Bob's German Auto Repair
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Bob's German Auto Repair
Bob's German Auto Repair was founded in 1986 by Robert (aka Bob) Garcia. In 1998, after bouncing around the Central Valley region, he officially made the 2230 N Wilson Way location his permanent home. At 15, Bob's son Joe decided to join his dad under the hood, and they have been working side by side for over 20 years. In July of 2019, Joe gained ownership of the shop, and Bob entered into "semi" retirement.
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Joe has worked side-by-side with his father Bob (previous owner of Bob's German) for over twenty years. Serving many types of vehicles from Volkswagen, to Audi, BMW and more! Dickie began working at Bob's German in 1998 when Bob brought the shop to its current location. He specializes in classic VW's, but is handy on all vehicles here at the shop.
Reviews (25)
Bob C.
Bob C.
Aug 26, 2021
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Replaced motor for window and a week later the lining for the door panel came out.
Took it back and was told it happens all the time but he's not responsible.
Sam Rabanal
Sam Rabanal
Aug 20, 2021
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*Not related to repair*
Staff members were kind, courteous and professional, even though I only asked to borrow a gas can. I will definitely be bringing all of my future work to Bobs German.
I left the gas can next to the door of the shop. You guys were busy working and I did not want to take up any more of your time. Thank you.
Janina Perez
Janina Perez
Jul 21, 2021
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A Well tooled mechanic that works miracles In Stockton area. No talk all work at this shop.
Donald E. Riise
Donald E. Riise
Jul 18, 2021
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I phoned to get info on an old VW bug convertible, the owner's son was helpful.
Sole S.
Sole S.
Jun 08, 2021
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Look elsewhere. I dropped my vw off here due to a knock sensor. long story short they couldn't fix it and charged me for a "new wiring harness" which came out to be about 1,100 bucks. At that point I just wanted the car out of their hands asap! Not to mention you have to call repeatedly to even get some sort of update. This place is a joke and odds are they will not be in business too much longer.
Mike P.
Mike P.
Apr 10, 2021
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I have a. '68 Beetle and finding someone to work on it in the Stockton area is not easy. But Bob"s German has taken care of that for me. I had Jim do some body repair work for me and I couldn't be happier with the results. He was knowledgeable and gave me a fair assessment of the project. All in all I was very pleased.
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Beth Logue Keller Williams Realtor Dre
Mar 16, 2021
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Super honest. They have repaired my vehicle a couple times and it has always been less expensive than I thought. Most recently, they could not repair it and charged me $0.00 after having it over 24 hours not even a diagnostic. I really appreciate that level of honesty, it’s not really something auto repair places are known for so it’s very refreshing when you find it.
Kelsea Elizabeth
Kelsea Elizabeth
Oct 06, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Value
Have had services on all my cars since 2012 by Joe! He and his father are professional and honest workers. Joe now owns the shop and it looks great! Keep up the good work!
Bikes & Guns
Bikes & Guns
Aug 31, 2020
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Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Value
Bobs is a trustworthy auto repair shop , they are more than fair . If you need something repaired on your car I highly recommend taking it into there establishment
Shauna R.
Shauna R.
Jul 16, 2020
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Bob's was awesome! We had car problems on our trip to see our grandchildren . We called Bob's and he got us right in and back on the road quickly. Great customer service and reasonable prices. Thank you so much!!
Bmore Flyy
Bmore Flyy
Jun 16, 2020
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Critical: Value
This guy charged me a thousand bucks and didn't even fix the original issue. But hey... He did manage to get my ABS light to go off lol.
Service: General repairs & maintenance
Felipe Fonseca
Felipe Fonseca
Jun 13, 2020
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Critical: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Value
I would stay away from this place. The owner is incompetent. He could not even properly tighten a cover. Said cover was falling off as I was driving southbound on the 99 freeway. I had to stop in the middle of the freeway to literally take it off as it was dangling from the bottom of my car.
Julian S.
Julian S.
Jun 04, 2020
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Very trustworthy mechanics I highly recommend bringing your car to there establishment for repairs
Lisa H.
Lisa H.
Aug 15, 2019
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Do not trust this auto shop! He sold me someone else's lemon. His guarantees are not promised.
He also sold another lemon vw to a friend of mine. She fought it and she was lucky to get her refund. She only had the car 2 days.
Bud A.
Bud A.
Jun 30, 2018
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Not impressed. Not sure if they were really busy or just don't like to talk to potential customers.
Paul
Paul
Jan 08, 2018
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They did a wonderful job on my Audi TT. A few months after repair a sensor went bad. They were the only place locally that had the sensor in stock and to my surprise sold it to me!!! I will be going back in the future.
Tony S.
Tony S.
May 23, 2017
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OLD SHOP. OWNER is a old man paying his overpayed son. If you like dealing with that typical bargain shop then shop here with Mr. Bob who does not care about his business any more and just loves his retirement. Your VW is not in good hands if left here. They are unreliable and will not tell you that they use used refurbished products to help up profit on their cheap labor. Just go to another Vw shop in the near by cities. As you can tell from the reviews above, he has gone to court more than once to protect his small margins. I got work done to 2004 Jetta timing belt, water pump and power steering
Michael O.
Michael O.
Aug 18, 2016
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My car had a meltdown as I was about to finish the drive from Dallas to Stockton, and Bob's did a fantastic job getting her up and running again! Haven't had any problems and they've been great about suggesting fixes and what to wait on.
Keirsha G.
Keirsha G.
Jun 25, 2016
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Horrible customer service, Superior male complex and I will never ever take my bettle back to that shop again! Flat told me I had crappy American spark plugs and that's why my car was misfiring. I actually told him everything I thought it was (spark plug wires, air intake check engine light on and needed a smoke test, defrost wasn't working and ac never worked even when I bought the car) so they pulled my check engine wires off and another part out from under the dash on the other side and didn't put them back. I was never called and told when my car was done, after almost a week
Richard L.
Richard L.
May 28, 2015
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Great service everytime , the go to place for all german cars ! Have spent over $3000 here on repairs and it always goes quick and never have a problem , the owner is very nice and knowledgable , i would recommend this place to anyone !
Michelle R.
Michelle R.
Apr 02, 2015
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I recently had my car towed to this shop. It was a Saturday nearing the 12 o'clock hour and he was nice enough to wait for the tow to come before he closed up. I was so grateful as I am not from the area and needed the get the car to a nearby VW shop. Bob, the owner, said he'd call me Monday after he looked under the hood. He called and said he'd have to take the transmission out to see what was wrong because he couldn't diagnose without going in. He said it would be $180. That's when things started to go downhill. When he called to tell me what he found, he told me what
Lisa K.
Lisa K.
Mar 26, 2015
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Thank you Bob's German, for always treating me right your service is the best. I don't know where I'd be if I hadn't found Bob's. I bought my beetle new, not realizing the horrors id go through taking it to my dealership first (VW hammer) and every other place. It was literally nightmare after nightmare. But that all stopped when I found Bob's German and I will never take my car to another place again.
Amy S.
Amy S.
Mar 05, 2015
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Bob's German is the best shop in town. I have taken my Passat to Bob's for about 5 years and they can do it all. I have had regular maintenance , transmission replaced and a engine rebuild that all went great. Bob treats me like family. He is very straightforward and half the price of the dealer. They use factory parts and are experts on VW! My car is always done quickly and everything is explained in detail. So thankful I have found a trustworthy mechanic.
Derek M.
Derek M.
Aug 27, 2014
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Great fast service rebuilt the top end on my honda civic and replaced air conditioning system! Also replaced the transmission in my 2004 gmc yukon. No complaints these guys do awesome work would recommend to anyone!
Annonymous A.
Annonymous A.
Nov 01, 2012
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This man is a crook! My wife took her vw to this guy and he quoted us $1500 for a cracked head gasket. When i got involved he was immediatly rude and did not want me involved and it showed. He was pushy, a liar and flat out rude. When the dealer advised us that it may just be an oil cooler, we asked Bob and he then got very fidgety and tried charging us an additional diagnostic fee to check it. Why wasnt this checked initially before GIVING AN ESTIMATE AND DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED HEAD GASKET. Hes a liar! We took it to vw dealer and sure was the oil cooler. DONT TRUST THIS CROOK!