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August 2021 by Dee B.
Garage-1 is a breath of fresh air. Marlin is knowledgeable, honest, and very straight forward. I'm a happy customer and will be back.
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May 2021 by George Anthony
This man is a true master mechanic so blessed to have him here in town highly recommend!
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November 2020 by Heidi M.
Marlin was wonderful! He stayed on a Friday afternoon looked at my daughters car and ordered parts and fixed it first thing Monday morning.
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November 2020 by Eric C.
There are not enough compliments or recommendations I can give to Marlin and Garage-1, of course there is a reason why he is in such demand. Could not be happier with the work he did on my Porsche and strongly recommend you consider Garage 1 for work you need on any car you own.
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November 2019 by Jeremy Pohl
Marlin is a true class-act & extremely knowledgeable in his craft! He has many many years of experience, is passionate about what he does, and it's evident he takes a great deal of pride in the quality of his work or thoroughness of his inspections/PPI's (what I had done and the reason I'm a customer since I live out of state.) ALL European vehicle owners & consumers in general should appreciate a shop like Garage-1 and the high level of integrity upheld at this business!
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November 2019 by Verna Ball
Looking for a mechanic to work on European vehicles? Do yourself a favor and bring your vehicle to Garage-1. Marlon is knowledgeable, honest, and highly skilled in his craft. He is worth whatever he charges and he is FAIR in his pricing. Even to us ladies!!!
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August 2019 by mynor muralles
This guy thinks is God of BMW,Mercedes Benz..he only wants to reap you off
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October 2018 by James B.
We were visiting the beaches of Carpinteria, CA when my Infinity developed brake problems. I used yelp to find Garage - 1 German and gave Marlin, the owner, a call. I described the problem over the phone - confident that my brake pads needed replacement - but Marlin disagreed. He said bring the car in so he could better assess the issue which I did. After about 20 minutes he concluded it was a rotor problem and the repair could wait until we returned home. Given that we were here celebrating my wife's birthday and I really did not want to deal with a car problem, I was very grateful for such an honest assessment. So I echo all the other reviews in saying this guy not only knows his stuff but his integrity is without question.
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September 2018 by Javier J.
Went to other shops in the areas and paid for diagnosis and parts that would fix the problem my car was having that ultimately did nothing but hurt my wallet. After taking the car to Garage 1, Marlin located the problem within seconds of opening the hood and gave me a clear diagnostic of the problem. So I went back to the other shop and got my money back and found a knowledgeable, straight-up and professional mechanic in the process. If I can't fix the problem myself, I have 100% confidence that Marlin can. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your time and money, take it to Garage 1.
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November 2017 by Cole McKussic
I needed a good Volkswagen Touareg mechanic in the Santa Barbara area and the guys at Superior Brake (whom I know to be honest to a fault) recommended Marlin at Garage-1. He's great, he gave me a bunch of options in terms of cost savings and explained some of the potential pitfalls with doing certain repairs on the cheap, the price was great, and I came away with a very good feeling about the whole experience. He's also expanding to work on Toyota cars and trucks so I'm sending my 'rents there as well.
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July 2016 by David Godfrey
I have been going to Garage 1 for 3 years to service my BMW 850 V-12. Marlin has been exceptional with diagnosis, communication of service priorities, and accurate estimates down to the part numbers. I just picked up my car after a planned service of 2 issues and I am "thrilled" with the result. PS: the BMW V-12 is about as complicated a car as any can be.
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April 2016 by matt magi
Awesome shop, we were travelling the coast in our 72 VW bus and Marlin saved the day by helping us out with a repair. Also gave us a chance to fall in love with the little town of Carpinteria.
