Beach March 2018
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Best of the <strong>Beach</strong> Transportation<br />
Motorcycle Dealer<br />
Dave and Zoie Carney (leaning out the window) with the crew at Hillside<br />
Auto<br />
Domestic Auto Repair<br />
Hillside Auto Repair<br />
“What sets us apart is our people,” said Dave Carney, who co-owns the shop with his<br />
wife Zoie. “We hire people who love doing what they’re doing, and allow them the freedom<br />
to go ahead and make magic. We live in the community, and we’ve been doing this for 33<br />
years. We have some amazing people working for us, and very little turnover. We take good<br />
care of our customers.” Customers say the Hillside mechanics are honest, thorough, and<br />
able to explain their work to the layperson.<br />
Foreign Auto Repair<br />
Hillside Auto Repair<br />
24467 Hawthorne Blvd.<br />
Torrance<br />
(310) 373-7676<br />
hillsideautorepair.com<br />
>> Runner-up: Ocean Tires and Service<br />
1017 Aviation Blvd.<br />
Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />
(310) 372-7800<br />
Oceantire.com<br />
Toyo-Tech<br />
Owner Jody Romero, a successful businessman with small-town roots, said Toyo-Tech<br />
approaches each repair job as if the client was the mechanic’s mother. “Our clients are<br />
more like family than customers,” he said. His family owned, independent shop repairs<br />
Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Acura, Nissan and Infiniti. Customer Karen Rogers said, “I have<br />
trusted Jody completely to maintain my 2002 Lexis for the 14 years I have owned the car.<br />
In fact, when I traded in my Toyota Supra, I bought a Lexus so I could continue to have<br />
him service my vehicle.”<br />
Toyo-Tech<br />
4607 Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong> Blvd.<br />
Lawndale<br />
(310) 536-0993<br />
>> Runner-up: Lexology Auto Care<br />
1437 Aviation Blvd.<br />
Redondo <strong>Beach</strong><br />
(310) 379-0543<br />
Lexologyautocare.com<br />
Del Amo MotorSports<br />
Del Amo motorsports started out as a modest 6,000 square foot showroom and mechanic<br />
station on Aviation Boulevard in Redondo <strong>Beach</strong> three decades ago. Today, it is the largest<br />
motorcycle dealership on the West Coast, with a 45,000 foot showroom in Redondo <strong>Beach</strong>,<br />
a showroom in Orange County, and a showroom in Long <strong>Beach</strong>. Del Amo carries a wide<br />
variety and the top brands of motorcycles, dirt bikes, scooters, UTVs, side by sides, ATVs<br />
and personal watercraft. And the increasingly popular three-wheel bikes like the Can-Am<br />
Spyder. There showrooms’ enormous inventories dazzle even the most experienced motorcyclists.<br />
Del Amo Motorsports<br />
2500 Marine Ave.<br />
Redondo <strong>Beach</strong><br />
(310) 220-2223<br />
Delamomotorsports.com<br />
Used Car Dealer<br />
Tire store<br />
>> Runner-up: South Bay Customs<br />
115 Penn St.<br />
El Segundo<br />
(310) 982-1300<br />
Southbaycustoms.net<br />
Jama Auto House<br />
The frequency with which one sees license plate holders in the <strong>Beach</strong> Cities that read<br />
Jama Auto House is evidence of its popularity. Former Porsche racing driver Lars Jacobson<br />
has been matching his customers with cars that suit their driving and finances over three<br />
decades ago. He specializes in high end cars, but insists they are less expensive to own than<br />
new mid priced cars because his full service garage makes certain no car leaves his lot without<br />
being in factory condition. In addition, Club Jama members are entitled to service at<br />
$85 an hour, a fraction of the rate charged by new car dealers and qualified service garages.<br />
Jama Auto House<br />
700 Pacific Coast Hwy.<br />
Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />
(310) 318-1639<br />
Jamaauto.com<br />
>> Runner-up: CarMax<br />
18020 Hawthorne Blvd.<br />
Torrance<br />
(310) 896-3810<br />
carmax.com<br />
American Tire Depot<br />
“Customer service combined with price” sets the shop apart, said manager Ro Verme,<br />
who has guided American Tire Depot to ‘Best of the Bay’ top honors four of the five years<br />
he’s been at the helm. “We have a lot of return customers. We do a lot of work for the Hermosa<br />
<strong>Beach</strong> Police Department,” he said. “We keep it local.” In addition to selling tires and<br />
wheels, American Tire Depot offers brake, oil and strut service, and battery installation.<br />
Customers buying tires receive free lifetime rotation, free brake inspection and free flat tire<br />
repair if needed. Customer testimonials praise the shop for quick, efficient service and “always<br />
fair prices.”<br />
American Tire Depot<br />
1414 Pacific Coast Hwy.<br />
Hermosa <strong>Beach</strong><br />
>> Runner-up: Globe Tire & Automotive<br />
(310) 798-7929<br />
500 N. Sepulveda Blvd.<br />
For more locations visit: americantiredepot.com<br />
Manhattan <strong>Beach</strong><br />
(310) 376-8866<br />
Globetireandautomotive.net<br />
32 Easy Reader / <strong>Beach</strong> magazine • <strong>March</strong> 8, <strong>2018</strong>
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