Slo Motive Auto Service

Bill is absolutely the best in SLO. He honest to the core… high ethics. He always takes time to walk me through the repairs I need. For the past 15 years he has kept my Volvo Cross Country in top shape; it runs like a new car. On several occasions I have called him long distance with a problem and he has always reassured me and has given me good advice.
Bill has become a true friend… always asking about my family and health. It has been a pure joy doing business with him. I refer all my friends to SlO Automotive. It’s a pleasure recommending Bill to all my friends. I wish more business men had his honesty.
Bob Morgan

We have been using Slo Motive for the last 10 years. Bill is honest. He will fix what is necessary and make recommendations on what would be nice to fix but not absolutely necessary. I wish doctors would conduct business with the same integrity as Bill.
Philter

I’ve been having my vehicles serviced by Bill since I moved to SLO 15 yrs ago… he is the best, most considerate and trustworthy person to do business with. It is just the best place for miles for taking good care of your vehicle and the best customer service to match! The prices are very reasonable since he is not trying to sell you the farm when you don’t need it. I have always been happy with the work and the charges too. Thank you Bill!

Bill Burdine has been our mechanic for over 20 years and yet he stills manages to make me shake my head and wonder where he came from. As the saying goes, they broke the mold after they made him. Bill is as skilled, professional, and conscientious as they come. Over the years, he has cared for all of our cars, both foreign (Porshe, BMW, Volvo) and domestic. On the rare occasion that he finds something wrong that his shop isn’t well suited for, he’ll send us to someone else if he thinks they can do it for less money. If I forget to smog my car until the day my registration expires, he’ll work late to get it done for me. He fits me in the same day if I’m about to go on a long trip and decide at the last minute I need him listen to some random/​phantom noise the car has been making. Once, I went in to pick up a car that I had neglected to have serviced for ages and Bill walked me to my car and pointed out my shamefully bald tires. It was about 105 degrees outside and he worried that a tire would blow out on my way home. (Had he been able to get a hold of me to give him the «go ahead,» he would have changed the tires himself.) He wouldn’t give me my keys until I promised to stay off the freeway and go directly to the tire shop. I also had to promise to call him as soon as I got there. I cancelled appointments and arranged rides home from school for my kids, but I didn’t hesitate because I trust him implicitly. If you are looking for a new auto shop, SLO Motive is as good as it gets.

Bill is amazing, our family loves him. He refered me up the street because he wasn’t licensed to do Gross Polluter Smogs, and they served me well.
He’s not the cheapest, but he’s honest, super friendly, and does a hell of a job by you every time.
And btw, he has your car washed after every visit!

I have used Bill Burdine’s SLO Motive shop for five different cars over the past 15 years; I recently moved to Orcutt and of all the things I miss about SLO I would have to say that I most miss having a trusted, honest auto mechanic.
Bill was always a straight shooter and never pushed unnecessary repairs. He is good about working within a budget and is great about keeping you in the know about your repair.
There were a couple of occasions when the problem would be beyond Bill’s capabilities (eg. transmission stuff), but Bill was always helpful in giving good referrals.
Sometimes it is hard to get a quick appointment with SLO Motive; it is a 2 bay shop and you might need to schedule ahead a week or so, but it is definitely worth the wait. SLO Motive is a treasure in San Luis Obispop.

The Wednesday before Thanksgiving I showed up at the SLO Motive garage in a panic because the driver’s side window on my BMW 318 had broken (fallen off the track) and I had about 10 minutes to catch a train to see my family in San Diego. The gentleman there (maybe it was Bill Burdine?) was a huge help and let me park the car in their lot and gave me some tape and plastic to cover the window. With only moments to spare I ran and made my train. It was literally the difference between making Thanksgiving dinner with my family or not.
I would have gladly had SLO Motive repair the window but alas I was coming back late Saturday night and they were closed for the weekend. Nonetheless I just want to say thanks and that it’s heartening to encounter genuinely honest people willing to help. It felt like a throwback to an earlier time when the moral compass was a larger component of our daily life. SLO Motive are a stand up operation and if I lived in SLO I’d take my car there in a minute.