De Maestri’s Fairfax Garage and Auto Body

Dan is great and i have only been happy with him .He is the pele of garages owners and would recommend him

They are an outstanding repair shop. Very helpful, thorough and professional. My girlfriend had issues with her vehicle passing smog. They went above and beyond the call of duty to find and solve the problems. We will definitely be using them again!

Only 2 lights fixed for my ceiling in my car TOTAL 440 $!!! Stay away unless you have lots of $$$. A friend got an estimate for 1200 $ job here. she went somewhere else for same job for 400!!!

I used to service my 06 mitsubishi outlander at the dealer in San Rafael. One of the owners, Snorre, I have known since he worked at the now defunct Saab dealership across from Denny’s in Corte Madera. But for convenience I tried Marin Automotive (Formerly De Maestri’s) in Fairfax where I live for the 72 500 check and service. I was very happy with the service. Currently, Dan is helping me get our 85 BMW E series to pass smog. I dropped the car off yesterday, he «cleaned» it up and tomorrow will take it down to the test only station in town tomorrow. I have read the two poor reviews. Any car that has been flooded is generally totalled (see the internet about the dangers in buying a car that has been flooded), so blaming electrical problems on the shop just makes no sense. Also, they are in business to service vehicles, and not an agency to pit one tow company after another. The advice to call AAA was good, because that is a consumer organization and will provide good advice, which is the business AAA is into. Cars are a pain, some are better than others. Prompt servicing (letting an alternator «go out» is not proper, there are telltale signs if serviced properly) can avoid most problems and usually saves one a lot of trouble if the car is worked on by the same shop each time. They get to know the car, and can give good advice as to what to look out for (such as percentage of brake pads). I hope that no one uses the bad reviews as an example to not use Marin Automotive. The people of the Town of Fairfax generally believe in spending their dollars in town, so if you need you vehicle serviced and live in this town, do not overlook Marin Automotive.

Fairfax Garage has been so good to me! I highly recommend them!

When my car was in a flood, these guys really came through for me to fix my car’s floor carpeting. So I had high hopes about finally finding a great garage in town!
But when I brought it back for a second time for electrical problems (that were probably related to the earlier flooding issue) they fixed what was wrong but in the process, RUINED THE ELECTRICAL TRIGGER TO MY TRUNK. My trunk was working fine when I brought it to these guys and the next day (when I picked it up) it was stuck and absolutely would not open.
Ugh, so frustrating!!! Of course, THE OWNER WAS SHADY. He acted like he didn’t believe me and specifically told me he claimed no responsibility for the mistake. Bad reaction in my book.
STAY AWAY FROM THIS GARAGE, if you want honest, good, car service. I know I’LL NEVER TRUST THEM AGAIN.
Yeesh! This is one mistake I’ll never make again. When my car was vandalized recently I took it to San Anselmo Auto Body on Sir Francis Drake instead and have had great results!
Happy again :)

I think I’ve finally found a garage that can deliver. After numerous trips to Rino’s for things small and large I’ve decided they are perhaps best just handling the small. For things like brakes and alignment I’d trust that to the Fairfax Garage.

I took my car here to get it ready for a smog check. Big mistake. When I got it back they did something to the carb so that whenever the car was in idle the engine raced. They actually used baling wire or something to hold the choke open, and an electrical wire to the carb was disconnected. When I made note of this they treated me very rudely and acted like it was my problem. They actually told me, «What did you expect?» I expected my car to be repaired correctly! Anyway, I had to take it back the next day and they charged me again. Still not prefect but at least it idled at a decent RPM. Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. I’ll go somewhere else next time. I like Walker Automotive in Larkspur. Good prices and a reliable mechanic.