Hull Automotive

I refer everyone I know here, Hull Auto has been in community for years and for good reason. they are competent, thorough and get the job done. Many places cut corners, Alan and his operation do not. 5 stars big time

Got my vehicle smogged here, at the very last minute. They are super nice and had me out in 20 minutes. They were very pleasant to talk to. Highly recommend.

Allen is rude to the MAX! I brought my vehicle here to inquire about an ‘overpriced’ brake and light inspection and he said that any broken light covers will be an automatic fail with no refund.
I asked him to look at my brake light that was deeply scratched and he laughed at my face and said «obviously it’s cracked!» He is so disrespectful and will treat you like crap unless he feels otherwise. He’s the stereotype of a dishonest and rude mechanic!
Never doing service with this place.

One of the other reviewers said he had a bad experience here but «maybe its good for SMOG inspections»…Nope! This place is horrible apparently for everything. Took my car here for a smog inspection. Before I took it my regular mechanic told me to make sure the car engine was normal temperature and to ask the smog station to do something or other first (before they tried to actually smog it). I couldn’t remember this «something or other» exactly but I related the conversation with my mechanic to the lady at the front desk. She said she had no idea what I was talking about. Fine, I had them do the check. The then tell me that it wont pass because their machine cant read my car and if they had hooked up «the monitor» first they would have known that. As soon as she said the «monitor» I realized that was what my mechanic had told me to have them do. If you are like me and don’t know what this means let me explain. All SMOG stations have a tiny phone sized device that is a «monitor» which they plug into your car right under the steering wheel area. It takes them all of 60 seconds to do this-​literally. And once it is hooked up they can tell you instantly whether your car can even undergo the real smog test. Again, this takes all of 1 – 3 minutes in total. In some cases, if your car has been worked on and they disconnected the battery or cleared faults your computer/​emission system has to re-​set before you can get the full smog test. In this case you might have to drive the car around for a while and once it re-​sets you can get the actual smog test. After the lady made the comment about the monitor I asked her «why didn’t your mechanic hook up the monitor?». To which she responded…“he probably didn’t want to, it takes a little bit of time”. As I said, it takes 1 minute to hook up. So instead of being honest and telling me my car would not be able to even undergo the test and telling me to drive around and come back they just charged me and shrug their shoulders. AND when I first came in she said «if your car passes the charge will be $xx». If your car passes makes it sound like you will not be charged if it it doesn’t…nope– not the case.
So after I left Hull I stopped by 4 more smog shops over the next week or so until my car finally was ready to actually undergo the real test. EVERY single one of them said «lets hook up the monitor first to see if you can even attempt to pass».
I guess 1 crook out of 5 is pretty good but avoid this place at all costs!

I went here for a mandatory brake and headlamp inspection as required by the DMV when my car was totalled and I wanted to keep it. I was worried that only a few shops showed up locally under the BAR approved listings. But they made the process as easy as it could be. They took my car in by appointment the very next day and had it back by lunch. They took care of all the inspections and didn’t try to add on things that needed to be fixed in order pass. They were very honest and professional. I would go back to this shop for future work and SMOG when it’s time.

Took car in and told them the Torque Convertor was stuck (feels like not pushing in on the clutch on a manual and stalls when you come to a stop). They tell me it needs a transmission. I ask why? They tell me it feels like metal grinding (out right lie) and that the car has high miles (120k and total BS as other than stalling when idle at a stop it runs smooth as new). Would have looked at it from the start but have a back problem nowadays that keeps me from tearing it down so I take it to a friend who helps me replace the solenoid and now its fine. $ 116 plus shipping thank you.
The car runs smooth and like new.
I would RUN from this place. While I’m sure he is great with a smog check and a tune up, No way for anything else.
I AM SO SICK OF THESE KIND OF GUYS! He probably wasn’t dishonest, just didn’t give a crap.

Mixed experience here. The first time we came a couple years back to have our A/​C repaired. Price was reasonable, work was quick, service was friendly.
Fast forward to just a few months ago, same car needed brakes done. My wife took it in and was quoted for even more than the dealer! $ 650 for brakes on a Civic?!
I paid the fee just to get the car out of there, drove it across town, and had a well reviewed place do the brake job for less than half the cost. I originally put a lot of trust in Hull as a relative had been using them for years and years. After bringing up my bad experience I learned they use someone else now, so I guess I won’t be trying them again.

I pulled up in my 225 Buick he thought I was Mexican then he treated me like shit !!!

I had my older car worked on by Alan. Very friendly prompt service. The prices were also reasonable.

Another great place in Pasadena for a smog test. I’ve never experienced any mechanical work, but each experience with the smog test have been great.

Never had any Issues until I was told it would cost me $ 500 to replace the fan on my Van. I could purchase the part for $ 140 but she said the part was $ 300. So I guess I pissed her off by asking questions and being pissed myself. Oh well!!!

I have been a loyal customer to Hull automotive for almost a decade. If I lived in the area, I would go to them for everything, but I live on the west side of L.A. and it’s a hike to get there for me.
They are truly honest business people. They are not cheap, as they do the job right, and are not cutting corners, but when I’ve sent them big projects (rebuilding the engiine of my 1970 Buick Riviera) they will price shop things to save me money or ask me to find items that need to be replaced at a price cheaper than they were quoted, so it gives me the option to drop my costs on repairs.
They are a family owned business still going after 60 something years, and the owners build and race drag cars, so they know their engines.
They have always been fair, and pleasant to work with and take good care of my vehicles. They tell me the truth. I will always take my major work to them, even though it takes a lot of logistics to find a person to follow me out there to drop off vehicles. They are worth the extra effort every time.
If you live nearby, consider yourself lucky and use them for as much work as you can. True mechanics and trustworthy.

Finally, a mechanic i can trust. Extremely fast diagnosis and repair time.
i’ve had to take my van there twice this year. both times it was repaired quicker than expected and for less $$ than i expected. Very honest and friendly.

I waited too long (almost) for my smog certificate on my car… One of our patients mentioned Hubb automotive. The gal on the phone was so friendly and got me in at 2:00 sharp and I was out of their in 20 minutes with the paperwork faxed to DMV for me! The fellow who handled my car was a doll, and I even got to clip recipies from their personal magazines! It was a great experience.

They open Mon. — Fri. 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
They aren’t very cheery people, but they get the job done I suppose. I took my car in a few days ago for the smog check thing with my CAP papers and picked it up same day.
If you are a curious person that likes everything explained to you in detail this is not a place to go.
I had to ask them the same questions 3 times and each time I would get one sentence answers if I’m lucky.
They don’t really seem to care about the customer but if you don’t care then it’s not really a problem.

I brought my CAP papers in to inquiry about fixing my car and the reception was very unfriendly to us. I have to say, the mechanic people there were nice and friendly to us. But the attitude of the receptionist just scared us away. We took the car to another shop eventually.

If you are looking for a great repair shop for your car, or need a smog check this is your place. Honest repairs great work. I have been using Hull Automotive for over 12 years