Argonaut Garage

I recently brought my car to Argonaut Garage on San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley and was thoroughly impressed from start to finish. From the moment I walked in, the staff were warm, professional, and knowledgeable — clearly a team that takes pride in excellent service. Trustworthy & Transparent: Throughout the process, they explained what needed work and why, often using photos or videos so I cou…

I just had the most fantastic experience at Argonaut Garage and I'm genuinely thrilled to have found my new local car technicians! I went in for a routine oil change, and what I received was so much more. They provided a full, incredibly transparent diagnostic report, clearly color-coded with green (good), yellow (needs attention), and red (urgent to repair). This level of detail and honesty…

From the first phone call to make an appointment to the time I got my keys back, every communication was professional, precise, transparent, and friendly. I sincerely appreciate the folks who work at Argonaut. They have built trust and respect in the community (so much so that we take three family cars there!) and they never take that for granted. They are truly in the business of cars AND peopl…

It is rare to find such a well-run, clean, beautiful and GENEROUS garage/mechanic. I’d been searching for a simple hutch strut replacement and the prices were dumb high at the dealer, my former garage etc. I was driving down San Pablo Ave and noticed how “attractive “ Argonaut was. Great logo, great signage, clean, bright. I pulled over on a whim and went in. I was immediately impressed with the d…

Extremely disappointing experience. Came in for an inspection and was given an inflated repair estimate. Parts like control arms were quoted at nearly 3x the price Tesla charges directly. Argonaut also recommended unnecessary repairs, including replacing struts on a 4 y/o vehicle with no signs of wear, based solely on a noise that traced back to the control arms. To make matters worse, my car was…