior to installing it into my car and that warranty was up"! Ridiculous! As if that's my fault or problem. So, initially instead of replacing it Superior tried to put a seal kit on it, after they already done that to my 'Power Steering pump' and when that failed I had to get a whole new one! I was not having this. I called Red Head and told them what was up so that they would call 'Superior' and force them to give me my warranty because barely had been 90 days and Red Head has a 1 year warranty with unlimited miles policy. I also come to find out I was charged $541 for the steering gear when retail is $351 - so basically marked up a part for $190 and tried not to issue the warranty on it ! Essentially charged me for a core that I gave on day of install ($150) and marked me up from there. Unbelievable ! When Mike the mechanic went to replace the Red Head steering gear box (7/31/19) he literally took apart my whole front end suspension (inner/outer tire rod ends, idler arm, center link) vs just simply removing the 2 bolts off my power steering pump and taking it out the normal way through the top. Now my ride does not drive the same even after it was aligned by them. The 3 alignments I got from Superior in the last 9 months were total rubbish. So loose, drifting, on the highway my car is sliding into other lanes. A total nightmare. Don't even feel safe now. Bob, owner, installed my Wilwood disc brakes he knew the brake booster was bad, mentioned it yet did not replace the booster. So I had to do it on my own because I was driving around with no pressure at all for months. Also put on my fuel filter - never tightened it on & left the line cramped/blocked. I came home after a couple weeks on vacation to a half a tank of gas all over the ground, all over my engine & gas sitting on electric wires... had I turned my car over I could have easily blown up! No joke. Not okay at all. I spent a morning with rags trying to dry it out so I could leave my driveway after I defused the fuel filter line nightmare by re-routing the line. Bob was dismissive of it when I told him. Also hooked up brake lines in reverse - making the back brakes go off before the front ones = fish tail ! I spent roughly $19,000 grand at this establishment and regretting it. Bad brake job. Bad alignment. Bad Customer Service. = Strikeout **Still owed $125 for a hour of labor that was never done + $100s in marked up parts, after paying over 15k in sketchy labor rates

Can't possibly say enough positive things about Bob, Abraham, and all their staff. The most…read morerespectful, professional, and honest mechanics I have met in town. They go over the top with personal service while thoroughly doing their job with clear estimates. I've used them for a solid 5/6 years.

Had a "quote" from another place recommended by my oil changer, but I liked top shop's better. The…read moreother place couldn't give me an estimated price so I had a heads up on how much I would pay,but when I called top shop, they were able to ask the questions they needed to give me an accurate price range. The service they provided helped me save money and everyone was friendly. When sitting in their waiting area, they have coffee, tea and some decorations to look at or you can walk around some of the businesses nearby

Had a gowesty steering kit installed by this company, within three days it failed, called gowesty…read moreand they sent a replacement, top shop again installed, failed again, ended up taking my van to to Los Osos, GoWesty, they installed another and told me that the mechanic who installed the previous kit did not install correctly. Lady thing you need is a steering problem going down the freeway, Top Shop, when confronted, said they installed it correctly, hmmm, two failures, not so sure, go to Corey Motors, much better service.