Foreign Car Repairs & Sales

Very friendly and quick! Very organized and clean.

My experiences have all been great. These guys have taken care of tricky problem involving belts, pulleys and power steering. They have always been professional and courteous in our dealings. I trust their judgement and I have always been treated fairly. I have recommended Foreign Car Repairs to both friends and family.

I couldn’t wait to get on Unilocal to write this review. Unfortunately, I experienced what I considered to be a simple service request today. Went in to have a light bulb changed for «one» of my front lights for a Mercedes GLK Truck. Now, I’ve had this service completed at the dealer before and I literally sat in my car in the service area while they changed the light bulbs (which in this case the service rep did it, it never had to go to a mechanic). Foreign Car repair took one hour today to change the light bulb, they said that they had to get off several different covers etc. Now! I may be a female, but I’m not crazy! It DOES NOT take an hour to change a light bulb. even on a Mercedes. Yes, Mercedes can be intricate, but an hour???
Need less to say I was presented with a $ 90 bill and I refused to pay it! For one light bulb. According to the guy who helped me 1 hour was the norm for changing a light bulb! Give me a break. I quickly told him I will never come back here for service in which I previously had my car serviced twice here and was pleased. I also dealt with somebody else, who was not there today, but on vacation. The cashiers names are not listed on the receipt (go figure). Anyway, lesson learned. I’ll be going someplace else for Mercedes servicing. DO NOT GO here. I thought it was a complete rip off and that the owner was trying to take advantage.
I won’t be back after this experience.

Absolute crooks (you be the judge)! My mom took her Mini there with a problem with the A/​C. They told her it just needed to be recharged and then charged her double what they should have! I understand this car is very particular and needs special care but that’s just the start; after they «performed» the work, they gave it back to her and the A/​C was just getting worse and worse (blowing hotter and hotter air). They tell her it could take a few days to work optimally. (WHAT!!!)
After a month my mom takes it back and says, whatever you did, it fixed nothing. They then tell her that there is a leak in the condenser this time, anyone that knows anything about how an A/​C works could tell you there is something fishy going on at this point. They also tell her it’s going to be a lot more to replace that unit.
I take it to another mechanic I trust that does work on our Audi — they recharge A/​C unit and VIOLA. The A/​C works like a charm, no delay for cold air, why would there be? The other mechanic also writes me a bill with exactly what he did and how he found the car. Turns out, they never recharged the A/​C in the first place, there were 0 grams of coolant in the system, factory spec is 493.
Long story short, they charged us for doing nothing, then wanted to charge more for probably more nothing and when shown proof that they did nothing, they gave us a refund.
I will never go to these guys again, they have the audacity to rip off a 74 year old lady and then lie to someone who actually understands how these things work. If I could give them 0 stars, I would.

I used to get my oil changed in my Porsche Cayenne S. These guys are good for oil changes.
I brought my wife’s BMW Z4 in because the dealer was going to charge me $ 175 for resetting the car after the battery died and it went into «transport mode,» which Z4’s are notorious for when battery dies. Here, they were going to charge $ 133, and they are a mile from me, so it made sense. When they told me the car was ready, I found that the same symptom was there– fan only works on low and A/​C won’t operate until transport mode is reset. I complained and they got the mechanic involved, and he asks why I didn’t tell him about the fan. (did I mention that transport mode disables the A/​C and high fan speed?) They had reset a couple of items, but not transport mode, and they continue to argue with me that it is something else. I left the car there so they could replace the blower resistor, which they thought was the problem. They called me back to pick up the car today, and guess what??? They reset the transport mode and everything worked again.
The arrogance of these people astounds me. BMW experts? Hardly. The internet is a powerful learning tool, and us dummies can quickly learn a great deal to help a mechanic who will listen. I wish the service writers and mechanic would have listened instead of dismissing my suggestions in a very condescending way.
I might consider allowing them to change my oil, but not too happy with them at the moment.

Avoid this place!!! They are the reason i created a Unilocal acct. I’m giving them one star because you have to give them something. They inflate their prices. I came in for an A Service on my MB which is roughly $ 200 – 300. They did an oil change then told me that they couldn’t turn off the indicator light without paying another $ 850. because according to him the A Service wouldn’t be complete, leaving him no choice but to leave the light on… On top of that the clerk I was dealing with insisted that i «could not afford» the services when i brought it up to the manager… who was of no help. i was able to get them to lower the price but i just didn’t feel good about what they were telling me. And they made me feel like my car was going to fall apart without this service… Ended up taking it to another place. If you like being taken and dishonest work… then this is the place. Good luck!!!

First time customer. Quick & easy appointment process online & they called to confirm. The first thing I noticed is how organized & clean the shop looked, it wasn’t cluttered or overly dirty. Easy drop off & check-​in. I took my BMW 645ci to get an oil change. I live around the corner, a couple blocks away, but they still offered to drop me off at home while I waited for the service to be completed. The mechanic said it would take about 2 hours & he called me to let me know my car was ready almost exactly 2 hours later. I enjoy the straight to business attitude there. They also inspected my vehicle for other issues, which is included in the oil service. They wrote down recommendations for services in the future, which helps greatly. I found a discount coupon for oil service on their website, I printed it out & they redeemed it for me when I went to pick up my vehicle. Very friendly service & straight to the point with prices & recommendations. I was very pleased with the overall experience at Foreign Car Repairs.

My Mercedes was in need of many repairs that I’d delayed during a rough time financially. After finally getting back on my feet, I decided to bring my Mercedes here for an estimate to get some work done, thinking it would be less expensive than taking it to a dealer. The person in the front office had a REALLY negative and condescending attitude and told me that now would be a good time to trade my car in and get a new one. He said something along the lines of «since I hadn’t taken care of the car, he thought I was in the market to get rid of it.» He painted a doom and gloom picture of an oil sludge situation and that my engine was likely ruined, would need to be taken apart, etc. He showed me a picture of another customer’s car, what oil sludge did to their engine, and the lengthy, expensive steps it took to fix the situation. The situation felt slimy. I decided not to leave my car there for an estimate and was literally in tears. Ultimately, I took my car to a local Mercedes dealership for service and it is running fine. I can’t speak to the quality of Foreign Car Repair’s work, but the initial interaction was definitely a 1 star!

Had a door lock problem, went there and got a ride home. Got a call two hours later with a estimate. They were very professional, and honest. Nice clean shop but I could not handle the repair at this time so I passed. They picked me up and I did do some minor repairs. I recommend these guys in Inglewood.

Honest, exceptional service where you don’t feel like you are getting taken for a ride. It is so worth the drive to Inglewood-​I would not trust taking my car anywhere else.

I cant believe how luckI ii am to find this place to get my cl 500 repaired. Not only do they do a great job at a reasonable price (and i compared them to a lot of other shops) but they get the work done fast and the call you when it is done. Awesome