Japanese Auto Tech

I have been going here for about 10 years. They do a good job at a fair price. You do have to be firm with Mr. Park and make sure you give him clear direction as to how you want him to proceed with your car. My suggestion is to establish a good rapport with him and your business transaction should go smoothly. FYI there is no Mr. Lee at this shop.

My family has been brining our Nissan here for YEARS! The owner is very generous with pricing!

My family has been going to Japanese Auto Tech for 20+ years. We are a family of 5 women with 4 Lexus, 2 Mercedes and a Toyota between us. We trust Mr. Park with the care and maintenance of all 12 cars. He has high integrity and is fairly priced. I even purchased a Toyota Corolla (now belonging to my neice) from him years ago that is 24 years old and still running safely and soundly. Once the work day begins,
Caveats:
(1) Mr. Park gets busy and is not always available by phone, but it s easy to just drive in to make inquiries.
(2) No one is good for everyone. Mr. Park is definitely a love him or hate kind of guy. In my family we love him! He is (much) older then he looks and there’s a language barrier if you’re American English speaking. If you’re a first time customer, be clear, succinct and firm about how you want to work with him. Respect and clarity are key.

My coworkers SWORE by this place…
I dropped off my car to ask him to check to see what needed to be done at a 75K check up. I specifically told him to call me to tell me what he was going to do and to tell me the price.
Two hours later, he called to say that he changed the oil and changed the transmission fluid. I said, «What? You were supposed to call me before doing anything.» He said, «Well, this is not expensive.» I said, «So how much is it?» He said, «$ 30 for the oil change and $ 140 for the transmission fluid change.»
WHAT!!!
I said, «$ 140 for the transmission fluid!!! Why are you charging that much?!» He said, «Well I had to change the gasket too.»
HEY, DUMBASS, YOU *ALWAYS* CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION GASKET WHEN YOU CHANGE THE FLUID!
I responded saying, «Of course, you should change the gasket, but why is it so much? I can get that service for under $ 100 at many other places and the place I usually get my oil change is $ 22 and I get a free car wash.» At that point, he started double talking about how much he pays for things saying that he topped off a bunch of my other fluids for free and again said he changed the gasket for free. WHAT A BUNCH OF BS! Those are standard things that are done when you get an oil change and a transmission fluid change. This guy clearly thinks women are bimbos who don’t know about car maintenance. I told him that I was going to leave him an awful review on Unilocal,as he didn’t call me before completing the service and asked him when my car would be ready. He said it was ready now and I could come over anytime before 5pm to pick it up. I went over at about 2pm. HE HAD LEFT AND TAKEN MY CAR KEYS WITH HIM! I had walked there by myself (in INGLEWOOD) from where I work only to be told by his technician that I would have to walk back to work and then come back when Mr. Lee returned an hour later. I was pissed off. When I returned, Mr. Lee told me that he would only charge me $ 140 for the full service, if I paid by check. Fine. That price is agreeable, but he’s lucky I happened to have my checkbook with me. I mean honestly, how many people in LA carry their checkbooks with them everyday? He tried to make small talk with me as I was leaving because he probably realized he was going to lose an entire company’s business. I quickly exited, as anyone who tries to overcharge me is not on my friendly conversation list.
All in all, if you go there, stay with your car and tell Mr. Lee you’re not letting his tech do any work until you get a quote. Otherwise, he’ll try to take you for a ride. I’ll keep searching for a shop I can trust.