Gardena Auto Repair

My Avalon is my baby, and this is the only place I go for service.John is upfront and honest; I ask him a billion questions about everything car-related and he gives me answers that are always complete and reasoned.Prices are reasonable, not rock-bottom, but I definitely feel like the service and advice are worth what they charge.

My Acura TL ONLY goes to Shige's. They've done everything from oil changes, brakes and even fixing an electrical component issue the lovely dealer wanted to charge me several extra hundred dollars for. John and his staff are honest and do great work.

They were very helpful and precise. They kept me informed and were friendly. The price wasn't bad either. I found my mechanic!

Have been here several more times in the past couple of years and I continue to recommend Shige's to anyone and everyone. They all agree that he knows his stuff and doesn't gouge you...maybe even underprices! It sounds crazy but I definitely agree with other people's feedback:-I'd go here even if I moved an hour away from the South Bay-I'll only get a "foreign car" (does that mean Japanese?) from now on so I can bring it here to get serviced... actually, thinking of getting John's advice before I buy my next car. :)-He's ridiculously honest and has told me on several occasions what's worth it to fix or not, what parts I could save on by getting from a junk yard instead of new, etc. Seriously, how awesome is this guy??

Shige's was awesome. My Civic was making a noise that concerned me, but two shops said they couldn't hear anything or didn't know what it was. I needed to make a long trip and was concerned, so John offered to keep it overnight and look at it the next day. I then needed a rental, so John drove me to rental car place and gave me a coupon for a great rate. The next day, he found the noise and fixed the problem, and also repaired a couple other problems that he found (and didn't charge me). I had my car back within 24 hours. Shige's was honest, fair, quick and overall, just great.

Had been struggling for more than two weeks with weird noises my Honda civic was making. Took it random local shops who had no clue but promised to charge me exorbitant amounts even before the figured out the problem. Took it over to Shige's today at lunch and John figured out the problem in no time. They really know what they are doing and have in depth expertise.

Wonderful, helpful, honest. Fully trust Shinge's and John is wonderful.Highly recommend

Wonderful, helpful, honest. Fully trust Shinge's and John is wonderful.Highly recommend

I heard from word of mouth about this place. My friend's said ask for John Kadowaki he's super cool and easy to haggle with! I got my toyota corrolla 94 serviced here. I got a new radiator, couple of new hoses, timing belt, and spark plugs. I not only got a good price, John gave me a free oil change with filter!Good service and friendly people. John I owe you dinner!

Shige's is awesome. I've been a customer for 3 years now and would not bring my Honda Accord to anyone else. Rarely do you find an auto repair shop that is not there to scheme you out of every penny. Shige's is exceptionally fair. John, the manager, will make recommendations, but he never pushes or sells unnecessary services. In fact, he has told me before not to be too aggressive with all my services because I'd just be wasting my money. Being that I am someone who knows next to nothing about cars, it wouldn't be too hard to gouge me of my money. But the fact that John has turned that down before is very telling of his character and the culture at Shige's. You walk out of there feeling like you've received honest service and treatment. This is a mom-and-pop shop so it has a cozy, family feel to it. Quite a different experience from the other typical repair shops....this is no typical shop because you can trust them. These folks know what they are doing, they are good at what they do and they know how to treat people. Highly recommended.