Al’s Auto Center & Tires

This place is awesome. I came at a good time because a bunch of people started to come in after me. I was helped immediately, and in and out within 30 minutes. I needed a new (used) tire, and they happened to find a screw stuck in another tire, so they patched that for me too. Super fair pricing — and that’s always something I worry about being a woman. I asked them about how my other tires were doing (in case now was a good time to replace all of them), and the guy checked all my tires and told me I didn’t really need to. I really appreciate the honesty. I’d totally come back.

Great service! Open late!

I visited Al’s three months ago after a recommendation by some people at O’Reilly’s autoparts store. My problem was that the ventilation fans weren’t working in my Nissan Maxima. The staff was helpful and was able to make the fans work again at an affordable rate (some chip needed replacing), and I thought I’d stumbled on an honest mechanic. In addition, he told me that my brake pads needed replacing relatively soon, like in the next couple of months.
Unfortunately, over the last three months, I’ve had new issues with the car. While the fans now turn on, I get zero heat out of them when I turn the heat on. Furthermore, the car temperature almost redlined, so I checked and all of my radiator fluid was gone. I went to a different mechanic, based on Unilocal reviews, and he found that the hose connecting the engine to the ventilation system, the one that provides heat, had been disconnected and never reconnected. What’s more, one of the hoses connecting to the radiator had been bumped and was leaking the antifreeze everywhere. So in essence, the problems I was experiencing were a direct cause of the shoddy repairs that I’d received at Al’s. Lastly, when I asked about the brake pads, he said they were fine and I had over a year left on them.
The only reason I’m giving two stars is that the people at Al’s were nice and did technically address the problem that I brought the car in for at a reasonable price. That said, they were incompetent and caused two additional problems that needed to be addressed later on. Avoid.

I used to bring my little Miata here for regular maintenance and I really liked the service and HONESTY of Rudy. Unfortunately there’s new ownership and I will never set foot here again. $ 250.00 for basic maintenance on a 1990 Miata !!! Under Rudy’s management they would pick up and deliver my car from the office (I’m 2 blocks away) and the most I paid was probably $ 60.00 and he always explained what was wrong with it if I needed other mechanical work. Dude, just because I walk on heels and a dress doesn’t mean I’m car stupid.

Banged my right front tire into a curb on a rainy day. Tire went flat. Dented the rid. Big trouble.
Went to Al’s and I am impressed. They repaired the rim, checked the tire (didn’t even try to sell me a new one) and had me on my way in a short time – at a more than fair price. I definitely would recommend Al’s service – especially E. Barajas who did the work on my tire and rim.

I was here like 4 months ago to purchase 4 new tires. The owner is friendly and the employees work fast. Like this place. Now going for my next set of new tires for my other car this week. Thanks AL’S TIRE SHOP for making my life easier when it comes to getting my things done for my car!

Been here before for tires, and they were prompt, knowledgable, and great service. Luckily they do tune ups so I called ahead to get an estimate for a tune up. I called on a Friday and scheduled the tune up for Sunday! The mechanic prepared with the parts and went in first thing in the morning.
My car was a disaster and the engine misfiring and with their service it’s as if nothing happened and running great! They were polite and trustworthy! I’d recommend calling ahead to book time so they’re ready for you, and they get busy!

I saw the many 5 star reviews and was convinced this was the place to go. I pulled in at 3:30pm on a Sunday to get a flat tire fixed, and I couldn’t get the one staff to even look at me or respond when I greeted them. I had to ask a fellow customer — «am I at the right place? Is that the guy I need to talk to?» to know that the open walled garage was the only place to check in at and there was no other person to be talking to.
Off day? End of a shift? Was I really just standing in the wrong place and there was another office I was supposed to check in at? After 5 minutes of standing around confused, I got back in my car and went to Firestone instead.

$ 15 to fix a flat. The guy was friendly, quick, and checked the air pressure for the rest of my tires. But –1 star for overinflating all my tires to 42psi on a cold morning.

Professional work, and they did not try to rip me off because I have a Mercedes. I can’t tell you how rare this is.
I will def be back here.

This place is awesome! I went in today to get my front left tire replaced and I was in and out by 25 minutes! Their prices are pretty decent as well. I paid $ 40 for a used tire just to replace the spare on my leased car. Arturo was nice and honest in answering my questions about my other tires and I really appreciated that. So far so good. I would definitely recommend!

I went here at 7:00 AM because they’re the only ones around the area to open at 7:30 AM when I had a nail in my tire. There was a guy who was just coming to work and when he saw me, he immediately helped and worked on my tire. It costed me $ 15, but because I used a credit card, they charged an additional $ 5 (bummer!). There was a car shop nearby (I think America’s?) and I’ve heard they charge free for removing nails from your tires, so I thought that was a good marketing strategy. Too bad they were still closed when I really needed it. That said, the people in Al’s were friendly and fast, so I really couldn’t complain except for the steep prices and additional charge.

Hello Everyone,
I just want to take the time to say… The team at Al’s Is the best. They are kind, hard working and get you in and out quick. I had a nail take down my back tire and they were very quick to take care of the issue and go the extra mile to provide great service with a smile!
I would recommend Al’s any day, any time to anyone!
Thanks again guys!

I can’t even begin to express the gratitude of experiencing such a friendly and helpful environment!
Thank you for flipping a challenging day with such great service!

Great place with good quality service.
I don’t have a flat tire often, and have likely gotten ripped off in the past being unknowing in autos and mechanics. But the man who serviced me today was wonderful. He let me watch everything he was doing and efficiently did it all. He took off the tire, used a repair sealant and then replaced it. Took about 15min. And only cost $ 15. I didn’t use the 10% discount w check-​in since it was so cheap.
We’ll see how long my tire lasts, but for now i’m very satisfied and with my results and would go there again.

I was on my way to a coffee shop in Pasadena when I drove over a nail that had my tire making ugly, nasty noises :(
I went to Al’s because of their Unilocal reviews, and it was the best service I’ve gotten from an auto shop! I parked and it literally took FIVE MINUTES for everything to be taken care of. Arturo popped off my wheel, put a patch on, and that was that. Didn’t try to upsell me or push anything I should buy there. The only downer was that it was supposed to be $ 15, but my lack of cash made it $ 20.
Still, I saw firsthand the work he did on my car. I was in and out in a couple minutes. And it was all just great.

Thank God for Unilocal… they led me to Al’s. This is a real diamond in the ruff. If we’re going by looks, I would have never stopped here. VW wanted $ 250+ to replace a slightly damaged rim. This place fixed it in an hour and saved me lotsa $. They also replaced the tire for less than VW as well. Quick, efficient, friendly and reasonable$ !

On vacation driving through the 210 we got two flat tires!!!
My husband found Al’s online and gave them a call to see if they had the tires we needed in stock. They were very professional and they got the tires we needed. The tow truck took us there and as soon as we arrived the boys at Al’s did their job instantly.
I definitely recommend them!

I’ve been coming to these guys for a very long time. I just finally started getting on this Unilocal.These guys are always taken care of me and always got me my tires sometimes just a date for me so I mean they go the extra mile for me and I believe will do that for every customer so I hundred percent recommend the shop.

Good prices, good work, good guys. Totally saved my bacon.
Called them up for a used tire, got it on and balanced in 10 minutes, no hassle no trouble.