Desert Star Auto/European Auto Repair

Joe is the BEST! I feel so Lucky to have his honesty & knowledge of my Mercedes. You won’t regret taking your vehicle to have him work on it!!!!

Brought my car in for a leaking radiator and had a great experience with Joe. He was upfront, honest, and didn’t try to upsell or scare me into extra work. Trustworthy, fair, and solid work. I’ll definitely be back.

I brought my 2020 BMW 440I hard top convertible to desert star auto today (8/4/25) for its 20,000 mile checkup. The BMW app notified me that should do so. I bought this car 8 months ago and have no record of previous maintenance. Therefore, when I had replaced the original battery, I also had an oil change. When I brought the car into Desert Star Auto today, I explained all this to Joe. I asked him to do what was ever necessary for the 20,000 mile maintenance checkup. He totally went over my car and even gave it a test drive, checked the filters, etc., and told me my car was in perfect shape and did not charge me anything. He reset all codes, checked out everything on the car including the filters, telling me that they were in great shape and didn't need to be replaced at this time. And I

Joe is a nice guy but I didn't get to far with him for a diagnosis and repair of a control arm bushing on my Audi Q5 ( the bushing was leaking fluid). During our initial conversation Joe said he was 2-3 weeks out for an appointment and I said that's fine I'm in no rush. I asked if I could purchase the part and have him replace it but he said he doesn't do that. Ok..no problem. Next day Joe called me and said that the control arm bushing does not have fluid in it but he would do some more research and get back to me. ??? He was wrong about that. He also suggested I bring in the car for a $160 oil change so he could diagnose it properly while on the lift. I told him that I get oil changes for less at the dealership and my local independent German garage. He then directed me to anoth

My check engine light came on in my Maserati and the code reader at AutoZone said my O2 sensor was bad. Not many places have the capability to work on high end cars but someone recommended I tried this place before going to the dealer so I took it here to see if they could fix it. The owner (Joe) said he has a comprehensive computer diagnostic tool that most shops don't have so I felt comfortable knowing he could properly troubleshoot and fix it. He called me a few hours after I dropped it off and said my O2 sensor was good but the connection was loose causing the code. He said, it didn't need to be replace because he secured the connector and my car was ready to be picked up. I was pretty relieved to find out it was something so simple and even happier the he saved me a couple hundred do