KSpeed Automotive

Sparks, United States

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+1 775-284-1011
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220 Coney Island Dr, Sparks, NV, 89431
Sparks
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Specialties

We provide top quality routine maintenance services as well as highly skilled major and minor repair for all makes and models. Oil changes, tires, brakes, alignment, clutch replacement, electrical repair… if it has a motor, we can fix it! KSpeed is also now able to provide you with nearly any make and model of tire you might want, plus mounting, balancing, alignments and more.

Having said that, we are also *the* Subaru experts in Reno, Sparks, Carson, Truckee, and Tahoe (people bring their Subies here from as far as South Lake). Nobody beats us on price, speed, and quality of service. Customers have their cars towed in from 50+ miles away because we can save them money even after the towing charge.

Our favorite work though, is performance modifications and tuning. Nobody is better than us at helping you create a street car that does what you want it to do at its absolute best. Suspension parts and tuning, performance alignments, engine rebuilds and more. Ask us how!

History

Established in 2010.

KSpeed opened in May of 2010 as a scratch-​built auto repair facility. We opened with the goal of providing the highest quality service and repairs as well as knowledgeable performance tuning options. Our shop is focused on keeping our customers’ cars running great as well as helping them to improve their performance.

Meet the Business Owner

Kevin M.

Business Owner

Kevin first joined KSpeed Automotive when the shop opened in 2010 as the primary service writer and office manager. After leaving about a year later, he returned in November of 2012 as the new owner. He lives in Reno with his wife and child, four dogs, two cats, and a cluttered basement. He’s owned nearly a dozen Subarus in the last decade along with a few other makes and models thrown in for spice, and has taken several of them apart completely– and even got most of them back together again correctly! You can find him driving and volunteering with the Reno SCCA on most summer weekends, as well as coaching teen drivers at the TireRack Street Survival program that helps new drivers learn essential skills that keep them safer behind the wheel.

His goal is to ensure that every customer who comes in to our shop for service leaves knowing that he or she was treated like a valued customer, not just a revenue source.

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20 reviews of KSpeed Automotive

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Place rating: 5
Reno, NV
I’ve found my new performance auto repair shop!
I’d gone to another shop for years for performance work: Engine rebuilds, engine swaps, dyno, tuning, modifications, etc. Very knowledgeable proprietor but results went downhill and I stopped going. Saw the reviews for KSpeed on Unilocal and tried Kevin. Pablo did a fantastic job replacing suspension and muffler with upgraded parts, doing a performance alignment, and other odds and ends, on my 2012 MX-​5. These guys really know their stuff and love what they’re doing. Also, I saw a very fussy and particular former Autocross rival’s car in the shop. A testimony in it’s own right.
From talking with Kevin and Pablo I very much doubt that there is anything mechanical that these guys (and gal) can’t do on a car!
RIP Kspeed. It is now closed and I don’t know where else to go!
Place rating: 5
Laramie, WY
Excellent service and very comfortable, clean lobby in which you can wait. Kevin and his crew get you in ASAP and are able to diagnose and explain the problem in an easy to understand fashion. The staff is very friendly. An all around great experience! I would take my car here again!
Place rating: 5
Reno, NV
Ive taken my car here twice and will never take my car anywhere else in Reno ever again. They have saved me over $ 1500 in honest and precise diagnostics. My girlfriend takes her car there now too and has nothing but good things to say. They are very respectful of her and have never tried to take advantage of her car ignorance. That is a huge weight of both our minds. These guys are professional and serious experts when it comes to cars.
Place rating: 5
San Francisco, CA
K Speed is just the best! We came in from out of town, with our steering wheel stuttering at every turn. We didn’t know whether we would be stuck and we weren’t planning to stop in Reno. We looked in Unilocal for a good service station and found K. This was the day before the 4th of July, no less!
We talked to Chris, the manager, who told us that they could take a look, but they were booked out 2 weeks, so if it wasn’t simple…
Then, Nick, the mechanic came out, asked us lots of questions, drove it, looked under the hood and under the car. He really knew his stuff and we felt very confident in his assessment of our situation. He even took time to lube our steering wheel, and assured us there was no safety hazard, but that we would eventually have to repair it.
If we lived here we definitely would go to K for regular service. I’m sure they wouldn’t just fix things because they could.
Thanks to Chris and Nick, we could confidently continue our trip!
Place rating: 5
Reno, NV
Let me preface this review by admitting candidly that I know little (perhaps I ought to say ‘nothing,’ but my ego can’t suffer it) about cars; I am a rank novice. Granted that, I’m highly skeptical of mechanics — all the seedy (and too commonly too truthful) malpractice: charging too much, hoodwinking the mechanically unlearned, general dishonesty and the like. And yet, I’ve never felt uneasy leaving my car (and my finances) in the hands of K Speed. I’ve had my baller whip (’94 geo metro, mind you) serviced with KSA twice thus far, and on both occasions, I was more than pleased with both the expediency and the monetary reasonableness.
All that to say, you can’t afford to have your car serviced by any other organization. Do yourself a favor: circumvent all the usual hassle and let KSA sooth the otherwise nightmarish car shop experience.
Blessings,
Gare
Place rating: 5
Truckee, CA
Great shop. Come in from Truckee whenever I need work done on my Saturn (most shops don’t even work on Saturns in Truckee.). I’m a 26 year old female and don’t know squat about cars and I have never felt that they rip me off unlike the shops up here. In fact I was quoted $ 300 more on a job that ended up costing me $ 300 at Kspeed. They also offered me a ride to work/​where ever on longer jobs. I recommend them to all my friends. Keep up the good work!!!
Place rating: 5
Sparks, NV
An exceptional place to have any automotive work done!
As an automotive enthusiast I always try do as much work on my car as possible to make sure everything is done properly, and by the book.
There have been at least two cases where I couldn’t accomplish the required task myself and needed help from trusted mechanics. After reading the reviews here and finding out that they’re a specialized Subaru shop (though they also work on other car makes as well) I decided to give KSpeed a try and all the reviews here don’t lie.
These guys know what they’re doing and as much as I hesitate and mostly refuse to hand over my car keys for others to work on my car. I don’t hesitate or even think twice about handing KSpeed my car keys to work on my car.
They are a very honest business that does high quality work, fast service, very fair pricing, and excellent customer service.
KSpeed has won my business for any future automotive work that I need.
Place rating: 5
Reno, NV
Just like all of the other 5-​star reviews, my experience with Kspeed can’t be beaten. I wouldn’t trust anyone else to work on my car, and I usually don’t bring my car into a shop for anything I can do myself.
I needed to do a 90k mile service on my «new-​to-​me» 06′ wrx and I wanted it done right since this was my first Subaru. I wanted a place that I can trust that will perform everything specified for a 90k service, including flushing/​replacing all the required fluids, and Kspeed delivered just that. I was lucky enough to have met Kevin before hand, and we were able to setup an appointment easily.
They have recommendations on what you should do for your car after they know what kind of work you’re looking for, but they never force something on you. I was able to request parts to be changed to oem brand in my work order for a few bucks more without any fuss or problems. I even think they got my oem oil filter and cabin filter specially delivered to their shop the day of my appointment since they didn’t have it. I don’t know if that’s how it is, but I was completely surprised about that and I was glad.
Overall, if you need something done for your car, Kspeed is the only spot to go to. They are known to specialize on Subarus, but I’ve had friends with s2000’s and RSX’s come into their shop for suspension work and they all come out satisfied.
Tip: if you know that you’re going to need work done, make sure to make an appointment well ahead of time as they do get a lot of customers –What you would expect from a high quality place.
Only downside to me is that they probably need a way to start sending reminders/​messages/​etc to customers with appointments since they do have a lot of work traffic coming in and out. The only way I kept track of when my appointment was, was on the local forum site. It would be nice to get an email or text confirming my appointment date and time. But this is just the details though.
Coming in again for a stage 2 tune and eventually for suspension work with fender rolling and custom alignment.
Place rating: 5
Reno, NV
We’ll need stars… lots of stars.
There is only one person I’d trust to split, overhaul, and reassemble my classic Subaru 22T block, and that’s Cory at KSpeed. Of course, he did a fantastic job and the price was more than fair.
I also trust them to service the F350 field truck that I rely on to take me to the middle of nowhere several times a year.
The guys at KSpeed will work with you and do the best job diagnosing and fixing your car problem, there is a lot of experience in the shop. Can’t say more than that!
Place rating: 5
Reno, NV
I liked this place so much I’ve recommended it to friends. Two people will be getting their cars serviced there this month because of me.
Timely, friendly and very cost effective work. They clearly know high end cars, and specialize in Subaru’s. Best place in town based on my research to have your Subi worked on.
I’ll be back!
Place rating: 5
Reno, NV
I like to use locally owned business when I can and KSpeed Auto has come through for me again. Today I purchased some new tires for my Miata & they matched Tire Rack prices. They also did some other work to get my Miata ready for the start of the autocross season. They always do good work and the price is fair. So for any auto service or repair, go to KSpeed!
Place rating: 5
Sparks, NV
Whelp, another 5-​star review for K-​Speed; are you convinced yet? After buying a 2000 Subaru Outback, the previous owner recommended this shop for future repairs. I work in Reno down the road from these guys and live in Truckee, so I only use a local shop close to my home if my vehicle can’t physically get to K-​Speed. They are always understanding of personal budgets, and will commonly request used parts before looking into new components if you don’t mind pick and pull items. Even if they note something that should probably be replaced in the future, they don’t give you a lecture about it being a ‘safety hazard’ to pressure you into an immediate service. I have always been pleasantly surprised by the final cost of my repairs, as they have often been lower than the original quote. They know that my goal is to keep my current vehicle safely on the road, and I trust their appraisals and honesty. Plus, these guys are all very nice to talk to, and they can explain your car problems to you in a simplified manner. Well-​priced, honest, reliable; I wouldn’t go anywhere else in Reno.
If you’re coming from the east, look on the left for a checkered flag logo from a different company on the corner of the building complex, K-​Speed can be easy to drive by if you don’t know which anonymous white ‘strip-​mall-​esque’ building you’re looking for.
Place rating: 5
Reno, NV
What can I say about these guys except that they are great, and know their stuff about cars. This is also a shop where I don’t feel like I’m getting ripped off. If you have a subaru, this is the place to go!
Place rating: 5
Reno, NV
This place is awesome. We have friend who works here and he has helped us many times with nails in tires and leaking valves. Corey has always given us great service. We will continue to come here.
Place rating: 5
Reno, NV
KSpeed is simply the best automotive shop in the Reno/​Sparks area. The staff is friendly, honest, and crazy knowledgeable. They do it all, from diagnosing electrical issues on my diesel F-​250, to swapping the suspension on my Miata. From building and tuning the motor in my WRX race car, to the oil changes on my wife’s Outback.
You can trust the guys at KSpeed to fix your car and stand behind their work. And you can expect them to work with you on any issue; whether you’ve got a high-​end sports car and demand meticulous attention to detail, or you’re just trying to keep your winter beater alive for one more season as cheaply as possible, you can’t miss with these guys.
Cory (the shop foreman) is the antithesis of what most people think of when they think of small-​shop mechanics; he’s bright, knowledgeable, and above all takes pride in being an honest, straight-​shooting, professional. I’ve been bringing my cars to Cory since before he left his previous employer to be part of the opening of KSpeed. I literally trust my life to him, as he does all the work on my race car and I know that if he was the last guy to turn a wrench on the car, it’s not going to fail on me at the track.
Place rating: 5
Orinda, CA
I would give KSpeed fifty stars if I could.
I was driving through Sparks, in somewhat of a hurry on my way from California out to the Nevada desert, when my car started having a difficult time starting/​staying on. We found KSpeed through their positive Unilocal reviews, and I slowly took my car over there.
Corey met us at the door, immediately dropped what he was doing to give my car his attention, and diagnosed our problem within five minutes. Corey took the time to order a cheaper part (something like the ignition electrical connection, not just a whole ignition assembly, which would have been more expensive), to hook it all back up to my car’s alarm system, and to explain the whole situation to us in as much detail as we wanted. He seemed to me like a wizard of automotive knowledge.
Corey and the owner (Kevin?) were friendly, and we felt at ease and well taken-​care-​of. Our final price seemed reasonable/​low. I have complete confidence in the work that they did for me.
Place rating: 5
Napa, CA
I took my car in to KSpeed today because I had squeaky brakes and figured I needed my brake pads changed. There was a problem that caused my brakes to wear prematurely, and this was explained to me in a way I understood. I also had expected to pay a few hundred dollars for the service and parts, but was greatly surprised by the price! They even threw in another service for me at no charge.
Many times automotive companies will go after women because a lot of us don’t know much about cars, but you don’t have to worry about that here because they’re honest. Cory was the one that helped me, and he was really nice! I will be taking my car back here when I need work done, and I am recommending KSpeed to everyone I know! Thank you guys!
Place rating: 5
Reno, NV
KSpeed deserves every word of praise I can possibly give, including the most important word to me in the auto repair business — TRUST.
They know Everything about Subarus, having taken them apart to the bare shell, and putting them back together again, and making the car better in the process. But it’s not just Subarus, I would take any car I own to their shop (I take my Mazda there, too).
Whether you have a daily-​driver street car, or an exotic race car, if you need mechanical work they can probably help you. They will perform a perfect alignment for your car, whether you want it done to factory specs, or your specs. I’ve heard they also provide ECU tuning, though I haven’t used that service myself.
Place rating: 5
Incline Village, NV
I have had quite a few services done at KSpeed. Multiple sets of tires mount and balanced, DCCD controller installed, suspension swap, the list goes on. I have future plans for projects as well. All services have been very professional and flawless. I drive down from Tahoe to have services done there because they are that good.
The owner and all staff are honest, extremely knowledgeable and very helpful to get the best results for what you are looking for with your car. They also have the best mechanic around. The best part is their prices can’t be beat!
Place rating: 5
Reno, NV
I had tires mounted and balanced, fenders rolled, and a 4-​wheel alignment. Service was prompt and very professional. KSpeed has my business!