Triple A Automotive

Triple A Automotive is of the many auto repair shops in Davis, with very positive reviews. They are Family owned and operated. They work on foreign and domestic cars and have certified technicians on duty. This place replaced G's European Auto Service. They do oil changes for $40, but make sure to call first to make an appointment.

• Engines
  

• Diagnostics
  

• Electrical
  

• Tuneups
  

• Brakes
  

• Carburetors
  

• Fuel Injectors
  

• A/C Heating
  

• Oil Changes
  

• Coolant Flushes
  

• Transmission Flushes

• Not to be confused with AAA, aka Triple A.

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2007-02-03 12:38:08   The guy who works here really knows his stuff. I brought my volkswagen here to fix an oil leak. They were recommended my regular garage (Center City Auto) which is where I have my other cars serviced. Center City said they did not service German Cars, and so I took it to Triple A. I was very satisfied with the turnaround time, professionalism, and friendlyness of the people who work there. —JulienBiewerElstob

2007-03-28 19:14:21   These people are really great. The owner and his wife are very friendly, professional, prompt and knowledgeable. They really seem to care. This is a rare trait. I highly recommend them. —TawnyMata

2007-04-20 09:20:29   This mechanic is by FAR the best mechanic in town. I am semi knowledgable with cars and had a problem with my truck. I went around town getting estimates, and his was by far the most fair. He completed the job without any problems and also did not take a long time. He knows his stuff, yet he can explain things to someone who does not know anything. He also keeps his shop very clean compared to any other mechanic which is a very good sign. I have sent many of my friends here and they were all very satisfied. So as said above if you would like a fair price, good turnaround time, professionalism, and to deal with friendly people then GO HERE. His wife works in the office and is very nice and friendly. #1 auto shop in Davis BY FAR! —Sean

2007-07-04 11:28:26   Honest mechanic. —Noitsokay

2007-07-16 15:05:56   After much frantic wiki-ing, I just went here and had a great experience. I have a VW Jetta that had an oil leak and brake problems. John was super helpful and explained everything that needed to be done. I'm about to get married and had to make a trip and he squeezed me in so that I could have my car fixed in time to go down to LA. The prices were very reasonable and he even did a few little things for free. I would definitely recommend this place. —RachelCakes

2007-11-27 12:56:24   This is the best place I've ever taken my VW Beetle. I read all of the great reviews and decided to go, and it was even better than I expected. The owner is extremely honest, and got my car in and out within a day for a very reasonable price. I highly recommend Triple A! —12345

2008-01-21 18:58:07   I highly recommend this place. The mechanic and his wife are always extremely helpful and he knows what he is talking about. I have brought my volkswagon bug here many times and each time, he is honest and does the best job to fix my car in a very timely and fairly priced matter. He is very trustworthy and I know he will help me out each time I have a problem with my car. Best auto repair in Davis!!!!! —Molly

2008-01-26 12:46:34   My car was shaking and after looking at daviswiki I decided to go here. The mechanic did a great job, got my car fixed quickly, and was very friendly. —rawrrawr

2008-02-03 21:21:34   At first, I wasn't sure where to bring my car to, and I read all over DavisWiki for a good auto shop. I finally brought in my car and I will have to say, these guys are great. I highly recommend this place. I brought in my car and they did both a diagnostic and replaced the starter in it for a great price with both speed an efficiency. I would definitely recommend them over anyone else in Davis for car problems. —IdealParadigm

2008-02-13 14:34:22   It would be really bad karma for me if I didn't review this place. John really knows his stuff. He works on foreign cars, so when I take my old BMW in there, it's always nice to see that he works on similar cars. I've taken it for work there 2 or 3 times, as has my roommate. He's nice, honest, and usually pretty fast as well. HIGHLY recommended.

—AndrewLeonard

2008-03-17 07:03:43   I HIGHLY recommend this place. John is an honest mechanic who has always gone way out of his way to accommodate my crazy schedule. He has always tried to do the minimal amount of repairs necessary, since he knows I'm a starving student and doesn't want to overcharge me. When those minimal repairs aren't enough, he hasn't charged me for the labor for the additional repairs. He always goes above and beyond. Take your car to John! —RMZ

2008-03-29 19:02:26   As anyone can see from the above comments, this place is the best. My two experiences here are no different. I went in after going to the place around the corner from them to get my car checked for something that caused it to fail a "smog-only" smog check. I knew approximately what the problem was and asked the other guys if they could just look at that. They refused and wanted to charge me for two hours of labor. Not being able to afford such a thing, I went to Triple A, hoping for a lower price. I said the same stuff about how my car failed the check and I think it might be because of a specific problem. John just asked to look at the car and within 2 minutes found the problem (which was where I thought it might be). He didn't even charge me anything at all for fixing it. That right there made me a customer for life (or as long as I stay in the area). The second time was similar in which he pretty much stopped what he was doing and fixed my car on the spot without trying to negotiate prices first. I swear by this place and constantly refer business to him now. My only regret is not knowing about this place for the previous 7 years I've been in Davis. —SunjeetBaadkar

2008-04-22 14:54:55   HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I joined davis wiki just to comment on this place. They are terrific. they're honest and professional. i don't live in davis, but my boyfriend does and i'll specifically schedule my car maintenance around my davis visits just so I can go here. —joannebrrrr

2008-05-23 15:48:46   I was very impressed with the level of service here. The diagnostic price was also very reasonable. John took the time to explain the problem + repair process, and recommended future service work and timeframe if I preferred not to get it done immediately. I found them to be very honest, upfront and friendly. I will definitely go back for future maintenance / repairs. —TK

2008-09-01 01:58:27   John is extremely helpful and friendly. He patiently talked me through everything he found in the diagnosis and gave me time to think before I called him back with a decision. He gave me an estimate based on the book time, but said he was confident it would take less labor, so re-quoted lower. This guy is honest and definitely knows his stuff; he did a great job fixing the rough idle on my car. I will be back...but hopefully not for a while. —RandomName

2008-11-12 15:32:49   Quoted me $40 to get my check engine light diagnosed - So much cheaper than the $80 or $190 quotes from other places! Sounds like they credit the $40 towards repairs as well if you choose to get your car fixed there. —AynReyes

2009-01-03 16:07:28   I have had a very positive experience here servicing my merecedes right before Christmas. Enough so that it inspired me to write something on the Davis wiki for the first time. I can only reverberate the sentiments already made my the many comments on this page that the mechanic here is not only knowledgeable, but also extremely honest. —a.mazah

2009-01-13 22:10:45   INCREDIBLE service, worth and people! If you need a reliable, honest mechanic this is the place. Businesses and people like this are a true asset to our great community of Davis. Please support you will not be disappointed!!! —BrettStewart

2009-02-18 20:56:29   We took our car here last summer on the advice of the wiki and got badly burned. Contrary to a lot of the comments here, we didn't find them to be professional or prompt or even high quality. First he went and did over a hundred dollars of tune-ups before calling with an estimate or getting approval. He then spent a week trying to figure out what was wrong with the car (to be fair, I have no reason to doubt his claim that the problem was mysterious), all the while failing to keep us posted on what was going on. In the end we had to pay for a new alternater. I remain unconvinced that this was actually what was causing the problem, but what do I know. Somewhere along the way he replaced the cables connected to our spark plugs with cheap aftermarket parts. These ended up melting onto the engine, causing the car to misfire and stall, requiring another round of repairs. For said second round, we did not take the car back to Triple A. We will not again. —RyanSandler

2009-03-04 12:13:06   For the comment that Ryan Sandler left, triple a automotive always strives to do what is morally correct, and if our guys miss it we make it right no questions asked, from the time of repair to the time of your posting almost 1 year has passed, we are curious as to why it took 1 year for you to post this comment. We apologize for the way you feel about our shop, if you would have come back and or looked at your invoice you would have noticed we did not charge you for ignition wires you would have also seen that we would have taken care of you at no additional charge. Again we sincerely apologize and hope that some time you will come back for a better experience. Sincerely,
The Vickers Family(Triple A Automotive) —NCV

• I don't want to get into a fight about this, but to explain: It is true that we were not charged for the parts, only for the labor to put them in. I did not comment until recently because said parts did not cause the car to break down until a couple weeks ago, shortly before I wrote the comment — We don't drive the car very much. —RyanSandler
  

2009-05-02 14:09:13   Very honest and very friendly. My car was making noise, which John tracked down to be the catalytic converter, but said it was expensive and really shouldn't cause me any problems, so he advised me not to waste my money. I will be taking my car here from now on —JamesMulalley

2009-05-21 19:13:29   Very contrary to Mr. Sandlers experience a year ago, my experience a year ago made me a lifer. I had blown the head gasket on my toyota pickup and went to 6 different mechanics to get quotes on the job. John's quote was in the same ballpark as the the others (though I'm sure he could have done the job much faster and would have charged me appropriately). The main difference was that John told me he was more than happy to take my money, but only after I took the truck to toyota cause the head gasket on my year truck is one of the most famous recall parts in toyota history and every mechanic knows this. Funny how John was the only one honest enough to mention it. I took the truck into the dealer and got a 2000 dollar job done for free with warrantee. I would travel long distances just to make sure John's the one working on my vehicles. And I just took my girlfriends car there today, they were fast, friendly, and he even told me to come back and we could take a little ride to help figure out what a particular noise is. The whole place just knows how to treat their customers. Great shop, great family. You would be stupid to never take your car there, cough cough...sandler. —MBorrego

2009-06-29 17:24:23   All I have to say is this place is amazing, and I only dropped off my car today! When I dropped my car off my roommate came with me to give me a ride home. My roomie inquired about his brake light coming on in the mornings and then going out after driving for a few minutes. I didn't catch the mechanics name but he sent another mechanic out to check the brake fluid on my roommates car. Not only did he check it but refilled it FOR FREE!!!!!! My roommate wasn't even having his car serviced!!! I'll update this when my repairs are all done but thus far I am very impressed with how they run their business. —Conrad

2009-07-13 16:54:55   I went to this shop for the first time for pre-purchase inspection when I was going to buy my car. I really impressed with the service. John's inspections was very accurate and it helped me to fix the purchase price. I have become a regular customer of John since I bought my car as he very honest and friendly. I get everything done at this shop only. —kunwar

2009-07-18 23:37:24   They gave me an honest assessment of repair work needed and have offered a fair price for service in the past. Highly recommended! —GrdStudentT

2009-07-20 16:41:26   MY DAUGHTER NEEDED A MECHANIC WHEN ATTENDING UC DAVIS AS A SOPHOMORE. SINCE I LIVE 2 HOURS AWAY I CAN NOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH IT MEANT TO FIND TRIPLE A AUTO REPAIR. I WAS IMPRESSED FROM THE FIRST TIME I MET THE OWNERS. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HONEST, RELIABLE AND PROFESSIONAL. I HAVE NOT HAD A CAR WORRY SINCE. ALL REPAIRS HAVE BEEN TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS. ON MORE THEN ONE OCCASION MY DAUGHTER DROVE IN WITH A SAFETY ISSUE AND WAS TREATED LIKE FAMILY. MY DAUGHTER NOW LIVES ONE AND A HALF HOURS AWAY. TRIPLE A AUTO IS STILL THE ONLY MECHANIC WE WILL TAKE HER CAR TO. I JUST MADE A SIX HOUR ROUND TRIP TO HAVE HER CAR REPAIRED AT TRIPLE A. THANK YOU JOHN AND CINDY. BECAUSE OF YOU MY DAUGHTER BREAKING DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS NOT ONE OF MY WORRIES. ROBBIE CLIFTON GUSTINE CA —ROBBIECLIFTON

2009-08-12 19:38:54   Please read my comment on the Speedee Oil Change page. Speedee tried to charge me an inordinate amount of money for a simple replacement of a Throttle Positioning Sensor. I called (I think his name is) John and told him the quote from Speedee and he ran the numbers on his quote in 15 seconds while on the phone with me and beat Speedee's price by $45. Pleasantly surprised, I asked him how long it would take and he told me he would order the part immediately and he would get the part by 4pm the same day and it would be installed by closing (5:30pm). I was thrilled and asked him a little about the sensor that he would be replacing and he throughly explained it to me.

I took my car down there at 4pm and went to Borders for my hour and a half wait (nothing, NOTHING compared to the 24 hours of wasted time at Speedee) and literally 30 minutes later my car was done.

This is the mechanic that will get my business when I'm in Davis. Thanks again, Triple A. —ZElliott

2009-08-28 13:43:43   Since I found AAA Automotive I have VERY impressed with the knowledge, expertise, and particularly the HONESTY of John, the owner. I met John when I was told I needed some expensive repairs by "An Unnamed" Automotive—however, since my car was fairly new and dealer maintained, I wasn't certain they were right. I took it to John—and low and behold, he showed me that there were NO problems. He is a straight shooter. Every time. After thirteen years in Davis, I know I have found the perfect mechanic!
I should also add that Cindy is very helpful and quick to help me too! (And right now they have two little mascots that make their office a joy!)
Thanks, guys. —toriac

2009-10-14 10:29:47   I have a diesel Ford Excursion converted to also run on straight veggie oil. John and his staff have been FANTASTIC resources for helping keep this SVO vehicle running smoothly. They're honest, reliable and an incredibly generous team at Triple A Automotive. —Kern

2009-11-16 20:06:40   John was very highly recommended by a friend when I had sudden car trouble. He was honest and upfront with everything so I felt comfortable being completely open, telling him I was EXTREMELY short on cash and I had a 6 moth old baby. He said that he could do research and see if he could do anything to make a $470 repair job lower. after two weeks of research he called me back saying that, while the $470 repair job was best. he could fix the main problem, making the car perfectly safe and drivable for $150. I was so happy I was in tears. he is my mechanic for everything now! —KMEvans

2009-11-18 12:38:34   Triple A is amazing, definitely the best mechanic I have ever been to. I recently had my car inspected elsewhere through my insurance company and was told by the mechanic who looked at it that I had several critical problems that needed to be fixed immediately (in fact, I was told it would be dangerous to drive my car out of their lot). However, I decided to get a second opinion by going to John and am EXTREMELY glad that I did. Instead of the $1000 quote that I was given by the other mechanic, John looked over the list of problems, fixed a few minor issues (added transmission fluid, coolant, unplugged one of the windshield squirters), and told me the other problems were not an issue and that I should only fix them if I was eager to spend money. He also informed me of the issues I should anticipate having to fix in my car in the next few years. I was incredibly happy to have peace of mind knowing that I found someone I could trust and who could explain my car problems to me in a straightforward way. And on top of all of that, there was no charge for any of the service they had done!! I couldn't believe it!!! As you will read from the other comments, once you come to this shop, you will be a lifer. Thank you, Triple A! —Quince