R & D Motorsports

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  rebecca wallace
a month ago
They are by far the most thoughtful and honest mechanic. Definitely a 10 star

  chojny S
8 months ago
A big thanks to Doug, who helped me across the ocean with a car that was serviced for many years at R & D Motorsports and made later its way to Europe. I must say that the car was wonderfully cared for and kept in excellent condition. Even if the work was done for the previous owner, the current one thanks you guys very much for it. Thank you!

  Kyle Milburn
8 months ago
Been going to r and d for almost 20 years and still impressed with the level of service and attention to detail. Doug is an absolute part hound and rick KNOWS his stuff. As many thumbs up as I can put

  Emma (Magic)
3 years ago
I love the people here, they are knowledgeable and they don't overcharge, or try to can you to spend money you don't need to. Actually they have always tried to save me money!They are extremely courteous, and they treated my vehicle like it was their own.I recommend this place to anyone who needs to bring their car into a shop.Rick, the owner, has worked on all my family's vehicles since we found the shop, and will continue to do so as long as we have cars! :P

  Lucky Houston
2 years ago
Turned out I didnae need them, but they were willing to have me tow my truck in same day. My truck is almost 40 and some shops won't work on older stuff. When I forgot to call them, I got a call back before they went home. Didn't end up needing mechanical service but I've never seen a good shop that didn't also have good mechanics if their office staff was top notch. I forgot their rep's name but I hope they give her a commendation.

  Con Lar
2 years ago
While on a road trip I started having a worrisome noise from my passenger side front end. I adjusted a panel in the wheel well area and it appeared to fix it for the most part. I had already got it stuck in my head that there was possibly a wheel bearing issue and had a lot of miles left to drive so made an appointment. These guys were great. Drove van and to assess and looked underneath. All looked good and maybe a loose heat shield causing some noise. No charge and they sent me on my way with piece of mind. Thank you so much.Service: General repairs & maintenance

  Jeffrey Reeves
6 years ago
I started taking my cars to R&D about 3 years ago. I have a 03 Jaguar X-Type, 05 Acura TL, 08 Accord V6 and my 13 Ram 1500 Hemi. I would not trust work being done by ANYONE ELSE! Rick is straight forward and doesn't BS you with "extras." R&D may cost a few more $$ in labor, but you get what you pay for! I've never had to take my cars back for a second visit to correct a repair. I TRUST Rick and his team for spectacular HONEST service! Don't pay attention to the 1-star review. If I remember correctly, there was a Porsche that was brought in that had a dead possum in the air intake!

  Gregory
6 years ago
A little over a year ago these guys replaced my fuel pump and helped diagnose and fix a nagging issue with my Jeep that I had spent many hours working on. I was very happy with the service.Then a couple of weeks ago it started having intermittent problems so I took it back to them. Turns out the fuel pump had gone bad. They covered everything under their warranty, no charge. Sweet!They do good work and they stand behind it.

  LAWRENCE B
8 years ago
Since the late 80s early 1990s I have been bringing every car I ever owned to Rick at R&D motorsports. He has maintained my 1976 Toyota Land Cruiser my 2006 Ford F2 50 diesel my Jaguar and my classic 56 Chevy. Nothing but good old-fashioned service. Never sells you more than you need I couldn't be happier

  Bruce Wood
10 years ago
For the past decade, I have been bringing my Audis, Mazda, and Lexus to Rick exclusively. Why? Because he is experienced, reliable, forthcoming, and very patient in explaining what is happening. His advice has saved me more money than I have spent with him.

  Kip Wanaselja
6 years ago
Bad Service. I took my 944 Turbo in after changing the timing belt due to some vibration in the upper RPMs that was not there before. R&D proceeded to take the apart the car WITHOUT giving it a test drive to properly diagnose the issue, told me that the balance shafts were fine and the vibration was "normal" after charging $500 for labor. The car still had the vibration so I adjusted the balance shafts myself and it went away. Waste of money.

  don hitchman
5 years ago
I recently had to get my car repaired and I was too far away from my usual independent Porsche shop.They replaced the driveshaft/carrier bearing assembly.The work was done to my satisfaction and fairly quickly.However...the mechanic that did the work said in the notes that all the fluids we're dirty and probably never been changed, including the oil!Just because there were no stickers saying mileage and dates of fluid change, he assumed that they were not done.I keep everything up to par on my Porsche Cayenne!ALL FLUIDS including the transmission fluid, ( which Porsche claims is lifetime fluid) I have flushed/ changed in the last few months!I met the shop owner and liked him and the shop is clean. I deducted one star for the mechanic assuming without actually checking all the fluids.

  Dale Friday
2 years ago
Good guy who I trust to work on my wife's car, my old track car and my Volkswagen Syncro. No BS just good honest service. If you're in Santa Cruz and want your car fixed right call Rick @ R&D Motorsports and please tell him Dale says "Hi".

  Dennis Pedersen
4 years ago
Rick and his team are knowledgeable, honest, and stand behind their work. They've twice honored their 2 year warranty on parts and labor for me.

  V abbley
2 years ago
Rick is honest and professional as well as all his employees. Simply the best mechanics in town.

  kyle huelsenbeck
4 years ago
Great people. They got my car in and out in an extremely short amount of time.

  Christian Edwards
2 years ago
Great service if there was a 10 star option i would be giving it .

  Reid Stafford
2 years ago
Good people they're not out to take your $$, they'll work w/u

  Jody Davis
3 years ago
They are simply the best! Honest, efficient and thorough.Services: Air & cabin filter replacement, General repairs & maintenance, Auto engine diagnostic, Auto engine tuning, Brakes, Oil changeServices: Air & cabin filter replacement, General repairs & maintenance, Auto engine diagnostic, Auto engine tuning, Brakes, Oil change

  Dale R
3 years ago
Cricket R and D really knows his stuff love going there

  Patrick Williams
a year ago
Rick provides an amazing service

  Vickyjeanne Sheppard McManus
5 years ago
Felt like I was well taken care of and all for a deal.

  Jami Craig
5 years ago
Professional, Reliable, One Stop Auto SHop!

  James Bohnet
a year ago
Quick, knowledgable and convenient

  David White
a year ago
Excellent service

  Adrian Escobar
2 years ago
Awesome

  Pierre P
3 years ago
Rick is the best