Chaps Auto Repair

My husband and I have been bringing our cars to Chaps (formerly Beach City Motors) for nearly 20 years. We own our own business and we have 4 trucks in the «fleet» plus 3 cars of our own. Our kids all bring their cars to Chaps as well. The owner, Chris and his son run a great repair business. The biggest factor — they are honest. If they say we need something fixed, then it needs to be fixed. There is no price gouging here and no upselling. If you don’t need something, they will tell you. And when they fix something, it stays fixed. I have never had to bring my car back because of a faulty or incomplete repair. The shop is run by Chris and his star mechanic is his son Chris. They do excellent work — I give them five stars — they are what an auto repair shop should be — fast, efficient and honest and fairly priced. Do not hesitate to take your cars to Chaps. In fact, I own a 2006 Acura with 125,000 miles on it and it runs like a charm thanks to Chaps. I have taken it there for every tune up since I bought it. I think it will last another 125,000 miles thanks to Chaps!

This auto repair shop used to be known as Beach City Motors and it was located on Anaheim off of Anaheim Boulevard and has fairly recently moved to it’s new location here in the city of Orange. It is a small shop that is run by a father and his son, and in my book both of these guys are fantastic at what they do. The thing that sticks out to me is that they are honest and straight forward. They are knowledgeable and quick to diagnose issues, and will give you an honest assessment of what you are looking at as far as repairs. In my experience they also will tell you if a repair is worth making and can offer honest recommendations as far as what they would do, even if that means NOT doing the repairs if they are non-​essential.
The shop was a little bit difficult for me to find, as it is built on as an extension to a gas station and I drove by it a few times before realizing that the two were separate businesses so basically just look for the gas station on the corner and the «shop» part of the station is actually their repair shop.
In the interest of full disclosure, this business was recommended to me by a family member who is a friend of the family who owns this shop (if that makes sense). But, I do not have any contact with them other than my experiences at this shop and I cannot say enough about how professional these guys are. I know finding an honest mechanic can feel like finding the fountain of youth or the holy grail. So if you are in the area and are on the fence about where to take your vehicle, you really should give these guys a shot.