Dylan’s Automotive

The best place in town!!! Dylan and his right hand man Adrian are AMaZing!!! You feel taken care of like family. They are honest, fast, and great at what they do. My truck has never ran better! I will never go anywhere else.

You guys really did an awesome job on my Hummer when I brought it in for a catalytic converter replacement — LOVE your team, your honesty, your solid craftsmanship and your customer service! From a larger vehicle like mine, down to the small Toyota Echo my son drives — you guys are the go-​to shop for all of my family’s automotive repair needs. Thank you!!!

I took my ’10 Honda Accord to Dylan for some bizarre electrical issues. Dylan was very diligent in working to find the problem. His business model is based on treating customers fairly and being honest. He is looking for a long term customer, not a quick buck. Trust this place. I’ve since referred family and friends. We won’t being going anywhere else for our family vehicles.

Really nice guy and extremely knowledgeable. He’ll help you and won’t scam you or rip you off! Great service and great person!

My buddy told me that this guy was a friend of his and to try out his shop. I am glad I took his word. Dylan is a good guy and doesn’t tell you that you need stuff you don’t. Thanks for being straight forward about my repairs. I’m sold!

Dylan is very knowledgeable and reliable. I feel totally comfortable leaving my car with him and knowing he will take the best of care. I also know he will always give me an honest evaluation of where my car is at maintainence wise and will prioritize for me what needs to happen immediately and what can wait. I appreciate that because I’ve had other places have me do things to my car that weren’t necessary and could have waited. Definitely more than fair prices for the above average attention and care!

Hey Unilocal Community,
So I’m new to Ventura, CA (awesome little beach town).
I work a lot out of Santa Barbara, so I’m not too familiar with the local scene, yet.
More importantly, I don’t really know what local companies to turn to when something goes wrong, like my car!
Heading back from my job in Santa Barbara, my car breaks down.
The tow truck guy picks me up and gave me the best recommendation for a local Ventura mechanic.
I gotta say, that tow truck guy was so right.
Dylan’s Automotive is awesome and for the right reasons.
They are nice, articulate, smart, and most importantly super honest.
They gave me a ride back to my house a couple of time while the car getting fixed.
They gave me discounts on parts.
I even came across a bit of an issue with my car following the initial repair.
No questions, they fixed and gave me a an amazing discount on parts.
They a real people, with a family feel.
It was refreshing to meet a mechanic shop that changed the my entire perspective on mechanic shops.
If you got a car issue and are local in Ventura.
Give Dylan’s a shot. They are worth it.
Oh they even squeezed my job in RIGHT BEFORE thanksgiving. They knocked it out fast so I could have my car for the holiday.
Class Acts. Love, Dylan’s. They seriously ROCK!

Dylan is very knowledgeable. He is friendly and has always been able to diagnose my car problems. He is on the higher end price wise, but he and his crew are efficient and always do it right. He is great with any import or domestic car.

Honest, efficient, courteous service sums it all up.
They explained everything in great detail including costs. Did nothing without preapproval.
They will be my mechanics of choice from now on.
Place is difficult to find. It is behind Jiffy Lube off Thompson.

Dylan and his team are careful, conscientious and honest and deserve the highest ratings.

I took my car to Dylan to have my clutch replaced, as it started slipping and had a good 90k miles on it. Dylan’s quote was a good $ 100 cheaper than my previous estimate, and I liked the smaller shop, so I gave them a shot.
My car runs like a new car now! I have a manual transmission, so after my clutch was swapped out, the drive-​ability difference was night-​and-​day. They did a great job, I’ll be coming back soon for another oil change. Thanks Dylan!

I came to Dylan by way of the folks I purchased a car from when he was at Jay’s. There was no question that I’d follow him to his own place. When you find a mechanic who is good, trustworthy, and downright like-​able, you stick with him. Dylan is probably the only mechanic you’ll ever meet that tells you NOT to do certain work that others insist upon. It’s about the car and the client, not the buck. So glad he kept Adrian as his sidekick, as well. Love these guys!

This is a friendly and professinoal shop and I’ve always received more than expected from them.

Reliable, reasonable and trusted. Whatever you drive take it to Dylan

Dylan is the most honest mechanic I’ve met in California, and the only one who’s gotten a six hundred dollar signed estimate and then said the work didn’t need to be done.
I was referred to him by a friend, and right away he treated me like family. The first time I took my car to him, he diagnosed a cracked head gasket and plugged the leak with stopleak as a temporary measure. He didn’t try to talk me into the engine rebuild, or give me any false promises either. He was very sympathetic to my desire to be as frugal as possible with my auto expenses.
When I bought my next car and was told it was due for a timing belt, I knew where to bring it. Dylan explained that his estimate was high because it included ancillary repairs (replacing the water pump, for example) which may or may not be indicated once the timing belt was off. He said he’d rather give a high estimate and knock down the price, than lowball and add a bunch of stuff in later. I also asked him to take a look at a transmission issue. Then he gave me a ride to the coffee shop where I could wait for him to call me. An hour later, he called and said that the timing belt had another year of life in it, and probably wasn’t worth doing without assessing the transmission first. So instead of $ 600 for a job that wasn’t urgent, I paid $ 150 for the tranny repair, which turned out to be much more important.
How many mechanics will talk you out of doing a job you’ve already sign for?