Speedy Tune & Brake

I went in for a smog check. Left with a smog check. Why just three stars?
A few days prior to going in, I called around 4p to see if they could do a smog check before they closed at 6. Nope. Ok, no big deal, they must be busy. Could a customer service oriented shop fit in a smog check sometime in two hours? I’m going to say most likely.
The day I went in, dropped my car off. Guy asked if I wanted an oil change. «No thanks», I said. I thought to myself, no big deal that they tried to up sell me on an item.
A few hours later, I get a voicemail. The voicemail says, «Please call us about your car.» Sounds troublesome. I wonder what could have gone wrong! The message wasn’t, «Your car is ready but give us a call before you come in.»
I call them, «Did you have the 50,000 mile service done on your car because it’s overdue?» No thanks, I said. «You should also have a Throttle body cleaning or fuel injection service done.» No thanks, I said again. «Ok, your car is ready.»
How many things have they tried to up sell me already? FOUR.
When I roll in to pickup my car, I’m asked, «Hey where do you have your service done on your car?»
STOP IT! Oh my, you’ve tried to up sell me FOUR times. STOP THE MADNESS!
So I went in for a smog check. Left with a smog check. This place could have gotten 5 stars but the hassle left me saying to any perspective customers to avoid this place if you don’t like to be harassed.

Well where do I start. I was completely harassed the whole time by a guy who seemed like the owner but I really hope its not. The guy was an older man with grayish hair and a mustache. I was in a hurry to go out of town that day and all I needed was an oil change, of course they end up conning me into spending more $ on a new oil filter because it was «necessary» but it really wasn’t. The guy with the mustache wouldn’t stop talking to me/​hitting on me/​harassing me the whole 2 hours I had to wait. I finally left to go across the street for a coffee and came back and asked if my truck was done. He said «well how bad do u wanna leave?» He knew I was in a rush to drive up north and was doing it on purpose. I will never go back here and I hope no one else does either.

These guys were great! Came in 20 minutes before close on a Saturday. They were friendly, quick and did a great job. Wouldn’t hesitate to come here again.

This is an update for my review. I spoke to the owner George. He was concerned about my recent service and strives to make his customers happy. We both agreed there was miscommunication on what services were done. He has spoken to the mechanic who ate in my car, he knows customers don’t make things up in regards to what had happened in their cars and that as a car owner we are more perceptive of what our cars do and do not smell like.
George has offered to do the service on my car, but I have already taken it to the dealer who charged me less than the quote I received. I may however take him up on his offer to smog my other car.

When I left the house that morning, I thought I was going to get an oil change, wanting them to top off my brake fluid after the light had flashed on. Well Jiffy Lube told me to go talk to George and 30 minutes later I found out that I needed major brake repair done. I couldn’t get it all done at once, but George and the crew at Speedy Tune & Brake made the car safe to drive until I could come back and get the full job done. Great service and great people!

I went in for a alignment (one of the few things I don’t have the equipment for)
After two hours I was told I needed two cam bolts-​fine.
After four hours (for a alignment) I was told the two bolts and time would be 150 dollars plus 100 for the alignment.
I just changed most of the suspension components thus the need for an alignment but also no excuse for any problems in installing two cam bolts.
Shortly after this I got new tires and given the service I got I decided to get another alignment at another shop and no surprise the alignment was way off.
This place gives good mechanics a bad name.

Ignore all of the bad reviews – these guys came to my neighborhood for free to help me get to their shop after my brakes went out! They had my car back to me same day, and everyone there was hilarious and knowledgable.
The truth of the matter is that these guys do a thankless job, so remember that when you see bad reviews. As for me, I’ll be going back with all of my brake issues in the future. The only reason they lose a star for me is because the youngest guy who works there made a joke to me about women ruining cars – not the best choice when you’re dealing with female customers. ;)

We moved here a few years ago and couldn’t find a good mechanic outside of PB. Living in North County, it was hard to get any work done on the car that didn’t entail an all day extravaganza. Then we found Speedy Tune. We are thankful for all the work they have done for us. Quick turn around time and great customer service. George, the owner, is great and so is his staff.

Family owned business behind jiffy lube. I so happen to get a flat tire in front of this shop and so I was destined to come here (I think). George, Joey and the mechanic were attentive and pleasant. I ended up buying all four tires from here for a good price, I didn’t feel I was being up sold on a bunch of other jazz and I appreciate that. I know they have some bad reviews but I couldn’t agree with them. I would definitely go back, I feel my loyalty would be appreciated as well. I say if your in the area, give them a chance.

I love dealing with the owner George, his honest man and trust my friends and family in here. I’m getting my smog done and Ac repaired on Saturday afternoon, and he always take care of me with the best coupons our there !

I brought my Nissan Xterra too this shop because my other mechanic was on vacation. I knew that I needed brakes because they were squeaking and have been for a while. So i gave these guys a try. I was planning on paying $ 800 because that was what my other mechanic usually charges me. i went in and asked how much a brake inspection was. Jay told me that brake inspection is free.
So I decided to get my brake inspection done and after it was done. Jay told me it would cost me $ 450.00 to resurface the front and back brakes and put new pads. i was very happy with the price he gave me and I told him to do it. He also advised what else was wrong with my car. he told me my valve cover gaskets were leaking and and that my alignment was bad. I knew that my alignment was bad but my other mechanic said it wasn’t. so Jay took me on a test drive with him and should me what it was doing. I was very grateful because I needed my car back today and it was 4:30. Jay told me not to worry about and he would get it done and stay after closing if it wasn’t done to finish it for me. I’m coming back to this place because they don’t over price me and they stayed behind to finish my car. Thank you Jay for EXCELLENT SERVICE.

A couple of my girlfriends went in for a quick tune up, it was way overpriced. They walked out and went across the street. They didn’t know much about cars and it’s very obvious. It seemed to me they were being taking advantage of because they didn’t know much. If I walked in and asked for the same service and told me it would be as much as they were told, I would be insulted and outraged. They could of went to a dealership and still would of saved.

Another shop told me my air cleaner filter was new when I asked it be replaced at the normal manual mileage. I looked through my car records. And after examining my records, I now know that when I went in for a 60k mile service they likely did some unnecessary work. They replaced the engine air cleaner (air filter), which should not be done until 90k miles and they flushed my transmission fluid which shouldn’t be done till 100k miles. This is based on my car maintenance manual. They did this under the guise of a 60k service, then added stuff normal for a 90/​100k service. Just another mechanic trying to make a buck on unknowing car owners.

I never do these Unilocal things but I decided it was a good reason to start. Took my car in for a small vibration and after they jacked the car up they said it needed this or that. I am ok with that. Instead of a $ 100 fix it turned out to be a $ 1100 almost fix. Hey. it is a car and they need TLC. Again… ok with it. They said replacing all brake pads and calipers. Also going to turn all rotors. They fix it and I drive it home. Feels good. Look at next day and back two rotors were NOT turned. Rust on them still. A day later I bring it in and Mark the service guy looks at me and says they did it… he even went out and looked at it.
I take it to a mechanic in OB and he jacked car up for free and showed me they did not do it. On top of it he showed me that the brake pads were not even on the rotor correctly.
Took it back and told them to fix it. Ironically when I got the car back the rotors were nice and shiny and turned as they should have been since I was charged for it.
I read the reviews before going here and thought all was good. NOT in my case. I would never go there again.

George Habchi & JD were courteous and knowledgeable, they tuned up my car, and now it sounds brand new. They explained everything to me clearly and showed me what was going on in my car. And I feel it was a fair price. Now I won’t go anywhere else.

I am shocked at all the bad reviews but maybe the staff has changed. I had a problem with my Yukon and took it to the dealer. They quoted me $ 4,000 for a bunch of repairs that sounded fishy. I took to Speedy for a 2^nd opinion because they had done some work for me in the past. They found that half of the dealer recommendations were nonsense. On the other hand they verified that some of the work required was absolutely necessary and they found another issue that was very serious and should be addressed.
They allowed me into the service bay to show me all the work that should be done and why it was needed. They quoted me prices at less than half of what the dealer was trying to charge me. One of the things they found was some major work that I needed on the front end that any mechanic should have noticed during a routine inspection.
My car drive like new and I save a ton of money. I would recommend this place to anyone.

I would usually take my rig to my normal mechanic but he was out of town on vacation so I thought I would give these guys a shot. My brakes started to feel a little funny and I knew I was going to need new rotors soon for my Ford Explorer but thought it was just the brake pads.
I asked for the free brake inspection, without telling them what I needed and they came back to me (30 min later) saying my pads were fine and that I just needed new rotors.
Johnny the manager offered a few other suggestions on what needed to be fixed but said that the rotors were most important and didn’t try to forcefully up-​sell me like normal shops. He said my rig would be ready in a couple of hours on a Sat. and a couple hours later I was back on the road and received what I paid for in a timely fashion.
I believe shops get a bad rap because we’ve all felt ripped off but the truth is these guys are just trying to make a living doing something that is not truly appreciated. If you want to save some money than do it yourself but give praise on the knowledge that these guys have.
Also do a little research before you call or go to a shop, knowledge is power and if you don’t know anything about cars than do yourself a favor and look online, ask an uncle, dad and/​or neighbor who does. The info is more available than ever.

I agree with the one star posts. The five stars must be posted by insiders. Basically the operation is all about upsell and poor customer service. They sold me brakes I didn’t need, but to make it worse, I kept telling the manager I had to leave by a certain time. He kept telling me «you’ll be fine», but never did anything to speed up the work. Guys –charging hundreds of dollars for unnecessary repairs is bad enough, but don’t play the customer like a fool that blatantly.
Save your money and go someplace else.

I have met some great people here in Encinitas and it was no different at Speedy Tune and Brake. George took great care of my car and did it all for a amazing price! Thanks again, I will be back for sure!
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I went in with my ’05 Tundra and said it was pulling to one side and thought I needed an alignment (I’d been hitting curbs now and then), before I could even get out of the truck the guy told me it was likely worn tires and (at the time) a truck only a few years old wouldn’t be the alignment. I left without him making a dime. I’ve had 2 cars smog’d there since, no issues. I see lots of negative responses to this place, hope yours is as good as mine was.