Giusto Automotive & Tire Service

I was having a low-​key discussion on the phone, asking about spider spikes for my tires. But in middle of my «thank you,» the guy hung up on me. I am stymied by the rudeness for no reason, but thought I should come here to mention it.

Most reliable tire shop in the mission. I’ve been in a last minute punch for tires or a repair and they’ve always been able to come through. Reasonable prices and great service. Any time I hear someone is in need of tires I always suggest coming here.

Excellent, old school neighborhood auto service with an emphasis on tires. You won’t go to Costco again if you use these guys. Good prices with a good stock of tires on-​hand. Special order tires take a day to deliver. If you live in the neighborhood – and I do – then go no further for your new wheels.

I went here to get my tire repaired one morning. The staff here are very friendly, especially Bob! He removed the nail and patched my tire up in no time. He even checked the pressures of my other tires to make sure everything was okay. I would highly recommend this place for any tire issues you may have.

I’ve came here twice for a tail light replacement. He only charged me for the BULB with no service fee. I forgot the mechanics name but he’s great! I used to live a few houses down and they’ll let me use there equipment when my cars battery died. LIFESAVER!!! Also, I’d park in there lot a few times over night because parking was scarce:)

This is the first time I had a flat tire and was not sure where to go. This location is close to my home. I dropped in hoping to get a tire replaced on the spot. Byron had accommodated my request and assisted me with my needs. He was kind, professional, patient and courteous. I am very happy with my service and will return. Overall, I had a great experience.

I’ve been going here for years to get my flat tires fixed. It has always cost $ 20.00 but today they gave me the magical patch which costs 25% more.
Make sure you ask them the price upfront so they can’t pull the magical patches on you too.
At $ 25.00 I would have gone down the street where it is cheaper but slower.
I will try once more but if they do it again so long to what used to be a great service shop. I just spent $ 1,000.00 on new tires with them.
One thing I noticed was that none of the normal people were there.
Is it under new ownership? That could explain what happened today.

Rolled in with a flat and out in 20 minutes with a patched tire. Could not have been easier or more convenient.

My mom has been going to Giusto’s for 15 years. She’s had a lot of old cars, and in her 40 years in SF, Giusto’s is the only mechanic she’s stayed with– the most honest and least macho service. When her muffler broke, Giusto’s wasn’t able to fix it and recommended another great mechanic in Daly City instead. They fixed it in 2 hours and declined to fix another small problem because it would be a «waste of money” — who says that? Even if she moved to another neighborhood, she’d drive to the Excelsior to get her car fixed at Giusto’s. (I don’t have a car, but my boyfriend is loyal to Giusto’s too– and he’s dealt with his fair share of rip-​off mechanics.) Highly recommended!

Great and fast service! Came here early to get my flat tire fixed before i go to work !

These guys were reliable, quick, honest and reasonably priced. Got all four tires changed and front end alignment done for $ 130. Ill be back for future body or mechanical work.

Affordable shop with straightforward mechanics. I must disclose that I’m a guy who went here in an emergency knowing I had probably blown a brake line. I had them check they said that it was front right & gave me a fair quote for the parts n labor.
I don’t know if I just happened to get the nice guy, or more likely that I’m a guy who knows cars so they weren’t gonna jerk me around, but in the end my experience was pretty good. They are also very slow, & took almost four hours to change a brake line that could have been changed in less than half that time.
CHAD

Price is pretty steep I have to say, $ 30 to patch a non run-​flat tire? I think that’s how much my stealership would charge me. They don’t even have to remove and install the tire (I took the wheel off and bring it to them in my other SUV). Maybe there is a mark up for European car owners ?
Everything else is good beside the price, staff is friendly and nice, and service is done quick, but not planing to come again even though it’s very close to where I live and work.

Just had the best mechanic experience of my life here. Had a flat tire (after a 16 hour ER night shift, no less) and came here the next morning, expecting to need two new front tires and maybe more. The amazing young man at the shop immediately diagnosed the problem as a busted valve stem and swapped it out in less than 10 minutes for $ 12.50. The whole time we were joking around, having a great morning, and it even turns out that he’s one of our volunteer firefighter brethren. He gave me some great advice on fixing some other problems that I’ve been working on and sent me on my way. I’ve never felt like I trusted the ethics and workmanship of a shop so much.
Can’t recommend these guys enough. If you want to deal with fair, honest people, who can fix your problem and aren’t interested in upselling, and for a plus — a local, San Francisco owned and operated business since the 1940s — Giusto is where you want to go.

With all the work on the gas mains in the city, we picked up a monster bolt in one of our rear tires. Using Unilocal I decided to try Giusto’s, I was hoping for a quick patch but unfortunately the damage was too close to the sidewall to repair it. The guys at Giusto gave me a quote for our Continental OEM tires but I coudn’t leave the car at the time… Giusto’s installed price was competitive, within $ 5 of other price quotes.
I called back the next morning to order the tires, gave them my 415 and they said they’d call me when the tires arrived. Yep, you’re right, they didn’t ask for a deposit! Later the same day they called when the tires arrived.
I brought the car in for the install the next day and it went without a hitch. Because our car has front wheel drive, I asked them to mount the new tires on the front and rotate the older front tires to the back. They called me a little over an hour later. The final price was a little less expensive than the quote, including the impromptu tire rotation. These guys are awesome. I would probably go a little out of my way to bring my car here for service but the fact that it’s close to home is a bonus.

I’ve got an incredible amount of reservation and suspicion when looking for a mechanic’s help. So much so that I usually try to do every thing myself. We had a slowly leaking tire on our new Prius C. I figured we ran over a screw or nail and that a patch would do the trick, but was afraid to take it anywhere because I assumed any shop would try to talk me into four new tires instead one little patch job. I liked what I read on these Unilocal reviews and drove over to Giusto.
Worth every star. Within seconds of arrival, they jacked up the car, took the wheel off, patched the tire, and got me going again in. Probably 10 – 15 minutes or so and for only $ 20 (and may I recommend a tip). When I handed the mechanic my cash, he stopped me to show me I had handed him two twenties besides the tip and of course gave me one back. It’s a very small thing, but it’s just another example of these guys being as honest as everyone says here. During the short wait I witnessed the other mechanics interacting with customers. They all seem like fun, genuine guys and both conversations revolved around trying to figure out how to keep the customers moving without a ton of expenses. I’m used to going to mechanics and «discovering» I need to get a lot of work done with a lot of expensive parts.
I’ll be taking my car here all the time now.

I found a flat tire on my car and had to get to work.
Unilocal search came up and I placed the call. The person on the phone said come on by and we will fix it for you. Usually it just means that they want your business. However, I did mention that I am on a tight schedule and had to get to work.
I arrived at the place and greeted with a friendly mechanic (that’s rare) then he pulled out the car jack got to work.
Ten minutes later he showed me the nail and said that now you need to pay me with a smile.
Wow this place has been around for 3 generations and I believe with the service that they are providing, they will be around years to come.
Got a flat? Call them first

I have used this place for many, many years. Didn’t even realize it was on Unilocal!,but because it is, I thought I’d add my two cents.
Good honest service. Probably the previous three words are the best way to characterize this place. Paul (the owner) has put together a great crew of mechanics who you can always be certain will give you the very best service in an exceptionally honest and conscientious manner.
Couldn’t recommend auto service business any higher than I rate this place! Five stars all the way — keep up the good work guys! ;)

I have to say. these guys are GREAT!
Had all new tires on my Prius, and the guys at Giusto’s were friendly, QUICKl, and very PRo about their work.
I went far out of my way to see these guys for personal service, I recommend you do the same!

I had a tire replaced at Giusto. Fast and friendly service, at a reasonable price. They did not try to upsell!
I got a flat over the weekend, and dropped off my car Monday morning and picked it up the following morning. I suspect I could have picked it up Monday evening had I left work early. Having replaced all my tires just 2 – 3 months ago, I didn’t think it was necessary to replace a pair of tires. The guy who took my car in didn’t pressure me into buying a pair instead. The people here are actually friendly and seem genuinely happy to help you out.
Service here was much better than Rolling Stock, who were hit or miss with service. They may be too popular for their own good — too many customers to care about service and timeliness.
I also recommend Giusto over Mission Tires, Brakes, and Service, who tried to tell me my tires were no longer in production. But they couldn’t check for me because they were too busy. Trying to get me to buy something more expensive, I assume.
Side note: Google Maps is retarded and thinks Giusto is on the other side of the street.