Max Motors

No other mechanics better. Avy and his crew have the best service in the area…

Great service, honest, and reliable.

I trust Avy and all the men at Max Motors. Being a female I feel that a lot of shops see «sucker» on my forehead, but not here. If there is something that doesn’t need replacing he says so. They are right down the street from me and I drop the car off and walk to work. The company takes all the work trucks there too
I would recommend them to anyone.

Got new shoes for my Benz today at Max Motors. My past & current experience with this auto shop is excellent. Always super courteous & fast & trustworthy! Being a non-​motor savvy girl, I’m never certain if I am being taken advantage of when it comes to repair/​maintenance work. At Max Motors, I know they are honest & upfront and never tried to be shady.

Avy at Max Motors has taken care of our cars for many years and he is so trustworthy. Yesterday he really went the extra mile for me (literally) when the auxiliary battery went out in my Prius. My husband was out of town and I was stranded and stressed out, but Avy came and took care of everything. What a great guy!

It’s been about four years, and I still strongly recommend Max Motors. I have a new car now, a Toyota Matrix that I bought from a private party. Avy and his crew inspected the car for me before I bought it, so I felt confident making the purchase. It’s been a great buy, and I love it. They are still taking care of it for me. I’m very thankful to have a mechanic I know I can trust.

I have been taking my car to Avy at Max Motors since 2004, first a VW Jetta now a Mazda Protégé. I am very satisfied with their work, always show you worn out parts and don’t recommend work you don’t need. They give me a ride to and from the train station. I know many people who take their vehicles to Max Motors and I haven’t heard a negative comment. Highly recommended.

you mean SUPER Max Motors. Avy and the guys are very knowledgable and very contious of todays economy when it comes to a fair price.
We relocated our shop down the street from Avy and it has been very convinient and a great pleasure to send our trucks over there.
Thanks guys– keep up the good work!

I use Avy @ Max Motors for all my Shop and personal auto needs. He is just up the street so he is always there if I need something.
Great Service!

Best mechanic I know. I know a lot of mechanics but none come close to Max Motors. They are knowledgeable and have great customer service. I bought my first car with them after they helped me inspect it and they have been helping me maintain it to its top notch performance! Great staff, professional service, knowledgeable in their field, what more can you ask for?

I been using Avy’s mechanical service for over 25 years. When it comes down to trouble shooting, thats when I believe difference between Mec. who change parts, or the ones who could find the problems. When comes down to pricing he has always been fair. And If compare to a Dealer you will save money with Max Motors

I think they are really good but they overprice ! i somehow am getting better deals at other places.

I’ve been taking my cars to Max Motors for almost 15 years, even though I haven’t lived on the Peninsula for most of that time! They are thorough, honest, fairly-​priced, and will go out of their way to make sure you understand what is going on with your car and why it needs to be fixed. They are so friendly and helpful that I’ve called them for general advice on car issues — a local «Car Talk,» so to speak — even when it doesn’t mean I need their services in exchange, and they are more than happy to take the time to listen to my concerns and provide helpful feedback. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to anyone.

I’ve been taking my cars to Avy and Max Motors for close to 10 years now. They’ve always done a great job, they’re honest and reliable, and their customer service is top-​notch. They’ll even pick you up or drop you off if you’re headed somewhere nearby.
I’ve recommended them to other friends as well, and they’ve never had anything but great things to say about it afterwards. Because really, sending your friends to a mechanic who’s going to rip them off is a great way to make them not your friend anymore.

I dropped off my car for an oil change and simple inspection. He said «should I check the plugs?» I thought why not. Better to know right? So I said call me if it needs to be done. I got a call. nothing was said to be wrong. So I go pick up the car. the bill was 240.00
for new plugs and an oil change… I was. WTF??? I didnt want new plugs! The oil change was 25 or so bucks but for my 2002 Volvo station wagon. I got high performance spark plugs at 40 bucks each AND the labor charges. The kid at the front back up the story the plugs were bad but. my Volvo maintenance schedule said I had 15k more miles on them. He said he had an old Volvo maintenance manual. Oh i had a melt down. he promised free work. this and that… I just left. I was too pissed at them to even go back.

Max Motors is wonderful! I can’t believe mechanics like this really exist! After more than three years using Max Motors, I can say with confidence that they are totally trustworthy, knowledgeable, honest, reasonably priced, and very kind (they’ll even drive you to and from work!). My absolute favorite mechanic! I drive my car from Oakland to their shop in San Carlos, each and every time.
Support good people doing the right thing — take your car to Max Motors and you won’t ever go anywhere else.

Max Motors has done all the work on our car and my work van for the last two years. They have done a spectacular job each time and delivered as promised. They check all the fluids, filters, belts and light bulbs each visit and replace as needed. Very Honest, Very Reasonable and they will give you a ride back to your home or work .
I will never go to the RIP OFF DEALERS again when Max motors will do more for less.
I just took my work truck in for my bi annual oil change and again the service was excellent.

Max Motors is the place to take your car. I took my car to the local Toyota dealership for a bad seal on my drive shaft. It didn’t seen right 6 months later, i took it back to toyota, oh your driveshaft is bad $ 1500. F that. I took it to Avi on a recommendation, boy am i glad i did. It was a out of balance driveshaft. Cost me about 80% less then toyota. They also work on German cars as well, he keeps the parts to show you that the part is broken. I can’t rave about these guys enough.
Honest, good work, and good pricing. What else can you ask for.

A friend of mine recommended Max Motors to me after my car overheated on the Dumbarton Bridge on a Sunday morning (not fun, by the way). The tow truck driver took me there and I was able to drop my car off that day by leaving the key in a key drop with an explanation.
Turns out my car needed a bunch of new things, all of which were no suprise to me — my car has 194,000 miles on it! It was expensive, but probably no more expensive than it would have been anywhere else. What was really great was that they drove my car around to check it out. They didn’t just look at it and assume it was ok after replacing things. And the end result is, my car runs better than it has in years! There were a couple of annoying noises that I didn’t tell them about that are gone now, and even the gas mileage is a bit better.
A lot of details were taken care of that added an extra nice touch as well. The car was thoroughly cleaned, inside and out, the «needs service» light was reset, and the clock was even set for me. I’d asked for an auxilliary input to be added to my car stereo, but due to a manufacturer design feature/​flaw, I would have had to sacrifice my CD player. Avy suggested getting a new stereo, which he had the shop down the street for him install while he was waiting on new parts. I’m absolutely thrilled with the stereo — it has all of the features I wanted and wasn’t very expensive, even with installation. Even though he didn’t install the stereo himself, it came through on the same bill, which made for ease of payment.
Also, Avy kept all of the old parts he replaced, so I could see what bad shape they were all in. Again, no suprises to me — I knew my hoses were very old and bad (obviously since I overheated) — but it was a nice touch. I’ll definitely go back, even though it’s way out of the way for me. Nothing’s worth more than an honest mechanic!

Max Motors in San Carlos is the only place I’ve ever heard of, where ONE OF THE MECHANICS WILL ACTUALLY DROP YOU OFF AT WORK — even if you live as far as San Mateo or Palo Alto!!! Yes, you heard that right, people. I’d never even heard of such a thing till I met these guys. Luckily I work just about 7 minutes away but if I move down the peninsula I’m still going to Max Motors. Joaquin is super nice and has driven me to work a couple of times. They will even pick you up if you need a ride back to get your car!!!
Just wanted to say thanks to Ruben and Avy for fixing my Honda this evening. I was a little concerned about some strange burning smell coming from my car earlier in the day. After work, I swung by there and asked them for an opinion (I’ve been there a few times before, since they do my oil changes). Avy, Joaquin and Ruben all took a look under the hood of my car and set right to work trying to fix the problem (s). I’d put too much oil in, for one thing (Ruben took out the excess and filled it to the proper level). Then they found a crack in some hose connected to my radiator, and Avy made a call and he zipped over to another shop to get a replacement part for me.
These guys are awesome, they are a really good team and every time I go there I see the same faces — Avy (the owner), Joaquin (been there a year and a half), Jorge (been there 7 yrs), Ruben (about 4 yrs) and Roberto (about 7 yrs). It seems like sort of like a family run business. Avy, the owner, is super nice and has been in the biz since 1984 (took over the business from his Dad).
I had never heard of them because they are down a small street a few blocks from the San Carlos Home Depot — it’s a street most people wouldn’t go down (not in a bad neighborhood but it’s just an industrial area). Well, one day one of their guys came by my office offering a great deal on oil changes, and it was too good to pass up. I was skeptical at first because I’d bought an «oil change package» before, from some other shop, and it turned out to be bogus, but not this place. The guy assured me they were just looking to let people know about their services and basically build up our trust. And build my trust, they did. I really like this place! The guys there are all super friendly and appear to be hard, honest workers. I never feel like they are being dishonest with me, and they will tell me if there’s something that doesn’t need to be fixed right away.
They also give you an easy-​to-​read computer printout of everything that you may want to consider fixing (and of course they go over it with you and will give you the estimated cost of repairs, which so far have been very reasonable). I’ve had plenty of times where I’ve gotten estimates back from mechanics that I couldn’t really understand or even read the oil-​smudged printout because I couldn’t decipher the person’s handwriting, but not with this place.
I had been so worried, driving in this icy weather to SF with car problems, but was so grateful to them for fixing my car tonight. If you want to check them out, just give them a call and ask them about their oil change special. I think it was just like $ 27 for 4 oil changes (plus the standard $ 3 oil disposal fee per visit). If you’re looking for some good mechanics, I’d highly recommend this place!
— — — — — –UPDATE 2÷5÷10:
Hey Joaquin, Avy, Ruben, Roberto and Jorge — I know I haven’t been in for a while, but I just wanted to say, your staff has given me so many rides… whenver I come in next, I have no problem with you guys using my car to run a quick errand, any day of the week! (Sounds like a pretty fair exchange to me — if you are nice enough to give me a ride, then SURE go ahead and borrow the car to drive a few blocks, I’m not gonna bitch about it). I’ve seen how far away you guys have to park your car (because there are so many customer cars taking up the spaces in the front) and it would be a ridiculous waste of time (for all of us) for you to have to keep walking back and forth to your car every time you have to run out to get a part or whatever. So you go right ahead. Just make sure you don’t hit anything, and lock it so nobody steals my precious collection of Journey cassette tapes, and we’re cool :).