Placentia Automotive

So, my review is on my recent visits here which hasn’t been very pleasing… I spent $ 200 for a spark plug & air filter change then spent another $ 300 for repairs that I am now finding out i may have been over charged & unnecessary to boot… Needless to say I did look for a more trustworthy shop. I really put my trust in David & his crew before not to take advantage of a loyal customer.

I’ve been coming here for years… I’m writing a review because I started helping businesses that I truly feel have gone far and beyond from what I ever expected their service to be. Placentia automotive is one those I’m very excited to write a review for. I just picked up my car I had them do whatever they felt need to be done (that’s how much I trust them) OMG!!! It’s like… NO! It’s not like, it’s better seriously, then when I drove my car off the dealership. I’m not going to go on cause you just have to hope that if you ever need to get anything done to your car I hope you’re lucky enough to end up in the area of Placentia automotive. not trying to sound like a commercial but I is truly an honest place hands down.

Friendly, great place to get your car fixed with all of the drama all this other places give you.

This is the second time that David and his crew have serviced my son’s car. As always this mom left with confidence knowing the car was fixed and fixed correctly. They know I’m not rich so always try to save me money. I am truly blessed to have found this place!

Was recommended to this place by my local autozone. Called the night before and talked price with the (Damian) owner. I told him i need my brakes replaced (replace rotors and pads) and i would provide the parts. We agreed on $ 75 for the WHOLE JOB! Since i’m familiar with the work needed (i did it myself when i had the space) i know this is a good deal, not great but good.
Get there the next morning He’s not there, so the mechanic starts the job. He shows up 15 minutes later and says $ 75 for the front and $ 75 for the back! I’m a little taken back by the change in price. His response to me is i never said front and back. I tell him WHOLE JOB means changing both not specifically one or the other. I even repeated the amount and whole job multiple times last night.
We go back and forth and i tell him he’s trying to play word games with me and i dont appreciate that.
Regardless work is done, will have to check the quality but i cant imagine it would be bad.
In the end, my advice to any future customer… I won’t frequent a place that plays word games like that. I can see it now, sorry sir we said we looked at your fluids we never said wether there were low or not!
As he brought me the bill i told him i’m really not happy how it all went down, he gave me a discount but honestly we shouldn’t have had to go through all that. 5 stars for the work, –2 stars for the customer service part (the easiest part).

The owner and the mechanic were both pleasant guys. They did not try to upsell me on more auto repairs, which is what happens at every other shop. They did a complicated job (replacing both valve cover gaskets) in only a few hours. And they did it at a reasonable price. It’s nice not to have to look at oil on the ground where my car was parked. I recommended Placentia Automotive.

Best automotive shop I’be ever been too that I’ve felt completely comfortable! I was recommended to this place my an employee at Oreillys auto parts. I came in and the mechanics were all nice, including the owner David. I was given a free estimate and went ahead with the job. My car was well taken care of. I’ve now gone twice and it’s been a pleasure having them service my car because I know it’s in great hands that won’t charge an arm and a leg. Really honest and reasonable prices

I’d recommend this place to everyone. The boss, David, and his staff are honest and hardworking. They’re in business because they make their customers happy and are not out to rip you off. Prices are fair and they do a great job on all services /​repairs. Ive found it is possible to get more than what you pay for.

This place is amazing. Came in on 11/​20/​2013 for a oil change. 30min and $ 30 later, it was done and over with. I’m a VERY happy camper. This place is awesome.

My car has had one problem after the other over the past couple of months, so I have been to a few different shops around Fullerton. Placentia Automotive seemed to know their stuff. I told them a brief history of my car and what problem I was currently facing. The man checked the car and came back with what needed to be fixed. He gave me a decent, fair quote. They put in a call for my parts, started working on it and sent me on my way within a few hours. I will definitely be bringing my car here again.

Best shop in all of Orange County! You cant beat the prices and they always do the job right the first time. I moved from O.C. to the Inland Empire and I still take all of my vehicles there.