Westcoast Autosport

Rafi and his team are just outstanding. Most honest group in Vancouver and they do the best work in quickest time. I recommend everyone to go there

Normally I bring my vehicles to Art’s Automotive, but last October, when I needed some fabrication work done on a van and trailer that Art wasn’t able to do, he recommended his buddy at Westcoast Autosport. Raffi and his crew were spot on professional in what turned out to be a very small amount of turnaround time that I needed. I was super impressed with the efficiency they displayed given the level of custom fabrication I ended up needing. They even worked past regular work hours to get the job done. Really friendly, down to earth guys who care about what they do.

I like everything about this business. I’m only a bit afraid that by adding to the positive reviews they won’t be able to squeeze me in the next time my stalwart but aging Subaru needs some tender care. Raffi knows cars and runs a great shop. They are professional, efficient and fair in prices. A friend referred me and I couldn’t be happier with the services. Good job Raffi!

Soooo my brakes were grinding. Squealing, grinding, howling at the moon. I took my little Echo in to a few different shops, where I was informed that not one thing was wrong with my brakes. In fact, they were at 90% — not even close to needing new pads or anything. I am a busy bee so I like to keep moving, and I’m told by multiple «experts» that my brakes are not broken, I then believe that they’re fine enough for me to drive on, regardless of their endless complaining. So they whined along, hoping in their little hearts that Raffi would find them.
I was recommended to Westcoast Autosport by two different people who don’t know each-​other, both with sparkles in their eyes and a bit of possessive glint. I felt like they were telling me a secret — giving me a peek at a hidden gem just for us — and now I’m totally blowing it because I feel the need to howl at the moon about how great this place is.
Not only did they diagnose my brakes correctly and fix them, they probably saved some lives too, as my car was an utter hazard. Yup, embarrassingly, my tires were so darn bald that I was effing up my anti-​lock system by basically engaging it at all times. Because I learned to drive in 10 feet of snow, this forever-​sliding did not phase me, and I was happily driving around a time bomb. They found a few other handy things to fix too, and although I was excited to drive my newly safe vehicle, I was nervous, as usual, for the dreaded mechanic bill…
Based on my previous lady-​driven experience, everything at a mechanic shop costs roughly 4x what I expect it to. I girded my loins, and lo — it all seemed rather reasonable, made sense and was not terrifying. Raffi broke it down and explained everything very well, and he didn’t even make me feel like an idiot who was driving around a hazard, even though I was.
This is a very busy shop, so I’m pretty sure if they take your car they are doing you a huge favour. For your sake (and the open road’s), I hope they do!

I have known Raffi for more than 4 years and I only had a great service. I agree with the other ratings that we shouldn’t recommend this garage to anyone because Raffi’s team is already super busy but we can’t help it.
When you have a real mechanic guy (who worked in Formula 1) with skill, knowledge and customer service, you know that you find a god place. But when the price of labour is right and that they will try to find cheaper parts to fix your car, you know that it is a great place.

this guy is a jerk off. we brought our car into his shop to do a procedure that would normally take 3 hours to do. he ended keeping the car for nearly 2 weeks. i dont think he even looked at the car for the first week. then, when we finally got the car back he didnt bleed the brake line properly or align the car properly. now we have to pay someone else to fix his mistake because we’ll probably never get our car back if we go back to him.

I was looking for a mechanic to fix my windshield wipers since Seattle is calling for rain this weekend. I needed to be prepared for my trip to see Devo this weekend and of course a safe travel back home. I found this shop based on the positive Unilocal reviews (thanks guys) and made it all the way here to get some work done. Even though the situation was worse than I had thought but still manageable, Raffi the owner, was really nice, explained everything and was extremely customer service focused which is very rare with auto mechanic shops. Normally when it comes to shop experiences I am always on my guard. This is the first time in which I trusted a shop guy who was 100% honest with me. He didn’t rip me off and the price for the service was very fair. I mentioned Unilocal to Raffi and he never heard of the site which proves that he is a genuine dude just trying to be fair and right by his customers and allowing them to speak positively behind his back. If I need anything for my car again, I will be hitting him up for sure. I have also posted this on FB as a favorite in case anyone else was thinking of getting any work done.

I stumbled into this hidden gem after a few other mechanics recommended it. I needed my carburetor tuned on my old 75 Chevy Nova and most other places do not know how to do it. I had been to quite a few different mechanics in the last 15 years and I was quite jaded.
After going to West Coast Autosport I have finally found a mechanic that I can trust. This guy can fix just about any type of car and his garage is well equipped. I have no idea how he does it, but the mechanic always seem to be able to take a «quick look» if needed. I always see nice cars at his garage and some engines that were being fully rebuilt.
Price is very reasonable, and most important the business is 100% honest. There is no BS or drama and your car always gets fixed right.
I was like the previous poster and tried to selfishly hide this garage from friends and even family, but the right thing to do is share the secret.

For anyone who’s moved to BC and has had to transfer car insurance, you know what a pain in the butt this task is…
THANKFULLY, I found a review on this place, as Canadian Tire and many other mechanic shops didn’t have time to help me. «Leave you car here for the weekend and we’ll try to get to it». No thank you.
I called to get an ‘Out of Province Inspection’ on my car. Raffi answered the phone, he was super nice and friendly! He said ‘Sure, bring it in tomorrow morning and I’ll have it done in a few hours!’. AMAZING. He even offered to drive me to work and pick me up. Given, I do work fairly close by. but still!
I dropped my car off the following morning and picked it up after work, all done! He even gave me a great price, way less expensive than most places.
Had I known about this place a few weeks ago, I would have much rather had my breaks fixed by then. Probably wouldn’t have cost an arm and a leg.
Did I mention, they were voted ‘Best Mechanic shop’ in Vancouver? The friendly service, knowledge and great prices are why. Raffi also gave me a card for his friend Melissa, who does car insurance! SO helpful!
I wish i could stand on top of Grouse Mountain and yell ‘I LOVE WESTCOAST AUTOSPORT!!!’… well, maybe I will.

I really don’t want to write a review on this place.
It’s always always always busy and they always make time for me somehow. I feel like by writing an honest review they are going to be slammed with new business and I’m not going to take my usual baby into the shop to get its tune-​up. But… they deserve some great credit.
It’s East Van. and that being my neighborhood, it usually means cheap. However, when it comes to my car… nothing is cheap. I was so lucky to be recommended this place, because my car has already had a few hiccups and they were right there to solve the problem for me. Somehow this owner has the handle on all the right parts at a great price, when I was paying 2 – 3 times more in Los Angeles for the same stuff.
Labor prices are reasonable and they get the job done quickly. Most of all, they know their stuff, from American to German cars, they’ve done it all. The owner also spent time working on racecars. The real ones, not that Lamb you have in your garage, which is not a real race car.
They also rebuild engines (I saw a Cayenne here the other day they were rebuilding, and a really old Benz), should you need that service.
So I’m out with my secret. You can thank me later. There’s also a good body shop on the same block.