Solana Beach Auto Repair

AMAZING AS ALWAYS! WELL PRICED AND OFFICIANT.

In a time where customer service has gone away completely. Most of the time when I need help or customer service from an establishment, I get caught up in a voice mail tree or funneled to an email where I never get a response. Here is my experience at Drive…I needed some substantial work done (suspension, valve cover gaskets, steering rack) to a 06 explorer that was going to be utilized by my son at college in northwest Idaho. I needed it done so that I would have peace of mind being so far away and inclement weather up there. The truck came back and had a small intermittent misfire, nothing crazy, but I did not want to send it up to Idaho and have to worry about it. I spoke with Jose, he advised to bring it in and they would go back over what they had done. Jose and his team could not find the issue and since it was very intermittent they had a hard time replicating the misfire. I sent an email to Mike, the president and owner explaining my situation. To be honest, I did not really expect a response or reply (see first paragraph) within 10 minutes of me hitting send, Mike called me. He advised me that he would go to the shop my explorer was at (he has three shops) and help diagnose the problem. I was pleasantly surprised. About an hour later Mike called again and advised that he was driving the Explorer and was having a hard time replicating the misfire. He asked if I could drive with him to see if I could show him. He came by and we drove for 20-30 minutes and could not replicate the issue. Mike advised that he was going to do a fuel injector cleaning to see if that would clear it up for me. He assured me that they were going to make sure the car was good no matter what. After the Fuel Injector cleaning, I drove away and have not had any misfires and feel confident in sending the car away for my son. This customer service Mike provided me was above and beyond and I’d say a big reason why he’s been in business for 43+ years. I’m grateful for Mike, Jose and the rest of the crew at Drive. Highly recommended.

Great service at a good price and they drove me home, too. I will, for sure, return for my next service.

Drive Auto Care was great from start to finish. I can’t say enough great things about the staff. Miguel was a great communicator and promptly let me know what was going on with my car. I highly recommend them because of their skilled technicians, honesty and fair prices.

It's probably one of the easiest I've ever encountered to schedule maintenance on my vehicle.

Troy did a great job this Tuesday morning with our Toyota, even without an appointment. He stayed in touch and turned it around in under 3.5 hours. Exceptional service and Antonio gave me a quick ride to their shop in a good downpour. Great service, great people. Thank you B Perkey

I have the highest trust in Drive Auto's assessment and recommendations. The quality of their work is terrific, and their staff excels in courtesy, communication and all levels of customer service. It's a 5 star experience in every aspect. They are great at solving problems and offering strong value. Forget going to your car dealer for service - Drive is the winning choice!

Not only are they great mechanics but one has the feeling they really care about their customers. They go the extra mile to find the problem. I have an older Jeep and they take good care of it. Also, they will drive you home and pick you up at no cost. Great service! I highly recommend Drive Auto.

My battery died when I was housesitting for friends and had no way to jump it. I called DRIVE and they immediately sent someone out to jump my car and then I followed them to the shop. My battery was replaced within the hour with a high-quality 5-year Interstate model for the same price as the company that comes to you and you only get a 2 year no-name brand battery. Would highly recommend DRIVE, they really took care of me in a bind.

If you're looking for friendly, reliable, and reasonably priced service, bring your vehicle to DRIVE AutoCare. I orginally contacted DRIVE after a dealership gave me an expensive quote for standard maintenance. DRIVE did the job well for about half the price. I've trusted them to take care of my car ever since. They recently replaced my wiper blades for free when I called them during a downpour. Thank you, DRIVE team! Keep up the awesome work!