Lam’s Garage

It is very hard to find a trust worthy mechanic and I have found mine!!! I always come here and will not go elsewhere! Angel is super friendly and always checks my car when I take it to him, no charge. Their prices are also great! If I’m going to spend money on repairing my vehicle its going to be here, at Lam’s Garage.

I love this place! They were so quick to respond and do my oil change. And only $ 25? and it’s done if 15 minutes? Wow! I’m so going back.

Lam’s Garage did a bad job on a simple oil change and now my car engine is damaged.
I went in to get an oil change before a road trip. Less than 100 miles into the trip, the oil light came on and the engine started making loud knocking noises. Luckily we were near Victorville and got off the freeway immediately, and were able to find a AAA certified auto shop. They diagnosed a leak in the oil filter seal, showed me my undercarriage covered in an oil slick, and told me I was lucky I stopped driving at the first sign of trouble. The oil level was down to ¹⁄₃ and almost pitch black in color and had metal particles in it, which is an indication of engine damage from bearings and other parts getting worn down.
Took the car to back to Lam’s and they immediately were defensive and denied they caused any engine damage, and refused to even do a real inspection. A technician named Angel only turned it on and listened to the sound, and said to us «Does this sound like a damaged engine?» We agree there is no further knocking noise, but the engine is definitely not performing the way it did before the faulty oil change at Lam’s. It is slow on take off and struggles up steep inclines, not able to get past 60 mph on inclines, which can be very scary.
Even more scary is Lam’s refusal to take responsibility.
We now have to seek other avenues of redress. I recommend avoiding this place at all costs — it is not worth saving a few bucks on the oil change, if it can possibly turn out the way it did for us.

Friendly staff, guest mechanic, affordable prices! more of a mom and pop type of business. :)

This place really is like your older uncle’s rundown garage. The shack-​like exterior is not inviting at all, and despite having read the previous favorable reviews, I still had a moment of hesitation when I drove up here on a Friday afternoon. But before I could back out and drive to the closest Jiffy Lube, an older gentleman cheerfully came out to see what I needed. I’m glad I stuck around because I got what must have been the fastest oil change I’ve ever had. I brought along a book to read during the wait, but didn’t even need to since I kept looking up to see what they were doing to my car (the oil change is done outside in the open air, so you get to see everything). The older Chinese man running the place also has pretty good English. He didn’t try to sell me anything, but said that my battery needed to be replaced (he’s right, I’ve been putting it off). I’m not sure if they take credit card since I paid with cash. Also, there was no paperwork involved at all if you’re used to getting that at other places (see what I mean about an older uncle?) I’d recommend Lam’s Garage if you’re looking for a no-​frills, but still friendly, neighborhood experience.

My bf and his family have been going to this location forever. My maintenance light came on so I went to get an oil change. I just moved closer to downtown LA and needed to find a new oil change location. The place is pretty discreet and in a rather discreet location. It’s easy to get to due to the lack of traffic. I didn’t see the service since we were racing back and forth from errand to errand. The whole oil change was $ 25. Straightforward and I noticed Asian places don’t try and sell me anything else. That’s how I like it.

This place was recommended to me by my über cheap Chinese uncle, so I knew that it had to be a gem. The exterior leaves much to be desired (small, dilapidated, semi-​wack) but the service was great. Oil change cost a mere $ 25 and I was in and out of the place in less than 15 minutes. Not bad.