What went well?? Dusty recovered my stolen motorcycle!!…read more On a Monday when the shop was closed, the owner, Dusty, was working overtime and offered to pick up my broken bike nearby with his truck and trailer. When we got there, we discovered my bike was stolen and the air tag on it placed it just north out of town. Dusty without hesitation asked, "Do you want to get your bike back?" He had me call the sheriff and report the bike stolen. We then tracked the bike to a home, negotiated with the nice people holding a pit bull on a leash, who were holding my bike for me for "safety reasons" to give back and load the bike, so we could bring it back to the shop. A few days later he slaps on a high capacity stator so i'm able to be back on the road to Denver! I can't thank Dusty and his crew enough! Highly recommend this local legend!

The mechanic was amazing and communicated everything perfectly. My razor was messed up but they…read morewere able to fix everything and for a very good price. I would highly recommend this repair shop. I will be back! Thank you so much.

I've been so fortunate to have Salty Cycles as a local shop I've been in a bind multiple times…read moreover the past year and no matter what's going on this man has welcomed me in not only fixed my bike but also was willing to teach me some valuable lessons along the way. won't sugar coat anything worth every penny.

I live in a small town in Western Massachusetts and travel around the country every two years (why?…read morebecause I can). I usually find a shop somewhere on the west coast to have my oil changed and any other maintenance issues that may come up. I found Salty Cycles on my last trip out (2022). Given the incredible quality of the services provided as well as the incredible quality of the two people who were there (presumably Nathan and his employee?) I will now go out of my way regardless of where I might be on the west coast to go to this shop. I've traveled a lot (143,600 on my bike now) and there are no shops or mechanics that I've used that equal the quality of Salty Cycles. I'll be headed out again in a few weeks and for sure Salty Cycles is my place to stop for service. Thank you Nathan.

I dont wanna rate this any star.. please be aware of these people. Not happy with them at all…read more Sold my good family friend a car said nothing is wrong with it and he left check engine light on and went to talk to them the guy was not there who sold the car. I mean your a business said if anything is wrong with car to bring it back, we did and they guy was not there! I can write more but im not we are really looking into a laywer for this because they took advantage of an elderly who just needs a car. Bad service

My tire was flat.Julio came to my house to take my tire to go patch it up at 8:45@ night in…read moreAtascadero thanks Julio..now I can go back to work...

Absolute Satisfaction! Quick response on quote, immediate notification if even a $45 change to…read morequote for approval, and excellent communication with customer. CVT was replaced with warranty in one week and car was reprogrammed. I'm sure I will never have transmission issues with this car again, but if I do with any other car..... Specialty Gear & Transmission is the only place I will go!

Extremely loud high pitch whine in transmission. Took it to James in Specialty Gear. I requested…read moreall parts back that were to be replaced. That way I know the work was done. He rebuilt the trans (I guess). Returned it to me with Whine still there. No parts given back. Never told me it still made noise. Just gave it back and I paid $4500. He treated me like garbage. He said he rebuilt the rear end to get rid of whine. Don't know if he really did. Whine still there. Brought it back; he said he did a master rebuild. Whine still there. Truck went to Los Angeles. He said bring it back 3 times. I did 3 returns. James did nothing. Didn't want to talk to me, treated me like garbage. I was very polite. Whine still there. I spent over $200 in gas money getting it back to him 3 times from L.A. He did nothing. Whine still there. Owner Randy very polite. Gave me $500 back. Whine still there. Ember was very polite. James knew the deal, just didn't want to fix it. I'm out 4 grand. James was really rude. Never took the time to explain or justify anything. I was polite the entire time. James max rude. Goodbye Specialty Gear.

Wright Way Collision came recommend by my brother, and I am so glad he had that rec. Rick installed…read moremy hitch on my GTI, and was helpful and patient when he showed me how to remove and insert the detachable receiver. His waiting room and shop were clean and clutter free, which speaks to a level of professionalism that I appreciate in any business. If I need future body work I will def be going back.

I recently took my Tesla to Wright Way collision for repair. I made an appointment to bring my car…read morein and when I showed up for the appointment the owner was driving out of the parking lot . They told me that they had an emergency and needed to reschedule the following week. After calling numerous times they said that they would call back to reschedule. No followup calls happened and I had to go elswhere. Beware!

Resized a fitting for me, wasn't gonna charge me ,but I gave him a 20 for his effort. Can't stay in…read morebusiness giving away your work.

Bob is a great businessman! Great prices and fast turnaround. This is my third exhaust system from…read moreMom's Muffler and I couldn't be any happier. Thanks again Bob,

BEWARE!!! IT'S NOT MIKE HOWE'S ANY MORE!…read more I USED to take my car to Mike because he was the most honest mechanic I've ever known. Unfortunately, Mike Howe sold the place to a guy named Obeleo, who I learned is not as honest and upstanding as Mike Howe was. Here's what happened: I brought my car in because the engine light was on, the windshield washers stopped working and the battery was dead. I was charged $119.86 each to diagnose the three problems I brought it in for. I didn't have them fix the windshield washers. They replaced the battery and said that the new Battery took care of the Engine Light because the code was from low voltage. Total cost was $642.82. On the way home, the Engine Light is still on. I brought it back to "Mike Howe's Automotive" the next morning and complained. The new Owner, Obeleo tells me that he's going to have to tear into the thing to diagnose what the problem is. I then asked if the $119.86 I had already paid to diagnose the Engine Light would be applied to this job, he said no. He said that the Engine Code he's getting now is different than the engine code he got yesterday, so he wants me to pay the $119.86 again to diagnose the problem I already paid him to fix yesterday. The problem for Obeleo is, I have a FIXD auto diagnostic tool that shows a readout of the Engine Light error code history. The P1004 error code has been appearing since April. It shows that code also appeared when he ran the first diagnostic test. He's now claiming that code didn't appear until I took the car home. I have proof of the contrary. I will never bring my car to Mike Howe's Automotive again. It's sad these guys are dragging Mike Howe's name and reputation through the dirt.

Great repairs topped off with excellent service…read more I was having this terrible sound coming out of my front wheel. Took it in. Sue at the front desk was awesome, caring and very helpful. I did not get to Meet Mike but I saw him working hard in the garage bay. Got my truck back and it sounds awesome. I dread any problems with my car, but I feel good knowing I now have such a great place to take it if I ever have a issue. Would recommend to anyone..

They respond well to take care of issues with damages to your RV…read more The seems to be committed to doing a good job at it. I learned that they do not do installs unless it relates to repairs. They got back to me quickly to let me know what they can and cannot do.

I sent them the problem and diagnosed everything. I told them the part that was needed. The guy…read morecame out and looked at the problem and didn't bring any tools. He took the part back to his shop and said it was broken and didn't help me at all. They still charged me $170 just for him to showup and not do a damn thing. I had to drive out to Pismo and go to a shop and pick up the part. That I sent him in the first place. I would not go to this place.