Bowman's Auto Repair

Scam shop unfortunately ripping off a lot of people in Santa Barbara. Owner has given me quotes twice as much as other shops in town and does low quality jiffylube work and then told a friend it would cost 10,000 to replace and engine in a 20 year old Toyota. Many mechanics have a scams where they both are making large profits from the parts by charging you more than the actual cost. So say the part is sold to the mechanic for $50 and then they sell it to you for $100.

Took my Audi here for a water pump/thermostat replacement and had a good experience. They are more expensive than some of the other places I called/quoted, but I figured you get what you pay for. Steve was very friendly over the phone and gave me a solid breakdown of what my car needs right now and what it doesn’t. They didn’t try to upsell me on anything either. In fact they told me I could wait on a few other repairs for at least another year or two, so that gave me some peace of mind. And they have a cute dog named Gunner sitting out front too :)

Father-son team. Honest guys. Won't tell you you need something you don't. I'll keep bringing my Prius here.