Saab & Raffi / Hollywood, California

Rating: ★★

29 years in Business

Auto Repair & Service, New Car Dealers

Address: 5770 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood

Postal code: 90028

Phone: (323) 466-1688

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Categories:

Auto Repair & Service, New Car Dealers

Neighborhoods:

Central LA

Open hours:

Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 6pm; Sat, 8:30am - 1pm; Sun - closed

Reviews:

The prices are no bargain and Raffi`s personality is pretty surly

He`s slightly closer than the dealership, but the prices are almost identical and with the dealership I get polite service, cheaper rental cars, and no EXTRA premium charge when I use a credit card.
I`m sure the previous poster`s complaints all stem from Raffi`s complete lack of any social skills. It is almost as though you are asking your hung-over uncle who owns an auto shop to fix your car for free... He`s n... view moreot gonna exactly try to cheat you--but he ain`t gonna do you any favors.

Silverlakian / 11/11/2008

Great service, reasonable prices

Love these guys!! They have worked on three Saabs that I have had and they always do a great job for reasonable rates. I would highly recommend them without hesitation.

tricia27 / 6/23/2008

Probably good for minor repairs, but untrustworthy

This place was recommended by a great auto shop that did not personally handle Saabs. My car was making a funny noise so I took it in. The guy was very nice at first when he gave me the unfortunate news that my car not safe to drive because of severe internal damages. He promised me a couple hundred dollars for the vehicle, and also said he had a very nice Saab in my price range there for me to look at when I went to... view more clean out my car. I went there, a sad sack, to empty my car, get my couple hundred, and check out the other car. It definitely LOOKED nice, but obviously had a lot of miles on it (which he told me only when I asked, and when I checked later I discovered he was off by about 30k!). He definitely just focused on how pretty it looked, and seemed to have convinced himself I was going to buy it without the usual questions and concerns. I told him I`d think about it, but $3,500 for a car with 150k on it is pretty ridiculous (even I know that). I signed over my car, and went to ask for my couple hundred he promised. He told me it wasn`t worth the money, and it was just going to the junk yard. I was pretty choked up about the car, so I just let it go and left. After I shared the story with friends they were pretty upset and enlightened me about the obvious hoodwinking. I finally got it towed to another auto shop (after getting bullying phone calls and having to pony up $95 for ""storage""). The other shop did say that the damage described was accurate, and I`m now going to donate my car to charity. I mostly had someone else take a look to be absolutely sure that my car wasn`t going to be just sold for parts without any compensation or turned around and repaired and sold without my knowledge. He definitely tried to just get my car and sell me another crappy one, and I knew I couldn`t trust him as he promised me money that he didn`t deliver. This is probably a good place to go if you know how to handle yourself around dealers and mechanics or need minor repairs.

heyitsdi4n4 / 3/26/2008