Autobahn Motorsport Haus, Mountain View CA

I've been taking my E30 to Mel at Autobahn for years now. Mel is highly knowledgeable about BMWs, and very easy to communicate with, fast and delivers high quality work.

With older cars, you can always do more work.knowing what is necessary, and what can wait is important. Mel makes it easy to strike that balance

Honest, high quality service. Mel is quick and was able to clearly identify the correct cause of all issues that other mechanics could not. Highly recommend!

I have been coming to Autobahn for the past seven years. Mel is very knowledgeable and honest. He is awesome in troubleshooting problems I had and only recommended what is necessary. Of all the different independent places I have dealt with, Autobahn is by far the most honest, capable, and dependable shop. I 100% trust this place with my BMW!

I've been here twice now. I drive a 2004 BMW e46 330Ci 6 speed. I took my car there once during fall 2021 to get a new water pump, brake pads, thermostat, and front control arm bushings installed. I dropped the car off on a Friday morning and it was ready by 4pm the same day. I was very surprised to get it back the same day, so I checked to make sure the new parts were indeed installed and they were.

I often DIY service on my car and, if I'm stuck, I sometimes call and Mel always has useful advice. I had an incident replacing my oil filter housing gasket and received some good advice.

I just took my car there again to get a new clutch installed. I went with an ACT street clutch and, due to shop policy, I needed to bring the parts in with me since ACT kits are not OEM. There was a blocker on this project because it turned out that ACT had shipped me the incorrect release bearing for the clutch. Mel worked with me to get it sorted out and was willing to wait while I called the manufacturer to find out if I could use a OEM release bearing without voiding the warranty. He also helped advise on what parts to replace. I ended up also replacing the rear main seal, fork, fork release spring, and fork pivot pin in addition to the new clutch kit. I also had new exhaust mounting hardware installed.

The clutch works beautifully with no issues.

During the clutch job, Mel found the mounting hardware to my exhaust was damaged. He also found that section 1 of my exhaust system was bent. Other reinforcement bars and heat shield under the gas tank were bent. He took pictures and shared them all with me. Very useful since now I know exactly what's damaged.

Every time I'm there, I see some collector-type BMW. It's really fun to walk in an see an E30 M3 on the lift or, last time, I saw a phoenix yellow e46 M3 convertible with matching hard top. Clearly the right guy for any BMW enthusiast. He is willing to explain and offer advice if you ask.

The work always seems fairly priced and well done. I would recommend anyone with a BMW to come here.

Quality service shop with fair prices. Mel has been running the shop for years and he is a BMW specialist who has kept my car running since the end of warranty.

Had a wonderful experience! Service was quick and to the point. Great for European cars!

If you own a BMW, this is it! Mel is an expert, brings years of experience and is someone who listens and takes great pride in his work. I simply will not take my car anywhere else!