SF Auto Care

I just had my fog lights installed earlier and Lester did a wonderful job, this shop is full of heart and very honest. Definitely recommend this shop to other people. Btw they charge cheap to.

5 stars for this great and efficient service. Ready on time and not too hard on the bank. I love to support long-​time small businesses in my neighborhood and I highly recommend SF Auto Care.

Called 30 min before closing, I had a nail in my front tire and was driving 8 hours the next day. My regular dealership said I’d need a patch that takes 1 – 2 hours. I called these guys, they had my tire plugged in less than 15 min. Life saver, and at a great price too.

Very honest mechanic. Took my car in for a check up, and I told him I had a cover under my car because I thought I did, he was honest told me I didn’t and marked down the price. I ended up giving him the full amount for his honesty, hard to find these days but I had to write this review for his honest helpful service. I appreciate your help, thanks. m3 will be next.

Owner stop working on something else to install my bike rack on my car before Labor day weekend, so I could take the bikes out. Pep Boys quote me 250 $, and SF auto ask 95 $ for doing the same.
He installed all 4 bolts (not as Pep Boys, that installed only 2 bolts, in Orland Park, IL, where I installed my previous hitch) and when he finish tightening the screws with the air gun, and I was willing to go out, he mention ««Safety First» and got a nice big wrench and manually tighten the screws as needed…
I just ask him to charge 100 $, not much more than asked, but he was happy about it, and noticed that I was happy customer.
Not always writing positive reviews, so this is to balance.

Amazing place. The sweet owner fixed my flat, after hours, and then shared organic tomatoes with me he grew in the roof!

Lester was honest with me about prices and even suggested I look around for options. I knew right off the bat he was going to be genuinely honest & excellent at his work by his over all knowledge and full disclosure attitude. Anytime someone is willing to be out front with cost and details I already feel safer. I dealt with a corporate auto repair company and wasn’t treated with honesty so did some research and decided this was the best fit, so decided to have my car towed here. The other place I didn’t feel there was much dignity or transparency; here at SF Auto Care I was given a dignified experience. 6 stars if I could.

My left headlight stopped working and I needed to get it fix asap before I get a ticket. SF Auto Clinic was one of the few places open around 6:30pm. I called and Lester said come on by.
It turned out it wasn’t my bulb but the wiring was fried. This happened before in my car because some cap is missing and my old baby’s engine get hot real fast burning the wires.
Lester was professional, polite, quick and affordable. He showed me the wires before working on my car, did it in around half an hour and it was $ 90 for both headlights wiring. That was cheaper and took less time than my previous mechanic who charged $ 140. It seems like Lester did a better job than my other mechanic too because my headlights are much brighter than ever.
Other Highlights:
— Central location
— Didn’t feel like he was ever trying to up-​sell me on anything and just wanted to do the job at hand
— Being across the street from Rainbow Groceries so I can shop while I wait is an extra plus

It was my first time here. Very good experience. Friendly, fast, affordable. I came here last minute and Lester took good care of my car. He made it really easy. I recommend his shop to anyone!

This place is absolutely 100% Fantastic! Always excellent mechanic service to my car at a great value. Nothing but good things to say about SF Auto Care.

Les has been my mechanic for over 5 years now and he has been awesome. He does a fantastic job at a fair price. Highly recommended.

Great place! Lester gets it done. I was so glad to have found a mechanic who isn’t just trying to tack on costs and unnecessary repairs.
I recommend this shop without reservation!

Came in for SMOG check. They stayed open late so I could get there after work, and I was out in 20 minutes. Nice guys. Thanks much!

I’ve come to Lester for all of my car needs and he is always fast, helpful and honest. He gives me the best price, so I don’t have to worry about shopping around. He’s efficient and trustworthy. I recently had an incident related to a battery I bought from him, and he took care of the situation perfectly and promptly. I wouldn’t go anywhere else and I couldn’t recommend him any more. It’s no surprise he has close to perfect reviews.

I was desperate to fix a flat tire on my MDX at 6:30pm. SF Auto Care was the only place that was open that late. He knew enough to take the tire off and clean the inside, since I had used a spray can to inflate the flat so that I could drive over. Service was prompt and tire is back in business. He even lent me his Android phone charger so I could call home and check my emails while he worked.

Tire repair.
Got a nail in a tire third time in three days, just my luck I guess.
6:50pm typed on Unilocal «tire repair» and current location, few places popped up, and all of them close at 5pm or 6pm, but SF Auto Care at 7pm, I was 15 minutes away, called the guy he said I still can come in.
The guy wasn’t talking at all wasn’t friendly or welcoming just got his tool box, measured tire pressure, fix took about 5 minutes. And I drove out.
Job well done!

Car needed registration by Monday.
But to do that, needed smog certificate.
to do that, check engine light (CEL) needed to fixed,
and for that, repairs had to be done.
Cause for CEL:
Car engine exhaust hoses were pretty hosed (quite literally split wide open).
went to dealer and got a ridiculous quote to «fix» it… in the thousands!!!
Took to another mechanic who gave a much better quote (down to $ 500) but he wasnt available on Saturday to fix it (only day I had from a busy full time job).
So acquired the parts and went hunting for someone else.
Lester was the man to the rescue.
Called on Saturday morning, he asked me to come over.
looked at the car and parts, asked me to leave it for couple of hours and when I came back, showed me all the work he had done.
Check engine light was gone but he advised me to drive around for a few days BEFORE doing smog check since there could be other issues.
well car was ok, did the smog check, passed and now registered.
will definitely go back for other work,

Took my ninja 636 here. Dope auto shop, sick graffiti and nice artwork surrounding the shop! One of those auto shops that has it’s own personality. Professional and good people. The only place for brake and light inspections that I know of.

Brought my car here because of a broken window. They were getting ready to close up soon and said they’d call me the next morning with a quote. I left my car there overnight and waited to hear back the next morning. Didn’t hear back so I called around noon. He quoted me $ 50 higher than every other place I had called so I told him I would take my car elsewhere. Then he demanded a $ 25 storage fee for keeping my car overnight. He’s the one that wouldn’t give me a quote right away and he never mentioned that fee when I dropped the car off. After arguing about it, he dropped the issue and told me to pick it up today or he’ll charge me $ 100.
Unethical business who tried to hustle me. Have no idea how this place is so highly rated. Will never return.

I just got home from a very nice experience with SF Auto Care. We bought a salvaged car and had to get the brake and lamp check before getting it registered. SF Auto is certified and they have one of the lowest prices in the city. ($ 85 for both with certificates) Not only that, when I called this morning they said I could come in anytime and it would take 30 – 45 minutes. This is a big deal because the first place I called was Monterey Auto Service. He said it would take 1.5−2 hours and needed a specific time. Monterey Blvd is not a place I’m interested in hanging out for that long and why should I? Instead I brought my faithful companion, Coco the Brussels Griffon. After dropping the car off we walked down to The Stable for a slice of quiche (delish!!!). Dog got a walk, I got a nosh and business was taken care of.
I posted a photo of the «waiting area» at SF Auto. As you do a 360 the surroundings don’t get any better. It’s what I picture the exterior of Sanford and Sons to look like. I’m not rating this business on their esthetics, because let’s face it mechanics aren’t interior designers. Plan on spending your time elsewhere that’s all.
Other places one could spend time while waiting that are in walking distance:
Rainbow Grocery Co-​Op (across the street)
Café Zazo — happy hour 3 – 6, great burgers and sammies! (across the street)
Best Buy (1 block)
Fix Studio for an amazing brow wax, facial… (4 blocks)
Four Barrel coffee (5 blocks)
The crossroads of Valencia and 16^th Street (6 blocks) are not a great distance but have tons of options, so if you do get stuck for a long time there’s things to keep one occupied