880 Auto Works

clean, fast and friendly def one of the better brazilian experiences i’ve had. also very reasonable prices. thanks i will be back!

Rude and never bothered to call me and let me know what was wrong with my car.

I love Simon! A really close co worker referred me to him and I will never let anyone else get under my hood as long as Simon still works on cars! Simon will keep it real and tell you what your car needs and get you the best parts, because his motto is not to get cheap parts and return a month later for another repair. I have been here 3 times and each time the service was great and pretty quick. He was even nice enough to check other things for me and fix them if it was a quick fix.

Simon is honest and wont fix anything unless he feels the car needs it. He charges very fair prices and is trustworthy. A rare find in an auto mechanic!

Simon is an honest car expert which is very rare to find. He was very helpful when my car broke down, even though I could not get my car fixed with him he gave me the right guidance on what to do and tell my mechanic. You will not go wrong if you go with him, your car will thank you.

Simon is absolutely amazing. I have taken two BMWs to him over the years and he has performed flawlessly. His pricing is great. He is charming and fun to talk with. He does great work.
I live in Campbell but drive my cars to Simon in San Carlos. I honestly don’t see any reason to go anywhere else.
One BMW «repair» shop in Campbell (on Bascom) quoted me $ 800 to change the transmission fluid on my 550i. Simon did the following for less than that:
transmission fluid change
differential oil change
serpentine belt change
a/​c belt change
alignment
wheel balancing
Give this guy a chance. I normally don’t like anyone but love this guy!
He is honest and a hard working car mechanic.

Simon is very smart and honest! We go to him for most car issues. If he cannot solve it, he says so up front. No wasted time or money! We hope he stays in business for a very long time.

We are so happy to find a local mechanic who is honest and dependable. Simon has many years of experience and he will tell you that you don’t need unnecessary work done to your vehicle. I will not go back to dealerships again. We are now proud to have Simon on our side.

Simon is a great guy with a great sense of humor. Not only will he take care of your car, he will take care of you… you will enjoy talking with him. Very knowledgeable and a great story teller. I will not take my car anywhere else. He is what small businesses are all about.

Awesome guys. Seriously. Working in the automotive field myself, I find that there are very few auto shops that I can truly say that I trust 100%.
This shop is it.
I found Simon and this shop via a google search. I lead a busy life with 2 jobs and night school, leaving only weekends to do whatever it is I need to do.
At the time, I needed to have my front crank seal replaced on my engine. I called Midas — they told me that they don’t do that kind of work, and gave me the number of another shop in the area that would do the work. I called and asked if they could replace my front crank seal, and how much it would be. After telling him my vehicle specs, the guy on the phone says: «Which crank seal? the front? or the rear?»…no joke. This is after telling him TWICE that it was the FRONT crank seal. I replied: «The FRONT crank seal, the one that’s in the FRONT of the engine in the timing chain cover… That’s why its called the FRONT CRANK SEAL…» The guy got silent, and gave me a quote. I sure as hell wasn’t gonna go there.
So I did a Google search for local auto shops that had Saturday hours, and found these guys. I called and explained what I needed. Not Simon, but the other guy (who’s name I cant remember) knew exactly what I was talking about, and gave me a quote almost immediately. I even mentioned I knew what ALLDATA was and how it should only take 1.5 hours, and didn;t even react when I said that.
They did the work, and it was/​is PERFECT.
These guys seriously are worth every penny you pay them. Like I said, I work in the field. Its hard for ME to trust someone other then myself to work on my own car. So far, these guys are the only other people that I can truthfully, and honestly trust whole heatedly other then myself and close friends.

I know Simon close to 10 years now. He used to be a head automotive technician over at Veracom Mitsubishi in San Mateo. I felt at ease every time I brought in my Eclipse to get it serviced by Simon. That is until he has decided to leave to open up his own shop at 880 Auto Works.
That was when everything went to hell.
Three weeks ago, my beloved Eclipsed died — of all the places — on the freeway. Car wouldn’t start. Had it towed to Veracom for service. Called a couple days later to ask about the car and was told the shop mechanic couldn’t figure out how to start the car; guessed it may be the onboard computer went kaput and need replacing. It’s gonna run me about $ 800-​$ 1200 NOT including labor, said the friendly Parts Manager (a nice all around guy to his credit). He recommended have Simon take a look at it for a second opinion. *Why didn’t I think of that in the first place?* Three weeks later (yes, three weeks), the car was towed to Simon at 880 Auto Works. Within about 15 minutes (that’s one-​five), Simon had the car up and running. No onboard computer replacement… no voodoo priest summoned… no anything. Simon gave a sit-​rep with what work needs to be done with the Eclipse. A leak here and there, the clutch is wearing thin, but you can take care of that later, here is what you need to work on now.
No upsell. No nonsense. No bullshit. Just straight talk about what I need to fix my car.
I have dealt with mechanics in the past and I am weary of their… kind. The stereotype about mechanics rings true. That goes for any line of work, really. There are dishonest crooks out there and there are also honest professionals. Simon is the latter. He knows his way around cars. He is a straight-​shooter. He tells you what is wrong with the car, what you need done to remedy the problem and how much it will cost. He charges a competitive rate but above all else, he guarantees his quality of service. I cannot quite remember when was the last time I had to bring in my car to have the Simon work on the same problem twice when he was at Veracom Mitsubishi. I highly recommend his shop for all your mechanical works.
Needless to say I will not be using Veracom ‘highly trained’ automotive technicians to service my car any time soon.
Rock on, Simon. Rock on.

Simon is an honest man. Take your car here — it’s like taking it to your uncle! =)

Simon is a great mechanic. He knows his way around cars. I have been going to him for over 10years with Imports, domestic and European cars. The dealers always try to rip you off but with Simon, he is honest and very reliable. He is also very reasonably priced. Recently, he fixed my XC90… where the dealer was charging me a whole kidney, he did it really cheap. And it was not even what the dealer suggested was wrong with the car. Try him out, you will not regret.

Had a broken mirror that I’ve been driving around with for months — Simon called around and searched for alternative (cheaper) replacement to save me money, and finally opted for the dealer option when he exhausted all options — He is always very nice and thoughtful, fun to talk to also! Highly recommend him, just like in my other review.

I recently took my truck in and found that the engine had froze! It was a shock to me needless to say!!! Even tho they diagnosed the problem within hours of me dropping it off in a sat afternoon just before the holidays, they were so nice and allowed me to leave it there until I had a new car and found someplace that I could et rid of the truck! Which turned out to b weeks later!!! Not only that but Robert took the time to quote a new engine w labor, and my options… All of which when it came time to pay them they actually charged me UNDER what was quoted!!! They went above and beyond and have my business for life!!! I tell everyone how great they are!!!

Robert and Simon are good guys. I finally found an honest, ‘go-​to’ mechanic in the area. Pricing is fair, level of service/​work is high, and the frank yet honest assessment is a nice change from most out there.
They were able to take my 94 BMW 325is in on a Saturday, diagnose and complete most of the work for pick-​up on a Monday morning. Robert even offered free work on some minor hardware on the hood.
Great service, highly-​recommended!

I brought my car here for the first time this week. They recommend making appointments and even though I changed mine three times and finally came in without an appointment, they were very nice to me. They only charged $ 25 for the oil change and the 27 point inspection and were very fast. Only one block away from Starbucks, I dropped my car off, got a coffee, checked emails, came back and my car was done.
They seemed honest, told me about some issues that they found in the inspection but didn’t try to upsell me on the services. They also recommended a wax job which was nice because I thought my paint was beyond repair.
Too bad it’s so far from San Jose, otherwise I’d come here every other oil change.

My family has been coming to SImon for probably 20 years or so now, so now that he has his own shop it’s great to have a more convenient location to take our cars for service.
He’s great as always, prices are more than fair, he’s very nice and is very frank and doesn’t try to upsell you on parts/​services you don’t need.

I had my brake pads changed. Great service! Great price! Simon, the owner, did a great job and gave me a good price. What more can a girl ask for. I’ll be back.

I have known Simon for almost 3 years now and he is definitely an expert in the automotive industry. From what I have seen he is like Sherlock Holmes when it comes to diagnosing a vehicle problem. I have brought my cars as well as friends and family’s cars to him for help. You can trust his word when he tells you what your car needs. He has a pretty awesome set up at this place on El Camino Real in San Carlos. Brand new alignment machine, tire changer/​balancer and brake lathe. When I dropped off my car for a coolant leak he had it done real quick. The shop is close to the San Carlos train station too.