Bimmers Independent Service - San Carlos, California

Lei F.

I chose this place based on other reviews and it was everything and more as they said. These guys are professionals, friendly, and efficient. I had a few questions regarding mandatory maintenance on an older 335i with 100K miles and did not want to go to the dealer. Apart from an oil and filter change, It was a relief to have my car inspected for an overall health status and informed on future possible repairs. Thank you Bimmers!!!!

Highly recommend this shop for all your BMW needs especially older models.

Rick T.

I was referred to Chris (and the guys) about 8 years ago, first with a 2012 550i, and last 6 years with a 2013 M5. I've owned cars for 35+ years and Chris is the best shop manager I have ever worked with! Scheduling, estimates, and the actual work done are ALWAYS top notch! In addition, the few times I've stopped by unscheduled with a question or issue --- Chris and the guys always help me out. I look forward to taking my wife's 2022 X5-M here once it's out of warranty.

Alex R.

Bmw can be tricky but it has met its match. The amber orange light of my people definitely gets figured out. What more can I say they are great!!!

Santosh D.

Excellent service and professionalism. I was there for a check engine light for i3 , Chris was very helpful , candid for what needs to be done , explained how these codes can be misleading sometimes and fixed it. You have a life long customer now

David B.

Very thorough, helpful service.

I once had a very tricky, intermittent problem with my convertible top. The BMW dealership could get it to work for a bit, and then it would fail. Bimmers worked on my car for several days until they got it completely fixed. Years later, it hasn't failed since.

Nick M.

I got new air strut for my 2016 BMW 7series in different car shop, and after some time I started to feel noise out of it. I called to Bimmers Service, they asked me to come for inspection. Chris was very polite, we took a car for a short test drive, after that he got me for inspection. He inspected suspension quickly and made a professional description of the problem. He charged me almost 50% less then inspection costs since he found problem quickly. Company which sold me a strut shipped the new one according to warranty.
I was very surprised by this professional and human-focused attitude to clients. Definitely recommend and would definitely come again for other works.

Jeff F.

Don’t take your car here. I just purchased a used 2011 bmw x5 and the previous owner recently had a valve cover gasket replaced by this shop prior to me taking ownership.. They charged him $2000 and did a really bad job. They reused a cracked valve cover, bolts were missing and they caked rtv between the gasket and the head and bits of rtv found its way inside of the vanos solenoids and plugged them up and who knows where else.. Never use a gasket and rtv just a clean surface and fresh gasket does the job. It’s the equivalent of double gasketing an oil filter. As an avid and experienced diy car/bmw enthusiast I would rate this place a 1 star and would not recommend taking anything here. Complete rip off and very hack work. Do good work if you are going to charge outrageously high prices for a 2 hour job. I posted a photo of the valve cover I replaced myself. It took me an extra hour just to scrape all the old rtv off the mating surface. And these guys want to call themselves “bmw specialists” what a joke.

Dallas M.

I got a pre-purchase inspection done here on a 2012 128i I was buying from out of state. They were very thorough, knowledgable, and transparent throughout the process and made me feel extremely confident buying this car without having seen it in person. Thank you so much!