Clyde Auto

I have been to a few local repair shops even at the dealer. Compared to those places, I really like Clyde’s Auto service better.
The mechanic really knows what he is doing and very efficient about his time. I didn’t have to wait 4 hours to finish my brakes. They just hop to it and get to work. I also come here regularly for all my oil change. If they are busy, they would tell me to come back at a certain time so I don’t have to wait. If they say the car will be ready at a certain time, they will make sure that it is ready. I wish my doctor is as efficient as they are.
This a very well run family business. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone. The price is very reasonable. I have seen other places advertise for less. But the other mechanic took more than double the time to finish. Beware of these other places who tell you that they have cheaper labor rates.

Responsive family (Mom and Pop) business that has proven adept and quick in repairs to my two autos. They operate out of the service bay area of the Shell station at Lafayette and Clyde in Santa Clara just south of Montague. She works the phones, schedules, greets and organizes things. He performs servicing with a partner. The cleanest and most organized garage I have been to in 25 years.
My favorite garage had closed and I had been searching for a while. I stopped by Clyde Auto to take part in an inexpensive oil change. They let the old oil drip out a good amount of time. I prefer this than having somebody hustle through the oil change because they have check boxes on a clipboard for cleaning my windows and refilling the washer fluid. Phooey on that.
While there, I had the chance to witness the guys at work and problem solving on a big job. Aside for ordering some Phở, I have no knowledge of Vietnamese, but I liked seeing them working together and the respectable, even tempered back-​and-​forth. More like guys doing surgery than mechanical work on cars. And they did not lose some of my plastic clips that hold the panels that go under the car when they do an oil change or other service.
Over the last two years, I have had them doing timing belt changes, front end work (inner tie rods & CV joint replacements) on both my WRX and wife’s Volvo S-​60. They are not afraid to turn away some proprietary work like electrical system diagnostics when they think you might be better served going to a dealer or brand dedicated garage when that suits the problem. Nice to know they won’t go deep and then ask you to arrange a tow when they are in over their heads.
Anyway, I am giving these guys first shot on anything my cars need for the foreseeable future. Stop by and give them a chance.