Bob’s Carbs

If you went anywhere else to get your carburetor work done you messed up. They are by far not just the best carb shop but the best automotive shop I have ever been to in my entire life. These people actually really care about you and your safety. They are 120 miles away round trip but worth every minute of the drive. There’s not enough stars in this rating to give them what they deserve.

Took our commercial gourmet food truck in thinking we had carb issues, but after thoroughly checking it out, Phil advised that the carb was perfectly fine and suggested that it needed a major tune up… he was right on! After the tune up, truck runs perfectly! Great shop with honest people. Would highly recommend them. We’ll be back if/​when any of our vehicles are in need of work.

If your looking for an honest, friendly mechanic who does great work, this is the place! Bob and Phil are reliable and up front, and take good care of your vehicle, they have won me over as a customer!

Bob and his carb shop are an Oceanside Icon! Ican remember driving by his shop when I was in high school and he’d been there a while then! You don’t stay in business (especially the automotive business) by not knowing your craft.
Phil and Bob do a great job here. It’s a carb shop yes BUT they do so much more. Maintenance services, failed smog check diagnostics and all around service and also a service they provide.
They took great care of me when my motor home was under the weather. I was a mechanic for 18+ years and I will NOT deal with carb issues. First off they have WAY too many small parts that my Carrot Fingers will drop, lose or break. Second carburetor work is an art form!
The repairs were made in a timely fashion and for the price quoted. None of that «Oh by the way you also need this, this and that.»
Some months later I was having an issue and Phil told me to bring it in and if it was something they did he would take care of it for me. Well, it turned out it was NOT something they did but a new problem and it was resolved quickly and for a reasonable price on the SAME day!
Carburators have been replaced by fuel injection in new cars and consequently people that actually KNOW how to work on them are few and far between. These guys are your the best!

I was driving my 1995 BMW 525i from San Diego to LA for a meeting when, just before entering Camp Pendelton, my car overheated. I pulled of to the freeway to the coast highway and searched my phone to find a radiator repair location close. Phil @ Bob’s answered the phone promptly and told me he could check it out right away. When I got there, he put it in one of the bays and started checking it out right away.
Once it cooled enough, he found the problem, SHOWED ME what it was, explained it was a part I needed to get from BMW (heater diverter valve body cracked) and improvised a temporary fix to get me back on the road in less than an hour total time.
He charged me less than half of what I thought it would be!
Phil and his wife are buying the business from Bob and I am letting you know you are in good honest hands when you bring your car to them. Having been in the car biz in my 20’s, I know how priceless that is, that is why I am writing this review.