Auto Alpina is run by Norik a very experienced, honest, highly competent proprietor/senior level technician. I have been using Alpina for about 10 years and will not bring my car anywhere else. The one downside is that because of his popularity Norik’s appointment schedule does get backed up at times so call in advance if you can and call before you come to pickup your car to confirm a time the job will be completed.

FYI for anyone trying to reach this place, the mechanic (Norick) has been out due to illness. I was told by the people next door at M&M that he will be okay though!

Norick is as legit as they come (although a little quirky): honest, straightforward, proficient, and with some of the most competitive prices around. Not the easiest guy to pin down for an appointment...but when youre locked in hell take good care of you. Brought my car to him for years and have nothing but positive feedback. I highly recommend, but you better make an appointment sooner than later as his services are in very high demand!

Best mechanic ever! For me trusting my mechanic is the most important thing. He never does extra or unnecessary work on my car. He always recommends me the best solution for me and my pocket! He is always available for quick stop and answer questions. I don’t trust anyone else with my car!

Fixed my car.

Honest sweet mechanic.

Before I bought the 84 Mercedes 300d I have, I took it to Auto Alpina to test drive and give it a once over. For no charge he drove it around the block and quoted me what it would take to make it road worthy. After I bought it he did all the work for the quoted price and with a quick turnaround. Ive brought the car back a couple times now to get work done and the service is always performed quickly, affordably, and most importantly, with expert care. Not only that, but the owner is incredibly friendly and honest. Ill definitely be taking my 300d to Alpina for as long as I own it.

This place is the BEST. The owner diagnosed my car and got it running again within 15 minutes. He is extremely friendly and efficient, and didnt charge for things I didnt need. Very reliable!!

These guys are great. I was from out of town, my tail-lights werent working and they fixed them for free. It was unexpected however it was really good karma :)

I worked for norik at Auto alpina for two years. He is the most honest mechanic I ever worked for. His shop is a mess and its hard to make an appointment, but hell do the best work on your car using the best parts. This shop is the only place I recommend to friends. I worked in 4 different shops before auto alpina and they were all crooks. Norik is the most honest man and will fix your car right.

Tldr: this was a mixed bag for me. The owner is sweet and obviously quite knowledgeable but disorganized and a poor communicator. He performed work on my vehicle without first giving me a quote.I brought my Mercedes 190D in at opening and waited five minutes for the owner to arrive, on a Monday. My car had a broken parking brake, potentially old engine mounts, and an urgent coolant leak. The owner said that the parking brake was probably an easy fix, suffering from a common issue with that particular model. He said hed look at the car and call me with a quote at noon.At 1:30, after not hearing from him, I called and he said he hadnt been able to get to it yet.At 4 I called again, but it went to voicemail.At 4 the next day, after still not hearing from him, I called again. He asked me to call back in ten minutes. I did, at which point he asked me to call back in five minutes. I did, and then he told me that they were almost done with my car. Theyd fixed the coolant leak by replacing the auxiliary pump and the parking brake was a simple fix as expected. I asked about the engine mounts, which hed evidently forgotten about. He said they would do that this afternoon. I asked how much the work was going to cost, and he said maybe 400 for the work that had been done and another 400 or 450 for the mounts. I was not pleased that he had done work without quoting me first, but the cost was less than what I expected so I let it go.Wednesday, i called and he said they had replaced two of three mounts, but needed to order the third. He hoped to finish it tomorrow if the part was easily available.At the end of Thursday, the car was apparently ready for pickup tomorrow. He said the part had been found easily but installation had cost 150.I picked the car up Friday around noon. The tab was 1200, 350 higher than what hed quoted. He explained that the parking brake fix was easy but required two hours of disassembling to access the part that needed fixing, and went through the other items line by line. This was about the amount if originally expected to spend. My car was in good shape and he gave me a chocolate. I paid him, thanked him, but noted that I didnt appreciate that hed performed work on the car without first giving me a quote. He was surprised and suggested that I was mistaken, but acted apologetic anyways.Frankly, I was not impressed at all with his organization or communication. He seems like a good, earnest, and knowledgeable mechanic, and I got exactly what I came for at the price I expected, but poor communication like that is a recipe for trouble. This may be the first Google review he has received along these lines (hence my surprise at the experience), but later investigation on Yelp showed that others have had similar experiences with his shop.

Honesty and Integrity rare virtues in the car repair business. They may not have a $2000 coffee machine ; but the fair value and customer satisfaction ratio (100%) is Priceless.

AAA jumped my car backwards and it ran horrible after that. Auto Alpina changed a fuse in the firewall that brought the computer back. It was done on the street and they didnt charge me anything. I didnt get a favorable response from AAA so my friend got me connected with Auto Alpina.

Auto Alpina is definitely one of the best auto repair shops in Bay Area. Mr. Noorik, a knowledgeable mechanic with a great personality will take care of your car at very reasonable and affordable price.

I cant believe how generous and polite Mr. Nourik was. I needed a used car I was thinking of buying inspected, and he charged me almost nothing.If I ever have issues again, I will definitely be coming to him!

Great place, reliable service, honest owner ! Will keep going there

Great service. And friendly staff

Very reliable mechanic honest and can repair any problem with cars at this shop.

Honest mechanic

Friendly, honest, good prices

This guy know