Barney’s Auto Center

I’ve been to Barney’s a couple of times previous to today and it was not always great. However, I was told that they are now under new management so I decided to give them another try… time for new breaks and oil change anyway. Also, my car makes a mysterious noise when it’s in reverse. no one can ever fix or figure out the reason.
Well, third time’s the charm. Aldo and Alex were great! They are prompt and thorough. In addition to changing my breaks and oil, they also found out what caused the mysterious noise and fixed it.
Amazing service. No hidden fees or jacked up price. Will definitely be back.

tengo un año de llebar mi carro a Barney. I estoy muy agradesida por el exelente cervisio que tengo. se toma el tiempo para revisar muchos detayes que en otros lugares no lo hacen. antes le dava mantenimiento en la Toyota y ellos usan aceite regular siempre se prendia la luz de mantenimiento mucho antes de las millas indicada I oy ya no tengo ese problema… gracias a dios por ponerme en buenas manos. tiene precios rasonable y te atiende muy bien. sinceramente los recomiendo es uno de los mejores

Especially beware — if you’re a woman they’re going to charge you triple!
Beware! I brought my car here six months ago for the harmonizing belt (or something.) six months later, their faulty service caused some other part of this belt to break. They refused to fix the problem they caused but in good faith I left my car with them again to now fix a different belt. After not being able to get them on the phone, I finally went back over and they quoted $ 30 for the belt and $ 60 for labor. My boyfriend then talked to them on the phone and they assured us they’d give us a free oil change — which I didn’t know. When I picked up the car they had charged $ 125 for labor. I pointed this out and the owner said oh yeah, I forgot what I had charged you. I then paid $ 50 for an oil change only to later find out it was supposed to be free.
By far the worst and most sheisty mechanic I’ve ever been to, which says a lot. Don’t go her unless you want to be ripped off for terrible service.

I love Barney’s Auto.
Highly recommended for your regular maintenance needs (oil change, headlight replacement, tire rotation, etc.)
His prices are very reasonable. The cheapest I’ve seen.
And the guy’s just no nonsense. Gets the job done right and quickly.
He also referred me to a body shop guy that quoted me almost 50% less than all the other guys… Including cheapo places like Maaco. Cost doesn’t necessarily mean better quality. My car isn’t anything fancy.
Love this place.

I’ve been taking my 1994 Isuzu Trooper to William at Barney’s Auto for several years now. I’ve dealt with many good auto mechanics in San Francisco, but William has my business because he and his crew are competent, honest and reasonable. What more can you ask for?

Caveat Emptor! The price seems good, and the owner talks a good game, but the name of the place is indicative of the level of automotive expertise and customer service you will experience here. Barney’s was recommended to me by a friend to do an engine swap, since they claim extensive experience working on Toyota 4Runners, and engine replacements specifically. When I got my car back, the check engine light was on and the car ran poorly. The owner assured me that this was just a part of breaking in the motor; fortunately I took it to another mechanic who diagnosed the problems with my new motor, at the cost of a month without a car and as much money as the engine swap cost in the first place. All of the problems turned out to be mistakes made during reassembly of my motor, including things like broken wire connectors on critical engine components (and most importantly the knock sensor). Do your research and make sure you know exactly what needs to be done to your car before even thinking about coming here.