Toscalito Lombard Tire & Automotive

This is a tire and auto shop in my neighborhood, and I’m happy they are here. I had a tire, that I brought in, replaced by them and it worked out great. They said it would be an hour (on a Saturday) so I took the opportunity to get lunch on Chestnut. True to their word it took almost exactly an hour. It worked out great.
Everybody who works here seems to have a real enthusiasm for automobiles so that helps the general feel, and mood of the place. Definite recommendation

I’ll preface this by saying I’m the type of person who prefers to work on their own car, and am particular/​skeptical about anyone else charging me for auto services. Nonetheless, about a year into living in San Francisco, I needed to find a trustworthy auto shop to provide me with assistance in diagnosing a battery drain. I found Toscalito on Unilocal,and due to the positive reviews, gave a ring. I spoke with both a (David… I think), as well as Nick Sanderson, and was very happy with how they listened in depth to the symptoms of my issues with the automotive electrical system… I could tell that they were actually thinking in depth about potential causes, and not just brute — forcing through a list of repairs and charging me along the way! From my experience, finding technicians and mechanics with this sort of skillset and mentality is tough, especially in more customer-​facing rolls! Would recommend based on my visit.

What a great tire shop! Drove in on a Friday around lunch, needed some air. These guys were super fast. Even helped install my ski racks — how nice of them to offer ;-)
Was in and out in less than 45 minutes. Awesome neighborhood spot, go try them out!

Great friendly and efficient service and fast!
Had a nail in a fairly new tire, repairs done and out the door in one morning

I’ve been using these folks since 1990 and they always meet or exceed my expectations. Friendly, tell it like it is service and they won’t waste your time. I’m lucky to live nearby, but it’s worth the drive if you don’t. I had to have a tire replaced this morning – there and out in 15 minutes!

I’ve been taking many different cars here for years and this company really SHOWS UP! Great service, super deals and never any problems!
I highly recommend you get your tires here and be ready for El Niño!!!

Nick the Manager did a great job. I needed new tires. He recommended me getting M&S (Mud & Snow) rated tires since I was going up to Tahoe. He gave me a great deal on the all weather tires and also told me I wouldn’t need chains since my car has 4 Wheel drive. The climate control on my car was broken. I had no heat or a/​c. After seeing several other mechanic shops in the area they all told me it would be too expensive for them to fix. Nick was able to find a used climate control box that he installed for Free!!! I can’t say enough how honest and what a great job they did.

Available, affordable and trustworthy. In a neighborhood with not a lot of shops open on the weekend it was a relief working with the manager and his team to get my alignment and oil changed. Very knowledgable and empathetic. Took the time to check the books about my specific car and warranty. Would definitely recommend these guys!

Went in to have a flat tire repaired. Unfortunately, there was a hole in the sidewall of the tire so a new tire had to be ordered. The new tire arrived on the same day. Went in the following day and my new tire was balanced & installed within 20 minutes. They even fixed a burnt out taillight bulb for me for free.
Overall, excellent & prompt service and reasonable prices. A great experience. This is the place to go for auto repairs.

My car had this horrible sound that was coming from my right tire. It didn’t sound right and as I was driving back to Santa Rosa, I stopped in here. They came to check my car immediately and took care of the problem and sent me on my way! These guys were awesome!

This shop is great!!! They are friendly, promptly took me in, very informative, gave me options, and I was in/​out in no time.
Also the shop is clean, and well ordered so you know they care about quality and service.
Thanks again!

Nick and co are really welcoming. I am probably one of there less traditional customers. I bought in a 270,000+ mile 4WD and they worked with me to prioritise the important fixes since I didn’t want to sink too much money into my old ass car. After the fixes another issue popped up with my door which they took in and fixed pro-​bono which was really generous of them.
They seem like the kind of people who talk straight to the point and are forthcoming to work with your situation. You can count on these guys to give you honest advice and good service.

AAA highly recommended I visit this shop after finding a nail in my tire. Daniel & Nick kindly squeezed me in and quickly patched my tire up. To top off their great customer service, they didn’t even charge me for patching the tire (truly appreciate it, especially during this time of year)! Definitely coming back here if I ever need any other auto services and highly recommend the shop. Thanks Nick & Daniel!

Great customer service, great deal. This is the best tire shop in the city. Nick the man really knows how to run his shop

I had a great experience patching a tire here. The service was impeccable and the location convenient.
We were on the way out of town and staying near the marina and saw the tire pressure was low. We then noticed it was punctured with a screw. We were on a tight schedule, and they were able to fix it right away in under half an hour which was fantastic. All the mechanics were helpful and very professional. It went very smoothly and I highly recommend this automotive shop.

Best service around, these guys are great.
I had a nail in my tire that was causing it to slowly lose air for the last couple of weeks. Took my car here and Nick offered to fix it for free.
Great service.

From the first phone call all the way through to my flat tire being repaired, the service and professionalism of Kyle was excellent. He kept me informed of what was going on and I was on my way again quickly with confidence that the job was done right.

I had a flat driving a Lyft passenger from Marin County to SF. After getting the passenger to their destination on my temp tire, I spotted this place and pulled in blindly knowing the customer service! They are amazing! They saw I was in a frustrated state as time off the road is money out of my pocket. They had me fixed in 20 min with an affordable tire and great service! By accident, I have found my go to tire shop!

I bought a pre-​owned car that had been thoroughly inspected before I received it (it was even detailed to buff out any scratches and dings). A month later, my tire pressure light popped on.
Suspicious because it’s a VW (not because of the recent diesel scandal, but because my aunt had a VW and it had tons of random little electronic problems), I searched for other possible reasons for the light to come on, as none of the tires looked low, and I read that some other people had different issues other than low tire pressure to cause the light to pop on.
I hauled my car to an auto shop near my work, where they checked the tires and told me that there was indeed a tire that was lower than the rest. They filled it up, but because they weren’t a tire shop, they only checked externally to see if there was anything puncturing the tire. Nothing.
The guy was really nice and told me that next time this happened, I should take it to an actual tire shop to see if there’s a puncture that they weren’t seeing. I wrote this off as perhaps just the tire being sort of low before I received the car, and went along my merry way.
Exactly one month later, the light popped up again while I was driving to work. I searched for a tire shop close to home, found Toscalito, and called to make an appointment later that day.
They are very, very nice here (tbh I’ve never had a bad experience at an auto shop) and asked if I could leave my car for a few hours. I said sure, he gave me a quote as to what it would cost to fix the tire if they could, and if it was going to require a new tire, they’d call me first to discuss. Worried that my GTI was going to be one of those annoying performance cars where two tire changes would be needed at once, I asked if it would just be potentially one tire, or if I’d have to replace more than one.
They reassured me that it wouldn’t be more than just that one tire, and explained which types of cars needed more than one tire change. About an hour and a half later, my car was ready, and they explained the problem.
I’m really glad to have found an auto shop near my home to bring in my car whenever necessary, since the closest dealer to me is a drag getting to (let’s be honest — any time you have to cross the city of San Francisco, it’s going to take you at least half an hour). Toscalito will for sure be my car place of choice from now on!

Kyle and Nick always take good care of me and my 911 turbo. Recently had some tires mounted on a set of 3 piece wheels.
Yes — they can handle exotics and the German brutes :)