Berkeley Auto Repair

I bought a car that had been serviced at Model Garage for a while and didn't have any issues. I took it to model Garage and they were quick to do the service and recommend any necessary replacements. So far, so good!

I've been going to the Model Garage for more than 5 years and my partner has been going for over 20 years. Their team and work is fantastic!!!!! They are skilled, experienced, kind, patient, generous and funny. I bought a new, used car earlier this year and I called them A LOT for information and advice. They answered all my questions with patience and enthusiasm. They even called me when they found possible cars for me to buy on the internet. I trust them completely which is one of the most important factors in choosing auto mechanics. I am very strongly recommending them!

Service is very good. Employees are pleasant and engaging and their professionalism is commendable.

The Model Garage did a fabulous scheduling my car repair to fit my schedule. They are knowledgeable and helped me protect my car. I had the catalytic converter stolen from my 2007 Prius twice and feel so much safer now that it has the Cat Security protecting it.

Thanks for trouble shooting with me over the phone as I sat in a parking lot in the late afternoon, trying to get my car started. It is a good feeling to know I can call and get some help when I need it. Thanks once again, for the friendly service and for solving my car troubles.

The Model Garage has always been a friendly, positive place to take your car....They are professional, informative and very trustworthy.....I wouldn't take my Toyota anywhere else...

First of all: great interactions with the friendly humans of Model Garage, on the phone and in person. I went in for a cat converter plate, and the job was done very quickly. Thank you!

Great people! Great service!

Everything you could want from car mechanic — honest, smart, timely and friendly.

An addition to my "It had to happen" files: After several months of Covid lockdown, my Volvo felt "unloved," I had been avoiding regular checkups at Model Garage. I suppose the loneliness and lack of companionship with other Volvos got to my car. All sorts of warning lights went off, ABS, brake light, service light, the window would refuse to stay up and a general grumbling from deep within the hood. So I made the trek to Model well PPE'd. The hopes I had for an "affordable" workorder disappeared when Rob gleefully started by assuring me the wheel brake sensors were OK but the ABS unit had failed. That is a big hit to the bank account as any Volvo owner knows. He then said I had to perform the regular service for the service light to go off. By then the potential damage to the bank account was creeping up. Was there a choice? of course, he said. Except he could not predict when the ABS would give up the ghost completely and the brakes would lock up. The idea of showing up on the six o'clock news as the idiot who got stuck on some freeway or worse on a bridge. The mind boggles. I reluctantly agreed to the work order. It was odd he called me bright and early on the day of the work, surely that was too fast? Nope. He had further "good news." The battery was also going to the great recycler in the sky, timing unpredictable. I could visualize being double parked to get my takeout from my favorite Hunan restaurant, BTW why are all the parking spots in front of my favorite restaurants always full? Another big hit. Before he could find other stuff that needed fixing right away, I eventually agreed to the work. I hope I get some peace and quiet so my bank account recovers from this assault. However I was glad to have contributed my wee bit to the Model Garage Christmas fund...