Miramar H & A Specialist

My family always goes to H&a for their auto issues and they always are extremely polite and professional. Sometimes things will take longer than estimated but I’d rather have them spend more time making sure everything is working properly than not so I take comfort in that fact. The employees are always very helpful and they actually fixed my vw golf for waaay less than I got quotes from every other auto shop that I spoke with for quotes. If I could give ten stars I would!

I read these reviews and thinking it was all good until I checked the BBB page :
Noticed the high lighted text: THIS BUSINESS IS NOT BBB ACCREDITED.
The owner is a short guy, cranky and arrogant. Yeah he said he had 20 yrs exp. in the business but without quality service and trustworthy, it does not mean anything. Why did he change the name of the business with it is a well known shop.
Might want to double check the BBB page to be sure before doing business with these guys.
There are thousands of other shops in the area so why go here.

Brought in Acura Rdx for oil change. Put name on list and got some lunch. Came back and waited for 20 min. Very nice owners.

This review is for just oil changes.
I’ve always and only come here for oil changes cause they’re affordable, honest, and quick! On weekdays they’re open from 8am-​5pm, Saturdays 9am-​3pm, and closed Sundays. If you just need oil changes, I suggest you come here early! The earlier, the better just cause they do tend to get busy throughout the day. The parking lot can be difficult later in the day as well. If you work M-​F then come early if you can Saturday otherwise you’ll be waiting forever.
Another thing! I haven’t been here for mechanics, but I’ve always overheard them telling other customers if there’s any other issues with their car and they don’t ever seem pushy or upsell their customers.

I have a 1987 Honda CRV that has been under H & A’s care for many incidents. I have tried many different shops always getting higher quotes on varies problems, and problems not solved. Ever since I discovered H & A, I not only getting fair price service, and on top of that their fast service and trustworthy have me come back and refer many of my friends.

Should be 4.5 stars. The throw out bearing and/​or pressure plate goes bad after another shop did a «complete» clutch job 2.5 years/​30k miles ago on my beat up ’01 S2000. Also the slave cylinder was leaking. I purchased a premium Japanese clutch kit and Honda OEM slave cylinder and dropped the car and parts off to Ken’s very busy shop yesterday morning, and got the car back THIS AFTERNOON!!! The other shop charged a ton more than Ken, and took more than a week on top of that.
The only reason I didn’t give H&A 5 stars is that their communication could be a little better. One of their techs tried to call me to authorize rear seal replacement saying it was leaking (when it too was allegedly replaced 30k miles ago). I’ll take his word for it, but he didn’t leave a message and proceeded with the replacement anyway (it was cheap, no biggie). I work in an enclosed area where cell coverage is not guaranteed and waiting for authorization would’ve delayed repair and I’d be paying more for the rental car I was using… so it ended well.
I’ll be a repeat customer if/​when I can’t or won’t do the work myself.

I have been to both this location and the second shop just down the street. I get my routine oil changes done here for all my vehicles, (Toyota, Honda, BMW), and im always taken care of right away. Whenever anything more serious needs to be fixed like brakes or leaks, I get a quick quote and its done without hassle. They even give me information on the life of certain parts on my car and when they might need to be replaced without trying to up sell me.
Prices here are VERY FAIR and quotes are always exact. If they notice anything while already working on the car, they’ll give you a call with a quote to ask if u want it taken care of also. Being a normal customer, they occasionally throw in the wheel alignment and tire rotation for FREE when working on my car. They have also done some minor work for me and were kind enough NOT to charge me labor (just parts) since it was done faster than they thought.
Vince is the man and very helpful when working at the front desk.
They also sell some retail products like fuel additives, gas cleaner, etc.

I’ve gone to so many mechanic shops that have given terrible service and unreasonable prices. The guys at Miramar H&A are the exception.
Found out I had to get a new oil filter and came here for only $ 26 + tax. Not a bad price considering they will offer a tire rotation if needed.
Had to wait about half an hour for it to be done so I got to talk to a few of them. They’ve been here for almost 30 years now and continue to be a family run business based off quality and affordability. Highly recommended, especially for you Honda drivers!

To the point, concise and exact quote with no upsells. Drive in, tell problem, quote given with problem description and time it will take to fix, car ready on time, pay and drive. As easy as it can get. Have used it in past, used again after 3 years, same quality, will recommend and use again.

Professional, friendly, honest and dependable! Vince is the man! All the guys here are great I highly recommend this place I take all my cars here for all my maintenance and repair job!

This family owned shop is great! I always get an honest answer from every employee I’ve spoken to. They don’t try to push you to spend extra money where you don’t have to. I highly recommend this place!

Finding an auto specialist you can trust can definitely be a struggle. Thankfully, I’ve been coming here for years and they have never done me wrong. These are honest people who will do everything they can to fix your car for an affordable price. They wont try to upsell you on anything extra or tell you something else is wrong when there really isn’t. All they really care about is fixing your car really haha. WHICH IS GREAT ! Walk-​ins are welcome if you have extra time to wait but its always safer to book an appointment.

A very reputable shop. I’ve literally brought 8 cars here over the years. #1, the prices are one half the dealer price. #2, they really are honest. Ken is the manager. If the car doesn’t need something, then they don’t push it on you. #3, they aee accurate. They will diagnose the car a dozen times if needed to find the problem. Once located, the quote is updated so you know BEFORE you pay what the price will be. Pay cash for an additional discount here!

Service is lacking… I drive from South San Diego (Chula Vista area) to get my work done at this shop. To save time I usually call beforehand. So yesterday I called up and asked how long the wait was… The guy on the phone told me it would be about an hour or so. I didn’t have a problem with that so I made the drive, which is about a good 25 — 30 mins from my place.
When I arrived their the lot was full of cars. One of the employees asked me what I needed done and they told me come back on Monday… I was surprised because the guy over the phone said it’d be only an hour wait. I was in no mood to argue with them so I left.
This was the first time I got turned down. They should’ve gave me a good reason why they refused me. I’ve been going to this shop for years. I wasn’t happy with my experience so I ended up going to Tony’s Lube & Tune (4 ½ star rating) on Aero Drive.

Best auto repair place in town. Brought my car in this morning without an appointment. Took me right away and got my car fixed fast! Honest AND Affordable. That’s what the initials stand for and every time I come here that’s what they are!

My feeling about this place: it may be cheap to change oil or repair here, but if you have other problem that need to communicate or explain to specialist, you will never achieve that. I did read the review that someone say it’s really hard to communicate, that’s TRUE!
My car has some problem so I checked this shop rate is good, so I come here.
Reception is a young guy and he help me to fill the form. I told him that transmission has noise and I think change fluid may helps. So he just write down I need change fluid and check engine, and after specialist start to check my car, I ask the specialist my transmission has noise and whether change fluid will help? If it don’t help, I don’t want to change fluid.
I don’t think I offend this specialist but he got angry, he told reception that he only do what the paper told him to do. Everything I need to explain must speak with reception, he don’t want to listen to anything from me. OK. I repeat my requirement to reception: if change fluid don’t help, please don’t change it, obviously the reception is not specialist, how can he know it? so he just say: then change it and see what happens. Come on, no issue to you but it cost my money! I did think their work flow has problem, customer must know the root cause and tell them what to do, you can never discuss with «specialist».
Finally I decide to no repair here. I don’t feel I am treated as a customer, the reception guy never show enthusiasm to help me and he even complain that I am bothering the specialist. Fine, I am sorry, I bring your shop trouble, I will never bother you any more.

Definitely the place to go for honest car service and good prices. They work pretty fast and are very accurate. They have made mistakes where I had to take my car back but they fixed it with high priority the next day without charging me extra for Labor.
They have free Wifii while you wait for your car and have given me a ride to work if I have to leave my car for the day. Would definitely recommend this place.

I love coming here for all my major services. They are very honest people and do an extremely great job. I use to live in sd but now live in Temecula and i drive all the way here for any mojor service.

Came in 45 minutes before closing on a Saturday afternoon, & asked if they could do an oil change; despite that they had already started closing shop for the day, they still took me, no problem. $ 26 and 20 minutes later I was out the door!
Thank you again! :D

Brought my car here for an oil change and tire rotation today. They said it would take about 45 minutes, so I went to the gym down the street to work out while I waited. I come back over an hour later, and my car isn’t outside The guy comes out and says he needs my «wheel lock key» (whatever the hell that is) to rotate the tires. He claims he looked all over the car for it. As he’s telling me this and I start calling the dealership to see what and where the wheel lock key is, one of the other guys is pulling my car around front.
Whatever, I thought.
It’s been way over an hour, they didn’t call me to ask for a wheel lock key, and didn’t tell me that they needed it before I left, but okay. I’ll find out what it is and where it is and give it to them. (I would assume a pro shop claiming to work on BMW’s would KNOW and ask for the wheel lock key whenever they get a BMW in… because they would have had this issue before, right?)
So, after I spend 10 minutes talking to the dealer and discovering that the wheel lock key is NOT shaped like a key (as the dimwit at this place told me) but was actually shaped like a lugnut/​socket, I found it sitting very plainly in sight inside the glove compartment… right where said dimwit claimed to have looked.
When I offered the key to Mr. Dim, he said they didn’t have time to do the tire rotation now and I should have given him the key before I left. I very nastily told him that 1) this is a brand new car and I had no idea it took a key, 2) as a service pro, he should have known that it took a key and asked for it, 3) he should have called me when he discovered he needed one and didn’t have it, and 4) if they were out of time and someone else was in my spot, then why was my car JUST NOW being pulled out?
He refused to do the tire rotation even though I was expected to pay the entire fee, and they charged me $ 70 for an oil change that was supposed to be $ 75 – 80 including the tire rotation, and I didn’t get the tire rotation.
Auto service places used to have horrible reputations and I thought had gotten better over the last several years. Guess I was wrong. Keep searching for a better place. I do not know HOW this place maintains a 4 star rating when there are SO many 1 star reviews. This place sucks.

I went to a oil change place in Mira Mesa and got kicked puts because my car was «too low» so I hop on Unilocal and this was one of the first places that popped up. Cool!
I immediately called and got a price for my 2006 Acura Tsx. I asked them if they were «lower car friendly» and they said yes!
There was a notification on my car that I only has 5% oil left. Yikes! Came by and it was busy. Maybe 6 cars? I filled out paperwork and my car was rolled in within 10 minutes. The oil change was done in less than 30. I got a cheap price to fix my back break light that went out that I’m lazy to do myself. So I’m coming back tomorrow for that. Everyone was nice and friendly! The notification went off and 100% oil in my car.

I have a 2006 Nissan Sentra. I drive @ least 65 miles to work, 5 days a week. So… my car notably has 136,000 miles on it.
That being said, this place is amazing. On more than one occasion they have looked at my car and not charged me a penny for checking it out.
They do a variety of work, and if you’re ever dissatisfied (one time they worked on my brakes and they were somewhat squeaky so I brought it back) they’re very understanding and helpful and want to do everything to make it right.
They’ve done everything from replace struts in my car, to brakes, to the simplest of maintenance by doing a routine oil change .
Hardworking, honest and fair, I highly recommend them for all of your needs!