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Eddo’s 5-star review: After purchasing my FD RX7 from the prior owner, first stop to baseline the car was to drop it off to Heath and the team at SakeBomb who are ROTARY SPECIALISTS (the few left in the greater Bay Area). They were very detailed about the configuration and willing to provide me with the options based on my customized goals of decent power maintaining reliability. More importantly, the honesty and integrity this shop has is worth every dollar. Given they were going deep in to the engine to fix a leak, they decreased the charge of labor since they were already in there. Bonus is they have a dyno and tuned the FD with PowerFC given all the reliability mods that were in place It's been 2 years and the car has been running smooth and more importantly reliably! The only shop I trust with my Mazdas - Sakebomb Garage and Miataspeed are part of the same outfit. They also specializing in getting your car prepped for the track, if and when, you are ready. -
Eddo’s 5-star review: A sweet find! I heard about this place from one of the guys at Kragen in San Mateo. I had a whole in my pipe that was well on its way to rusting off. I went to Kragen to buy some patching compound for a crappy "LIFETIME" Muffler installation. BTW, this is my plug TO AVOID MIDAS! I went to MIDAS and they told me the muffler replacement is "NO CHARGE" however, it's gonna cost a whoppin' $200+ for LABOR and "OTHER CONNECTING PARTS" You gotta be kiddin'....come on now, people! Suffice it to say....i went elsewhere...and by God's good grace....found THIS AWESOME PLACE! This place is just down the street from the Belmont Caltrain Station and not too far from the intersection of El Camino Real and Ralston Ave. It's a lean efficient setup....you wouldn't blink an eye and take notice of this place. It fits right into the backdrop of all the other auto shops along this strip. So I arrived just before 4:30 (and they close at 5pm) to inquire about how much it would cost. The woman there had me drive my car right up onto their lift and gave me a quote of......GET THIS!......$95. Given the traumatic experience at MIDAS, I proceeded to ask her....so what about the cost with other parts and labor. She looked at me with a brief period of silence as if I was from another planet. "$95 for everything." My jaw dropped to the floor! What knocked me to the ground was her next statement.... "We can do it now if you can wait." GET OUTTA HERE!...no way. I checked my watch again....it's 4:40pm and they are willing to stay past closing to fix the muffler on my Mazda. So, I felt bad and was thinking about just coming back (plus I thought they might do a RUSH job)....but this clanking, loud muffler has been a growing thorn in my ear for the past couple months.....so...I gratefully agreed. I wanted to pay cash to avoid the credit card companies from shortchanging this AWESOME family run venture....I only had $94. The woman was fine with the $94....no questions, no dish duties, no cleaning the shop after closing. They did all the work on an open lift outside the garage....the asian guy that did my repair was calculating about his work yet quick, he took pauses to inspect his work every step of the way. You could tell he could've easily done this job on a few shots of tequila and it still would've been PERFECT, better than what the MIDAS guys do SOBER. I was outta there by 5:20 with a whole new muffler with the connecting tail pipe and all for $95 no tax or other charges! NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! Great service, great deal, fast service, no appointment....PLUS got advice on great chinese restaurants around the area. Their install was TOP NOTCH WORK....not all tilted like the MIDAS install I had before. For the advice, you gotta speak Cantonese ; ) If there was a BEST OF YELP AUTOMOTIVE category....this place would definitely be on the TOP OF THAT list. Now my Mazda is purring just like when it was new 15 years ago. Waddaya say Yelp....give this shop some street cred!
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Eddo’s 5-star review: William is a master mechanic, with good old-fashioned honesty - a true gem in the auto industry. He's my top recommendation for any car repair or maintenance. Never tries to nickel and dime you. If he can't fix it....well....that hasn't happened - he has kept my 1994 Mazda rolling like new. -
Eddo’s 5-star review: *************** IMPORTANT: When comparing prices for Smog Check, remember to ask if the price DOES or DOES NOT include the $8.25 (price as of this writing) cost of the certificate. Most places quote a price without the certificate in big font, then the additional cost of the certificate in smaller font or as an asterisk somewhere else. *************** REVIEW ONLY FOR SMOG CHECK. NO OTHER SERVICES. TIPS BEFORE YOU GO: 1. It's in the Shell Gas Station. So there's no confusion, there is a separate guy that works for the gas station and a separate guy that works at the auto service center. 2. The rates advertised are if you pay in CASH. ***SO BRING CASH*** I presume he charges more if you use credit card, I don't know. 3. There are different rates depending on if your car is 4, 6, 8 or other types of engine. DON'T RATE LOW STARS BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T ASK FIRST! Rates are advertised clearly on their website. 4. BRING YOUR DMV NOTICE. IT HAS A BAR CODE TO MAKE BOTH YOUR LIVES EASIER. He will send the report electronically to DMV. All you need to do after you car passes is pay the fee online or by mail. *************** As Jessica B mentioned, they are FAST! He got my car in right away and it takes about 20 minutes once he starts. The price I paid is $30 for 4 cylinder engines, INCLUDING THE DMV CERTIFICATE. Lowest rate found in nearby smog check stations ~ $31 not including certificate. -
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