Espanas Collision Repair

My vehicle looked better than the day I purchased it! Not only did they complete the repairs that were asked of them, they went above and beyond! I had a few scrapes here and there and was planning on just getting a complete new paint job after the repairs were done, but Miguel and his team hooked me up! I still can’t believe how well of a job they did!

I was looking for a good auto body shop in San Jose. I was in a accident that left my car in bad shape. I looked around everywhere and found Espanas. I talked to Mark, and he reassured me that they would take care of all the insurance paperwork and get my car fixed fast with a lifetime warranty. After doing my research, I went ahead with it. From the moment I dropped my car off I had complete confidence that everything would be done correctly. Very happy with the repair.

These guys are amazing; they did two major repairs for my car within 1 year. The first one was a full body repaint and the second one was replacing my car’s damaged back end (something I got from an accident).
Everyone was attentive and so professional. They always explain their work clearly and were always on time, within budget and insurance guidelines when working on my car. Best of all, these guys knows how insurance process works, which is a huge help because I know everything will be done right.
During my visits, they have always taken good care of me. If your care needs body work, this is the place!

I wouldn’t take my cars to any other body shop. Españas is friendly, knowledgeable, and they take the time to explain the repair process. I have had to use Españas a few times, and my cars always looks great inside and out. They definitely don’t cut corners when it comes to their work.

Worst place to take your car, would not recommend this place.
This was recommended to me by my Insurance company, took my car… I was provided estimate and was promised that they would clean car inside and out and will make it look new.
I dropped off my Car spoke to guy name Miguel who promised he will make sure that the car is detailed.
Called on 12÷18÷15 to confirm Pickup on Saturday… I was told car will be ready Monday noon time.
No update until ¹²⁄₂₂ @ 5:56PM…“your car us ready, but we close at 6:00PM” REALLY giving someone 4 minutes to pick up car?
I picked up car on 12/23…car was not detailed as promised, I am not even sure if Original Parts are used to fix my car…
I told I was not happy… response from Miguel…“hahahahha” Not sure if he understood
NEVER EVER GOING BACK TO THIS PLACE… CANNOT RELY ON BUSINESSES THAT CANNOT STAND ON THEIR PROMISES… LAST THING YOU NEED TO GIVE YOUR CAR IS TO SOMEONE YOU DONT TRUST.
NOT SURE WHY STATE FARMS PICKED UP THIS PLACE AS THEIR CHOICE… OHHH BECAUSE THEY ARE CHEAP AND WILL CUT CORNERS TO MAKE INSURANCE COMPANY HAPPY

I have had several accidents over the years (not all my fault). España’s Collision Repair has always been extremely professional, responsive, and accommodating. They always fixed my cars and left them like new. Their car details are excellent too. I HIGHLY recommend them. Cesar Plata Founder

I cannot begin to put into words how awesome this place is! I’m a new driver and never even thought about having an auto shop before someone rammed into the side of my car and España’s Collision Repair had my back!
When I first arrived for the quote Miguel was patient with me when I told him I wanted to go to my dealership as well and get a quote from them. One of the reasons I came back is because the guy at the dealership told me he didn’t really want to give me a quote and would rather just start working on it. When I returned to España’s they walked me though all the repairs and told me they would hash out everything with the other person’s insurance since they accepted full blame.
I had a gift card for their shop which covered five days of my rental but the parts for my car were late one day and I had issues cashing a part of the insurance check, where it took an extra day to process and they coved my rental for those two extra days. After being nervous and scared of going to a stranger to fix my car I left so satisfied and pleased with the work they did! Will definitely recommend this place to everyone I know.
Every time I called with any question or concern Silvia at the front desk was patient and sweet and answered all my questions.
Thank you for fixing my baby! Thank you for all your hard work! I would give you a million stars if Unilocal allowed it! My only concern is there is a TINY little air bubbles under the driver side paint, but it’s really not even noticeable compared to how my car looked after the crash!

I went to get my car repaired there and they are awesome. I got my car in and out of the shop in 3 days. They did a great job on my car and it still looks shiny and new. Thanks a bunch.

I was recommended to bring my chevy cruz here after my vehicle was hit. AAA did a good job organizing the pick up of my vehicle and taking care of all the paperwork with Espanas. I was greeted by Miguel and he assured me that my vehicle will be taken care of and good as new. I was very surprised with the work they did and the time it took them to put it back together. The staff was nice and answered all my questions. They worked with AAA to get pictures to my agent so they can get the parts they need to fix my car and get me back on the road. They even gave me the option of leaving my Hertz rental at their location when my vehicle was done. That was very convenient. Im recommending Espanas Collision to anyone who doesn’t want to deal with the headache of having to deal with auto body shops who take to long to process paper work or won’t work with your insurance. Espanas does it all for you, so no need to worry. My car looks like new again and did a great job detailing it.

This review is regarding Espana’s detail work. I have taken three different cars to Espanas for detail, Claybar and waxing over the last three years. In every instance the cars have come out looking amazing. Furthermore, their pricing beats local competitors, for example, AJ’s auto detailing. They are very friendly and professional in every respect. The fact that they will drop me off at my house or business while they are working on the detailing is an added plus. I highly recommend them if you are considering having your car detailed.

The lack of communication between their own staff and to their customers is unbelievable. Took them nearly a month to return my car. Only because they never got on the same page. If you decided to work with them hope you have a better experience then I did.

I went to Españas grand opening and met most of the personnel. Everyone was nice and friendly. I was lucky and won a free wax. When I went in to receive my free wax I upgraded and purchased a detail that was worth around $ 200. I felt comfortable leaving my car here. Boy was I wrong. My car was not in perfect condition. It has a few minor scratches but nothing noticeable. When I returned to pick up my car it looked great. I walked around and noticed the guy who worked on the car was standing close to the car almost hiding something. I even gave the employee a $ 20 tip! I drove from the Espanas to my house. When I got home wiped my car once more. That is when I noticed a big mark on my rear bumper. Out of the entire car my rear bumper was in PERFECT condition. I know this because I just painted it and I wipe my car every morning. I had never seen that mark on the side of my bumper. I went back to Espanas the next morning. I spoke with the manager and they denied that it happened there. Im sure that it happened there again because I always wipe my car every morning. The shop manager told me that he would speak with the owner about the situation and call me back. Its been over two months and I have not heard back from anyone at Espanas. I cant believe that I have not even gotten a courtesy call. That is a big fail!!! I will never recommend anyone come to this shop. I felt betrayed and played. They treated me well before they got my business. But they didnt take responsibility for the damage on my car!

This is the best place to go repair your car in the San Jose. Not only they change locations for good but they have a coffee shop inside. All the staff are there to help you and give you an honest advice.

This place gets 5 stars. I have taken my 2013 Crosstour to this shop twice. The first time I decided to use this shop was because they were on the preferred State Farm list and located near my work. The second time I decided to use this shop was because I had received great service the first time (even though they had moved a few miles further from my work)
1^st time –my vehicle got broken into: smashed window, which shattered glass everywhere including in the vents and causing small tears in my leather seat.
2^nd time: A heavy box fell on top of my hood causing several dents.
The crew there were extremely helpful. Both the ladies at the front desk were very kind and professional. Junior made the process super easy, he took care of everything including setting up my rental agreement and shuttle service. I highly recommend this place because not only do they have great service, but they do excellent work.

The place my boss normally takes his car to was booked, so we tried Espana’s since it was close to work.
When I called in, they said they could take me in, and that the wash would take 30 minutes, so i decided to wait it out. The wash actually took a little over an hour, so I had to sit there and wait. It wouldn’t be too bad, but it was FREEZING in there.
The people there are really really really nice though, and brought me a personal heater towards the last 10 minutes of the wait.
The manager for the car wash service was really nice as well.
Unfortunately, when I got back, my boss was not happy with the wash. He said there were streaks all over the car. It was the same price as the place we normally take it to, that does steam wash as well. He no longer wants to take the car there, and will be sticking to his normal car wash place.
Still, very nice people at Espanas. Just not the best car wash for higher end cars.

I drove a 1976 Toyota Corolla, 33 year, 233,000 miles later, still running on it’s original engine and transmission. It suffered 2 rear end accidents in its life time with MINOR damages. (Just knock the back metal bumper off line). That Toyota is solid metal!!! It was harder and harder to find parts for it. It was dying of old age so Toyota suggested that it’s time to buy a new car. My Mom is totally disabled/​wheelchair bound,…several times we had a mechanical breakdown. We needed a «reliable» car to get her around town so she help me buy a new car: 2007 Toyota Yaris. Now cars are PLASTIC. Yaris’s back bumper have a 2 mile impact, my 76 Toyota Corolla which can take 5 MPH impact on its metal bumper. The 2007 Toyota Yaris has no bumper or side guards so it gets scratch and «ding» easily in parking lots.
This past Summer, my Yaris had an accident. It got side swipe by a car in the next lane whose driver decided the LAST MINUTE to jerk over into my lane. There was no enough lane space for 2 cars to occupy ONE lane so I was force to swirl into the freeway road guard. The whole passenger side was damaged.
I took my car to Espana’s Collision Repair. I was so upset. I told him everything that happened. The owner Mr. Espana was so kind. He had a calmness about him. He assured me that «it’s only a car and it can be fixed. From what he sees of the damage, he said it’s nothing compared to the other cars that come into his shop… and that the only thing that matters was that I was O.K. He made me felt better. His staff was so supportive and kept up on the progress of the repairs.
All of the 2007 — 2010 Toyota YARIS has come flaws with it’s body design. The back bumper is scratch up due to backing up into the overgrown bushes at some shopping malls. There is NO bumper guards. The bumper sides gets scratch from flying debri from normal driving on the freeway. The foot base boards has no protective guards so it is scratch up due to the foot rest of my Mother’s wheelchair. The front panel dash is made out of some sort of very dull cheap looking textured matt cardboard-​like material which attract lint and dust like crazy!!! Even if you wipe it clean, it just moves the dust and link around. Using cleaning solutions on this material just made it worst.
While the car was in his shop, I didn’t have a replacement vehicle. My insurance did not cover rental car loaner. Mr. Espana’s had contact with the local Enterprise Rental Agency near by. He contacted them and the rep drove over to pick me up and drove me over to the Rental Agency. They gave me a special rate. I was really satisfied with all this attention.
Espana’s Collision Repair not only did a GREAT WONDERFUL repair job all the damages to my car from the accident, he also:
1. Put A BIG WIDE RUBBER WRAP (WITH A CHROME TRIM) ROUND ON THE BACK END FROM THE BACK TIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO THE DRIVER SIDE. It covered up all the scratches and prevented new scratches. (I highly recommend this to all cars). By doing this, it also protect the back bumper from small minor rear end impacts.
2. He put the SAME rubber molding (narrower) as a foot entry guard on the foot board areas on all 4 step in sides of the entry way of the 4 doors so when people climb in and out or if you have someone in a wheelchair, the foot rest doesn’t scratch up the paint. That’s an ingenious idea.
3. This was not covered by the insurance because it’s not related to the accident so it’s a separate cost but it was REALLY WORTH IT… THE BEST OF ALL, (I don’t know HOW he did it. He said it’s his shop’s specialty). He put some sort of GLOSS COATING ON MY WHOLE FRONT DASH PANEL… IT’S SHINING, SLEEK AND NOTHING STICKS TO IT!!! JUST WIPE CLEAN. IT WAS REALLY AWESOME !!! THIS IS A DEFINATE MUST FOR ALL TOYOTA 2007 — 2010 YARIS OWNERS!!!
4. Espana’s also offers detailing. He put a GREAT GLOSS COAT on my whole entire car exterior. NOTHING STICKS TO IT… not dust, not bird crap, no tree sap! Price: Very reasonable. It’s worth every penny.
My insurance co. gave me a list of 3 auto repair shops. I checked them all out. Somehow something inside me tells me that Espana’s was the right place. I am VERY HAPPY that I choose Espana’s Collision Repairs. He was easy to talk with. He was ALSO VERY HONEST. I asked him if he repair and put a protective guard on the front area where my car got scratch going over a parking lot cement guard. He said he can but no recommended. It would be a waste of my money. it will not hold because the scratches are on a curve… he’ll take the scratches out but NEXT TIME don’t roll too close to the parking cement ground stopper!!!
Espana’s not only repair all the damages, fixed all the scratches, he also put protective guards to prevent future scratches. WHOLE FRONT DASH/​PANEL LOOK AMAZING. NO MORE DULL MATT CHEAP LOOKING CARDBOARD DUST ATTRACTING crap. It’s 6 ½ months since repairs, car STILL look amazing!

My car was broken into last month. The car window glass was shattered into pieces and my possessions stolen. In addition to the broken glass, the window itself was also damaged. The rain was in the forecast. I don’t have a spare car, and I don’t have rental on my insurance.
I walked into ECR, still shaken. The manager (everyone calls him Junior) understood not only my car, the insurance procedure, but also how I felt and what help I needed. He was very patient with me and put me through with the insurance company so that I know for certain about the procedure, he explained to me the mechanics about the window and what it takes to have it checked out. He made suggestions on what I can do in the meantime on means of transport. He gave me the best and worst scenarios and promised to do his best. He did not over-​promise just to get my business. He sincerely cared about getting the car fixed so that the customers can walk out of there satisfied.
He called me when he said he’d give me the update and arranged ride back for me to get back to work. They worked with me on the repair schedule so that I would have the car when I really needed.
I’m happy that my car is fixed. I’m happy about how I was treated at this place. I’m happy that I walked in ECR for the repair.

My truck was hit by a driver while parked at a local business. The bumper was completely damaged and needed to be replaced. I didn’t know anyone who was reputable that would help me deal with the insurance and this problem. One of my friends referred me to España’s Collision Repair. She said that it was an excellent place because the work was impeccable and the customer service was excellent. I called and made an appointment. When I got there, I spoke to Terri Valdez, who was extremely nice and helpful. Then Junior Araujo who conducted the estimate on the damage. He gave a very professional estimate and took care of my truck. They provide excellent service and do an excellent job.
España’s Collision Repair, thanks for your great service and making this experience go by faster! I thought this would take a long time, but they fixed my truck within less than a week. Not only was my truck repaired quickly, but they cleaned and waxed my truck so well, it looked brand new when I picked it up. I am so thankful for their help, I can’t say enough good things about them! I definitely recommend! FIVE STARS ALL THE WAY! :) :)

I am so glad that I took my car to ECR! They did a great job in making my car look new again & they took care of all the insurance paperwork. Very professional, very courteous & worked very hard in taking care of my car & me. Junior went over & beyond always with a smile on his face. I would highly recommend them for any body work that needs to be done on your car. Quick, reliable, & friendly service!

Dark Wedgewood Blue.
That’s the color of my 10 year old Ford F-​150. A few years back, the paint wasn’t so dark wedgewoody. The look became faded and oxidized, especially on the hood and roof of the cab. The damage caused by nature made it look dried out and non-​shiny. Without the clear coat, it just was not handsome and appealing anymore.
In comes ECR.
Got the Exterior Detail, where they used a compound and polymer sealer wax. The all-​day polish job unimaginably took care of the oxidation and a few little scratches.
There was no guarantee that all of the oxidation would be buffed out. I came back at lunch to check out progress and to confirm continuation. I was mesmerized with the hood work alone. And so were they.
The truck looks good as new!
Staff was professional, prompt, and experienced. No pressure was involved. In fact, Junior helped me understand what they do, what paint does over years, and provided some options for my truck. He also suggested some pointers on how to maintain the «new» look.
I now believe that miracles can happen. Thanks ECR!