Bobby's Auto Repair & BODY SHOP

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  Yvonne Ly
a month ago
bobby is seriously the best. i have never found a more honest mechanic in my life. he will never try up upsell you or use scare tactics. he will tell you the problem, the possible solutions, and even give his advice (even if it is to not do the service). what a mensch.

  Peter Roble
3 weeks ago
Got a flat tire and noticed while out to lunch during work. Luckily Bobby's shop was just across the street. Eventhough he said he didn't do patches he still helped me out eventhough my car needed a patch and at a reasonable price too! This place was a lifesaver. Thank uou Bobby.

  Olya olga
3 months ago
Fast and affordable. Great place, saved me time and $. Honest. I got a flat to the rim tire and was panicking - fortunately this place was in a short distance. I am convinced they have a good team there and the owner is polite and honest.

  Coly Moreno
a year ago
No greeting no smile, no thank you. The attitude alone makes you feel unwelcome but it s an emergency and you have no choice but to allow them to work on your car. Bobby does not appreciate nor care about establishing a client base. I came to him on June 1st from a referral across the street at O Reiley s. I came in with my new alternator and the man told me it was a 2 hr job and I should leave my car there and come back. I m in heels and I have no where to go, so I stayed around. The job took 30 minutes to do and I paid him $140 in cash and he didn t want to issue me a recipe and said his work had no warranty at all so why would I want a receipt. I asked for a receipt for my personal reasons and he then went ahead and wrote one. The man is very unprofessional and takes advantage of women customers because he thinks we are naive. Today I decided to give him another chance and give him my business again. My car got broken into and my tool box stolen so I have no tools to open the door panel and retrieve the broken lock part that is inside of the door panel obstructing the window. He wanted me to leave my car there and charge me $250 to open the door panel because it s a very hard job to open it up he said. It takes 10 minutes or less to do so, just look on YouTube and you ll see. LADIES, DON T GET TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. GO ELSEWHERE.

  Blake H
6 months ago
Bobby is incredibly kind. He saw the scratches on the side of my car and told me he would feel guilty charging me because it was so easy to fix. He came out and buffed out the paint that was scratched on my car. I told him I couldn t let him do it for free so I gave him some cash. I highly doubt you will find, honest and kind body shops around here, so please give Bobby your time if you need bodywork.

  Shake S
a year ago
Bobby and his crew are the best mechanics on the westside. Very nice guy and fair prices Bobby is a master of his craft and his workers really know what they are doing. Please visit this place they will take care of you.

  Mariah Archey
5 months ago
Great experience here. My car overheated at 11am and they had it fixed by 2pm for under $200. Would recommend

  candice moore
4 months ago
No. This mechanic is not honest.My car stopped in the middle of traffic during rush hour. I had it towed to his shop the next morning. The tow truck driver said it was the fuel pump. Bobby called me and said he was right. I paid for it to be replaced. Shortly after picking up my car, up I noticed the condition had significantly worsened. I was right. It stopped again, twice. He told me he did what he was supposed to while laughing at me with his worker. No, he did not. He did not fix the problem.Either he charged me for a part that was not needed or he never examined the problem but went with the statement of a tow truck driver who had not done any diagnostics. I had a problem with him a few years back. Thought I would give him the benefit of the doubt. This has proved to be a costly mistake! Never again. I will hold him accountable. His dishonesty puts me in harms way while driving.

  Dan Doe
a year ago
Bobby is great! Super helpful and trustworthy. His pricing is fair and he stands behind his work.I have let him service three of my cars over 5 years and always have had quality work from him.

  Garrett F
a year ago
Bobby and his team were great. I came in for a check engine light I needed off for a smog test, something wrong with the gas sensor on my old Honda, usually an easy fix. Needless to stay the problem was a little more complex and persisted afterward which warranted more trips to the mechanic. He kept working on my car free of charge until the problem was solved, standing by his warranty of the initial repair even though I had to spread out my visits over multiple weeks due to my schedule. Very accommodating, and he eventually fixed the problem without having to buy more parts. I haven't had to find a mechanic since Ive been in LA and was looking for someone who does great work and I can trust, Bobby and his business are definitely the type of mechanics you can trust. This will be my go-to guy as long as im living in LA. Highly recommend.

  Emilie Moore
a year ago
I was referred to Bobby by my friend Justin after having an horrible experience with Firestone. Bobby was so nice and super knowledgeable! I dropped my car off at 8:40zm without knowing what was wrong and he was able to diagnose it and fix the issue within a couple hours. His pricing is SO affordable. I have already started referring him to people.Service: Electrical

  Jason Sroka
5 months ago
Did not want to help me out after having my car towed there because he said he would help me out then cancels on me after i paid for the tow.

  Jennifer Evans
5 years ago
Bobby is very honest! He saved me close to $900! I originally took my car to another place (Westside Transmission & Automotive) that was dishonest about what I needed done. They said that I needed my fuel pump changed which was a very expensive job. I was skeptical so I brought my car to Bobby's Auto Repair. Bobby told me that all I needed was an oil change and some other minor stuff. Thank you very much! I will definitely be coming back!

  Andrew Rivera
4 years ago
I was searching all day for an auto repair shop and then I came across Bobby s. The reviews looked good as well as prices.I went in there a bit before they were closing and they still took my car in and gave me an amazing price and service compared to other auto shops. I absolutely would go back to this shop in the future. Bobby the owner himself is really friendly and their overall prices for other mechanics aren t that high compared to other shops in Los Angeles. great place, excellent service ! Thanks guys! - Andrew

  Martin Reder
6 years ago
Finding a good mechanic that is honest and fair is NOT easy. Bobby's is that needle in a haystack where you can rest assured your car will be repaired by honest professionals. Yesterday was my second visit and all I can say is WOW. My air conditioner was not working and Bobby took a look. To my good fortune it was not a huge repair. I was expecting to have to replace the compressor....well Bobby checked a few important things and said "I think you need to remove the freon and reinstall it." Ten or fifteen minutes later my A/C system was back and working like new. The team at Bobby's repair has my thanks.It is my pleasure to recomend this shop without reservation.I will be back soon and again appreciate this auto repair facility.

  Jorine Dorcelus
4 years ago
I went to Bobby's twice. I live down the street and I have an old car so it requires regular maintenance I wanted something close by. I admit I know very little about cars, and I am very new to driving because I lived in NY and we don't drive.I have a 2000 Lexus and my vsc and abs lights were on. My car was super loud when I started it and the sound when it was running is not what I was used to.I paid Bobby $120 for a diagnostic and I felt like because I am a women, I look pretty young, and don't know about cars the quotes I was given for repairs were inflated. I had a list of 9 codes on the diagnostic that he gave me.Bobby quoted me $944 for a used alternator$347 for a new battery and a couple other things I can't remember off the top of my head the total for repairs was $2000 which is more than what I even paid to purchase the car.Also while I was there I was extremely uncomfortable, whenever I asked for further explanation on a problem he mentioned my car had I was made to feel like an idiot because he would disregard the question. He wasn't necessarily rude just short and unhelpful. I could tell I wasn't going to get what my car needed even if I did pay the $2000.I paid $120 for nothing because I got no repairs done. Luckily he was nice enough to do the bare minimum and charge my battery.I bought this car from a friend who would never sell me a trash vehicle. Yes it's definitely dinged up and needs maintenance but I knew it wasn't $2000 worth.I took my car today to S&M Auto Repair my friend who sold me the car took it there regularly for service.I got a new Alternator and a new battery terminal for $250 and my car is back to sounding and operating normal.If you do choose Bobby's just be careful, bring someone with you who know cars or get a second opinion on the pricing for the repairs.

  Giulio Giorcelli
5 years ago
Track day rats gather around! I do a lot of autocross and HPD events with my car and I needed a mechanic that could work on a sports car and that would work with supplies that I provide. Well, I showed up with a trunk full of goodies (transmission fluid, break fluid, engine oil, break pads and rotors) and Bobby and his team installed everything in a few hours. I also ordered a set of slick tires and had them delivered directly at his shop. He did not have the right machine to put slick tires on my wheels so he took my car to a nearby shop that had the right equipment and had them do it, without charging anything extra besides the cost the other shop charged him. Great, fast work at reasonable prices!

  Benjamin Rosnick
5 months ago
Bobby is friendly and professional, and pricing is very fair

  Cyddia Rodrigo
8 years ago
Best mechanic in LA! Bobby and his team have worked on all our cars and I've never walked away unhappy. He is fair and honest, two words that usually aren't associated with mechanics and he gives great service to his customers.

  Niloo
3 years ago
I really like Bobby's Auto Repair. They are very friendly, fast, and helpful. I was a first-time customer, taking my car for repair and am very satisfied with their service. Wonderful experience!Service: BrakesService: Brakes

  Alex Baykalov
4 years ago
I've been bringing my car here for the last few years and Bobby always gave me good prices. Smog here is $40 with online check in (but I'm not sure if he is Star certified, check first).

  brandon herpich
10 years ago
Never have I met mechanic so fair and so honest in my entire existence! Big Bob, as I like to call him is the kind of guy you just take your car and drop it off knowing full well that the highest quality of work at the lowest possible price will be performed! Every member of my family takes their Motorhome motorcycle cars & trucks there, Big Bob even help me fix my jetski one time! Customers are his life so he treats us all like familey

  shay w
6 years ago
I ve been goin to Bobby for over 10 years... That being said, He s the absolute BEST!!! I refer all my friends and family. I ve even bought 2 cars from Bob and they are both beautiful and running strong! THANK YOU BOBBY s AUTO!!!

  S F
7 years ago
I took my jeep there 3 months ago bc the air conditioning wasn't working. The guys working there convinced me the problem was a band that is spun around two spinning cogs in front of the engine. Though the carbon fiber band was perfectly fine, with no nicks or tears, they replaced it with a rubber one that was much thinner. It didn't work. Neverthesss I still paid for the band, which broke a week later. Luckily I had kept the old one, which the dealer slipped back on later on, wondering why I would think anything was wrong with the carbon fiber band.They then told me the air conditioning wasn't working bc the cogs the band was looped around had lapsed forward. Once again, I looked perfectly fine to me. It was made from cast iron so I don't understand how it could move forward without someone taking a flame and hammer to it. They were asking for thousands of dollars to fix perfectly. I started to feel uncomfortable and went to Firesteone across the street. Within 10 seconds of opening my hood, they identified the problem: a rat had chewed through the soy based wiring that powers the ac. I was actually ashamed that I didn't notice it myself once I saw how obvious it was. The fix was $10, and the mechanic there even pointed to all the rat droppings covering the engine and asked why the other mechanics at Bobby's hadn't said anything.Anyway, I don't know Bobby or his mechanics. They seemed nice but after my experience I feel they were either incompetent or deceitful. I would recommend getting a second opinion if your AC doesn't work.

  William Hawkes
10 years ago
Simply Outstanding!I have a Vintage Vehicle that most mechanics don't evenknow how to work on anymore.Bobby's Auto Repair does!Skills Galore!!!Bobby, I Love you,..........in a mechanical kind of way.

  Matthew Simmons
6 years ago
I've had brakes done here as well as some smog repairs. Bobby is an honest guy. The work was done right and my car was done when he said it would be.

  Alyssa Fabulous
8 years ago
Bobby is a no nonsense professional ethical guy. I trust him and that is very hard to say for me and mechanics. My brother and fiancee also go to him and like him alot. Thanks Bobby!!!!!;);)

  Nick Spyrou
3 years ago
Extremely knowledgeable, reasonably priced and very quick. Pulled in and in less than 30 min had an oil change, tire rotation and smog test done.

  David B
7 years ago
I visited 5 mechanic for an issue with my car before having my care repaired by Bobby. He was honest, affordable and completed the work on time. Thanks Bobby!

  Maurice Gonzalez
3 years ago
Great service and affordable prices. Bobby is an honest guy who takes care of you! Been going for over 7 years now.