Velocity Auto Works

I used to work down the street from Velocity Autoworks and started taking my car in for oil changes just cause it was convenient for me. I quickly discovered how great these guys are. Brian and Byron are very friendly and honest guys. They are also competitively priced and have never tried to sell me things I don’t need.
A few years after I started going to Velocity, I left my job and moved to Surrey. I tried another mechanic closer to my new home. I ended up spending well over $ 2000 on unnecessary repairs and brake jobs with cheap materials. I had it with that mechanic and decided to go back to Velocity. I just did an oil change that day and mentioned that I was really unsure about the brake job the other mechanic did as my wheels were extremely squeeky (more than the new brake squeek. It was excessive). Brian checked my brakes for free at no extra charge, and did not try to upsell me and say I needed new brakes asap. He verified they were operating safely and it was just cheap materials that make noise. I will, of course, go back to Velocity to replace the brakes when I am ready.
These guys have never steered me wrong. They’re honest guys and will not try to screw you out of money. A plus is that they are located right by the skytrain. Easy to transit if you need to leave your car there for the day!

$ 150 for a Provincial out of province inspection! This is a STANDARD inspection, where they just look at a bunch of stuff, and don’t fix or repair anything.
Do your research and you’ll find most places charge $ 75-​$ 100. Even Canadian Tire does it for $ 95 I think. I’ve seen it as low as $ 60 for it before.
What value do I get for paying an extra $ 75? A few years back I washed my engine and got some water in my spark plug cylinder. Velocity changed all my NEW plugs with cheapo $ 4 Lordco plugs (charging me $ 20 each BTW!), costing 30 min labour; all this done WITHOUT my authorization.
So forgive me if I don’t feel like paying an extra $ 75 to get a Standard inspection everybody else does, so you guys can strong-​arm me to fix other things in order to pass. No Thanks — the only person I let rip me off is my wife.

Went to velocity to get service for my 2012 Honda Civic. I’ve been trying to find a good mechanic I could trust and depend on to take good care of my car. This was my first visit and they were able to provide me with quality service. Both Brian and Byron were super friendly and really made it known to me that they’ll take good care of my car. My car service was finished within an hour. Quick service is always a plus.
I do recommend calling them first and see if they can take your car in because they do get really busy so make an appointment or call them. I would definitely recommend Velocity to anyone.

Most honest place I’ve ever taken my car. Good prices and they work quick. I’ve been going here for about 7 years.

I made a phone inquiry and was told I could drop off the vehicle in 2 days. That was not helpful. Luckily, I found a shop that would help me right away.
They lost a good customer.

I needed (another) out of province inspection on a Saturday, with no appointment. I was sent to Velocity Auto Works by another garage and I am so happy that this is where I ended up for my inspection. The other garage did not do inspections and they said– go to Velocity, they are really great, trustworthy guys.
First of all Velocity got me in right away– and were very prompt and friendly too. I was surprised I was able to get my car in even that morning so this was great news. The inspection went well and it was done within just a couple of hours.
I would definitely go back to Velocity and recommend them to other people looking for out of province inspections, especially on a Saturday as most garages I called that week were closed weekends.

I didn’t give them 5 stars simply because I’ve only been here once so I don’t know for sure that it’s 5-​star worthy. But I was definitely totally pleased. I went to a couple places before this that tried to screw me (telling me that I needed a new timing belt, when I was well aware that my car doesn’t even have one to begin with!) but Velocity was super nice, no nonsense, got the job done on time and without any hassle.
They are right behind the Skytrain station too, which is a huge plus when you have to leave your car there overnight.
The only thing I would say is that it would have been nice if they’d given my car a quick hose down at least, but I guess there aren’t a lot of places that do that anymore.