Midas

Honestly this spot saved my car. I was referred to one of my acquaintances who used to work here after being a victim of big cooperative auto shops. Ryan and Reggie welcomed me and my girlfriend with such a warm vibe.
I talked and explained what my situation was, and they found an issue which was caused by another shop. They fixed an issue in such a great timely manner with affordable price.
I am so proud to be their customer.
Proudly recommend to take your car if you truly care about your car!

Family man, honest, integrity, great work, and outstanding customer service. Midias name but the friendly services of a mom and pop shop. It’s rare to find this type of customer service in this time and age and when you find it you stick with it. So if your looking for a place that you can trust with your vehicle with and know that you’re going to get the best service and your vehicles going to be fixed correctly without overpricing and this is the place to go.

Been to this shop quite a few times the last few months and I’m extremely happy and satisfied with them. Jesse has always taken care of me and my family extremely well, as well as the mechanics. All the reasons I came in for were dealt with very fast and affordable. This is my now me and my families go to shop when we need something done.

Let me tell you these guys are AWESOME!!! Went in last Thursday because my check engine light was on. I had went to other places by my house but everyone wanted to charge me $ 100-​$ 150 to check out the problem, I am a college student who just moved here from Europe a few years ago so I don’t have a lot of money, my neighbour told me about the Midas in Lomita so I decided to try them out. I arrived around 16:45 and the manager Jesse greeted me with a smile, not only did he fix my problem at no charge but he also spoke French which made me feel so much more comfortable since French is my native language. He offered to check my light for free and then told me when was the last time I put in petrol, I told him 2 days ago why? He then went to check my fuel cap and it was missing I guess I forgot to put it back on after putting in petrol. So Jesse ordered me a fuel cap for my auto and installed it immediately the check engine light went off I was very happy that my problem was solved he did mention that if the light came back on to come back for further diagnosis. The light has not come back on so I’m very pleased with the outcome plus he never charged me for the diagnosis, I offered to pay for some sort of diagnosis but Jesse said not to worry about it. Even though I do not live in the area South Bay Midas in Lomita will be my new service station and I am definitely telling my friends to bring their autos here.
Merci Beaucoup Jesse et Midas

Last Wednesday I came back into Midas to check on my headlight. Ryan had fixed it the last time I was here and I never worked. small problem that took me way too long to get into fix. Anyways I walk in around 4ish on Wednesday and ask if Ryan is in, the guy in there says no and I go to leave and he asked if I needed. Fast forward they had to order the small part for my car told me it would be no more than 30 bucks and he told me he’d call when it came in.
Got a call today, Monday the 24^th that my part was in! I go make a quick stop after work and show up around 350pm. The guy (who I believe is named Jesse) proceeded to head out to work on my car. He comes back around 404 (the time on the receipt) tells me that it would be 66 dollars. 66 dollars I ask, what exactly am I paying for? he proceeds to tell me that he charged me 50 dollars for a simple 15 minutes of labor. 50 fucking dollars!
Point is, I don’t know if Ryan is still there but don’t go here. Don’t go somewhere where the person will charge you 50 dollars for labor on a 15 buck part. Ryan didn’t even charge me labor when he had my car for a few hours.
Screw you, Midas. If I could give you NO stars I would.

Note: they’ve since changed ownership again, and I definitely notice the difference (not in a fantastic way).

July 18 was the day my brother and I took his very old Chevy truck to get recharge on air conditioner. The person who recommended us to come here was some guy who works at Auto Zone across the street. Looked up on Unilocal to see the ratings and most people are satisfied with their service. Trying to make this short and detailed as much as I can. $ 39.95 for A/​C System Performance Diagnosis. Found a leak and put a dye in it to help stop the problem. After everything is done, my brother paid $ 154.27 (labor, parts, and sales tax). That’s total of $ 194.22 on that day. The guy at the front really was friendly and helpful. He told my brother to come back next week to check if there’s any problem for free.
Today is July 25^th. My brother went straight to this place after work (guess he couldn’t wait). Who ever worked on my brother’s truck today, told the main guy that works in the front, which told my brother that the Compressor, AC Accumulator, and orifice tube needs to be replace. On top of that, another recharge on AC. He did gave my brother an estimate cost between $ 500 to $ 1,000. About 3 hours later, my brother’s truck was done, ended up paying total of $ 1,084.41 (labor, parts, and sales tax)! According to the guy, he told my brother that he try to make it low as possible. The total of the cost is more than the estimate he provided in the beginning! My brother came home with a somewhat dissatisfied look on his face. I know he won’t tell me, but I know how he felt on the inside.
I waited a week to write this review because I wanted to see how everything went from last Saturday until today. I gave this place a 3 stars, why? The guy who helped my brother seems friendly and tried to be helpful as much as he can. I guess he over heard my brother and I talking about trying to negotiate the cost from last Saturday, that is why my brother kept telling me he tried to keep the cost low as much as he can. The part that I’m not happy about is that why can’t the mechanic tell us this problem last week? The point of recharging the AC in the first place is to check everything including the compressor, accumulator, and everything that has to do with AC… To go extra mile to find all the damages without the main guy telling the mechanic BUT to report back and say, «hey boss! I found out the compressor, accumulator, etc… Needs to be replaced, just thought i would let you know». Then the main guy in the front desk would think to himself «this mechanic has good eye» and tell us during the first visit. If today’s work was done last week, the outcome maybe be different and my brother wouldn’t have this some what dissatisfied look on his face. If this was done on first visit, I would rate this more than 5 stars. The cost of my brother had to pay last week, $ 154.27, was a f****** waste. Maybe the guy at the front desk knew all along what the AC problems were on my brother’s truck and just didn’t want to tell us. Another of their AC cooling thingy they put in last week went wasted. I wish everything is all done and fixed last week. In the end, he decided it’s OK to milk out whatever he can from my brother’s hard work money. This is just how my brother and I feel right now because we both got lied and cheated by other mechanics at other shops before. Will both of us come back? Maybe or maybe not. Depends on how we both feel about it.

Team Midas. At this point being accused of breaking and gluing my own dipstick is ridiculous and so unprofessional. The ONLY place I have serviced my car is at your location, and honestly is a cheap dipstick that important to lose a long time customer over? Apparently so

Do not take your vehicle to this Midas. I had a car that had been sitting for 3 years. I told the guy I wanted to get it running again to sell. The car was a 1996 Saturn, which high blue book was $ 1690. Midas came back with an estimate of $ 1800. I had the car towed back to me and called pick-​u-​park, which offered me $ 200. I ended up selling the car to a family friend for $ 200. The family friend put $ 300 into the car and it’s running great. They did nothing that Midas recommended, except oil change and it even passed smog with flying colors. Thanks Midas for taking advantage of a women.

I never take the time to actually sit down and write a review… I’m lazy, but I just had to write a review about the manager Chris and his «above and beyond» customer service. My old 99 Jeep Cherokee began making a very loud screeching/​scrapping noise that really made me nervous about driving it. I took it as soon as I could and without an appointment went to Midas. Chris and his team were shortstaffed and full of cars but he still managed to fit me in. They took a look and said it was some belt and a wheel, so they fixed it and was done at the end of the day. Unfortunately, when I picked it up it appeared that it was still making the dreadful noise but I didn’t want to leave it with them since it is my only means of transportation (I work in West LA). Today, I took it back in the morning and Chris was so apologetic that his team wasn’t able to fix it and that he would not let me go until he made it right. After my husband and I went to the gym and took care of a few errands, we got the call that it was finished. When we arrived, he told us exactly what had been the problem and that they had fixed it in addition to fixing a loose muffler (which I didn’t even know was loose). He again apologized that they didn’t get it right the first time and gave me a discount on both the parts and labor. He said that he just wanted me to be happy and to feel safe driving my car. He really could have just charged me an arm and a leg for so many things I know my car may need (since it’s so old) but he was truthful and fair. I have been screwed over by other mechanics before but Chris is such a straightforward and helpful guy that I will not take it anywhere else but here. I truly recommend this place for anything your car may need, he is by far the best in both knowledge and in customer satisfaction.

Got a quote from another mechanic for over $ 400, and midas only charged $ 200. The mechanics and manager that helped me were honest and got the job done correctly. Thank you!

I don’t give 5 stars often because I think there is almost always room for improvement. However, because Midas is known specifically as a place to get your brakes done and mine were done yesterday with no drama and in a reasonable time I am forced to break that rule.
First, let me state I HATE taking my car in anywhere! I have had it damaged badly by Torrance car washes-​see past reviews, damaged by valet’s, and despite knowing a great deal about cars been taken for a short ride on repairs.
I made an Appt online which was painless-​sadly I don’t know if that even does anything because upon check in they kinda did not know I was to be there. But no one else was so it worked out. Ryan checked me in pronto and I got a brake job and oil change in about an hour and a half.
He kindly followed my rules of «estimate first» and even showed me my old break pad which I greatly appreciate. The price was more than fair and believe me I am currently a penny pincher.
The office was relaxed enough with overstuffed couches and WI FI so I did not have to trek to the local Starbucks only .5 mile away. The office/​waiting room itself also had a Keurig w coffee for the customers. I used the 7 11 across the street instead though.
The place is easy to find as mentioned across from a 7 11 on Lomita at an intersection with a light. The office mascot Reggie the Beagle was adorable and really cut the ice and made the experience even more enjoyable. Ryan was cool to talk to as well. It is really nice to actually talk to a small local business owner to see what their world is like.
I totally would take my car in again and have already been spreading the word.

100% would come back here and will refer my family and friends. Hi all, I am a mechanic myself but out with a severe back injury, I called Midas at noon and told them what problem I had and asked if they could fit me in today for a repair. They said come in at 2:00 and we they could get me taken care of, I asked how much roughly it would cost and he the owner Ryan told me roughly $ 100-​$ 125.
I showed up at 130 and they fixed my pickup truck in 45 minutes. When I was paying the manager Chris, the owner Ryan came in and said to only charge me for a half hours labor. I was soo happy I was blushing inside. As I waited forr my trucks repair I was observing the other clients that came in the shop and was further more impressed with the knowledge and the way they were talking to their customers.
100% would come back here and will refer my family and friends.

I called and spoked to the manager Chris regarding my brakes. He was kind and professional and I made an appointment. I came on the next day and found the rotors were bad and had to replace them by law. So Chris took his time explaining and was very honest about my car. I highly recommend coming here cause many mechanic shops lie. Thank you Midas for having Chris represent your company.

Forgot to post this earlier but shortly after my repair I had to replace the battery an found out they didn’t reattach some cable mounts for my electrical so I have some wires with mounts freely moving around and since my battery is in an odd area (under tire splash cover) I found a piece of cake an actual piece of half eaten cake not that small actually on the axle ish area was not very old so these workers were eating cake while working on my car an left proof. Wow guys wow.

Chris has been my go-​to guy for car services. always a straight shooter and advises me of services that need to be done, and services that can wait. great customer service. Ryan (new owner) also is the same way and I trust these guys to work on my vehicles! shop dog is awesome as well!

Three things about this place put them above the rest: 1. The customer service — incredibly straightforward and personable, I felt incredibly valued as a customer even as a first time patron; 2. The pricing — they were explicit and reasonable with my quote and didn’t try to upsell me on unnecessary repairs; 3. The efficiency — I was able to get the appt day/​time that I needed and it was in and out within a couple hours, even on a busy Saturday. My car is a far cry from the luxury vehicles that others drive and no doubt are serviced at this location, but nevertheless my car and I were prioritized and treated with high levels of respect. I was delighted with my experience at this shop and would highly recommend it to anyone. Shout out to Chris and Ryan (and the shop puppy Reggie) for making my day.

I was a little weary going to this place because I went to another Midas in Torrance I think (the place is shut down now) and they really took advantage of me big time. But this place is completely different.
My check engine light came on and I called so many different places to ask how much they would charge to diagnose it. $ 85. $ 120. Are you kidding me? Read the good reviews here and took a leap of faith to bring it here. They brought a little dohickey out to my car (which was parked on the street) and said «Oh, it’s a fuel message. You probably just need to change your gas cap.»
«How much do I owe you?»
«It’s alright, no charge, we didn’t have to bring it in and hook it up to the big machine.»
And that’s exactly what it was! I bought a new gas cap and after a couple of days that was the last I saw of the check engine light!
My husband and I have both brought our cars here. I have the lifetime alignment. They have changed headlights and windshield wipers for me without asking for any money. If there is nothing wrong with your car, they will tell you that instead of making something up and trying to gouge you. This is the first and only mechanic that I have ever trusted! As long as this place is open and under the same Chris /​Greg management, I will never trust anyone else with my car!

I went in for an oil change, and upon finding a nail in my tire the owner overcharged me $ 15 (when I called back recently an employee said it was only $ 12) to have it plugged. I just found out from the chain where I buy my tires that the tire was plugged with cloth instead of rubber. This makes it so water can get into the tire and America’s Tire Co. doesn’t plug a tire if it has been plugged in another spot without rubber.
I had to buy a new tire instead of just having my tire fixed for free! Never let Midas plug your tires if ever punctured. I can’t believe I was overcharged and screwed over. Will never come to Midas again.

Obviously, the owner doesn’t realize that there are people who don’t post reviews right away. I am now living in Ohio and was depending on a good automobile service shop to give my car an inspection and tune-​up prior to driving across the country.
My review was 100% honest and I stand by it. Everything that I claimed in my review happened. Also, this manager is dishonest when he says he tried to contact me. Not that I really care anymore. I have no use for their services as I live in a different state now. I just wanted to warn other people about the blatant disregard these people had for me. If it happened to me, it will surely happen again.