Lavender Brothers Automotive

Mike Browne

★★★★★

5 years ago

I've been taking my 2006 F-150 to Lavender Brothers since I've owned the truck, about 3 years. I Started taking it to them because the previous owner of the truck took it there while he owned it. I trust them completely with my truck and drive away feeling confident in the work performed. They go thru everything. On the pricey side, but you get what you pay for. I highly recommend.

Marlene Linares

★★★★★

a year ago

I would like to point out that I visited this automotive repair center when I was having a noise from a plastic hanging from my fence, I ran into the front desk and told to a staff member my problem he took a look at it, and in matter of minutes got a screwdriver and solved the issue, not to say he didn't even charged for the help!!! I had visited 2 places that were in the same street and they wanted to give me an appointment to lift the van and I was in a hurry...It's not easy to find ethical mechanics that won't perform a revision just to justify for charging you nevertheless real human beings. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your time and consideration!!! You saved me... Thank you so much!!!

Karen Uribe

★★★★★

4 years ago

Staff is professional and knows their stuff! They installed an after market Bull bar on my husbands truck which looks fantastic and I wanted them to install some runners on my car that I bought on line. After looking at the product they were honest and determined the product was not of a good quality, not made to fit my year model and would not be safe to install. I really appreciate the honesty and placing safety and quality of their work over making money on a job. Now I will let them find the correct parts and proceed from that point. Highly Recommend!

Kailey Parker

★★★★★

a year ago

I’ve taken my car here twice and each time they’ve been super nice and get my car done as soon as they can! I was afraid to go to a mechanic in this area since I moved here recently and wasn’t sure who I could trust, but I definitely recommend coming here if you are like me and don’t know much about cars and need a trustworthy mechanic to help out 😅 personally I’ve been helped by Toby and he’s super nice and friendly, and definitely very helpful!

K Nico

★★★★★

a month ago

Great. Incredibly knowledgeable and competent staff. Slightly pricey, but you get what you pay for.

travis scott

★★★★★

2 years ago

Quality work,fair prices, and very knowledgeable staff make Lavender brothers the only place I will take my vehicles on the central coast. Dropped my truck off and they handled everything. From diagnosing to dealing with extended warranty to the finished work. Easy to deal with and truck drives great now. If I could give 10 stars, I would.

La Sirenita

★★★★★

4 months ago

Over 25 years of being my mechanic proving over and over the knowledge and quality, I believe you shouldn’t look no further! This is the quality you want!

Michael Kang

★★★★★

a year ago

Abraham and the crew at Lavender were great when I opted to install a larger fuel tank on my Super Duty. Looking forward to having them handle more upgrades for me when the time is right. Highly recommend these guys!

Cynthia Grisham

★★★★★

8 months ago

Recently had work done to our son's truck. Although it took some time (parts order), we feel like they did a good job and were very knowledgeable and thoroughly explained things well.

Scott Levinson

★★★★★

a year ago

From the beginning of this repair process with Lavender Bros…and Abraham everything was on target and straight forward no hidden cost just communication from the start… in fact they came in lower than the original price and helped me out with keeping the price low with added brakes and shocks! Great service! I highly recommend them! Scott Levinson

Samantha Juchem

★★★★★

a year ago

Traveling out of town and I was recommended by other mechanics to go here for my Promaster Van! Abraham and Toby gave me a fair and honest price to replace my transmission, front brakes and a few other front end parts that needed tlc. As a female solo traveler I felt confident that they wanted to help make sure I got back on the road safely, answering all my questions, being patient with my decision making, and working out an overall excellent price and plan with me. Other mechanics wanted outrageous prices and to take advantage, Lavender Brothers was fair and honest. They even fixed the slap job brake work a previous mechanic recently did and properly diagnosed the front end noises. Of all places my vans transmission could have clunked I am thankful it was in Monterey and that I was led to this shop! A BIG THANK YOU to the mechanics who directly worked on my van to get me back on the road safety! & Thank you Abraham for your kindness, commitment, and dynamic approach to helping customers at Lavender Brothers Automotive! Y’all are doing great work! (:

Brian Roeder

★★★★★

2 years ago

Toby and his team are simply the best. They rebuilt my 2018 Expedition's engine professionally and as promised. They asked for 8 days to do the work and had it done in 5. They handled all the paperwork with my warranty company and performed exactly as promised. There is good reason that they are so highly rated. They also are great communicators - which so often does not happen. Glad I listened to the reviews and took my car to Lavendar Bros.

Cindy Joerger

★★★★★

a year ago

I have been having cars repaired for over 40 years and I recently had an experience that blew my mind. Lavender Bothers in Seaside is an anomaly, a one-of-a-kind and a godsend. From the moment I called to say my brand new brakes (unfortunately, not from them) were making a terrifyingly loud grinding noise and I was afraid to drive the 45 miles back to the shop that installed them, until the problem was diagnosed and repaired 4 hours later, they were professional, helpful, and kind. Not to mention, extremely capable!They diagnosed an error in the installation of one of the calipers (no grease!), fixed the problem and… (drumroll…) negotiated with the original installer to have them pay the bill! You read that right, I did not pay a penny to the Lavender Brothers. In addition, they explained to me, and documented on my receipt, that because the one wheel was messed up, the brakes on the other wheels were likely affected due to uneven wear, so now the original installer is going to make that right! My experience with the people at Lavender Brothers was one of the most positive experiences I’ve ever had with any kind of repair company and I will never go anywhere else again. The man who took my call and handled the job for me told me the company takes pride in their work and their integrity and I can attest to both. They are wonderful.

Tyler Ellis

★★★★★

10 months ago

Top notch knowledge and service. Did a front to back wiring harness plus more on my truck in 3 days. All the staff is extremely friendly and helpful. No need to take any of my vehicles elsewhere. Lavender brothers has my business for life.

Travis H. Long

★★★★★

a year ago

I have been using Lavender Brothers for a few years for our F-150 and our Subaru and have nothing but great things to say. My experience has been that Robin is the main point of contact and schedules appointments, handles billing, etc. He has been a great communicator and nice to work with. The other thing that is really valuable is that he understands the mechanical issues and can explain what is going on. That is so much more helpful than talking to someone that knows nothing about the mechanics, as you can actually ask questions and get clarity immediately. I have also spoken with Abraham, and he too was very communicative and explained the issues. I originally came to them during the pandemic as the dealership was unable to get a part we needed. Lavender Brothers suggested possibly sending it off to have it rebuilt as it could be a long time. (The dealership never suggested that option.) Lavender Brothers coordinated removing it and sending it off. Unfortunately it was not able to be rebuilt in the end, but Lavender Brothers kept watching for new parts and called me months later when the part became available, and then installed it. The dealership was supposed to do the same, but I never heard back from them. Another time I had an automatic window that stopped working. They replaced the defective parts and all was working again. At some point a number of months later we started having some intermittent problems, and then about a year later it stopped working completely. I brought the car in and they took a look and found my kids probably got some food in the controls. They cleaned it out and everything worked fine. They didn't even charge me. So I can say they have been fair and understanding as well.

Nick Kroncke

★★★★★

5 months ago

Amazing crew, Robin in particular kept me informed and very helpful whole time. Had a rear diff repaired and some other things that came their attention. Stayed past closing on a friday till we got the parts in and installed. New shop found!

Sherry Shah

★★★★★

4 months ago

I just moved back into town a few months ago. Prior to visiting Lavender Brothers, I drove all the way to San Jose to my car’s dealership. Since I purchased my car almost 9 years ago I had gone to the dealership for all service. After visiting the dealership in CA and being recommended to replace something out of my budget, I started calling local shops. I had Lavender Brothers on my list from a month prior when I needed my brakes fixed, but someone else was recommended and I used them instead (big mistake as Lavender Brothers found what they had done incorrectly). After calling about 10 local shops, with some quoting higher than the dealership, I was able to talk to Toby. Toby is the owner and he did not give me any sales pitch, he explained why he doesn’t quote over the phone and why it’s important to inspect the car to be sure what he is quoting is even needed. Turns out the dealership had it wrong and what they recommended needed replacing didn’t need replacing at all! Lavender Brothers did a thorough inspection and found things the dealership missed even though I brought it in to have them do a full inspection. Robin, who is the manager, went above and beyond and never stopped surprising me with how much he actually cares about customers and their cars. Once they completed the work and did a final test drive they noticed there was still a noise. From the beginning when I brought my car in, Robin could hear a noise that I’ve been trying to tell other auto shops and dealerships about. Unfortunately, no one ever heard or found anything. Robin heard it when I pulled in and heard it still there during the final test drive. He opened up the tire and found it was cracked! I had purchased this tire out of state, but the sister company was right down the street. Robin rushed the tire over there before they closed in 30 minutes and was able to take care of it. The tire was replaced immediately. Robin called me constantly to keep me updated and let me know the current status. He fought against my warranty to get me better quality parts. He took care of Iittle details like setting my clock to the correct time due to daylight savings and putting the sun shade up to keep the car cool when I picked it up. Being a female, I often worried about being overcharged or treated differently. I’m so grateful Lavender Brothers remained honest from the start and found real issues to fix instead of making them up. With photos and videos as evidence! Unless Lavender Brothers tell me they can’t do something specific on my car there’s no other place I’ll trust.