Midas

–I scheduled an oil change for 4pm, but showed up at 5pm since my California phone had not updated the time. They shuffled around to fit me in.
–I was not hassled about needing this or that (upsold), which I really appreciated
–Rich let me know of an oil leak that I was unaware of due to a recent timing belt replacement (Honda needs the valve cover to be removed during this and the gaskets must not have sat right). He was great at explaining the dangers of this.
–Rich also caught the cause of my engine vibration at idle which had previously slipped passed other mechanics.
–They were honest about the condition of my car. I’ve been to places where they’ve said «oh you need new pads» when I clearly didn’t.
Thanks for going above and beyond your duty!
–Tom

Nobody writes review for good service. Everyone writes about the bad stuff that happens. And every time something goes wrong with your car the day you bring it to a mechanic, or days after, you immediately assume it was the crooks at the shop that fucked your car up. When a mechanic tells you you need x replaced you immediately think it’s because he’s trying to get you to pay for more things. But just maybe you actually need x replaced.
These are the types of review I’ve read about this place, and I just wanted to make sure I wrote a good one.
I brought a newly purchased used vehicle in here for emissions inspection and I had a rough time. There were some sensors that weren’t ready, or something (I don’t know cars) but they said it was due to being unplugged or the battery being disconnected. They asked if the car had been worked on recently and it was. They said we just needed to put some miles on it and the sensors would be ready.
We put about 70 miles on the car and tried 2 more times to see if the sensors were ready. They weren’t. Then this mechanic comes out and tells us this series of very specific instructions we must follow in order to get it to reset. They seemed slightly crazy. Like, how would that help anything? We followed his advice and came back. The sensors were ready.
We passed the emissions test. All was good. They were nice and helpful. The end.

Do not go here for safety and emissions! They failed my car twice. After the first time I had my mechanic look at the issues they failed me for and the problems were fixed. Took my car back to them to have them test it again. Barely looked at the car and failed it again. This time I had 3 different mechanics look at the car and none of them could find a problem, one of the mechanics was a dealership mechanic. This was the worst experience ever and a complete waste of my time and money. Finally took my car to a different shop and guess what? There was absolutely nothing wrong with it. Save your time and money and go somewhere else!

Very frustrating experience here. Waited 5 hours for my service, even with appt. I’ve been here before and it was fine but had to ask every 45 min or so and was promised another «30 or 40 min». I came at noon and wasn’t out of there until around 5 pm. They gave me a free oil change for next time, but it was pretty exasperating to wait so long and wish they’d been up front about it at the time I made the appt.

Very impressed with Jay and his crew.
My father-​in-​law was visiting last year, and told me «I’ve found you a mechanic,» and gave me Jay’s card. He apparently had a great time at the shop, and everyone was friendly.
I’m happy to say that I’ve had the process repeated a number of times. Whether it’s an oil change or minor repairs (I haven’t had them do anything major yet), the staff is friendly, the prices reasonable,* their phone demeanor excellent (something you don’t always get with mechanics), and their service very good. I’d suggest making an appointment during busy times (Saturdays, Friday afternoons, etc.) as they do get busy if you just walk in. They have a location convenient to downtown (I hear they have a shuttle service, but have not asked about it), and their lobby is reasonably clean.
I’m headed in soon for them to check our brakes – the Midas specialty – and I hope the good performance keeps coming.
* An oil change here is usually more than one at Jiffy Lube, but I think you get better service. I feel like prices are between the cheapest guy you can find and the dealer.