Monell Brakes & Auto Care

Great services, honest, fast and affordable! Monell is an awesome person very knowledgeable and always courteous! My spot for vehicle service for sure!

Monel is a very nice guy to deal with.
His shop is behind the RV repair shop.
I called around a few places since I needed new brake pads on my Scion XB.
He took me in at short notice, did the job in about 1 ½ hours and called me to let me know the car was ready…
His price was very reasonable and another lady who was there told me she has been using him for years.
Excellent customer service. I will definitely use him again…

A very honest and fair repair shop. You wont get charge over the top instead you will have a fair and reasonable cost for the repair. They are very good and accomodating. I will have all my cars serviced here. The owner is very helpful. I cant say enough I’m thumbs up for this guy. More power to you. I highly will recommend this repair shop to my co workers.

Honest mechanic. ! Great prices. Always going to this guy for any problems I experience with my car. I find he’s also very knowledgable & I just know I can trust his judgement.

We had just bought a used car from the dealer and of course the check engine lights comes on! I was referred to Monell’s by a friend, so stopped by. From the beginning, he was so kind and courteous. Each day he kept us in the loop and had the car for three days. Even though he thought it may be an easy fix, he had to order parts, and figure out what the problem was. The problem ended up being beyond his control and the car needs to go to a certified car dealer to have some sensors replaced, but he was so awesome and extremely affordable. He let us keep all the new parts he installed trying to figure out the problem! I not only recommend him, but will continue to see him for my car needs! Thank you Monell!

Just got amazing service. Got my brakes and a tune up done on my car with very helpful staff and Monell at a reasonable price as well

My new go to spot for my ford ranger. Don’t waste your time and research affordable/​honest mechanics .ive already done it for yah,. Great people, great service, great prices.

The service was excellent from the moment I called to see if I needed an appointment to the time I left with my car feeling like new! I walked right in and was greeted with a smile, he took my car out for a spin after my terrible explanation of the noise was car was making an he again took it out after to ensure the work was done. I will most definitely be going back for oil changes and any other car needs!

One of the last TRULY honest mechanics in the business. When I thought I needed break service because my breaks were making funny noises he inspected them, cleaned them up and said there would not be a charge, it was just dust. Any other place could have taken me to the bank, being a female who knows nothing about cars. I have been back countless times for oil changes and such and every single time have had top rated customer service and excellent workmanship. I trust Monell and would recommend him to any female feeling apprehensive about shady mechanics.

Simply put this place treats you like they want your business back. I had a minor problem from an out of town repair. They looked at it and fixed it quick with very reasonable price. This is an old school place. Don’t expect a fancy waiting room, just a place where people know their livelihood depends on business finding and returning to them.

After getting what I thought was an inflated estimate for brakes on a ford focus, a friend recommended this shop. I brought the car down and left it. The estimate from what used to be the big o tires in la Mesa was $ 700 for brakes, drums, rotors… you name it. The owner of this shop (Jorge Monell) was so pleasant and helpful. Explained it all to me and when he did the inspection he said my brakes were fine… squeaked a bit but that is common for the car type. he was honest and professional. He refused payment to check the brakes for me and did a thorough inspection. I would highly recommend this shop and will be back as soon as I finally need brakes or any mechanical work. It is so hard to find an honest repair shop and this one is just superb. The owner Jorge was wonderful. I wanted to add that the shop that gave me the bloated and untrue estimate used to be a Big O on Fletcher parkway in la Mesa but the name has changed… not sure of the new name.