1 /5 Steve Chavez: Dont let the 4.5 star review fool you. After only 8 reviews, its not enough to tell the truth and after the experience Ive had with them, I would not have my worst enemy do business with Fourth Street Automotive, but if you are still considering doing so, I suggest this: Get an iron clad legal contract in writing before turning your car over to them because the owner of this business is not an honest man. He stated that he does not do anything in writing...except his invoices that is. I hired him to restore my classic vehicle. I was promised a completion date of four and a half months. Three years later, he held my car ransom for literally thousands of dollars and neglected to return literally dozens of parts when I finally recovered the vehicle, most of them being expensive body accessories and the most valuable engine parts. He even gloated that he had done this to previous customers many times before me, proudly flaunting his knowledge of how to twist the laws to his own ends. An damning investigation from the Bureau of Automotive Repair didnt phase him. The local automotive community cant say enough about his horrible reputation. I guess PT Barnum was right. Theres a sucker born every minute and he knows how to find them. Take my advice and dont be one of them.
ADDITIONAL 8/23 - Since recovering my vehicle from this "business," I have had to systematically replace or repair EVERYTHING Fourth Street Automotive did to my car from the paint job, to the windows, to the engine, and electrical system. Literally everything. The fact that he now runs a restaurant on half of his property might say how bad a mechanic he is.
