Express Tire Auto Service Centers

Slowest oil change ever.

**THIS LOCATION IS CLOSED**
Tried to get an oil change here on 1÷5÷12 and to my surprise, they were taking all their signs down! Womp womp.
It has moved (more like merged) with the one on Grand and Cass in PB.
So if you want to get serviced for $ 14.88, you’ll no longer find it on this block (unless you nicely ask the bums and loiterers that mill around this block frequently…).

It was my wife’s birthday & we had box cutter blade in the tire! Put little golf cart tire & drove to Express Tire. Very attentive. Didn’t try to upsell me or anything of the sort. They patched the tire in record time. Courteous & friendly! Considering they were a bit busy I was surprised how they tended to our small profit mis-​hap! Had my 3 & 5 year olds with me and I could tell they sensed our need to cut our Tire Shop visit time to a minimum.
Express Tire in PB off of Mission Bay Drive! Thanks for salvaging my wife’s birthday!

I’ve been coming here for a few years for oil changes, but that’s about it. Never before have I felt the need to write a review as I had never been that jazzed by this place until this week. I’m guessing because they have a new manager running things, his name is Eugene and he seems to know a thing or two about customer service:)
I went in for my usual oil change, and I also told them my car was shaking when I use the brakes or slow down. Eugee let me know what it could be and that they would check it out. It turned out they were able to «machine the roters» and it was easily fixed for a good price (I called my brother to make sure) Sometimes you can’t trust car people, especially since it’s easy to pull one over on some people, but Eugene seemed super honest, trustworthy and had my best interest at heart. So they fixed everything up and I was good to go.
Later on that day I noticed that my driver’s side hubcap was missing, so I immediately called Eugene and told him what had happened. He said he would take care of it right away and within 1 day they had it replaced, they even covered the cost which was over $ 100.
I think the moral of this story is great customer service from Eugene. From the time he greeted me with a warm, friendly demeanor, to being honest on what was happening with my car and what I should do on my next visit. I will continue to come here for not just oil changes, but anything else I need taken care of with my car-​maintenance, etc.
I appreciate great customer service, and also good work and fair prices. So thank you Eugene and Express Tire in Pacific Beach:)

great service. amazing customer service. awesome deals… and in efficient time… Ask for Eugene. He was very friendly and so helpful.

I used to love this place for oil changes and was a regular customer. Then I got my tires changed. A few months later, one of the tires was making a crazy noise. I brought the car into another tire shop, and it turns out all of the lugs on all of the tires had never been tightened, and 3 of 4 lugs had fallen out of my back tire. Had the last one fallen out, I would have totalled my car and probably killed myself and others on the road. Scary thought. And expensive! Luckily I only had to pay the $ 85 for new lugs and labor rather than buy a new car cuz I totalled my old one. I will never return to Express Tire.

I started coming to express bc i got one of those oil change cards but I also started having service done thru them. at first i thought it wasn’t too bad until i got my oil changed and with only 2000 miles my car was completly dry and almost ruined my enige, where oil changes should be based off 3000 miles is wheat they tell u and write on ur windsheild for your next service well i called to ask about why i had no more oil the gentelmen explained that jettas burn more oil which i totally understand but when i began asking why is it that they dont tell you that, they tell u to come back in 3 month or 3000 miles, his answer was we dont need to tell you that, WHAT KIND OF SERVICE IS THAT, bulls*** i mean i dont mind coming back at 2000 miles if you let me know, well they OBVIOUSLY DONT CARE ABOUT THERE CUSTOMERS… dont go here u’re wasting ur money

I went in to this Express Tire to get new brake pads and my rotors machined and I had a great experience there. The guys there are extremely friendly and told me exactly how long it would take and give me a very very reasonable price. I don’t let just anybody work on my baby but these guys took care of it.
This is the first time I take my car to this shop I am definitely going back in the future for whatever service I may need. People who read these reviews have to understand and realize that most, if not all of the people who write reviews are people who had some type of issue which every single shop is going to have no matter what. Nobody is perfect! I have had many many good experiences with other businesses, of every kind, and this is the first time I actually write a review. So, think that for every bad review there are bunch of happy customers in between.
All I have left to say is that these guys did a great job on my Evo and that I will keep taking my car there.
Peace!!!

Slime Balls! My 84 year old grandfather dropped off his car for a routine oil change and was later contacted by the manager, telling him he needed a new timing and alternator belt. My grandfather asked how much it would be and the manager said «usually it is around $ 900, but if he does it today it will be $ 780». My grandfather did not feel comfortable doing it so he declined the service. The manager insisted he needed the service done and told my grandfather if he was to drive on the freeway the timing belt could break and ruin his engine. My grandfather once again declined the service and the manager dropped the price to $ 700. Still not feeling comfortable he declined and made some phone calls.
A week later my grandfather hired a family friend who is a mechanic to change the timing belt, alternator belt and included the water pump for a couple hundred less then Express Tires $ 700 estimate. Which is not unusual since friends and family get hooked up more then the Average Joe on the street. The real kick to the wallet was that after inspecting the old belts they never even needed to be changed at all. The manager from Express Tire was trying to sell a service and scare someone into buying something they did not need.
I never did get the managers name from my grandfather, but I can let you know Express Tire will never get any business from my family ever. Obviously, my grandfather does not know about Unilocal so I told him I would post something. Advice to you, Don’t Go!

Alana B,
That is very nice of you but no thank you. I shouldn’t have to resort to the internet to make things right. I gave you folks a second chance to make things right and you chose to stab me in the back instead.

Tyrone does an awesome job. Customer service is great!

So after having a bad experience at the PB express tire, I need to get my tires rebalanced so I went to this one. Night and day difference in the staff here. Tyrone at the desk was super friendly and said Good morning and asked how I was doing as soon as I walked in the door since I was the first one there. Excellent service and they were quick to get the job done. I will DEFINITELY continue coming here for my tire needs.
Thank you express tire.

I’m sad to see that there are negative reviews because this place has been amazing. The manager Eric and his coworker Tyrone have always treated me with respect and kindness.
The first time I came here I had my oil changed and they resolved a reoccurring problem with my rotors for a reduced price. The second time Eric just simply checked my brake pads because my car had been squeaking – no charge at all. The third time, which was this past Wednesday 6/​22, Eric checked my brake pads again and helped me from being ripped off. He also educated me on when and how my brake pads should be replaced.
Eric has been a wonderful teacher. He took time out of his schedule to educate a curious girl about the maintenance of her car and I would say this place is the best place I’ve gone to thus far for any car repairs.
I fully recommend this place and my girlfriend has come here for an oil change and an alignment and all she has to say is glowing reviews.

I went for an oil change and a battery inspection. Not only did they make me wait a long time before telling me they were finished, they failed when they gave my car a battery inspection… they told me I needed a new battery which I bought, but failed to tell me I needed a new starter… I had told them I was going on a road trip and thought something was up but they just said i needed a new battery… needless to say my road trip did not go smoothly.
I will never go here again… it’s what i get for trying to be cheap.

Never again… this place has definitely gone down hill!!! I used to really like this tire place but now they seem shady and loaded with excuses!!! I go cause it’s convenient but not anymore!!!
Be careful of this spot!!!

Sorry to see other negative reviews because every interaction I’ve had with these guys has been great over the past few years. I’ve had multiple flat tires repaired — any they did it for free and even mounted my spare back on my truck after mounting the repaired tire. I found a coupon on their website and they took it no problem and fixed everything for free.
Eric, Mark, and Tyrone gave me awesome customer service, were polite, helpful, and took care of my truck immediately. Even as I was walking in to take care of my paperwork, another customer was telling Tyrone that she couldn’t believe how helpful he was and how much she appreciated their honesty and great work.
Before you believe any of these negative reviews (seriously — one chick said they stole her oil. Are you kidding me? Not even worth commenting on how stupid this is), stop by or call and talk to Tyrone and I’d be willing to bet he’ll change your opinion of this shop.
Great work guys — Keep it up!

I went here for an oil change off the recommendation from a friend that this place does cheaper oil changes than where I’m use to over at Boulevard Automotive (also in PB).
Let me say that I regret taking up the suggestion because the «deal» they give out doesn’t apply to my car that takes 5−20W. Minus 1 star
Minus another star because they were too lazy to even reset my «maintenance required» light so I had to do that myself.
Minus another star for a dirty, greasy steering wheel because the mechanic didn’t bother taking off his latex gloves before taking my car out for a test drive.
For a better experience, go to Boulevard Automotives

I’d give them zero stars if I could.
I took my car in for a «free brake inspection». They tried to sell me a $ 90 part for $ 170+labor. I told them that I would like to leave and think about it. When I was about to leave, I noticed they were about to perform some unauthorized service under the hood of my car. I told them to stop. They told me that my car had no oil and that they were going to «top it off». There are three interesting parts to this:
1) My car was full of oil when I took it in– I got an oil change a few weeks before taking it to Express Tire.
2) I did not have a sticker on my window. So, they had no idea what weight, or type, of oil was in my car. They were going to add whatever type of oil they felt like dumping into my car.
3) When I got home, I checked my oil, and it was empty.
Conclusion: They tried to rip me off on parts, and they most likely stole my oil. I am not the only person making this claim, see Sonjie B.‘s review on 7÷23÷2009.

This place was alright until the dude who I was paying my oil change offered me their «frequent buyer card» (as he put it) so that I may get a discount on future oil changes, etc. I signed up for it and later found out that it was a phucking credit card when I received a notice in the mail that I may pull out cash and was given a pin code.
WTF I thought. I never signed paperwork accepting that this was a credit card and what a bitch it was to cancel!
If you go here do NOT sign up for that ish unless you are in need of a credit card with completely heinous terms and conditions! GRRR…

I’ve always had good experiences with this place. They’ll try the upsell but without a lot of pressure. Paid basically full price for the tires and got the balancing package which has worked out well for me.
Prices are a little high, seems like they are always a little too busy, but I’ve always been satisfied with the work.
I’ll echo Meghan L, nice guys, good service. Probably deserve a 3.5 stars…