Nick’s Auto Service

Nick is great. Fast service. Fair prices. Very accommodating to a mom with a young child. Even gave me a free service once.
I only has one issue that they quoted me one price and when I went to pick up my car the bill was $ 50 more. Turns out the part they wanted to order wasn’t available so they got the next higher quality one. Legit change but I would have liked to know about it ahead of time.
In a nutshell, I will continue to take our family cars there for service because I trust that they are not going to take advantage of me and my lack of knowledge of cars.

Nicks the man!!! Honest and friendly you will not be disappointed. I have been bringing my cars to Nick for past 8 plus years and hes always been great.
Both Edward and Nando are knowledgeable and honest mechanics too!
Leon

I had a REALLY bad experience there. Nick’s was recommended to me by a friend. He kept our car for about 2 weeks, after which when I got it back the air conditioner was not working (which wasn’t the original problem). I took it back there and they fixed it, but when I got the car back I noticed sometimes the car wouldn’t start. I had gotten a new starter put in it a few months before (from the dealer). I ended up taking the car to Nissan, only to have them tell me that someone had replaced the new starter with an OLD one. I wonder who did this. Nick denied it. I was had by them. I see a ton of great reviews and am usually one to give the benefit of the doubt, but the experience was awful. Be careful.

This business has the worst customer service I’ve ever witnessed. If you want to be jerked around and get overall poor service, stay home and work on your car by yourself. You might actually do a better job than the people at this place.
It’s clear they do not care one bit about their customers. My car was in the shop from 930 – 6 for a simple oil change, new tires and new alignment. I was told it would be done by five. I show up and get told it will be another fifteen minutes. During those fifteen minutes, the employees decided to talk to a «customer» for fifteen minutes instead of doing their job. When I came back, they said they would get started on it now. Oh so what were you doing this entire day with my car? Scratching your head and looking at a wall?
I watched them finish my car. They told me to pay. I did. While I’m inside, they pulled the car out of the garage and left my keys in the car, windows down, and didn’t tell me anything. They didn’t say a word. Probably because they knew they were being shady and overall they neglected to do their job.
Save your money and your time.
Shut this place down.
Horrible place.

Nick’s Auto Service recently repaired by Toyota Supra for a leaking power steering hose and replaced my water pump for a fraction of the cost of the local Toyota Dealer.
I highly recommend Nick’s service for their honesty, integrity, quality of work and of course fair price!!!

I’ve been going to Nick for several years now and have never had a bad experience. He is consistently responsive and his services are reasonably priced. He always gets the job done within hours and never calls you to tell he that he found «other problems.»

Best and honest business! I brought my car here because when I did a oil change at one of those «quick/​cheap» oil change spots next to a gas station, they told me the coolant was leaking and other things that needs to replaced all cost around $ 400. But I decided to get a second opinion on that so I brought my car to here and it turned out nothing was broken, it was just loose and pressure was low. Thanks to the guys here who were so patient with explaining everything to me because honestly I am one of those girls who doesn’t really know much about the mechanics of a car except being awesome at changing stations on the radio.
With a lightbulb that needed to be replaced and all other minor fix, total was about $ 60. Thank Lord I came to this place eventually and not spending my hard earned money on the other repair shop whom clearly wanted to take advantage on people like me for knowing so little about cars. Thanks guys!

I give Nick 5 stars for his service because his service is completely deserving of it!
I was not sure where to have my car checked since I have zero knowledge on cars. I went to an auto mechanic next to my house where they wanted to charge me $ 1200 to get some parts fixed. I was planning to take my car back to that same auto mechanic until my sister recommended me to Nick.
The very next week I went to Nick to check out my car and to give me a second opinion. He ended up giving me a price that was half of what the last auto mechanic was trying to charge me. He ended up telling me that my car does have some issues but that I don’t have to drop over $ 1000 all at once. He took care of my car with half the price the last mechanic was trying to charge me. It was such a relief!
I would recommend Nick’s auto services to anyone. He’s friendly, funny but most importantly honest. If you can trust anyone with your car, you can trust that he will do an excellent job without burning a hole through your pocket.

nick is honest and does a great job at all auto repair. very refreshing to find someone who will help and look after your cars as if he knows you well. happy to bring my cars here for him to fix.

Great service. Reasonable charges. If you need a smart diagnos, ask for Nando. He is a genious machanic.

Nick is great he fixed my car and communicated with me throughout the process. His pricing is fair and he works hard! He even offered to come take me anywhere I needed to go while my car was there. He did what 2 other mechanic’s have failed to. These are the qualities I want in a mechanic I will be back.
Thank you Nick, Roberto and helpers!

The owner asked me to rewrite my review because he claims I have written it for the wrong business. The gas station is literally in the same building as Nick’s with a door connecting the two businesses. However, when the psycho guy yelling and swearing at me is doing so from the garage underneath the Nick’s Auto Service sign, it seems he might work there. Even if he doesn’t work there, it’s the owner’s fault for allowing crazy people to hang around and abuse customers.

Nick is great, I now live in Pleasant Hill but I still bring my cars out to Moraga because he is such an honest and competent mechanic. I happen to be pretty mechanically inclined so usually mechanics have a hard time overcharging me, but it still gets tiring calling shady shops out on their tactics. Nick is different. He knows that the way you win business is to treat your customer with respect and honestly; give them a reasonable and fair repair, and you’ll win their loyalty for life. The only thing that sucks is that you have to go to Moraga to get to him, but if you have an older car and you’re getting a $ 1000 quote, take it to Nick. I guarantee you, he will tell you exactly how they are trying to screw you, and the billl will probably come out to $ 300 (or less!)

We’ve recently moved to Moraga and I was looking for someone close by that could help with the cars. I’ve got an older car that I don’t want to spend too much against to keep it running and when I went in last week with a flat tire they let me know that the seal around the chrome wasn’t holding (no leak or puncture in the tire).
Now at this point the guy can pretty tell me anything to sell me into something expensive. Instead he says «go to the hardware store and get a bottle of Green Goo, it’s about $ 10 and come back over». I return with the bottle and he pours this stuff into my tire, tells me to drive around a little and that should hold the seal.
$ 20 bucks and I’m out the door — they helped me replace the tire, etc. on their dime. Nice people and great service. Will definitely be back.

Nick is the best! I had an issue with my Accura. He replaced the alternator but that didn’t work. It was a really strange electrical problem. He finally got it fixed and didn’t charge me for all the hours he had to work. He has always been HONEST. If you take your car into Nick you will always be treated fairly and honestly.

Nick is the best– I only bring my care here and have been for the last 10 years (he used to be at a different place.) He is thorough, honest and customer service is wonderful.

I used to bring my car here for oil changes with their coupon, but no more. The really unfriendly, unsmiling ‘intake’ guy actually berated me last time, saying that he looked through the glovebox of my car (!) to see where I’ve been getting my major servicing done and that he can’t make any money doing just oil changes. You won’t have to worry about losing money on me anymore… and try being friendly.

You will only have one mechanic like Nick in your life. If you’re lucky.
The guy knows everything about any car you bring him. Yet, he actually wants you to NOT spend your money. He’ll diagnose your issue and find a way to avoid a costly repair on the spot, if at all possible.
He had his head in a classic Benz the first time I came to talk with him. He was fixing the locking mechanism on a 1990-​something Toyota when I dropped off my car. He replaced what I needed, plus my 60K service, for less than HALF what the dealership quoted to repair the initial issue.
Might I just mention that he’s actually a really good human? Details are important…
Anywhere near Moraga and need car service? Crazy to go anywhere else.

Hi there,
I am going to keep this short and sweet.
I work at St. Mary’s College in Moraga, and I happened to have an issue w/​my car 2 years back. I had a ’95 Chevy Blazer and it had a whirring sound. I pulled in to get gas, at MSC Gas Station, and saw Nicks Auto Repair at that facility, so i asked the mechanic what he thought about the sound. Nick asked me a few questions, extrapolated some info, and made a diagnoses on the spot — fuel filter in gas tank is bad. it will go out soon, and you will be stuck somewhere. Boom, he takes it in and fixes it the same day. That was my first experience w/​him.
Over the last couple of years, I have gotten to know Nick and he is well loved in the community. This guy is a total straight shooter, easy going, and a mechanical savant (the guy fixes and knows any car – truly amazing). This guy knows it all. I have seen him take on literally every type of car… from top shelf mercedes, corvettes, acuras, lexus, to my humble little hoopties (I have a 2000 mercury villager minivan too).
Re: the ’95 Chevy — he kept that thing running for me for 2 years, and finally told me, «no more service for that car». That car was done, and to repair it would cost more than it was worth. Nick then sold me a sweet little car he had as a project, and sent me on the road.
I tell everyone about Nick now b/​c the guy does such great work, is very flexible, and is always willing to work with you. Now he is a friend, and I love to stop by and share a laugh, as well as have a trustworthy mechanic on my team (in life).
Thanks Nick!