Larry’s Tire Express

I had an excellent experience here getting a tire replaced. It only took about 10 minutes. They also checked the air pressure in my tires for free. Definitely recommend this repair shop!

I’ve been going to these guys for years! They are affordable, friendly and honest. Some of the guys are really funny too. I’ve also seen them direct or even drive cars onto their lift for drivers that aren’t too comfortable with it. I don’t trust anyone other than them. They don’t have much of a waiting room if it matters, but they’re pretty fast so it doesn’t matter to me.

Thanks for fixing my tire! $ 20 to remove a screw and patch it up. Seems legit.

I’ve gone to Larry’s tire for the past 7 years, sometimes for flat repairs, other times for just an alignment, but most often for replacing old worn– out tires on my three vehicles. Every time, the guys are efficient, professional, provide excellent service, and charge me exactly what I was quoted. I haven’t found better prices anywhere. I’ve recommended Larry’s Tire verbally to many friends and acquaintances. They are a little hard to find tucked away off San Pablo Dam Road in El Sobrante but well worth it.

They were very friendly and efficent!

Been doing business with Steve and Jim for years as their old-​fashioned service is reminiscent of the days when repair shop owners dealt with customers honestly and respectfully. Best of all, they never try to upsell you items or services you don’t need. They’re straightforward and simply provide what’s requested.
And if you purchase tires from them, additional repairs – such as nail removal or balancing – are free. Even if you buy tires online, Steve and Jim are very nice about putting them on and don’t balk at the fact that the tires weren’t purchased at their shop. The only downside is that they no longer do alignments. But other than that, this is a great shop and highly recommended!

Both Larry and Steve was cool. Fast service too. I will definitely come back for my tire needs here from now on. Too bad they don’t have wheel alignment service.

When I was living in South San Francisco, I had called 4 different places to put my new tires on my car. I bought tires online because I wanted specific tires, and every place wanted to charge me $ 40 a tire (including a shop a good family friend owns!). I moved to El Sobrante recently and decided to find someone local since I finally needed to put my new tires on my car. The guys were extremely friendly and definitely didn’t charge $ 40 a tire. I was extremely appreciative and will definitely go back to these guys in the future.

I’ve been coming here to get tires for many years. The guys are very nice and have always treated me like like I am «somebody»! They listen to you and that’s wonderful because other places have made me feel like I’m stupid. Maybe I don’t know much about tires however these guys listen and are able to understand my description of my problem. LOL. There is a sitting area inside the office with a large screen tv for your convenience. You can get a nail pulled for $ 20. But if you bought your tires from them, its no charge to pull the nail. Please bring your business to them. They are AWESOME!

I’ve been coming here for YEARS!!! Always a fair price & quick (as can be) service! The guys are really cool… always giving you your money’s worth! I highly recommend them!!!

A great small business in El Sobrante that really made me feel comfortable throughout the selection and purchase process.
I will continue to use Larry’s in the name of supporting the local economy and community. Suggest other locals go check them out!

Simply amazing!!!
Had an emergency… Toyota quoted a ridiculous price and required 3 days to locate my brand of tires. Steve went out of his way to find and fix it all on the same day! He also parked my car outside with the key hidden, so I could get it after work. The biggest surprize came when I found the receipt inside with $ 20 clipped to it. I prepaid, so I guess they found a better deal and gave me 20 bucks back!
Oh yes, the tires look fantastic too!
Bottom line — if you have not been here, you have no idea what the perfect service means :)

Great service ! Honest and reliable! I use them all of the time for my brakes and Tires!

Monday October 5 2015
Steve and his brother, Jim, are the best. I’ve been taking my cars to them for over 20 years.
Both are very honest with an old style work ethic.
Excellent prices & service coupled with an «I can» attitude.
Signed,
Randy

Great experience! They replaced 2 of my tires quickly, great quality and prices! Will definitely be a repeat customer whenever the time comes to replace the other two.

I have bought tires for numerous cars/​suv that I own over 10 yrs and I have never, I mean never had an issue with the service they provide nor every had to negotiate a deal because the deals they give are bottom barrel for top quality tires. I am about to buy another pair from this LOCAL ESTABLISHMENT again very, very soon because their prices STILL cannot be beat by anyone else in the area.

To be clear, this review is for the service, not the actual tires, although they do seem to be scrubbing in quite well.
I had a most unusual issue with my right front tire as I heard a rhythmic thwacking sound in time with the rotation of my tire. I pulled over but couldn’t see anything. I drove slowly home –it was evening and decided to check it the next morning. Well, next morning, the tire has about ½ the amount of pressure in the tire. I checked Unilocal for tire guys in the area and found Larry’s Tire Service. Drove in at 10am. They had me drive right on in and put the car up so they could look at the tire. My steel belted radial was what was broken & the sidewall of the tire had a tear. Explained both problems. I couldn’t see the steel radial since it was on the inside of the tire. I knew the other front needed replacement but I wasn’t close to the tread wear marker on the rear tires. However they were almost bald inside. The guys looked for some comparable tires to the performance ones I had. They got me a great deal for high performance Sumitomo HTR rated Z for speed and 50,000 warranty. Now if you have never heard of Sumitomo tires, don’t worry. I did research. They are very good Japanese high performance tires, and you mostly see them in America sold as Dunlops as well.
Save yourself about $ 45 or more per tire by getting these over the Goodrich high performance tires. The guys ordered the tires for me at 10:15am, got them in the shop around 1:30pm and my car was ready for pick up by 2:30pm. WHAT SERVICE! All new tires, properly balanced and aligned and a great deal to boot in 5 hours time. I am so impressed. I’ll be back around 45−50k miles to Larry’s for my next set.
Thanks guys.

I live in the area and, since we don’t have sidewalks or curbs, there seem to be more nails, screws, etc. Anyways… These guys have provided excellent service for four vehicles over many years.

I’ve been coming here since Larry was here. Now Steve and the team takes good care of me. I’ve been getting tires for over 20 years and the service has always been top notch and never changed. I would strongly recommend this shop.

For months I’ve been meaning to get my tires aligned. I got new Costco tires a while back and they recommended that I get this taken care of. Of course with Costco you get decent prices but no accompanying services.
I heard of Larry’s through a Honda shop in Pinole (Dave’s Auto Repair, which is a whole other review!!). When another shop recommends a fellow mechanic, that means a lot.
I finally drive in early on a Saturday, get my car dropped off, leave them my cell number and keys, and head off with my ride. Plan to leave your vehicle.
We leave it for a few hours, and they call me back to let me know it’s ready. These guys are peaches. They’re like movie set mechanics. I even used their gross mechanic bathroom because I had to pee desperately, and it was charmingly gross. El Sobrante has that effect.
For 79.95 I’m good to go, cruising the highways and byways of Cali, knowing that my investment in tires, insurance, oil, and fuel, is all in alignment.
Thanks Larry’s.