Beetle Power

I’ve been using Tony for about 10 years. I concur with all the other reviews. He’s fantastic. I have complete faith in everything he does on my VW.

Brought my wife’s late model Golf TDi here and got a major service (40K mi) done — which the dealerships way over charge for. Best price quote and best work you can get done for you — seriously. Tony far exceeded my expectations and he explained everything he did, with an update on how things looked (like the DSG’s fluid looked pretty clean when he changed it per the maint schedule etc.), and advice on what practices with the TDI and it’s turbo would benefit the long term operation of the vehicle. MORE than you get from a dealership! EXACTLY what I hope to get from a technician that knows more than I do about my vehicle, but don’t ever seem to get at dealerships. I do most of my work on my older out of warranty vehicles and can fix, fabricate and kluge a lot of stuff. If one of those vehicles stumps me now, you guessed it — I’m bringing it to to Tony. I’m really happy I found Beetle Power recommended on a forum and brought him our vehicle today. How do you say, for the win?!

I am kind of a shade tree mechanic that knows enough to perform most of my services and many of my repairs. I have often gone to Tony at BP Automotive for questions and he has graciously given advice and I then proceed. He is extremely knowledgeable and a lot of fun to deal with. I recently went in (with my car) for him to check on a brake light issue. He was swamped with work (as you would expect for such a competent operation) but he finagled me in for what turned out to be a quick fix. With in the hour he called for me to pick up the car. I see others mention, he tried to give away his expertise, he did here as well. I had to insist he take something for the work he did. Please take your car to Tony to keep this guy who is giving away stuff in business. You will not be sorry and you too will adopt him as your mechanic and friend. Thanks Tony!!!

Tony has been taking care of my VWs for over 10 years. Even after moving out to Oakland, the drive to Pleasanton is still worth it. Both in confidence of the work and the savings.

Tony is awesome! Great service, fair prices, and a really nice guy. Couldn’t ask for more.

I am here again 3^rd time with my car, and finally Tony charged me :) Tony is very honest with the problem of the car and never try to sale additional things, the Price is reasonable too. Not to mention Tony is such a expert of VW Beetle. If you have a «Bug» and want to find a man for its problem, try Tony.

We’ve had our 2003 Audi Allroad in several times for a timing belt service and a few other small issues. Tony has done outstanding work for a reasonable price, and he is absolutely trustworthy.

Honest and knowledgable. We used to bring our Passat wagon here, when we sold that and bought a 2010 Sienna I asked Tony if he would work on that as well and he said sure. All good.

I cannot say enough about Tony and Beetle Power. I took my daughters car in without an appointment because the engine shield was hanging off. He took it right in and within 20 minutes had fixed it for me, run a quick diagnostic check on the engine, and topped off the oil. This was by far the best experience I’ve had with an auto repair shop. Tony is now my go to guy for VW service. Looks like I’ll be taking my BMW into him also from now on.

I’ve been taking all my vehicles to Tony. He is very knowledgeable and his prices are reasonable. I know I can trust Tony to take care of what’s necessary and not over charge me. I have recommended several people to his shop. All have no complaints.

I wish if there was more than 5 stars the owner is so helpful kind reasonable love to bring him more business.

I rarely feel compelled to write a review about a business but recent car problems have showed me that, unfortunately, the quality of service you receive at Beetle Power is rare, if not unparalleled. Tony has worked on my VW Beetle for over six years and has always been honest and has always charged reasonable prices for the work. I had to take my car to a different shop as I had moved to Southern California and was treated extremely poorly. Once the car was drivable, I made the trip up here for Tony to take a look at the car. His expertise, honesty, and kindness were well worth the drive.
Best mechanic I have had the pleasure of working with; not to mention that he knows Volkswagens better than anyone. If you want to be treated with respect (even if you know nothing about cars) and you want your car to be in excellent hands, do not hesitate to go to Beetle Power.

No doubt Tony is great with old VW’s, but he has also done a great job with my current VW’s.
BP was recommended to me some years back, and I had been happy with the work done, but as my newest VW was under warranty, I had been getting all the service done at the dealership. Recently, when the car was no longer under warranty, I contacted Tony for a repair estimate after the quote I got from the dealership seemed rather high.
Tony completed the work in a timely manner, explaining what needed to be done, and pointing out work the dealership quoted that wasn’t necessary: I ended up with a bill of about 20% what it would have cost me at the dealership. I couldn’t be happier, and I will continue to taking my car only to him.

Tony was awesome and really helped me understand what was wrong with my car… VW Diesel. The cost was reasonable and personable owner. I would highly recommend. The facility is in a strip mall, not where you would expect to find an auto shop, but they have been there for decades apparently and that is a testament too of their service and reliability.

Tony Mace at BP Automotive brings a wealth of knowledge and lifetime of experience with the VW that just can’t be matched. I am in awe of creativity, understanding, suggestions and ability to fix the various issues with my car that he has kept running for years. I couldn’t recommend him more highly.

Tony is a true hardworking and honest mechanic. I have taken many vehicles to him over the years and he does quality work. Recently I had my battery start to fail and I stopped by without an appointment, in between meetings on a busy day, and he popped a new one in for me in no time. Now that is great customer service!!!

I am bringing my VW (and my Volvo too) to Tony for many years now. He is the most honest auto-​mechanic I ever met. He tells me everything I want to know, discusses all alternatives and options. I never felt that he overcharged me for any single service — it’s always clear what he did, and I always get my money worth from him. And if he can’t fix it (what is extremely rare), he doesn’t charge me for diagnostics at all!

Before I decided to take my Beetle here, I made sure I was getting an honest opinion of what was the real problem of my failing transmission.
I talked to Tony and this guy definitely knows a thing or two about VW manufacturing; not to mention, cool and down to earth he was. Definitely pleased with my service.
your In and out with a reasonable price.

Tony is fabulous. He kept my ’87 Jetta kicking for a few more years, which was important to us (and it ran great right up until the end when it died of natural causes). He now works on our two Toyotas, so do not hesitate to take your Japanese car to Tony.

Tony is THE MAN! He’s friendly, fast, extremely helpful and very honest. He has never once tried to feed me any b.s. about my ’96 jetta and was more than awesome when my car mysteriously broke down one day. I was driving to friend’s place when my car just stopped working. I had gas in it, none of my lights on the dash were on, it just died. I called the previous owner of the car hoping he could shed some light on the situation and he was as dumfounded as me. I called Tony and explained my situation and he was able to fit me in right away! Turns out the throttle body was bad so he was able to replace it. The best part about this bad day was the fact that he did it all that same day so I was without my car for only a few hours and I haven’t had a problem since! Again, Tony is THE MAN!!! I will only let him work on my car. His pricing is pretty damned good too. $ 52 for an oil change and inspection whereas another place I called quoted me $ 90 for the same thing, just across town! Yeah, big difference there.
He’s the best there is, hands down.