Garden Grove Auto Tech

Good work and a good price. I have another mechanic that I usually go to, but they are only open Mon-​Fri. The owner is extremely friendly and knowledgable. I have never been dissapointed with the work.

I’ve been there twice now for smog check. I thought he did a good job up until the last visit. The only problem I have is with their pricing. The first time I went there my car failed the smog. He told me that the retest was free. After fixing the issues my vehicle had I came back to retest. When my car passed, I was then hit with an additional fee of 28 dollars. After having a short argument with him, I still paid the $ 28. I pointed out that everywhere I look in his office, in his lounge, there was a sign that said «retest free». This additional cost he applied was not even added to the paperwork in addition to that, nowhere on the paperwork did it say that a retest was an addittional cost! The retest was not even mentioned in the smog paperwork! I told him even if the cost was legitimate, waiting untill the very end to bring it to me makes him look like a dishonest con. Thats why you get 2 stars. My brother is also a mechanic. He agrees thats some shady sh! t. I am not going back.

Pretty nice people. When I first went in with a broken down car they told me I needed a new fuel pump, at $ 385, plus labor. I decided instead of an OEM fuel pump, I would provide my own Walbro one at $ 100, and they seemed reluctant.
I got a call back a day later that they could actually fix it and that I could return the fuel pump. I guess what I’m trying to say is… I *could* have been overcharged had I not looked at other options.
Having emigrated to the US only 2 months ago, I spent all my cash on settling down, and had no money, so saving me the trouble of the issue above would have gone a long way in my book.
They still pulled through in the end, and I only paid a little bit to get that fuel pump fixed, so all in all I’m pretty happy

So on Saturday morning I dropped my acura tl to get the 2 motor mounts replaced. It was completed by 1pm. The total cost including tax was $ 368. I saved over $ 1,100 from the dealer’s price. I’ve been driving around it for a week with no problems whatsoever. This place is legit.