Elf Motors

Raz and his Dad are as good and honest as it gets in an industry notorious for hosing people. Raz is friendly and conversational on top of being a great mechanic, and their waiting room even has free wi-​fi! They always try to get the least expensive parts, and they don’t jab you for labor or try to upsell you on services/​repairs you don’t need. My husband has been coming for years, and we don’t plan on taking our vehicles anywhere else, ever!

The gentlemen at Elf Motors have been the best mechanics I have ever known. For the past few years they have worked on two cars that I own and have quoted me the lowest prices, and they are also so nice and polite. I recommend them to anyone I know. It’s rare to find mechanics as honest and efficient as they are.
Thanks for your help all the time!

Raz and his father are the BEST. They are honest, helpful, kind and do great work. I found them via Unilocal in 2013, and chose them mainly because of their proximity to my work place, but also because they had some good reviews. Ive been meaning to review them since I first started coming here, so better late then never! Whenever I have something wrong with my car, they help me out straight away. They always endeavor to get the best deal for me and have always done a great job and been courteous. I have referred them to all of my friends and co-​workers who have all had great experiences with them! Support Family Businesses! These guys are awesome!

I am so grateful to have found a honest and kind mechanic to work with. This is a family shop and a lot of love and loyalty have clearly made it what it is today… which is a really pleasant environment to visit! The shop is immaculate, incredibly organized and clean. It is obvious that the work here is done with integrity, respect and love. Whenever I get work done, Raz or Raffi always make a point to show me what they have done. They will show me the old part that has been replaced, or the level of the oil they drained. It is an extra courtesy that I always appreciate. They are a super efficient little shop. Direct communication, easy to schedule with. Elf motors has seriously healed my past bad experiences with car mechanics. I would never go anywhere else in Los Angeles. Thank you Elf Motors for helping me out over the years.

Best mechanic I’ve ever dealt with. Honest, and does everything right the first time. I recommend him to everyone I know.

What can I say? Family owned business, honest, fabulous Mechanics. They always find the best solution and are super reasonably priced. We have referred several of our friends to them and they will never go anywhere else.
We have been using them for over 2 years. They take excellent care of our older model BMWs. We found them when I had a transmission problem that occurred the day before Christmas. Raz took the time to pinpoint the problem instead of short cutting and replacing the transmission. They find time to squeeze us in when needed. If you need an honest, competent mechanic. Go to ELF.

This place is a gem! Family run business, with great prices and great service. We actually live in Vegas but little errands like oil changes are things I’ll take care of while my bf works in Burbank and I have time on my hands.
They have squeezed us in last minute during lunch before our drive back to Vegas when we realized we really needed a service before that journey and they were really cool about it.
Also they communicate with you about what they are doing, we got a new car and he looked it up and called me to tell me it calls for a cheaper oil than he priced me for and wanted to double check that i was ok with that and that I would be paying less… very cool.
Always friendly, any of the family around has also been a pleasure to talk with. It’s the type of place you feel good about bringing your business to!

Raz and his father are the best! I have been taking my car to him for about 2 years. I recently started bringing my fiances truck here also. These guys are very honest! I will never take my vehicle anywhere else.

Elf Motors has always come through for me. I’ve been coming to these guys since 2009.
They have state of the art technology to diagnose all vehicles including one of my older BMWs. As far as customer service goes, they have always flexible, available and have gone above and beyond to service my cars. Most importantly they are honest and have always provided quality work at great! & affordable prices. I have sent many customers their way and will continue to do so! To this day my brother still drives all the way from Santa Monica to Burbank just to get an oil change and many other services on his family cars.

My Audi failed to pass smog; so I was looking to find a mechanic to diagnose and fix the problem. I didn’t have a go-​to mechanic and just happened to stumble upon Elf Motors. I’m seriously thanking my lucky stars it ended up being this place. Raz was professional and courteous, but more importantly, he was straight forward and honest. He didn’t push any unnecessary repairs and I was out of there in a jiffy. I won’t be going anywhere else from here on out.

Raz and his team are the best. They are super nice, helpful, and they go out of their way to ensure they’re using the best parts, fluids, etc. for your cars specific needs, meeting dealers requirements. Not only did they take good care of my car, but the prices were super reasonable. I’ve been here twice, and wouldn’t go anywhere else.

These guys saved my car and for $ 900 less than an estimate I got at another shop! I recommend this to everyone who has any sort of car trouble. Honest, friendly, knowledgeable. He didn’t go for the most expensive fix, he took the time to actually diagnose the problem and fix it for the least amount possible. He even had a rental company cut me a deal for a car because Avis wouldn’t let me rent without a credit card. He promptly had to cancel that rental because he was able to fix it in under an hour. GO HERE EARLY AND OFTEN!!!

Raz is always professional and has always taken care of my cars. His disgnostic and troubleshooting skills are awesome and his prices are very reasonable. I treat my cars as good as I treat my wife. (she would say I treat them even better). There’s only one mechanic shop I trust and that’s elf motors.

Raz at Elf Motors has been nothing but reliable, hospitable, and honest.

I drive a CRAP load. That’s right… a CRAP load. And I used to have my go-​to-​car-​guy but he hurt his knee doing base jumping or free basing or something (I can’t remember the details) and my homegirl recommending Elf Motors and had AMAZING things to say about them. I was thinking… «who could be better than my car guy? After all… he just does it as a hobby so he’s DIRT cheap.»
Well, I met Raz and his dad and they made me feel like I was part of their family! They are very honest, experts in their field and EVEN cheaper than my car guy! I would trust Raz to deliver my own baby if a woman would let me make one. I mean… he’s saved me SO much time and money. As good as Raz and his dad are… I can’t BELIEVE that they ever have time to take my car… but they always manage to make time and on the RARE occasion that something is going to take a while… they are REALLY good at giving me an accurate prediction of how long it will take. I actually learn things about how to treat people every time I visit them. I have nothing but amazing things to say about Elf Motors and the family that is the ENGINE behind this business.

Great service, reasonable price for oil change. While one was changing the oil, the other quickly checked the car and fixed a thing or two, free.

Amazing!
I have an ’09 Scion tC, and the «maintenance required» light came on as it neared 40k miles. Brought the car to Elf, and the first thing Raz did was commend me on driving stick. Awesome. He then pulled out my cabin and air filters, showed me them, and said they don’t need to be replaced for a while. This is the first time in my life that a mechanic hasn’t tried to convince me that I need new filters. Double awesome. While he was putting my cabin filter back in, he noticed that I had the car title in my glovebox, and apparently that’s a super idiotic thing to keep in your car??? I’m normally not an idiot, but man do I look like one when it comes to cars. Anyway, Raz suggested that I keep it somewhere else, and was not at all condescending about any of it. Triple awesome.
About 30 minutes after I dropped my car off, they called to tell me it was all ready to go. So speedy! The total cost of an oil change plus a check of the tires/​fluids/​brakes/​etc. was only $ 32. The car was low on coolant, which they topped off for me. Quadruple awesome.
But seriously, the best parts were the amazingly friendly and kind service, and the complete lack of upselling. I will be taking my car back to Elf for everything it needs in the future.

Honest, reliable, down to earth folks you can trust. I wouldn’t think of a better place to take my car (s).

If you are looking for honest, reliable mechanics — look no further — Elf is the place.
My husband and I have been taking our cars to Elf Motors for 10 years. We always receive stellar service, as do the (many) friends we’ve referred to Elf. We have never encountered mechanics who are more honest than Raz and Rafi. They always explain exactly what you need, why you need it, and fix your car at a fair price.

I adore these guys! They will tell you when you don’t need something, not just do it anyway and say you needed it!
I’ve been driving nearly half my life and have never found more honest mechanics, even my next door neighbor growing up who’s a pro would sell me things I didn’t need. PLEASE check these guys out, you’ll never go anywhere else!