Lance’s Automotive

I wish more shops were as professional as Lance’s. They charge reasonable rates and treat you with respect.

I service every car my family owns at Lances. Great, fast and honest work. I took my wife’s car to get her breaks changed at 60,000 miles. Gary checked all the brake pads and told me I still had 50% on the pads and that changing the brakes at this time wasn’t necessary. Any other place would had gladly taken my money. I drive from the Santa Clarita Valley to have my car worked on. I will remain loyal to Lances for a very long time.

lances auto is one of the best shops in the san fernando valley gary is very reasonable and gets the job done right.

I’ve been bringing my car here for 134 years now and the service is awesome. Gary is a very honest man and doesn’t over charge on any job. I would recommend him to anyone. Tell him that billy bob sent you!

I have been bringing my car’s to Lance’s Auto for about 6 years now. I drive all the way from Glendale. Gary is fair and honest and doesn’t try to up-​sell you on service you don’t need. I’ve recommended Lance’s to family and friends all who have had as good an experience as I.

This place is the only place I trust my cars too!!! If your going to spend money on car repairs, spend it on a place you can trust. I have been a customer here since 2006 and have never looked back, even my new car maintenance service is done at Lances not the rip you off dealer mechanic. Gary is straight up, no BS and has been in business for a long time. Do your self a favor and stop in if your looking for quality service that you can trust.

I’ve taken my cars to Gary for the past 12 years, not only a great mechanic but very honest.

I’ve been bringing my car in here for years and always get top rate service. I have never had to bring my car back in for the same problem. Just last week I was getting my oil changed and he found a small nail in my tire and repaired it on the spot. That tells you his inspection was real. Cant get service like that anywhere else.

Ive been taking my cars to Gary at Lance’s Automotive for about 4 or 5 years now. He’s always done a great job for me and my family. I would highly recommend Lances’ to anyone who wants a quality job and a fair price. Thank you so much Gary.

My family has taken our cars to Lances Automotive for over 20 years, they are always honest and reliable. I have never written a review before but everyone needs to have and trustworthy mechanic and Lance’s Automotive it is. I moved out of town and went to a local mechanic whom tried to sell me services that I did not immediately need. Now i drive 30 miles to get my car serviced by Gary.

here is a copy of the letter I sent to Lance’s automotive:
I am writing this letter to thank you not only for your repair service on my car, but, also to commend you and your mechanics about the care and concern that you showed to me in my emergency situation. I had just been released from nearby Kaiser Hospital after having a very serious outpatient surgery. The moment we left the hospital, our car began to act up mechanically. I knew we could not drive it in this condition to my home 50 miles away. I did not personally know of any mechanic in the area. My granddaughter used her phone to find the nearest auto repair shop and found yours just a few blocks from our location. It was easy to find.
When we arrived at your shop, my wife asked you to check out our car and informed you of my condition. I sat in the car as I watched you and another mechanic go into immediate action. Within minutes, you found the problem, put a rush order on the needed part and installed it in lightning speed. We were gratefully on our way back home and we collectively thanked God for leading us to your shop.
I am, of course, very pleased with our experience with Lance’s Automotive. The professional and courteous attitude, expert knowledge, and personal concern in handling our specific «crisis» certainly add up to our complete customer satisfaction.
bobby romo

I am calling the better business bureau right after I write this. They ripped me off not once but twice. I took my car in to service it for a tune up shortly after I bought it. (March, 2010) I had Gary change the spark plugs on a 2004 Ford Focus and he used GM parts. Bad move because the car gave me headaches yesterday and it was the Spark plugs. When it comes to Ford’s you need to use the Ford Motor Craft parts. Not even 20,000 miles later GM spark plugs are giving me problems. Cars are like computers. You cannot use A PC part on a Mac. or vice versa and expect the computer to work!!!
The Second time was in June, 2010 I complained of a no cranke on the same Focus and he tried telling me it was the full pump. He changed the fuel pump and was still getting the no cranke sometimes when I tried starting the car. I finally figured out for myself it was a simple fix of the ground cable for the battery. When I told him what the issue was he just laughed.

Just bought a car from the auction and took it to Lance. It wasn’t running when I got it but after a few hours and a few dollars, Lance got me on the road and bound for home. He is very friendly and reliable. The business is family owned and run. I don’t think Lance works there but Gary is the head mechanic.
Thanks Gary!

I took 3 of our cars to Gary at this automotive shop and he fixed all of the cars in a great amount of time, and he shows u the old parts he took out of your car, unlike other shops they don’t even bother, this shop fixes alot of cars for kaiser permanente employees too, this place is a trustwworthy place and I have been recommending him to alot of people for a long time and they all agree with me about him being a trustworthy guy. thanks GARY!!!

Excellent! They are honest, reliable, friendly mechanics.
My family has been going here for years. They’ve earned a solid reputation as very honest people. I wouldn’t trust my car with anyone else.
They’ll let you know if something needs to be done on your car or if you can wait on it. If they say something needs to be replaced, they’ll always show me the old (broken) part to show that it really did need to be replaced. I never even thought of this and totally trusted them, but they go ahead and show me anyway.
Awesome mechanic!