San Diego auto repair

I absolutely love this place! They're very knowledgeable and fair. They aren't out to get money from you and give you useless repairs, they are honest and try to price as low as they can. My brother and I have been going here the past couple years and I won't go anywhere else. I highly recommend this shop!

Sam took very good care of my car and me; his prices beat other mechanics that I had been seeing. They did new timing, water pump, few gaskets, and other services all in the same day and the quality of the work is great. Give them a call and they'll get you a quote for whatever you need. I will take all three of my cars there from now on.

Great service and price! Came here for a smog test and I was in and out. Definitely recommend to anyone in need of a smog test.

Its all about Family with this business. Theyre loyal and they help you out. Theres no BS. I come here for all my repairs and im in and out

Dany and his father Raad have gone above and beyond when I recently came in for an oil change... They did a thorough inspection without asking or up-charging for the inspection. They know their stuff and made recommendations based on my budget and how long I'm planning on owning my car. It's common for mechanics to take advantage of females, but that's not the case here. Plus, they're never pushy! I definitely will be coming back for oil changes, smogs, and maintenance. Thanks Raad, Dany, and the rest of the guys at Speedy Auto Repair & Smog!

I found this place on Yelp and I'm glad I did. Nice family business that I'll recommend and go back to.

My life has changed enormously in the last few months. I got married, moved out of state, so my money was a bit tight leading up to all this. Imagine my crushing sense of defeat when my car starts acting all funny on me right before the big move. I'm in town alone, as my fella' had already left town while I finished off a few things. And my stupid front end makes some weird thunky noises while at idle, I'm coming up on my oil change (but still had a few hundred miles) AND THEN as I am driving to work the stupid light turns on in a clearly desperate manner. I have all my fingers and toes crossed that it is just the oil change issue, but I am sure my beloved hunk of junk is going to give out on me at the worst possible time. I do some Yelp research and take it to Speedy after work, which I am surprised to realize is located next to the Jiffy Lube that always tries to sell me unnecessary stuff, wish I'd known they existed sooner! Either way, I pace around the neighborhood, not really paying attention to much but my madcap hope that all will be ok. I come back, and the face I see is not promising. All of those times I took my baby (Civic EX 2000) to those "Rhymes with Iffy Tube" type places it turns out they were rough on my oil pan bolt. He shows me the stripped thread bolt and I am sure I'm getting ripped off, as always happens to desperate only so car aware kinds of people. I mean, it seems stripped, but what do I know? But he seems so soothing, and offers a solution. They'll try to rethread it for me, which will save a ton of money. I'll only have to pay the big bucks if they can't get the threading right. He even offers to try and do it then, but they are supposed to be closing and I want time to research. I arrange trolley/rides to work for the next day and do my research. It apparently is a common issue with my kind of car, especially when you go to those quick change places and have the amount of miles that I do. The solution they've proposed is a common one, the price they are charging is more than reasonable and I feel so much better. Sure enough, when I come back the next day, it is all smiles. They gave me the worn out thread to keep, but they worked their magic. She is free and clear! Even better, I'd noticed that my milage had dropped since the last major repair I'd had done. After this repair, she is back up to her lovely ~30 mpg and the engine area sounds so much better. The engine light is gone, and she soldiers on! Thank you Speedy for making a headache disappear with a whimper. And not minding that I was nervous about accepting a new shops recommendations without checking in. That shows amazing integrity and if I were still in town, I know where I'd be going!

Dany was super kind, helpful and was super 'speedy'! I found this place on accident due to my old place being closed. I forgot my paperwork and it was no problem. Dany said it would take 20 minutes. I checked in on yelp, received a $10 off coupon and was out the door in 20 minutes. Painless! If you pay in cash, there is a discount- it adds up to about tax. I'll go back there next year and I'll refer friends.

2.5 stars. As far as their smog service goes, they're pretty by the book. I ended up not smogging my car here because I have an aftermarket intake on my car. Unless I changed it back to my stock air box, he said that he'd fail me based on visual inspeaction alone. Besides that, these guys offer a lot of coupons and try to give good customer service so that equals 2.5 stars in my book. I won't be returning for my next smog and I do my own maintenance when I can, otherwise it's off to the dealer for my ride.

I have taken, let me count, three or four of our cars here. At first, I thought my wife was nuts. She heard about it. It does not look like a very high tech place from the outside. But then I walked in and saw a photo of the head mechanic, Raad, running a crankshaft lathe back in his home country, where, I found out later, he was originally trained by German engineers. That sat well with me. The photo. Seemed like they care about engines and they do. This guy Raad cares about your car and your safety while driving it. He does excellent diagnosis and can find what is wrong. Has never failed me. And they show you the parts. I have met people there who bring their Mercedes and BMWs to him. Only place they will go. He is honest and does not cheat you. In the end, a good mechanic has two qualities: 1. He can figure out what is wrong with your car and fix it. 2. He is honest. Both of these qualities are present at Speedy. to be honest, I hope too many don't find out. But on the other hand, I only have a few cars and they can handle many more. I have tried to send at least 5 people here. Do not listen to these posts implying dishonesty. That is usually based on misunderstanding. This is one of the most honest and skilled mechanics I have dealt with.