Vera’s German Auto Repair

Very reasonable prices and the owner is very nice.

I really try NOT to leave a negative review, BUT I took my car into the shop because my blinkers, brake lights and hazards stopped working on my «68 bug. I was quoted $ 200 for parts and $ 210 for labor! What??? oh and he said I needed new brakes. The parts he described were for drum brakes. I have disk brakes (installed aftermarket) That is when my Red Flag Flashing WARNING light went off. I graciously thanked him for the estimate. I offered to pay him for a diagnostic fee and ran as quickly as I could. I looked up the parts from several places that still sell parts for my gently used classic. The max price anywhere was $ 45. The was marking them up over 300%. Long story, I went to Westdale Auto in Glendale. That honest mechanic did the repair for $ 120 Parts and Labor, confirmed I did NOT need brake shoes on my disc brakes and gave me a recommendation for a repair I may need in 3 or 4 months depending on how much I drive the car. Honest mechanics exist! just not at this shop. Save your pocketbook the shock. Keep on driving right past them.

quickly patched up my tire right when I got there. only $ 10! great customer service, thank you!

Fair prices and great service. I needed to have my radiator, radiator flange, and temp sensor replaced. They did it quickly, stuck to their estimate, and charged me a lot less than what the AAA approved place wanted.

Excellent VW shop. Great prices and very nice guys.

After reading «$ 80 for a 3″ hose?» review I am EXTREMELY concerned about the charges I paid for parts and labor. It is almost the exact same story regarding the wait times and delay. However, instead of $ 80, I was charged $ 250 to replace 2 hoses! In hindsight, I don’t feel well about this transaction at all.

The mechanic was difficult to communicate with, could not clearly articulate what he had done, and without providing an estimate first billed me $ 150 to do a half-​measure cleaning of my moonroof and not a real repair.

My TDI Golf needed the front axle changed so naturally I shopped around before making a commitment. The owner was nice and quoted 60% less than another shop in K town.
Originally he told me it would take 2 hours and I was out in 90 minutes. I highly recommend if you have a VW or anything with wheels on it you visit this shop!

I know us reviewers have our good days and bad days and so do the merchants. So I had a good day. I needed a front light bulb replaced in my S10. I have the manual and was gonna do it myself, but I was like not today!
I also needed my brake master cylinder replaced on my Jetta. I roll up to the spot at like 9am praying that I could get my light installed as I knew it would be an easy task.
I spoke with Abdon who I believe is the owner. As I ranted about my light he calmly continued to glue his broken ceramic structure. Not being rude but nodding… I told him I had the manual for the light bulb if he needed it and he smiled while gluing and waved his guy over to do the job… FREE…and he didn’t need the manual. Took about 7 – 10 minutes. Again I was willing to pay and he was nah nah.
I was on a roll and asked if he time to repair my Jetta… he said yes and I was back with my Jetta within 20 minutes. Initially he gave me a higher quote as he thought my Jetta was a newer one… I quickly assured him that my 1997 Jetta (soon to be a classic) was not new. He quoted me a figure that was comparable to my mechanic.
Speaking of my mechanic in Van Nuys… he got upset and said the sky would fall when I told him that I was going to a mechanic a few blocks away…
Anyway…I will go back to Abdon! However for my engine I’ll probably stick with my mechanic as he knows my car…

AWFUL. AWFUL. CONS. They are unscrupulous.
FIRST: I paid for 4 NEW Goodyear tires. I had to leave my car for them to put them on. I Picked it up when it was dark. When I got home, I noticed they put two DIFFERENT brands of tires– they were thinking they would rip me off since I am a female. I went back the next morning & owner pretended he had no idea. I was given two Goodyear tires for front tires and two tires of some unknown brand for back tires. Even though I paid for new tires and installation, NO ALIGNMENT was done. His kid changed the two unknown brands but was disgruntled about it because I caught his thievery. The kid and father are both CrOOKS. SECOND: paid for new battery & owner gets his untrained and unlicensed mechanic kid to change it– my car started shaking & making a funky noise when I started to drive it so I take it back again next day. Owner said he is going to «test drive» my car to see what is wrong. Instead of test driving my car, he took it to run an errand — he went to buy some parts for one of his mechanics. He was gone for over 30 mins; when he got back he pretended he was test driving my car & said he didn’t feel the shaking nor heard any noise. Whilst getting out of my car & talking to me, he was hiding two yellow boxes (like shoe boxes) behind his back thinking & was reverse walking thinking I couldn’t see that he was lying to me. His whole staff knew where he went but pretended they didn’t know when I kept on asking where owner was. They kept on laughing and making fun of me in Spanish. I understand Spanish but kept my cool in fear that his con artist of a son would call him and tell him to take longer or break something in my car for blowing up at them. THIS SHOP OWNER & HIS SON ARE LIARS, HORRIBLE MECHANICS, CHAUVINISTS, & CONS. Go somewhere else because these guys will rip you off. THEY TREAT WOMEN LIKE LOW CLASS — THEY CON WOMEN. SHADY. UNPROFESSIONAL. CROOKS. HORRIBLE MECHANICS.

I own a 2001 Eurovan. I bought it used in late April of 2012 and after about 3k miles the transmission started acting up. I brought it here to Volksgolf because they’re right by my apt.
They replaced the transmission and for 6 months we went back and forth because it still never shifted properly, kept slipping out of gear, failed to down or up shift on hills.
The long and short of it all.
I had to replace the transmission again at another shop because Volksgolf just couldn’t figure out how to fix it.
Also two sensors they replaced were both bad and had to be replaced at the second shop as well.
I feel they have done more damage to my van than they have done good.
I would give them:
3 stars for brake work.
3 stars for an oil change.
4 stars for their bright cheery attitude and willingness to take my vehicle in right away.
Note:
Every time I got my vehicle back from them I had to return to get pieces they forgot to replace. The engine cover twice. The battery compartment cover three times. As for the plastic lug nut covers for the front wheels, I started with ten (5 per side) I now have only four. I took my vehicle in about 6 or 7 times to them. I’m done.

This place is awesome.
My GTI was leaking coolant and every time I parked, I had to get out of the car, open the hood, unscrew the coolant tank to release the pressure before turning off the car or else coolant would stream out. Yeah it was a pain in the ass.
After I was quoted $ 300 by the stealership and over 100 starting at Exclusive Volkswagen in Santa Monica, I decided to give this place a chance, expecting the same BS («oh we gotta remove that, remove this, and probably flush this and flush that»)
Drove up to Volksgolf and talked to Abdul (I think he runs the place)…no bs, no guessing games, brought out a coolant pressure tester and immediately diagnosed it as the coolant flange and told me $ 100 to fix, no approximates, just a set concrete price. Since I had already bought the part online, he only charged me $ 60 for labor. At the end, they even filled up my coolant tank with G12 coolant and filled up my oil tank with a quart of oil free of charge!
I love working on my car but living in a dinky apt. in west LA, I dont even have a garage to be a garage mechanic so sometimes I just gotta bend over and let the mechanics go to town on me which is never fun for my wallet. But since I am left no choice, this place is definitely the legit alternative.

Just saw this place right when I needed it — didn’t want to wait for nearest dealer to be open or make an appointment for low tire pressure warning light. Had already had another auto shop check my tires but light was still on a day later. Pulled up just when they were about to close but mechanic let me talk to the boss and they checked my tire pressure and the light was gone! Yay! Will come back after my warranty expires.

Best spot and mechanic for Volkswagen owners. Replaced my back brakes and rotors for $ 230 on my 2001 Jetta. Which was $ 200 less than other mechanic quotes in the area (and trust me I shopped around.) Friendly service and my car was done in a few hours! Highly recommended!

I don’t know what all the fuss is about here. They fixed my car twice for a total of under $ 50. I was pretty impressed. Nice mechanics, short wait, good prices, long-​lasting repair of unrepairable problems.
That and I cannot ignore the fact that they whistle at me as I walk my dog.

$ 80 for a 3″ hose?
My engine light came on, took it here to get the status. The code read «fuel running too lean» which means there’s either a problem with one of the air sensors or a leak in a hose. I inspected it with the mechanic and immediately we found a hole in a 3″ hose that was likely causing the problem. The hose was on top of everything and was making an audible hissing noise. It couldn’t be easier to get to. They said to come back in 2 hours. I called 3 hours later because I still hadn’t heard from them, and they told me to come down. I asked for an estimate and they said «oh I dunno, we did some engine work, come down and we’ll tell you.»
Red flag.
I go in and for replacing a 3″ hose and for checking for leaks: $ 80. BS! He said it was because they looked under the car. So what? Unless they lifted the car with their arms, there’s no way that costs $ 80. I get my oil changed for $ 30 and that includes leak inspection. I honestly could have replaced the part myself if I didn’t live in LA and had any tools on me. Anyone could have. It’s a 3 INCH HOSE for God’s sake.
It is my sincere hope that this review makes them lose business. Enjoy my $ 80, losers. You made short-​term money, but will lose money in the long-​run because people read these reviews, and I intend to keep mine online forever.

2004 VW Passat was having engine problems and stalling out on me. (dashboard EPC light would go on followed by Check Engine light). From my online research seemed like a stubborn fix… around $ 700 or so at the VW dealership. Found out about Volksgolf and took it there instead. Luis (owner?) diagnosed the problem, fixed it, and had the vehicle ready for me by the afternoon the same day. Best of all, the repair cost me less than half of what I was expecting to pay, plus Luis even gave me a further break on the price to boot. Oh, and he put some gas in my tank too! Professional, caring service and quality workmanship. I’ll be back if my car ever needs future repairs (let’s hope not).

The worst mechanic experience EVER magnified by 1000.
I am the world’s biggest idiot for continuing to give these guys the benefit of the doubt but as of today — I am done. I have never taken my car here and gotten it back 100% fixed. Of course it was something completely different that was wrong each time so for a while I was thinking it was just dumb luck and the age of the car — coincidences happen. Things go wrong — surely they would not blatantly eff something up, would they?
They are affordable and close to my house and extremely apologetic every time it happens, but today I am completely convinced they purposely break something on my car so that I will bring it back. I am imagining them laughing over beers at the bar paid for by yours truly 10 times over.
Save yourself some time and money and go somewhere else. Anywhere else. Convenience and affordability do not matter if you can’t trust them to do the work right the first time. Or the second. Or third. A simple A/​C repair turned into a new compressor. Belt changes turned into broken belts a week later and more engine repairs. An electrical problem has turned into an ignition systems issue — and on and on and on. As soon as I hit post I am calling the BBB.
‘It’s not my fault’ is going to be ringing in my ears for a long time… um, yeah buddy, it is!

These guys were great. Just after my Air Conditioning was repoaired by the dealer and quit again with the same problem. The dealer said it was going to cost much more when it was doing the same thing AGAIN LA RAZA LATINA, and Dean Fixed it easily at about half the cost. Great Job!

Rolled in with almost NO brakes, my Vanagon was hurting. I explained the problem and without even LOOKING at the van, I was told $ 500 to replace front brakes.
I suggested we look… he walked over and glanced through the wheel at the front rotor told me «yes, definitely, $ 500 for new master cylinder, pads, rotors, etc.»
I got a HORRIBLE vibe. Had my car towed to another shop and repaired for less that $ 400.
These guys really seem to be taking advantage of people. Do not bother. This is the worst kind of mechanic.