Virdee’s Foreign Automotive

As you can tell, I don’t write many reviews because I just don’t see the point but, Wow! What a place and what a nice man. I am from LA and was traveling through Fremont a couple weeks ago on a trip to the Bay Area. We were in our road trip car a VW Toureg and a lot of check engine lights came on and we were very nervous. We took it into quite possibly the nicest, and most genuine guy in business, forget about being a mechanic. We were on our way in an hour and a half and only paid $ 40 for changing a couple of belts and diagnosing the issues. What I saw was a 50+ year mechanic still working at 73yrs old and doing a fantastic job. I agree with most posters here, Sohan Virdee is awesome!!! The person below that feels the need to take pictures of Mr. Virdee while he is working, is a complainer and a turd. Get a new car or one you can take care of yourself and leave this solid, community mechanic business alone.

Been coming here for many years now. Get all my cars serviced here for extremely reasonable rates. Mr. Virdee is the most genuine mechanic one can find these days. Most places will try and rip you off and squeeze you of your money, but Virdee keeps it real. He knows what he is doing and has years of experience. If you are in the area and need a mechanic look no further.

I go to Sohan for all my cars for the past 14 years and also recommended 4 of my friends. Very good experience for all of them also. No cheating and don’t do unnecessary repairs.

Worst experience ever called and asked if they can fix my door on my Toyota truck because it won’t open they said yes for 60 $ labor. On site while mechanic was working on my door I heard sounds like something breaking after finally getting my door open they said I need a new latch. Costing 235 $ and take a week to get in. For a 1993 Toyota truck? Real? also needed to add the 70 $ for labor. I paid 60 $ already for a door that cant even close anymore and a string tied to it which is unsafe to me. I was so Irate leaving with string holding my door. Later that day I installed the door latch myself funny how it opens and closes now using my outside door handle.

Sohan virdee is a life saver. He fixed up our car in no time and undercharged us! I actually had yo force an extra $ 20 in his hands because he was so quick and professional. Thanks Sohan!!!

Very nice experience. Virdee is a very nice guy and was very helpful and made me feel comfortable and explained all he did for my car. I will be back. Fair price too.

wasn’t sure if he could work on american cars but when my car ran hot one saturday and i pulled off on decoto road and saw this business, i asked him to check it out. he immediately diagnosed what was wrong and said the car should be ready by monday afternoon. you can imagine how surprised i was when he left a msg sunday stating that the mechanic finished early and that the car was ready! the second time i took it in, he looked it over and told me that i would be needing a water pump (which he can’t do on a chrysler since they make them so that you are almost forced to go back to the dealer). he said to just check it about once a month and carry coolant in the car until i was able to get it done. he can’t do the job but told me as ii i check look around, expect to pay between $ 400-​$ 500 — which will help in my choosing another location and… he didn’t charge me for the visit/​diagnosis. great and honest mechanic.

I came here several months ago a few miles after my check engine light came on. Without running the code or thoroughly examining my car, one of the mechanics looked under the car’s hood for a few seconds and diagnosed it saying that it would cost several hundred dollars. I quickly hauled my car out of there and took it elsewhere where it was diagnosed as having a loose screw in the alternator and cost less than $ 20. I suggest you avoid this place!

We were about to leave on a long road trip and after checking the service manual realized my wife’s ’04 Toyota Highlander with 96K miles required a new timing belt, AC belt, and power steering belt. The mechanic who was probably the owner recommended a new water pump and thermostat. I figured might as well since he’ll be replacing those three belts anyway. The car runs fine, but I didn’t want any worries during the long road trip. After calling a few places, everybody was booked until the following week except for Virdee’s, and he was available the same day I called. He gave me a reasonable estimate and didn’t even charge me for the water pump and thermostat labor. Did I mention the pulleys and tensioner? Yeah, he did those as well! When the car was done, I rode my bike back to the shop and he even offered to help me put my bike back in the trunk. I’ll definitely be going back to this shop in the future.

I have done business with this shop for 20+ years and I can say he is the most honest mechanic I have every known. He will tell you what NEEDS to be done versus what can wait.

I used to go to Virdee several year ago when I lived in Fremont. Having moved back to Fremont, it was nice to see that his shop is still around. Virdee is a soft-​spoken, honest mechanic who you can be sure will not rip you of. I just had the catalyst converter on my car changed and his prices were reasonable and lower than most other shops. Prior to changing the converter Virdee reset the «check engine» light to ensure that this replacement was necessary.
If you’re looking to buy a used car he’ll do a diagnostic to make sure the car is in good condition.
His shop can easily be missed. Its adjacent to the nursery on Decoto.

The only reason I’m hesitant to go recommend this place is purely selfish… Everyone with a german car would go here! Honest mechanic may be an oxymoron but I can say that Virdee is an honest mechanic. He won’t dick you around.

I don’t know about you guys but ever since I started driving and taking the car to a mechanic, I have always felt like they were ripping me off. «Yes, you need a new oil pump, that will be $ 1400». «You can drive without changing your carburetor but I would not recommend it, I will do it for you for only $ 2000».
Virdees is the only place where I feel safe and like they are on my side and don’t see $$ signs when I come in. Sohan is one of the nicest and most honest person I have met. I have been going here for years and I knew I had found a keeper after I took the car in suspecting an issue and he told me that it was ok and that I could keep driving. I 100% endorse Virdees for all kinds of auto work.