Peruva Auto Repair and Service

Luis and his crew do a great job. Friendly, fast and he stands by his work. He uses Mobile One oil, which is very expensive and I’m not totally convinced it’s worth the money, but his rates on everything else help make up for it. The rest of their services are top notch and a great value.

I have been looking a trustworthy auto repair shop since I got my first car and after going so many different places and met unpleasant people I finally found the perfect place, the one that I was looking for! Luis is now my regular mechanic and I refuse to take my car elsewhere.
Peruva is the place where you can go fearless. Luis and his team are very efficient, professional, fast, consistent, reliable, friendly, kind, easygoing people and always will make you feel SAFE and HAPPY.
I highly recommend their service to anybody.
I am a very satisfied costumer :)

I don’t usually write reviews (let’s face it, most Unilocalers have nothing else to do) but this place deserves a 5-​star review based on my last visit to this shop. The owner, Luis, is very professional and knows what he is doing. I took my 06 Jag here because my check engine light was on. I left it in the morning and got a call from him a few hours later saying my car was ready! Are you kidding me! He replaced an oxygen sensor that was faulty and this was about two weeks ago. Since then, no check engine and my old jag runs perfectly. Thank you guys, I’ll be coming again.

This shop was recommended to me by a friend who received a recommendation from her friend. Luis is consistently the best example of great customer service. Through many experiences I can trust his information and recommendations. He is always willing to assist to the best of his ability when I have an urgent need and to answer all my questions. He also offers perspective on how important or urgent a repair is needed… i don’t feel that any service recommendations have been unnecessary. This is a very comfortable feeling especially for a female in an auto repair shop!

No wonder they got 5s from everyone else. lol Luis is the man! He and his wonderful staff of professionals have always taken good care of me and my dad. My dad has an older Mercedes and had starting issues; we replaced a part and recently upgraded the battery and now the thing works like a charm. Another name brand chain had put a lower powered battery when a diesel needs a stronger one.
Last time my own car had issues, it was diagnosed and repaired the same day!
Louis and his staff always demonstrate the utmost professionalism when dealing with us. I trust his word and his prices so I never even question twice. Def recommend and will continue to use for my future auto needs.
Thanks guys!
NP

I recommend this place, the owner is a nice guy that goes far and beyond to get your car troubles sorted out! I’ve been going here for a few years and haven’t had any problems!

About 7 years ago, my car needed it some repair, so I asked my brother about «his mechanic», his answer surprised me because he said «the owner knows what he’s doing, and he is very honest», honest??? You don’t get that answer when you talked about a mechanic, he had been taking his cars to Peruva for awhile after my cousin told him about this place. So I went there and asked for Mr Arcos, and I meet a nice, smart, professional owner, who treat me with so much respect, and explained me what was going with my car, the price was fair, and he got it done by the end of the day.
That was 7 years ago, so now my whole family take their cars there, and we all trust Luis and his team their are the best.
So if your car need repair, bodywork, tires, alignment, or even a new lightbulb go to Peruva auto repair and they will take care with a big smile …

I just love, love, love Luis! His honest & enthusiastic hello comforts me instantly. The team at Peruva has been amazing! I was sceptical about dealing with mechanics without my husband present. Those misconceptions are extinguished at the door of this auto repair shop. The work never exceeds the quoted labor or parts. There are NEVER any SURPRISES! For the work and respect, I will always consider the guys at Peruva «My Mechanics».

I’ve been taking my old Accord to Peruva (we say «to see Luis» in our family) for 3 years now and the service I receive there hasn’t changed. Luis is so warm, courteous, skilled, fair, and professional. He sets the bar very high for other businesses by providing old fashioned, honest-​to-​goodness customer service.
I reviewed a few of the comments below mine and concur with all of them. Luis has performed many small repairs for free, has stayed late to help me out, is punctual, easy to reach, and has even offered to loan me his truck while my car was in the shop!
It warms my heart to know that he treats all of his customers so well. His success is so well deserved! Go to Peruva!
P. S. He expanded his repair shop last year to include a tire repair shop next door.

I went to Peruva Auto after a local dealership told me that my car would need to be junked or a new engine would need to be installed. As it turns out, Peruva found that the repair was a simple one and it cost less than $ 100. This is an honest shop. They perform excellent work at reasonable prices. I trust both my cars with them entirely.

I had never been to Peruva before this past Saturday when suddenly the mechanism in the driver side window in my jeep Cherokee broke, leaving the window in the open position. It was freezing cold and most mechanics, including my own, were closed. I Unilocaled mechanics in San Rafael and found Peruva was open but closing in 20 minutes. Went there, and though they were busy dealing with customers and getting ready to close, they helped me out. They were able to pull the window up out of the door frame and secure it into it could be fixed on Monday. Wouldn’t even let me pay them! And this for a woman who just drove in with a crisis right before closing time. They’re honest and kind. Won my loyalty!

I have taken a variety of cars for repairs to Peruva. Three VW’s, one Volvo, a Ford pick-​up, and an Audi. The shop is well run, the entire staff friendly, and they know what they are doing and try to achieve it without spending all the client’s money. For instance that means finding used parts for an old clunker. I first heard about them through a neighbor several years ago and now that’s the only place my cars go.

Louies the owner of Peru the auto has saved my life many times! I’ve had him do complete rebuild an engine and other minor repairs he’s always incredibly accommodating and the cost is always within range that I can afford. Truly I cannot recommend this guy high enough I was referred to him through Kragen Auto when my car died in their parking lot they said this would be the only guy to go to in San Raphel and I’m glad I did :-)

Louis from Peruva Auto has been taking care of my cars for years. His honesty, efficiency, cost, and affable nature has made it incredibly easy to refer all of my friends and family to him. You can’t go wrong Peruva Auto!

I have been going to Peruva for many years. They have a board on the wall with a list of thoughts for the day. It says: professionalism,
Responsibility,
Honesty
Common sense
Respect
Punctuality.
They go by this statement daily. That is why I refer anybody to this shop. The owner is patient to explain in details the kind of work they are doing on my car. This place is awesome! Thanks Luis for all those times you have saved me!

I can not say enough about how amazing this place is especially Luis the owner! I have been coming to this shop for about 5 years now and every time all that I need is taken care of!
I will not take my car anywhere else! And anyone I know who needs a good place to go who they can trust not to offer things that aren’t needed and fix problems right the first time I tell them to go to Peruva!
Thank you Luis and everyone else who is always there to get me in and fix my Lancey to be the happy running car she is
Couldn’t be happier!

Luis and his team are simply amazing. Never before had I had such trust in a mechanic

Peruva is great. Toscalito in Northgate diagonosed my brake light problem as requiring rear pads and disk, front roters and front ‘cleaning’ pads at about $ 690. Peruva’s owner Louis told me on the phone that you don’t ‘clean’ front pads you replace them and his charge $ 570. Toscalito started reducing the price and balked at their inspection time.
I went to Peruva. Louis called me a half hour later to say I didn’t need front roters or pad replacement. This was bogus on Toscalito’s part. Peruva’s charge for rear brake work $ 274 done in an hour.
Louis replaced my hood and did a great job a few months ago for a great price.
I asked Louis about the negative review from Cynthia about the cables destroyed (second review). Louis had a different version which I believe. Louis’ version: Cynthia’s divorced husband came in with a car in an accident needing cable replacement. Louis put in $ 300 worth of time and materials. Louis told the guy he needed a new computer in the engine as this was damaged. The guy became irate, refused this and only wanted to pay $ 100 for Louis’ work. The guy challenged Louis to ‘cut’ the cables if he liked, because he wasn’t going to pay for the work. Louis met the challenge. Later Cynthia called Louis to saying her ex husband was an ‘a-​hole’. Later she wrote the review. I would discount this review based on my experience and acquaintances of mine who have used Peruva.
I will use Peruva for my needs and recommend them.
Mark

Peruva Auto repair the best place to get your car fix in Marin !!

The worst place u can take ur car. They call themselves mechanic but honestly they gotta take sum classes on how to repair american cars. My brother in law took my pt cruiser there and first of all they told a price and at the end they told him a wholedifferent price. Second they cut the cables of the car and thanks 2 them i had to pay $ 600 to a good mechanic to put all the cables on its place. For their mistake. They also seem not to know the california laws. Cause they started the job without even askin me or my brother in law for the permission or wven letting us decide if we wana fix the car wit them or not. The worst thing its that they said that the transmission was bad and i needed to change it so does the computer. And my mechanic only charged me $ 600 for the computer new battery and to fix all the broken cables. Of course i made sure my mechanic knew all he needed to know for this kind of cars. But these peruva people if they gonna live in california they better know how to repair american cars. And take ur car there at ur own risk!!!
And to the peruva people stop tellin lies!!! Go back to mechanic school especially the owner