Ted’s Collision Center

Someone recommended this shop to me he was a friend of the owner, so I took my car there for repairs. First off the girl in the office was very unprofessional. I let that slide, so I left my car, after about a week I got a call my car was ready so I went to pick it up, I looked at my car and right away noticed faults in the paint and also the repair and alighment of parts, The owner Ted (LUCKY) was very rude and got an attitude right away. He wouldn’t even go outside so I could show him the problems. Turns out after talking to my friend that recommended him that he no longer had any of the employees that had worked on his car who he said were very proffessional and knew how to repair a vehicle right. I talked to my insurance company and they said they couldn’t guarantee his shops work, that is was my choice to take it there.

I ended up at Ted’s after getting a bunch of other quotes in the Salinas/​Monterey area. His was the best price, and he was the only one who would guarantee that my car would be painted by my deadline. His shop wasn’t on my list, but I drove by it looking for another place that was. When I entered, he was on the phone. He gave me a «be right with you» gesture, then hung up about 10 seconds later saying, «A customer in the shop is more important than finishing that phone call. What can I do for you?»
I ended up choosing to change the color of my car to a color I’d always wanted but that never seemed to be available when I was buying. It looks spectacular! In the two years since he painted it, I’ve had countless people in parking lots and gas stations come over and tell me they love the paint job. And it’s really held up well.

Heard about this place from family and friends, sad this doesn’t have more reviews yet! It can be kind of hard to find a place that doesn’t want to rip you off… Thankfully, I have found trust and quality at Ted’s.
This is a great place to stop by for your repairs! They are professional and get things done with efficient timing and superior quality and results (wow, this review is wordy). Really though, I or my family have been through a FEW collisions (nothing serious/​no one was harmed thankfully) and have brought our cars here every time.
This last time, we brought in one of our cars after it had been hit in a parking lot by a mystery hit-​and-​runner. They left a lovely hole in the bumper along with scratches. Whoever worked on my car did an amazing job, can’t even tell anything happened! I have added a before and after picture of the damage that you should be access (on this Unilocal page) should you want to.
We’ve had a great pleasure working with Ted. Very accommodating and friendly; awesome customer service. He seems to be a very understanding man who is willing to provide the best service possible with reasonable pricing to his customers.
Basically, great place, great people, great prices. Come here.

Boyfriend scratched the corner bumper and scuffed the paint off. Before coming to teds I got two estimates at two other body shops down the street (Abbott and searsons) Abbott quoted me 1200 and searsons $ 682.all that needed to be done was to sand down and repaint bumpers. Then I found teds and thank god I did, he was quick, and to the point only charged a quarter of what the other body shops charged. I got my car back in two days and it looks immaculate us they cleaned it. Thanks Ted!

I heard Ted was the best in town and he lived up to those expectations.