The Oceanside Car Clinic was the (second) auto. repair shop I called after Niko's Shop at S & R…read moreService Center on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. I wanted to compare different quotes from these two different shops to see the kind of prices that I would be charged on this Brake Light Replacement Service. When I called this Oceanside Car Clinic and I talked to Eric who works for their shop, he told me that he is not at their shop right now. I explained to Eric that I want to get a Free Quote on this Brake Replacement Service that needs to be done on my 1995 Honda Civic DX Coupe Car. I want to know, how much would Eric charge me for this Brake Light Part and how much would he charge for his labor including the sales tax? Eric told me to send him 3 photos of my car and to text message him from the Oceanside Car Clinic's business phone number. Then Eric said he will give me the (price of the Brake Light Part) and he will also give me a FREE Quote on the (Brake Light Replacement Service). I said okay great. Eric's voice sounded really friendly during my cell phone conversation with him on Thursday, June 20, 2023 at 4:30 p. m. I have the proof in posting my photos and my text messages to Eric on my Apple IPhone XR. But it is also very important to write a review to explain the issue, I had with this automotive repair shop. As a Yelp Elite 2023 Reviewer, it is required from me to always tell the Truth with every experience I have with a business. I did send Eric these 3 screenshots on my 1995 Honda Civic DX Coupe Car. I also told Eric that my local automotive repair shop that I am a regular customer at currently is at this Golden Wrench Auto. Shop and I had recently had my car taken in for an oil and filter change with a 22 point inspection from my local auto. repair shop on June 6, 2023 and my car was fine. I had texted Eric all of this information about my car. Then Eric said he will text me back with a price on this Brake Light Replacement Service if I decide I want to have to get this service done at their Oceanside Car Clinic. I waited for Eric's response back to me on Thursday, July 20, 2023. Eric did NOT respond back to my text message to him from my Apple IPhone XR. Eric still had 30 minutes to respond back to my message to him. Eric never got back to me and like he said he would. I see this as (poor customer service) and the Oceanside Car Clinic needs to improve on their customer service skills. I want to let Eric know who works for this shop, you never know who is going to be calling your shop. It can be a Yelp Elite 2023 Reviewer like me or a potential customer. Please next time respond back to that person calling into your shop for a quote on a specific service. My assumption maybe is that since I told Eric I am a loyal customer at my local shop at the Golden Wrench Automotive Shop. It could possibly be that Eric doesn't want to take away another shop's business. I don't really know for sure, because I am not a mind reader. I think Eric should have been more (honest) to me and he should have told me that he will not respond back to me with a Free Quote on this Brake Light Replacement Service. I also learned that when I call around to some other automotive repair shops to compare prices on a specific service that I want a Free Quote on, these other automotive repair shops, they just care about making a profit and they don't care about me. This is my reason to give this Oceanside Car Clinic a (2 star rating). It could have been better. I rarely give a business a poor review. The only time I do give a business a poor rating is to alert that business to improve their customer service. It would be great if their manager or their owner would respond back to my review.

I went to this place because of their good reviews but I must write this to WARN others. This place…read moreOVERCHARGES you. Brought my Toyota RAV4 2013 asking for fluid flush (transmission fluid and brake fluid) and a brake inspection and tire rotation. My invoice came out to be $800. They charged $165 for brake inspection. I have no words. Tire rotation was $41. I am paying $200 for service that could have been free at other places. I am not saying they shouldn't charge for it, but their prices definitely left me in shock. I am upset. If you want an affordable and reasonably priced place, steer away from this place. See my picture for detailed invoice.

The best! Best…read moreservice. Best integrity. Best professionalism. Best value. An amazing car repair/service center. Thorough. I am a life long customer.

I came here after getting tired of wasting an entire day -- and WAY too much money -- at the…read moredealership for a simple oil change. After two visits, I can confidently say this place is a game‑changer. They charge a fraction of what the dealership does, finish the service within a few hours and never try to upsell you on a laundry list of unnecessary extras. The staff is friendly, the service is efficient and the lobby is clean, comfortable and welcoming. I'm genuinely grateful this business exists. Highly recommend!

Had an excellent experience dealing with B & D Auto. They were professional, hard working and…read morefairly priced. I felt they went above and beyond with my truck investigating an issue. They were honest and upfront, kept me updated on the progress they were making. They were recommended to me by a neighbor and I would recommend them to anyone without hesitation. I'll be taking my truck back to them should any other issues arise. Thank you!

I got pulled over for my brake lights being out, I knew the lights themselves were fine and…read moreexplained it to the front desk guy. I dropped off my car at 10:30ish. By 2pm they called and said it was just my brake light switch and later that day before they closed they called me to come in and pick my car up. FAST SERVICE AND GREAT SERVICE. I was recommended by a friend to come here and I will continue to recommend this place to others. Thank yall for making my week easier and better!

Another visit for routine maintenance of one of my vehicles. I haven't been here in a while. Even…read moremore important, I haven't had the need because Niko keeps my F250 (170K miles) truck and Odyssey van (230K miles) dialed in for everyday driving. While waiting in the larger and more comfortable waiting area, I overheard his phone conversation with another customer about another older vehicle. Niko was very understanding of the customer's needs and the customer's very specific desires of service; then I realized, that vehicle was directly in front of the store and too, looking really well maintained. Oh, and now he has the Carfax rating. Top tier. Niko has been doing what he does very well, serving the customer's needs, as he mentioned, without a vacation for 10 years. When is my first review? Just after he opened. OG CritDicks

My fiance and his family members have been taking their cars to Niko's for many years and now I'll…read morebe taking my car there too, regardless that I live 2 hours away! They've been recommending him for years and so I finally went with it, and I don't regret it! I started off with my loud brakes and an oil change. What I appreciate is that he calls with the diagnosis first and gives suggestions and asks for approval before moving forward. And he also tells you what else he finds, but most importantly, doesn't push you to add more services if they're not dangerous. I really like the honestly, integrity, and passion. In a nutshell, Niko's great! I would gatekeep him so he's available when needed, but because he's amazing and now popular, he actually moved to a larger facility so he accommodate his growing clientele!! Very thankful. I highly recommend Niko. Don't think about it. Just do it.

Rick & his crew did a great job! If you need a smog, I…read moredefinitely recommend you bringing your vehicle here! Very reasonably priced too! Ron Z.

1 star. Do not bring your car here…read more I brought myJeep SRT8 in for a valve cover, oil pan, and crank seal job on 5/8. Got it back 5/13, five days for a two-day quote. It was smoking before I even got back to work. Oil dripping onto the headers. Returned it same day, they re-torqued and sent me home. Still smoking. Dropped it back off 5/14 at 3:10PM. Picked up 5/15. Two lights from the shop my transmission started slipping hard in second gear. Turned right back around. Owner Ricky confirmed the slip on a test drive. His first question was whether I'd done aftermarket work to the transmission, trying to make it my fault before we even got back to the shop. Plugged in a scanner, found an old unrelated stored code, erased it, drove it again. His conclusion: "I don't know what to tell you." I pointed out the transmission was perfect at drop-off. He got angry. Said no one drove it, they only idled it. Then offered to pull camera footage as proof. I said let's go watch it right now. He said he had other things to do. This happened in front of my fiancée and two of his own employees. No intake paperwork was made when I returned the car, no mileage logged for the exact period the transmission failed. What I can tell you is the mileage on my car does not support the story they're telling. A certified third-party inspection from the shop literally 150 feet away documented my transmission passing with zero issues the same morning I dropped off. The oil pan job on the 6.1L HEMI also requires physically moving the transmission for access. They did something and when confronted with the proof, they dodged cameras and kicked me out. BAR complaint filed. Small claims next. Update "Response to Ricky, thank you for responding publicly this actually helps me significantly. You identified yourself here as "Business Manager." When I asked you in person for the owner, you said you were in front of witnesses. That is now publicly documented. Regarding the OBD codes : the stored code found was a historical "lost communication with TCM" event. That is not a transmission mechanical failure code. It is entirely unrelated to active gear slipping. Any qualified technician or BAR investigator will confirm those are two completely different things. Regarding the SRT8 being driven aggressively: on the morning of my drop-off, another shop conducted a certified digital multi-point inspection of my vehicle. 31 of 33 systems passed. Transmission was in the green. The only red flags were the exact leaks I hired you to fix. That inspection is timestamped and on record. A performance vehicle with aggressive driving history does not pass a certified inspection hours before drop-off and then suddenly fail two blocks from your shop after picking up You stated the transmission was not touched. The 6.1L HEMI oil pan job requires the transmission to be lowered for access. It does not need to be fully removed to be disturbed. You also claim no evidence exists linking your repairs to the transmission failure. There is also no intake paperwork from my return visit, meaning no mileage baseline exists for the exact period the failure occurred. That absence of documentation benefits only one party, and it is not me. Your building advertises transmission services. You told me to my face you don't diagnose transmissions. Thank You Sir

I had an amazing experience with Golden Wrench. This is truly an honest and trustworthy…read moredealership/mechanic shop. We have been working with Mike and his crew for years and trust them 100%. They consistently go above and beyond to make sure you're satisfied and that your car is properly fixed and safe to drive. I recently had a situation where Hyundai told me I needed to immediately replace my radiator. I felt something was off because I had never had any issues, leaks, or warning signs with it before. Sonny was absolutely amazing--he inspected everything at no cost and reassured me that nothing was wrong and that my car was safe to drive. That kind of honesty and integrity is hard to find these days. If anyone is looking for a reliable, honest mechanic in Oceanside, Mike and Golden Wrench are the way to go.

My wife was visiting a friend in May and heard rumbling noise in the front end of the car, a RAV4…read more The shop said both CV axles needed replacing, which was done. When she returned home to Washington an axle seal was leaking transmission oil. The shop had told her they would warranty the work even though we live in Washington. When I contacted the shop they said if I could bring the car in they would replace the seal but would not cover work done in Washington. We are not going to drive 2,500 miles to and back from the shop to have a seal replaced. The man at the shop said it was of no benefit to him to pay for repair since we did not live in Vista and were not local customers. He also said we should just live with the leak and keep check on the oil level. We didn't get the golden wrench we got the golden screw.

I met Accurate Alignment Services sort of second hand by their partnership with San Diego Motoring,…read moreonly minutes away. My first use of their services was for alignment for new tires on our 3 autos from www/sd.motoring.com. Since then, we've had new tires and front-end alignment for our daughter's car as well - all great service from both companies! Recently that "daughter auto" was afflicted with a dead battery, leaving me puzzled how you navigate this sort of issue. I called Scot at Accurate Alignment simply trying to put together a plan of action. Not being familiar with the whole towing process, Scot's guidance was welcome in getting the car to his shop to move toward repairs. I hadn't looked to Scot's team as being able to also provide other "SERVICES" as their name suggests. With his help we had the car in his shop, and out with a new battery by 4:30 same day! Scot was his usual helpful, professional, friendly self, guiding me along the towing steps from AAA, to one of their towing agents, and on to Accurate Alignment SERVICES for our needed repairs. Thanks, Scot, for the full spectrum of auto repair!

Have a 54 Ford F100 purchased off BAT and they were able to get it squared away really nice !!…read more Would recommend to anyone needing auto service or alignment.

New owners, still very nice personable and accommodating. Will stick with them to service my…read moreInfiniti.

I spoke with Kevin and he helped me with my car brakes and he was honest about the works that was…read moreneeded and he was true to his words. I'm relieved that my car was taken care of and that he and his staff did excellent work for me and my family safety.

*Late Review* I went…read morehere to get smog done on my truck. I have had many experiences where a vehicle of mine may have no modifications, or tampers, but the shop would find any type of way to get you to fail or get you to fork out more money if it is just something really small. Luckily, Cali Auto Shop did not express that negative experience with me. I was happy with how quick the process was, the pricing is just about average, and they definitely know what they're doing. Need smog or work done on your vehicle? Don't even hesitate to go here honestly. This is not a sponsored review, just a happy customer that left with a smile. FYI, make sure you abide by smog regulations from visual to monitor readings, or you will just waste their time. Unfortunately the truck I brought in, which I bought the day before, the previous owner cleared the check engine and the reading was not ready.

This owner promotes hate speech on his social media platform. He says absolutely disgusting things…read moreabout people of color and different sexualities

I recently had my transmission oil changed here. Sean, the manager, is extremely polite and…read morecertainly understands the car repair/maintenance business. The shop has fair and affordable prices. I highly recommend this shop for car maintenance needs. ed murphy, Oceanside

Went in for routine maintenance. I waited for an hour before they gave recommendations for brakes,…read moretransmission work, and other items for a total cost of $3800! I then went to Jiffy Lube to get all I needed - an oil change! and fluids checked for about $40.