Precision Automotive Services

When I got off work on 40^th street in Oakland on Sat ¹⁄₃₀ at 1 pm and went to start my car it ran, but was shaking and the service light was on. I live in Walnut Creek and I was nervous to drive the car on the highway. I drove the car to Precision Automotive Services to see if they would be willing to look at the car and see if it was safe for me to get on the highway. Muhammad came out and examined the car, he spent at least 10 minutes with some kind of machine (a scanner I believe). He told me it was safe to drive home, but that the car needed to go to be seen by my mechanic as soon as possible. I offered to pay for his time which he said was not needed. The shaking reduced and I drove the car to my mechanic in Walnut Cree. I was very appreciative for the time and peace of mind I received. Thank you Muhammad ;-)

Good old bait and switch. I can’t believe there are businesses like this still open. The price was double what they promised and the wait time was twice what they quoted even though I made an appointment. Never again…

very help and honest, full synthetic oil changes are not included in their groupon deals

I called to make sure these guys were certified to work with Mini Coopers before making an appointment to have an oil change. I left my Mini with Amal who later had to phone me to ask how to start the car, which didn’t inspire much confidence.
He warned me that they would charge an additional $ 30 to use premium oil.
When I enquired about why premium oil was $ 30 extra he became very defensive and walked away.
He then refused to do any further work on my car in the future because he never wanted to see me again. He then threatened me with his God, who, presumably, will punish me any moment now for being curious about the cost of oil.
Good luck, God speed!

Very helpful, and friendly customer service
Being going here for so long and they take care of my car and gives good discount
Don’t buy coupon from groupon cause they give you same rate as groupon

4÷18÷2015
Piss-​Poor Customer Service. I purchased the Groupon, for an Oil Change. When I called to make the appointment I was told because of my car, it does not qualify for the Groupon, but that I could pay the difference price for full synthetic oil. Now this sounds like a bait and switch to me, advertise one thing without specifics and then switch them to another price. Groupon (Dinesh) has been extremely slow in handling this issue, either because of this business, or a Groupon process issue. Either way DO NOT PURCHASE a Groupon for this company if your car requires full synthetic. They could have honored this and immediately have changed their Groupon advertisement with full details i.e. specifics. Until they do DO NOT PATRONIZE!!!
4÷18÷2015

Nightmare! I wish I read the reviews first. Oh well hind sight is 20 – 20. Here goes. I have an old car, well not that old. It has its quirks. I found out about Gregg from OReilly’s down the street when I asked for an «honest» mechanic. I had my car towed to his place after thanksgiving, that Monday to be exact. I didn’t have a clue what was wrong with the car, I really needed his help. That Tuesday he called and said it was the Idle and that the cost would be $$$$. I said whoa, let’s try to get it down a bit. He said well you need to get the Nissan part it’s under warranty, I said no, I’ll got get the part. I went and got it, gave it to him. He told me that it would take a short time to put that part in so I went home happy that I would have my car back. Two weeks later, after refusing to pay an enormous bill because he works extremely slow, I guess. He stopped working on the car, but kept telliing me he was. I finally had to just go get the car and have it towed to a reliable person who quoted me several hundred dollars less than Gregg. Yes he is friendly and talkative but its a snake like quality while he is talking he’s thinking of a million ways to get your cash. Please get your written estimate before you leave your car off.

Gregg is pheNOMemal! This is the mechanic you want to call yours. He has a no nonsense, ease of business and treats each vehicle like its his own.
Not only did he explain every step he took to repair my car (2 separate visits: once for brakes, another for transmission and water pump replacement) but he is extremely reasonably priced.
As long as I live in the Bay area, I’ll continue to come here!

I had my air conditioner fixed at Precision. What an expert! The ac is now ice cold. I also saved hundreds of dollars. I will definitely go back for other car repairs.

This place saves my life. They are open almost every day and are very flexible with their hours. I have never felt remotely over-​charged, and almost always come out having saved some of what I had budgeted for brakes or repairs, etc. Also located near stuff to do, so it’s your’re dropping your car off, there is plenty to bike/​walk to and from.
Honest, speedy service, don’t bother trying to get anything like it anywhere else in the area.

Best oil change place in the Bay Area. Gregg is great! He make take longer than most oil change places but it’s definitely worth the wait. Price is affordable and service is fantastic. I went in for an oil change and drove off with full braking fluid, anti-​freeze and coolants.

Gregg is a friendly, funny and extremely knowledgable gent who did great work on my Toyota Corolla. He handled a nasty starter problem some crappy craigslist mechanic started and left my car in shambles because he didn’t know what he was doing. But Gregg cleaned up the mess and had my car running in no time. He also arranged to have my crunched front bumper and fender replaced at an extremely great price. When he told me it would be 75.00 more than he quoted, I was about to protest but I knew it was still a GREAT deal. When I saw my car, I honestly wasn’t sure if it was mine. It looked better than the day I bought it. They painted and pin-​striped the new parts and cleaned the entire car – inside and out. My only complaint is that Gregg is either lazy about calling people when their car is ready or he does a crappy job of keeping track of his paper work and loses people’s information and phone number. You’ll have to remember to call him if you want any updates or info’ on your car. But the way I see it is, if he had a receptionist to handle those things, his fees wouldn’t be as incredibly affordable as they are. So who’s complaining?

After dropping my car off at the nearby Toyota dealership, I stopped by Precision to ask for an estimate. Greg, the owner, called up his parts guy on the spot and gave me a rough estimate of ¹⁄₃ the one I received at the dealership. He was able to secure the parts and do the work that afternoon, whereas Toyota wanted my car overnight. I promptly retrieved my car from Toyota and delivered it down the street to Precision. Greg and his mechanic replaced the rotors and brakes in 45 minutes flat. Great service at an unbeatable price.

Very helpful oil change and repair shop. Went in for just an oil change from Gregg, the owner, and got much more than what I paid for. He helped secure my detached bumper and also patched my failing AC system. He’s also a pretty friendly guy.

Took my Chevy here a number of time, owner, when you talk to him, seems to knows his stuff, and he is a very nice guy, however there are problems
While Greg is cheaper than the dealer his labor rate is high and he works VERY SLOW, so you pay a lot to have your work done here.
Had my oil seals and sensor replaced, never got the job right, the low oil sensor kept going off. Took it back problem stopped for a day, (mind you when I was told a job would be a couple of hours, it would really be a whole day) So coming back multiple times for the same problem is a lot of down time. When I went back because it still was not right after two times I was told «we can’t just keep throwing parts at it» Here is the kicker — when I took it in for the seals, it was because I had an oil leak I could see because of drips on the ground, there sensor never went off until Greg worked on the car, so I had to pay to replace something I never had a problem with.
Another problem is on one of my later visits (there for an inspection to sell the car) I was told there was another leak I had to repair, this one was in a very hard to reach place so it was going to be VERY EXPENSIVE to repair, during this visit Greg told me he had told me about this before, he NEVER had and now I had a possible buyer hearing about it the first time I was hearing about it.
Luckily the buyer really wanted the car, knew Greg’s labor rate was excessive and agreed to buy the car for a little less so he could take it to his own guy for repair.
Note: The new Unilocal «filter» is way too aggressive, make sure to check out the filtered reviews for all business you are looking to read about. This shop has a filtered one or two.

My interaction with the owner, Greg, was clear, direct, and best of all, honest.
I needed the fuel pump in my 13 y.o. truck replaced and was quoted what I felt was a ridiculous amount by my regular automotive care folks close to home. Thinking I should do my due diligence, I talked to a friend who is a total gear-​head and he gave me the full breakdown (ha!) on what goes into a fuel pump — he said it shouldn’t cost more than $ 600 to get my car fixed — the original quote was $ 1,180 (!).
Precision was recommended by my personal trainer and she was right-​on. He answered all my questions and they tracked with what my friend had just explained to me. AAA towed my truck to Precision mid-​morning on Friday and I picked it up Saturday morning at 9:30AM. Greg called me Friday evening to let me know it was ready for pick-​up and confirmed the original quote provided to me via phone earlier that day — total cost $ 616.
It’s about a week later and my truck is running great — Thank you, Greg.
I echo the other reviews — fast, efficient, and effective car repair.

This place is simply amazing.
I figured I needed to get my alternator replaced, so I called up several auto repair places to get some quotes. Some places either whipped out a quick estimate that had me doubting their calculations. Others didn’t even pick up the phone or get back to me. The better places quoted the price for one alternator and their labor. I’m sure they are all great places, but I didn’t feel informed of what they were doing.
This was the ONLY place that took the time to explain to me my options (there were two different alternators available, but they costed different amounts) and breakdown my cost. They were also very, very cautious in giving me my price, explaining that they would (obviously) need to check my car – there might have been another problem. Plus, their lower quote (with the cheaper alternator) was the cheapest quote I got. Their higher quote was still very competitive – only 20 dollars more than their cheaper quote.
Ultimately, my friend did some crazy quick ex-​automechanic magic to my car and I didn’t end up taking my car in. However, based on my experience, I will definitely take my car in here whenever I have any trouble in the future.

Excellent service! Fast, efficient, and the owner, Greg was very directly involved. Pricing was better than anywhere else. I would definitely come back!

Be very clear about the total cost for the work and check the bill for errors. Be suspicious of «free» services. The estimate was $ 20 but totaled $ 341 on the bill. When I protested, the bill was reduced to $ 224. Looking back I don’t think I even needed the work done!
I do not recommend this place and won’t go there again. The present owner has been here 3 years. I used to like the place.