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Good MINI Repair Shop in Southern California?

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Old May 21, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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Good MINI Repair Shop in Southern California?
Does anyone have a recommendation for a good repair shop in the South Bay area. I have a sticking caliper and a couple of other issues and am out of warranty.

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Old May 21, 2008 | 11:20 PM
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Try Johnny's Auto Clinic in San Pedro

717 W. Capitol Dr.
San Pedro, CA 90731

310-521-0330

And also check out http://www.scmm.org
 
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Old May 22, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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SF and SD both have a south bay... Not sure if LA does too...

A sticking caliper is often fixed by replacing the caliper which is usually faster and cheaper than trying to rebuild that exact caliper.
 
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MINICORSA in Van Nuys
 
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MINICORSA in Van Nuys
+10000

MINICorsa/Danny is the best around
 
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I totally recommend Danny at Mini Corsa also, but the OP asked about the South Bay area.
 
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danny's great!

and if you're lucky you might see some old bimmers and old euro rally cars there, too
 
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Thanks for the tips. I think I will try Johnny's because I am in Hermosa Beach and the Valley would be difficult.
 
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Never been to MiniCorsa, but seems like I should next time. I have been going to Steve's Auto Clinic recently. Can somebody compare the two shops for me? Thanks!
 
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Danny @ MINI CORSA + 1 ... not sure if he's available this week or not... called him twice last week and haven't heard if he's at the shop or not
 
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Steve's is where I go and I live in the south part of Orange County so it's a drive for me, but worth every penny. His knowledge of MINI's and customer service are hard to beat!
 
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