Straight answers, then the repair
Brakes, diagnostics, and everyday repair on the cars people actually drive to work — priced in writing before anyone picks up a wrench.
At a glance
- Name
- Mission Gear Auto
- Type
- Auto shop
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- License
- CA BAR Registration #ARD 99000103
- In service
- Since 2009
Call the shop
Address
3418 Ashford Street · San Diego, CA 92111
Cars come in from Linda Vista, Kearny Mesa, Serra Mesa and the streets around them.
Services
What we work on
- 01
Oil & filter service
Conventional, blend, or full synthetic in the weight your engine was built for — plus a look at belts, hoses, and fluid levels while the car is already up.
- 02
Brakes
Pads, rotors, calipers, and lines. We measure what is left on your pads in millimeters and tell you the number before we quote anything.
- 03
Check-engine diagnostics
We pull the codes, then test the circuit or part the code points at. You should not pay for a sensor that was reporting someone else's problem.
- 04
Cooling system & overheating
Radiators, water pumps, thermostats, and hoses. If the temperature gauge is climbing on the 163, get it in before it warps a head.
- 05
Suspension, steering & alignment
Struts, shocks, control arms, and tie rods, with an alignment afterward so the new parts do not chew through a fresh set of tires.
- 06
Batteries, starters & alternators
Slow crank, dash lights flickering, or a car that only starts sometimes — we load-test the whole charging system instead of guessing at the battery.
Our standards
- Written estimate before any work starts
- Old parts kept for you to look at
- Most jobs finished the same day
- One shop, one crew, no franchise
Two bays, one crew, same phone number since 2009
Mission Gear Auto is a small shop off Ashford Street in Linda Vista. Danny opened it in 2009 after twelve years turning wrenches for other people, and it still runs the way he wanted it to: you talk to the person who worked on your car, you get the estimate before the job starts, and nothing gets replaced because a screen said it might be worn. Most of what rolls in is ten to twenty years old and needs to keep going another year. That is the work we are set up for.
Danny, owner
Say what the car's doing
A call or a text. The sound, the light, when it happens — plain words are enough.
Get eyes on it before a number
A real estimate comes after the car's been looked at. You approve it before any wrench moves.
The work gets done
What was agreed, at the price that was agreed. Anything new that turns up mid-job gets approved the same way first.
Pick it up and look it over
Ask what was replaced, and ask for the old parts back — that's a normal thing to ask.
Before any shop touches your car
Four flags worth knowing — whatever shop you choose
Ask these of anyone quoting your car — us included. A good answer costs nothing; a bad one saves you the whole repair.
A diagnosis over the phone
Nobody can hear a wheel bearing through a phone. A real answer starts with the car in the shop.
An estimate that can't be itemized
Parts, labor, and what each one fixes. A single lump number hides what you're paying for.
Work started without a yes
Nothing gets replaced before you approve it. “We went ahead and…” is the sentence to walk away from.
Hesitation about the old parts
Asking to see what came off your car is normal. The reaction to that question tells you plenty.
Linda Vista out to Mission Valley
The shop is in San Diego, CA.
- Linda Vista
- Kearny Mesa
- Serra Mesa
- Clairemont
- Mission Valley
- Bay Park
- Old Town
- Morena
