VC Automotive

Victor is an honest and knowledgeable mechanic. I paid under $ 250 for a job a dealership quoted me for $ 950. That speaks for itself. I highly recommend him.

I took my 1988 Cadillac ElDorado to Vic to fix my oil leaks, a transmission service and to replace houses and belts. He did the work for less than half the price than another service center in Santa Monica quoted me. Vic is a very nice and honest mechanic who has a passion for his work. Vic did a great job on my vintage Cadillac and I would highly recommend him! Vic thinks outside the box and will find creative ways to save you money on repairs. Thank you Vic for the great service!

I was hesitant to leave the Lexus dealer after my car was out of warranty as I had plans to keep it a long time and wanted to be sure it was properly maintained but after a $ 450.00 tune up bill I was done with them. Friends told me about Vic and I gave him a chance. That was five years ago and now no one works on my car but him.
He is an excellent mechanic and completely honest. I trust him 100% and have sent others to him as well.
My car has over 100,000 miles on it and drives like it just came out of the showroom!
Did I mention that he is honest and fair and an excellent mechanic? Go see him, your car will thank you.

Incredibly nice, competent and honest mechanic — need I say more? Well, Unilocal says I must to write more, so here goes. Took my car to the dealership for AC repairs and they quoted me $ 1300 for a new AC unit, which I thankfully sad no thanks to. $ 100 later at Vic’s and all is fixed and working awesome! Also got my brakes fixed which was surprisingly cheap. He’s incredibly honest. I found him off a recommendation form a friend and I’m very glad I took the recommendation. He’s shop is in a small little industrial ally, if you end up trying to find him, just head down the row!

Vic at VC Auto has been my mechanic for about 20 years. He is from Thailand originally, and if I remember correctly, he was factory-​trained by Toyota when he still lived there. This is his third location in Santa Monica since I first went to him. Now he’s in a little mall on Colorado near 31^st Street (Viesso Furniture is in front). He is a really honest guy (I am female and know nothing about cars). If I don’t need something, he says so. I really trust his honesty. I think his prices are quite fair for this area (have tried other mechanics over the years but always go back to Vic). He is also a very nice, laid back person. There is always somebody to drop me off and pick me up after my car is ready. As long as Vic is around, I know my car is in good hands. He’s the best!

I’ve been going to VC Automotive for a couple of years now and Vic has become a friend. The guy is super honest. The last time I brought my car in my brakes were to the floor. He looked at the tires for a minute and said it was the caliper. I left the car there. Half an hour later Vic calls me up and says it’s not the caliper. When he took it out it was fine. So he checked some more and found a crack in the brake line. The cost was going to be… are you ready for this? Something you never hear from a mechanic, LESS than the caliper. My man!!! Oh yeah they’ve moved. They’re now on 2834 Colorado Blvd #25 just east of Stewart St in Santa Monica the new # (310)829−2759