Jim's Auto Repair

I have a classic 1979 VW Westfalia campervan that needed an extensive overhaul after sitting in the garage after 3 years of the pandemic. I live in West LA and most of my former VW mechanics closed up shop due to the high rents on the Westside. I was lucky to find Jose at Jim's Auto Repair in Long Beach who had the expert knowledge to diagnose a faulty distributor which was causing my Westfalia to stall. Jose is an expert mechanic with exceptional interpersonal skills. He also built a strong cadre of mechanics at his shop. His price was reasonable given the extent of work needed to bring my Westfalia to tip top running condition. While sitting in the waiting area, I was able to talk to the many satisfied customers bringing their German cars over for repairs.

Jose is a honest mechanic. I took off one star as he was unable to fix the start up putter sound with our 2013 VW GTI. He fixed our 2001 VW Rialta (Eurovan) right away when the fan blades broke cutting the serpentine belt and damaging the radiator. He stands behind his work. I like that he will refer you to a specialty shop if he can’t do the repair.

Im new to Long Beach. I came here for a second opinion and the mechanic here told me I didn't need all the extra work the previous mechanic told me I needed. They won my respect....and my business. Very honest mechanic.

Its nice to see they could fix my Nissan Altima

Impossible to find a better mechanic than Jose! Jose and his family are such good people, they're amazing to work with and have gotten my '71 Westfalia in awesome shape. Jose always takes time to walk me through the repairs, what he's doing and why. They are masters in car maintenance and repair. And the pricing is really fair. Thanks for all of your help! 🚙

They replaced my brake pads for a very fair price, and they cleaned the exterior of my car without even mentioning it. I didn't notice until I got home but it's spotless, and they didn't charge me for it.

Jose, the gentleman who serviced my car, was really kind and warm, and just generally knowledgeable. This is the best auto shop I've ever been to, and it's the only one I will go to from now on.