Song’s Automotive Repair

Kyo and Song’s Automotive is the best. So happy to have this place right around the corner from me. Fair prices, honest appraisals, and quality work. I’ve had to bring my poor aging car there 3 times over the past two years, and I’ve always been extremely happy with their service.

super great service. relaxed and funny guys love to have a laugh and well priced. extremely honest and very professional. A+++

Genuine guy only been there for 5 mins and he got me all the help I need. Will definitely come back.

Best mechanics and prices around. Very friendly and informative. I drive 40 minutes to get my work here done all the time.

I got an oil change done for my VW GTI today by Kyo’s son. Quick and painless. Like everyone’s review, they are friendly here. They tend to remember a lot of their customers, not just the car! My dad used to come to this place when we had a used honda and an old camry. They are very accomodating, reasonable and honest. Biggest things you want is honesty off a mechanic plus they are detailed with answering your questions if you want to dig deeper into knowing about cars. Like another review has mentioned, they’re not good with European cars so if you got something real complicated to be done like a timing belt or transmission for an Euro car, then you’d best do it some place else who specializes in them. This place will do most car maintenance and repairs and you don’t have to worry about being screwed over and cheated. This is one business that’s held up for so many years for obvious reasons that they’re good with their customers.

Kyo is really friendly and very attentive to your needs. Although I did spend a pretty penny on replacing my water heater on my VW Tiguan, it was probably less than what the dealer would have charged me. He doesn’t push the envelope on «things that need to be done» to your car. Very honest. But I can tell you from first hand experience, he isn’t a fan of European cars. He will likely be my mechanic, as long as I live in the area.
Highly recommended for smaller jobs. If I wasn’t big on convenience and I don’t necessarily need to stay local, I would consider shopping around for how long a job might take (labor hours). It could take them longer on these European cars, whereas another mechanic might be able to get it done faster because that’s all they work on.

The owner, Kyo was very helpful and efficient. He went above and beyond in servicing my car. He even picked me up from my house after my car was repaired since I didn’t have a ride available. Kudos to these guys!

My whole family has been going here for over 30 years as well! Kyo and the crew are absolutely the best! What everyone else said, honest, fair, efficient and reliable. They will keep your car running for-​ev-​er. Prices do run a little more than your average place but it’s because you don’t have to keep coming back! Just think of it this way, since they keep your car running, you are saving $$ by not having to buy a new car!

My whole family has been going here for over 30years. He taken care of all of our cars. Very fair and very honest. He will even tell you if the car is worth fixing or not. Had a bmw trying to get it smogged he found a rip in the tq box. Told us right away to sell the car that it could be fixed but would be to much and the ride would change.

Mr. Song is honest and friendly (his English is great too, just in case you were worried). I had my oil changed here a few months back and he did a visual inspection and said that it looks like I hadn’t had a tune up (I hadn’t) since I was coming up on 500,000 miles he said that I should do that, but it was not urgent. I said ok.
A few months passed and my check engine light came on so I came back concerned. They scanned my car’s computer to find the reason and Mr. Song showed me that my car had detected a small leak in the fuel line. He said that this probably because I don’t turn my gas cap as far as I should after getting gas. He was right! He replaced the gas cap and no problems! The cheapest solution, was his first suggestion and it was right. I really appreciate that since he could have told me I need to replace all the tubing.
Since I was there, I got my 500,000 tune up. Mr. Song went over what he would need to do and for how long each part would last– air filters, spark plugs, etc. Then checked the price for my parts from the dealer over the phone and showed me the prices for each item and the labor. It was beyond reasonable. After my car was done he went through all the parts that were taken out of my car that he replaced. His transparency with need, cost, and parts was unexpected.
My car is manual and my transmission feels so much smoother, it hasn’t felt this good in years. I trust this place and will continue to support this family owned business.

Just like Fay R., Kyo has kept my cars on the road since 1987 – almost 30 years! I Ditto everything else she said!

I’ve been taking my cars to Kyo Song for about 30 years. He always treats me right & gets me back on the road. He cares about my safety. The best thing for me is that I trust him, he is honest & can make recommendations, like if I should get a new or rebuilt part, or a dealer part etc etc… I consider myself very lucky to have Kyo as my mechanic !!!

I’ve been coming here since buying my used Jetta three years ago (actually before that, as I brought him one other used car to check out and he said no way, don’t buy it) and I am so happy with the service. Kyo is honest with me about what my car needs and what I can live without, and always takes care of things quickly — I don’t even worry about the price because I know he’s taking good care of me. The new patio area is really nice and makes it worth sitting and waiting even if it’s going to be a couple of hours. As a bonus, one time his son (who also works there) had brought his brand new kitten to work and let me play with it while I waited for an oil change. Can’t guarantee that will happen for you, but it’s the kind of people they are:)

Took an 02 Camry here for fluids, oil change, and brake check on the recommendation of a family friend.
It’s a small family owned place, but it’s right on the corner so it’s hard to miss. You can pull up to the sidewalk if the driveway is occupied.
Mr. Song was friendly, and clearly knowledgeable about cars in that way you get when you’ve been steeping in a subject long enough. (++) No dictionary wordvomit or automobile jargon over here, though his accent was pretty thick. Felt like I was talking to a neighbor.
Asked him to let me know how long it would take, was ushered to their (super cute) (+) waiting patio by his wife, then nothing. I figure he probably got absorbed in his work and forgot but it was a little awkward. (-)
Some time later (idk, I was reading) he came back and let me know that the the brakes were fine, but he’d like to change the (really old) wiper blades, clean out the (filthy) hood, and remove my dad’s (shorting) alterations to the headlights. What a sweetheart. (+) I OK’d it and he let me know he’d be done within the hour (he was).
Prices were reasonable, and he took the time to go over everything listed on the invoice and in my shiny new maintenance record. (++)

They fix up a lot of Ford Focuses. They replaced an engine mount that was loose in my car.
I’ve also taken it in to get all my brakes fixed. I’m not a car expert and if they were ripping me off I wouldn’t really know.
But I love the guys here and trust them with my car and money.

Came here for an oil change. It was pricey but comparable to my place down in Orange County. I trust this place but still hesitant to make the switch over from my go to guy. Overall, a good job done, decent service and fair price.

I first came here a year ago after driving to LA from Delaware and I would never go anywhere else. Songs takes care of me and I know I can trust him to not get all money hungry.
He also really cares about my safety and has stayed open late just to make sure I would be alright in my car, then gave me oil and didn’t charge me!
Love this place, just know he likes to be paid in cash so you may wanna prepare for that.
Definitely recommend it highly.

I can not recommend Mr. Song & son enough. My 12yr old Honda is showing her age and he is always very thorough (keeps a detailed book with ALL repairs, dates and recommended maintenance) fair priced and fast. The latest repair was today, my radiator blew. Had it in the shop by 8am and was driving away at 1pm with a new radiator and an oil change.
Kyo knows my tight budget and never tries to ‘sell’ me anything I don’t need. He tells me what my priorities are and why. I wouldn’t take my car anywhere else. side bonus — he has a signed 80’s head shot of Neil Diamond in the garage!

I’ve been going to this repair shop for years (since I was I started driving at 16). The shop was convenient and close to my mom’s house at the time and her work location was in downtown. We knew the owner’s dad even back then. They have always been honest and we’ve never had problems. We recently took our car in to have our radiator changed at a reasonable price the job was completed on the SAME DAY! WE WERE SHOCKED!!! Thank you for still be around, after all these years! We are thoroughly impressed!

I found this place through Unilocal,called them around noon, and came into the shop since they weren’t busy at that time.
I came for a routine maintenance, and one of the first things Kyo showed me was how to turn off the «maintenance required» light in my car. So simple!
He assessed my car & listed the pricing of all the «recommended» products/​procedures to my car. He wasn’t pushy, and is honest about the things you can wait on and the things you should probably do now.
I’d recommend this shop– nice, friendly service.