Import Auto Clinic

You just can’t have a VW and not have a great VW mechanic. My friend turned me on to Import Auto swearing his allegiance now I’m on board. They dialed in my son’s 2000 Golf GTI issues and Filip treated me like I was his first customer from start to finish. Great job guys. I’m a fan for life.

When I lived in Oak Park, I always brought my 1995 BMW 525 and 1997 Acura SLX to Import Auto Clinic. They did a good job and the price was reasonable. Like another reviewer said, they are a small shop but I never had to wait that long for the repairs to be done. They would drive me back to my home and I could use the other car. It has been 6 years since I lived in Oak Park, but having found no good mechanics in Los Angeles, I am seriously considering bringing my 2001 X5 to Filip, the 1997 Acura too is still around. Memorable.

Great job Mike !! My 2001 Eurovan with 208,000 miles drives like it did at 20,000. I have a 2001 and 2002 Eurovan both with around 200,000 miles and notoriously difficult to work on. I’ve been taking them to another TO auto center who was very good, but more expensive. Thinking the timing chain tensioner went and that I would need a new engine, I wanted some place that did good work but was a little more price competitive. Turns out I only needed to have the heads rebuilt (a piece of plastic from an intake solenoid wedged a valve open). Also replaced all of the old, hard to get to stuff while the engine was out.
Filip and Mike are the kind of guys that like doing a good job. If you just want it fixed they’ll get it done. If you want to know the details of what was wrong, or what else to fix while your there, or what to leave alone; they’re there for that as well.
The only downside is that since they are a small shop that is so well liked they can be busy. It did take just over two weeks to get all of the work done, about three days longer than I would have expected.

Filip, Michael and the crew at Import Auto Clinic are true professionals. I have come to trust their work and pricing on my VW Phaeton — not an easy or cheap car to service. Oh — and they are considerably less than the dealer, and better service too!

Outstanding service. Filip (owner) and Mike (technician) took excellent care of me!!! Took my ride in for a smog inspection on 5÷29÷14. Unfortunately it did not pass! Filip was very informative as to what things could of caused my vehicle not to pass the CA smog test. He recommended that we replace the o2 sensor on my exhaust manifold. I agreed, we settled on a price and he fixed my car and re-​ran the smog test promptly. I passed! Thank you Filip! Import Auto Clinic did a great job for me. Will most definitely recommend them to my friends.

I brought my Porsche to another German auto mechanic on TO blvd to get the oil changed, they left a rag in the engine compartment which caused a few of the belts to break and go flying everywhere.
With such disgust, I was in search for a new mechanic for my 25 yr old Porsche.
After searching Unilocal,Import Auto Clinic had great and honest reviews so I brought my car in for service. The reviews are accurate! Filip is a outstanding shop owner and replaced the belts that came off, and he changed the oil again. He found a minor problem that will be addressed next time
I am confident in recommending Filip and his establishment. Their work is honest and outstanding.

I have been taking my BMW 325i to Filip for about 5 years. He is THE most honest foreign car repair shop owner in TO. I have lived in the Conejo Valley for 15 years and have owned a BMW for 9 years. After my warranty expired, I called him for an estimate for some repairs/​maintenance and could not believe how much better his prices were than Rusnak. He runs a great business and I would never take my car to anyone else. I have total faith in him.

A shame how one bad review of a great business can drag down the average. Of course, due to the incredibly strange and arbitrary Unilocal filter system, one disgruntled reviewer can somehow appear, when four other glowing reviews are «filtered».
Huh.
Well, my wife and I have been using Filip for our auto maintenance needs for over five years. We have no complaints at all, The business is unfailingly pleasant and professional. Filip is the kind of guy who will tell you all your options and can give excellent advice when you need it.
Will be taking our vehicles here for the foreseeable future. These guys are great.

I came across Import Auto Clinic after someone admiring my 63 Beetle in a parking lot suggested I give Filip visit when ever I need mechanical work done.
Although I do most of the work on my car myself, my old VW developed a bad oil leak that I didn’t have the tools to fix myself. Remembering the suggestion, I took the car by IAC for Filip to take a look at it. Filip estimated what the repair would be and said he could fix it for around $ 300. However, Filip (I think recognizing I am a college student with not a ton of excess funds) offered to save me money by having me taking the engine out at home and just bringing him the engine so he could repair the leak. I really appreciated this gesture.
Long story short, overall I am please with my experience at IAC. Filip seems to be a honest and straight forward mechanic and the repair time was acceptable. The labor rate of 96/​hr seems a little high to me, but that is what most mechanics in the area charge.
Also, it is good to know there is a mechanic in the Conejo Valley that knows and works on Air-​Cooled VW engines.

After researching where to go to service my VW, I went with IAC instead of the «stealership». Filip let me know that he was busy that night, but if I wanted to drop the car off, he would look at it in the morning. 10am the next day, he called with the news and what it would be to fix. He was straight up with pricing, what was wrong, and what else could be fixed. He ended up being $ 700 cheaper than what Neftin VW said it would cost to fix. He had my car finished in less than a day and it hasn’t driven better! I absolutely recommend Filip and his team at Import Auto Clinic.

My 2009 Passat recently passed out of warranty and I was looking for someone other than the dealer to service my vehicle. I was referred to Import Auto Clinic and took my car in for its 40K service. Their shop was clean and orderly, they went over everything they would do as part of the service, and completed the work professionally and on time. When I picked up the car, Filip went over everything they had done, explained when I would need other services, such as brake and tire replacements, and made several recommendations related to vehicle maintenance. Their services fully met or exceeded the manufacturer’s recommendations, and they did it for significantly less than the dealer quoted for the same service.
I will definitely use them again, and I strongly recommend them to anyone that owns a VW or Audi.

loved the attitude of Felipe the owner, so i dropped off my car and it sat for weeks without being covered, it is a topless 356.
clutch job done, Felipe lost the keys to the car and my spare is 45 miles away.
he replaces the switch, i pick up the car, filthy and pay $ 1500+ for a clutch job.
drive home park the car and three weeks later the clutch fails again.
Felipe replaced my clutch with the wrong style clutch and failed to inform me of his decision or my choices until i had the car returned to repair the clutch.
i do not recommend doing business with this group of people, I’ve been a mechanic since i first crawled into the engine bay of my grandfathers 56 ford f100, i trusted the work and the people at import to do a great job, i did not ask for a cheap job nor did i hassle them on the price.
if you chance to need work on your car and you find yourself at this business, good luck… never again.

Filip and the rest of the team have taken care of our 2 VW TDI’s for the last couple of years as well as my mother’s Volvo. I have worked and lived all over California and been to many mechanic shops and I would put these guys at the very top of the list. They are always honest and professional. I’ve researched their prices against other shops and they are right on the money but their level of service is at a level I would expect to pay more for.

Filip and Mike at IAC are the best. I’ve brought my Audis to them for about 4 or 5 years now. They specialize in VW, Audi and Porsche but they also work on my Subaru too. These guys are honest and have a nice, organized and clean shop. You don’t have to call them wondering about the status or price of your repair. Filip will call you and give you the price and his suggestions.
They’re not cheap but you get what you pay for. If you’re fed up with your mechanic give’em a call.