Lavon Dwyer Jr.
Manager
1. What’s your favorite Encinitas restaurant: Fidel’s
2. What is something that you think everyone should know about their vehicle (but often forget): Checking Your Oil Levels
3. What was your first car: 1971 Ford Mustang
4. When you’re not fixing cars, what do you do for fun: Time with my family and coaching youth sports.
Chad Mothe
Parts Manager
Chad has been in the automotive industry for 36 years and has worked here for 29 of those years. Chad is a ASE Parts Specialist!
1. What’s your favorite Encinitas restaurant: Borrelli’s
2. What is something that you think everyone should know about their vehicle (but often forget): Keep oil in it!
3. What was your first car: 1964 MGB
4. When you’re not fixing cars, what do you do for fun: Golf, Poker, Softball, Bowling and Surfing
Carlos Aispuro
Service Advisor
Carlos has been in the Automotive business for about 30 years and had wrote service here for about 14 years.
1. What’s your favorite Encinitas restaurant: Filibertos
2. What is something that you think everyone should know about their vehicle (but often forget): Keep up with regulator services!
3. What was your first car: Toyota Startet
4. When you’re not fixing cars, what do you do for fun: Be with my family!
Dori Donnelly
Service Advisor
Dori Donnelly was born and raised in Encinitas and grew up in the Automotive industry.
1. What’s your favorite Encinitas restaurant: La Especial Norte
2. What is something that you think everyone should know about their vehicle (but often forget): Basic maintenance can prevent big ticket repairs.
3. What was your first car: Honda Civic
4. When you’re not fixing cars, what do you do for fun: Beach, Reading, Hiking – love the outdoors!
Jonathon Brinkman
Service Advisor
Jonathon was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. He has been in the automotive industry for about 15 years and also has his FCC Broadcasters License.
1. What’s your favorite Encinitas restaurant: City Taco
2. What is something that you think everyone should know about their vehicle (but often forget): Is my vehicle equipped with a timing belt or chain?
3. What was your first car: Datsun 280ZX
4. When you’re not fixing cars, what do you do for fun: Play Euchre
Ana Perez
Detailer
Ana was born in Mexico and raised in the U.S. She has been in the Automotive industry for 30 years and specializes in making cars shine!
1. What’s your favorite Encinitas restaurant: No Favorite, just where the special is!
2. What is something that you think everyone should know about their vehicle (but often forget): To wash it more often.
3. What was your first car: 1970 Something Fred Flinston baja bug, With chassis rusted out!
4. When you’re not fixing cars, what do you do for fun: MTB Bike or Hike
Tino Diaz-Velasco
Shuttle Driver
Tino was born and raised in Oaxaca Mexico. Tino has been in the automotive industry for about 8 years. He specializes in safe transportation of our customers and doubles as our shop maintenance man!
1. What’s your favorite Encinitas restaurant: Juanitas Taco shop
2. What is something that you think everyone should know about their vehicle (but often forget): That it usually needs more than you think!
3. What was your first car: 1985 Nissan Truck
4. When you’re not fixing cars, what do you do for fun: I relax!
John Sanchez
ASE Master Technician
John was Born and raised in Encinitas, California. John has been in the Automotive industry for over 20 years and is an ASE Master technician.
1. What’s your favorite Encinitas restaurant: Buona Forchetta
2. What is something that you think everyone should know about their vehicle (but often forget): Rotate your tires
3. What was your first car: 1972 Ford Maverick
4. When you’re not fixing cars, what do you do for fun: Fish
Ray Terpkosh
ASE Master Technician
Ray was born and raised in Iowa. Has been working on cars professionally for 31 years. He is an ASE Master Technician and has a Smog Test & Repair License.
1. What’s your Favorite restaurant in Encinitas: Angelo’s Burgers
2. What is something that you think everyone should know about their vehicle (but often forget): Tire pressures, Boosting fuel economy,better handling,Longer life & of course being safe
3. What was your first car: 1966 Mustang
4. When you’re not fixing cars, what do you do for fun: Trail running!
Cody Martinez
Technician
1. What’s your Favorite restaurant in Encinitas: East Coast Pizza
2. What is something that you think everyone should know about their vehicle (but often forget): How to check their oil level and tire pressures.
3. What was your first car: 1997 Toyota Tacoma
4. When you’re not fixing cars, what do you do for fun: Snowboarding and dirtbike riding
Edgar Padron
Technician
He was born and raised in San Diego, He graduated from UTI in 2008 and has spent the last 10 years working mainly on Land Rovers.
1. What’s your favorite Encinitas restaurant: Casa De Bandini & Encinitas Ale House
2. What is something that you think everyone should know about their vehicle (but often forget): Transmission services.
3. What was your first car: 1992 Acura Integra
4. When you’re not fixing cars, what do you do for fun: Riding out in the desert, Camping, Going to the beach
Osbaldo Martinez
Technician
1. What’s your type of food: Korean BBQ
2. What is something that you think everyone should know about their vehicle (but often forget): Weekly tire pressure checks.
3. What was your first car: 2004 Audi A4
4. When you’re not fixing cars, what do you do for fun: Video Games
