Mr. K Automotive in Bishop

Not great. 2 weeks to get in. High priced. Staff not particularly friendly. Only a few places in town for repairs. Not the first choice.

Great service and honest. They go the extra mile!

took over two hours for an oil change and the woman at the front desk was rude, would not recommend

Some good mechanics

quick fast and helpful

I was stranded in my undrivable car 10 miles north of Bishop in 100 degree heat and got a more than 4 hour run-around from a local tow company. I called AAA and they contacted Mr. K s. My car was put on the tow truck within a hour. Thank you to Mr. K s and Forrest, the tow truck driver, who came to my rescue.

Top notch

We had mechanical issues on a Saturday, and contacted AAA for the tow. Jordan from Mr K came to our aid. He went way beyond what was required, taking us to 3 different mechanics in Bishop, and making calls to get my car serviced on a Saturday. I could not thank him enough for his willingness to go the extra mile. Thanks, Jordan!

A quick thanks to the team. After a tyre blow out on a rental car with on spare. The tow truck driver provided good conversation on the 60 mile round trip as well as organising an after hours tyre shop (Perez Quality Tires) to supply & fit a new tyre so we could continue our OS holiday, Vegas here we come!

Differential rebuilt right in a day. Nice work.

Didn t call before doing service like asked. Also front desk lady was super rude and unprofessional.

I have several friends that have used them and they have repeatedly over looked stuff that is going to go out later while giving you the vehicle back and or breaking something else and not telling you so you have to keep bringing the vehicle back. One friend spent over 5000$ there having to keep going back and its a nice truck!

The best

I m sure the service would have been great if they would have heard me out over the phone.

Made appointment and left vehicle. They did not trouble shoot, just wasted expensive gas driving around to tell me its working fine. POOR service all around

Quick and excellent service!!

I had my transmission break while on vacation and the folks at Mr. K could not have been better. They were super helpful in getting my car onto their lot and then awesome about dealing with the repair. Highly recommend

They messed up my miles and rip my car cover seat truth be told. I called and Nobody cared just made me feel stupid not recommend.

Good service

Great service. We had a flat tire on buttermilks rd in the evening on Thanksgiving day, and this was one of the few places open and willing to help us tow our car into town. Very very thankful!!

Best towing service in town and excellent mechanics top shelf!!

AAA towing and repair

Knowledgeable staff

Limited services were found in a town to the south of Bishop so limped our diesal truck up to Mr. K where Mike dug in, diagnosed, and to care of the turbo issue. Totally impressed with the whole staff at Mr. Ks...I highly recommend. Thank you for getting us home safely.

Doing a great job excellent

Mr. Ks has a good reputation in Bishop, but anyone expecting AAA covered services will find only sketchy help, particularly if you are driving an RV. They no longer offer roadside battery replacement (only jump) and they cannot tow even a small motorhome with their current equipment. Despite paying for extra RV coverage for years, I had to scour through listings to get what I needed, at my own expense.

Thankfully my car overheated on the 1st grade of 3. Ed was my tow driver & he did me right. Of course I had to wait, but thats goes with breaking down.

The staff were extremely helpful and friendly. They went above and beyond with the car service and made the whole experience of getting the car serviced less stressful. I would definitely go back to this place!

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Mr K has only trained certified mechanics working on your vehicle. Ive found them honest and trustworthy. The cost is always reasonable and they are timely. I would recommend them.

Always confident in the work performed and special thanks to AAA tow truck operators Ed and Marisa for the great job on towing my sons rig.

Good work. I had an old car but they fixed it. I had a problem with the other side but nothing unexpected. Thanks.

A little pricey but the job is done right and when you leave your vehicle runs like it should

bad experience, they charged me for something that they didnt even fix according to how they changed some parts in the air conditioning and it was still the same they said it was something from the computer and they didnt fix anything for me as Im a woman I couldnt do anything they called me to solve the problem and I stayed waiting

Sheldons the man! I thought I had a bearing going out in the belt tensioner, Sheldon figured out it was just a vibration in the fender that sounded for all the world like a bearing failure.

Now absent Ford dealer, had turbo issue. Mike was gracious, professional and prompt with repair and added maintenance requests. Known family owned and former Bishop firefighters, and staff supportive. Thank you Vance, Mike n Joby.

I was driving down the 395 back from Mammoth and the Low Voltage indicator turned on in my Jeep Grand Cherokee. I initially thought the problem was Battery-related. In pulling into Mr. Ks shop for a quick-fix before making the long haul back to LA, they were able to identify the issue as a water pump failure > affecting the alternator > pulling down battery power. Mr. Ks mechanics were able to have me back on the road within a few hours. Staff was compassionate, completely understanding of my time sensitivity to return to Los Angeles, and very professional. Thank you

There are honest people in the world. We had a completely dead battery when we returned to our car after a backpacking trip. Luckily, we were able to get jumped quickly by someone else at the trailhead. My wife stopped at Mr. K in Bishop, CA to have the battery replaced, but the mechanic at Mr. K tested the battery and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with it. He definitely could have told my wife that it needed to be replaced but he was honest and didnt take advantage of the situation. Much appreciated.

Quoted me 4 grand to swap out a cracked rear diff on a CRV. Are you serious? Then blocked my car in for two days despite me telling them all my belongings were in it.

Cant thank our tow truck driver Chris enough for picking us & our dog up after being stranded on 395 for 3 hours yesterday. Super professional, courteous, & friendly during our 36 mile drive back to civilization. The shop was also helpful providing a jump for us even though we werent able to get our truck fixed there due to time constraints! Great Service! Thanks Mr. Ks!!

Very professional automotive service very satisfied

My dad and I decided to try our luck with fishing by a river located off a sandy road off the main highway. To make a long story short, we got stuck in the sand and we exhausted ourselves trying to find someone to pull us out until Vance from Mr. K saved the day! He called us soon after we left a voice message and from there our hope was restored and they were great! Thank you Mr. K and your driver who was young but very knowledgeable and helpful! We highly recommend Mr. K s towing service.

Had to call because my AAA. When I got a call back from the driver he was awesome and prompt came in a timely manner and delivered the vehicle to the location I needed it to go.

Fast and friendly

Great service

Over the years Ive spent over almost $3,500 in labor with Mr Ks. All of the automotive shops in Bishop are in high demand and mostly take advantage of it. Mr Ks is typical bu the most expensive. They have a few experienced good mechanic and a bunch that got there certification online or from the back of a box of kids cereal box. On every occasion Ive used them (3) I got the vehicle there on their on time but it for a week. The first tmee was a problem I was having with the rear breaks in a old Ford pickup thst I recently paid $400 for. The rear break calipers were leaking and they quoted me their very very high shop rate times the work hours (all car shops charge work hours from a manufacturers book that gives work hours and procedures for every possible operation that could be done to a vehicle; some operations maybe replacing the drive shaft will have work hours that are much higher than the actual time it takes the mechanic to do so if the mechanic has a lot of these that say allow two hours for things that only take him a half an hour he can work 6 hours in one day, but will earn 24 hours and bill 24 hoursn; if the procedure is the opposite, you will find you have a problem that no shop wants to touch because it will take them longer to do it then the shop hours will allow them to bill for. You are very lucky to have found a mechanic who will bill you a reasonable price based on actual time). So the formula is always cost the parts + shop/work hours from table/computer times the shop hourly rate. And you may get a maestro of repair doing the work and it may be done perfect or you may be getting a clown who will monkey around with the area in question enough that things will be different probably worse when you get the car back. But whether theyre highly skilled, educated and motivated or just there cuz their probation officer made them get some job and all their good for is sweeping the floor and only if theyre watched. You will pay the same for both of these people.I got the ladder on my first interaction mr ks. The rear brakes needed replacing as they were covered in brake oil so the brake cylinders also needed to be replaced. This is really straightforward work and they quoted a a reasonable price for the parts (all rebuilt and all from Steves). However when looking at it they failed to note the axles or also leaking and needed new seals. a more experienced mechanic looked at it as the other work was being done and now my vehicle was in a bay and on a lift. So they called me and gave a price I could afford to do the seals but it turned out the only available seals from Steves, were high performance seals that cost over five times what the seals they had quoted me were to have cost. but they had the okay from me to do the job so they just got those seals because even though they didnt mind keeping my car lying around for weeks when it wasnt in their way and they were using public streets as storage, now its an emergency to them and they care less whether I can afford to pay as much for the seals as I did for the whole truck. So they did the job but they never did fix the problem. The bill was horrendous. But the ABS still didnt work and the brand new back brakes locked up. I started carrying weight around in the back of the truck to keep the rear brakes from locking up. They had put a monkey on fixing my brakes and charged me the same as if there was somebody who knew something. my second occasion was to go to them as I had a Eaton rear locker I wanted to have installed. And I was told by several 4X4 type people Mr Ks had the only machinist in town who could do the job and do it right. They do have a excellent machinist / mechanic. However the installation of a ARB ait pressure activatd locker, requires electrical and plumbing type skills. And this guy just flat refused to do those things properly and left a mess although the rear end locker seems to work perfectly and the rear end makes zero noise. But simply due to the fact the mechanic disliked me personally, or too uppity todo wireing- its FU

Great service. Good mechanics.

Always happy with the work

Had a tow from Ed up on a dirt road and he was awesome. Super helpful in finding a mechanic to fix my car on a pinch. Thanks Ed!!

Fast efficient service Thank you very much

My car overheated and I needed a tow to Mr. K, and they charged me nearly $300 just for the tow. Not to mention they didn t even fix the problem in the end, while I wasted a total of $500. Only go here if you have a lot of extra spending money and a lot of time to waste.

Figured out that the 2 failed oil sensor was flawed, aftermarket. Ordered one from factory,no more leaks. Second one they put in, first one I did, and was able to get warranty work to reimburse for their work.

I never write reviews. But I was stranded in the snow locked out of my car and my technician (Gabe I believe) did everything his power to unlock the vehicle. We tried everything and it just wouldn t unlock. Right before we gave up, his thinking outside of the box was able to get it unlocked! Very professional and excellent roadside assistance.

Well the travelers nightmare happened to me. A weird on again off again brake problem far from home. Mr. Ks helped me track it down - which was difficult because it turned out to be computer related and made worse by defective parts. They figured out the problem and made my truck safe to get home. Their charges were more than fair. Just what broken down travelers pray for. If you are unlucky enough to find yourself in my predicament you couldn t do better than go to Mr. K.

I am on vacation in Bishop and my car was leaking oil. I feared a serious problem. Without an appointment and with a backlog of work, they put my car on the lift immediately and diagnosed the problem to a minor power steering leak....AND they did not charge me at all. I opted to tip the mechanic. Very thankful for their response. Strongly recommend this shop. PS: Avoid A&L Auto Center if you can. A rude and abrupt man there named John would not even look at my car, despite their office making me wait 2 hours.

Just took my mums car for battery, they are very busy hard to find a parking space but they do a good job,I took it there for a battery. But I had to leave it due to time But very nice.

My Father used Mr K auto for many years and spoke highly of them before he passed and then passed his car on to me. Ive called them twice with questions about the history of the work on his car and both times they were fantastic.

Nice shop...fair honest place

They were amazing and got me home to Spokane with no charge

Wow, the folks at Mr K saved my trip. The Legendary Diesel Repair place in town could not even look at my vehicle until the following week. I made my appointment at Mr K for the next day at 8 and I was back on the road by 10, and the rate was more than reasonable. I went back to cancel my appointment I no longer needed with the Legend. I got the impression they are more interested in servicing commercial accounts anyway. Mr K has gained a new customer and I will share this with my diesel owning friends who visit the area.

Thank you! Great teamwork & Busting Buns & Right on it!

Very friendly. Fixed our minivan on our road trip. Fit us into their busy day. Fair prices. Thank you.

Wonderful service, helped us out while traveling, from the tow service to the people at the garage it was a very good experience during a very trying time.

The transmission in my Dodge Ram 3500 stopped working last summer while on vacation and towing a boat. AAA contracted Mr. K to tow me 75 miles to their shop in Bishop. They could have taken advantage of me in a BIG way but they did just the opposite. Even though it was late in the afternoon on a Friday, they performed a quick diagnostic on the trans and determined that the repair was fairly minor. They stayed late, fixed the problem, and had me on my way to pick up my boat in less than 3 hours! A GREAT group of people at Mr. K!

My husband was hiking in the Sierras this last week...on his way up his car overheated. He landed in Bishop afterwards in need of a mechanic. Mr Ks got him in (and out) immediately. They were professional, honest, efficient, and down right awesome! Couldnt have asked for a better experience, and Im so glad hes back on the road on the way home with minimal delay!!

It is a place of professional mechanics

Good, understand service. Help me out while traveling in the central valley.

I want to give the biggest thanks to Mr. K and his guys for being there for my kids, my mom, and me. When we were so far away from home.....there arent enough stars to give you on a review... 5 stars isnt enough!!! Thanks guys!!

I called Mr K s when I couldnt get hold of a locksmith after locking myself out of my car. They said 15 minutes and were there in less than 10 minutes. Car was opened in about 1-2 minutes. These guys are great (Abel & ?). :)

They do what needs to be done and its done.

My Prius hybrid system malfunctioned stranding me and my son about 4 miles outside of Bishop in miserably cold snowy weather today and Brad of Mr. K Automotive & Towing came to the rescue. Brad arrived in about 20 minutes, towed us to the Toyota dealership and was nice enough to drive us to our Motel. Love that Mr K Auto has a reasonable rate policy when towing into Bishop. Thanks Brad and Mr. K Automotive for the exceptional service.

Mr. Ks gave us incredible service! Our alternator went out on the way to Mammoth, and they had our car fixed and ready to go within 2 1/2 hours. Milton was fantastic! The staff was terrific!

My engine check light came on whilst passing through town.They looked it straight away, checked and re set the light for free and didnt try to rip me off or scare me into spending money on a minor fault. Awesome friendly honest service.

Two Moms and four kids(all under 6) traveling from AZ when we started to have car trouble with the alternator. We received over and beyond service from the Mr K operator!!!! Bob was amazing, he jumped us and sent us into town to get repairs. Unfortunately we didnt make it the 20 miles into town and ended up at the side of the road. There was a brush fire a mile south of us, and a forest fire North of us and blazing summer heat and wind raining down on us! Bob picked us up, took all our luggage, brought us to a local motel, got us a discounted price, gave us tips for food, brought our car in for the repairs. He was a light in a very stressful and scary situation. Mr K-reliable, trustworthy, knowledgeable, fast and professional!! Highly recommend!