BMW repair center in Irvine, CA, and serving motorists in Orange County, CA. We provide dealer quality service without the dealer price tag!

While many know us worldwide for our race car builds and race engines, we're also well known locally for our meticulous maintenance of daily drivers. We've worked hard to become one of the top BMW service and repair centers in Orange County. In order to support both our racing efforts and maintain our customers vehicles we utilize a small group of people who are each experts in their field to help us accomplish both without sacrificing either. We have grown quickly in Irvine, California by meeting the high demands of our customers at a price that is reasonable. Racing always breads an economic mindset that we take with us when we do maintenance on our customers cars, the amount of money our expertise can save our customers is what keeps them coming back. We are for those who expect more from the people working on their vehicles, we are detail oriented and uncompromising.

While many BMW repair and service shops in Orange County pay their employees on a flat rate basis, our employees are well paid on salary. That means that when we work on your car we have no reason to rush through the job to make extra money. Our BMW technicians are thoroughly trained to do quality work and to spend the extra time that is necessary to ensure your car is fixed right the first time.

Irvine, Orange County, CA BMW Repair and Service

BMW is our specialty. Because of our race experience we've become well known for our expertise in the the BMW "M" models. We're not a typical brake and oil change shop, we take on jobs that even the dealerships do not have the expertise to handle. We do complete engine rebuilds on the most complicated powerplants BMW has ever made and that expertise allows us to competently and quickly troubleshoot your vehicle. We utilize the same diagnostic scanner and programming software that is utilized at the dealer. While many other shops use less expensive software we feel that having full dealership capability is a must to fully service the brand.

3 Reviews

Joshua Yolles5 years ago

Do not take your BMW here guys, they broke my shifter in my 04' 330i, refused to fix it, lied and claimed they did not do it. The owner, Andrew, was extremely rude and absolutely was siding with his mechanic in order to save face. It got to the point where the owner, Andrew, was calling me a liar. Take your beamer elsewhere, trust me.

2004 BMW 330i

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samuel h yu7 years ago

It's always interesting to see the positive reviews and I used to have a positive review of this place (when things go well) but what happens if they botch up your repair? I found out that they do not stand behind their work and whatever you do, do not bring your Porsche here!!! They do not have the competency or experience or diagnose or repair Porsches.

After I got my porsche back, I expressed my clutch was too stiff, they said it's normal. I brought it back recently for same reason and the guy took it for a 30 minute test drive and later told me that he took my car to his buddy's place to compare with a similar car. Seriously, all you have to do is press the clutch and hear the squeaking noises (probably pressure plates/throwout bearings) to notice this is not normal.

I used to have a positive review of this place( that I recently took down) until they botch up my clutch repair and won't admit that there was something wrong with either the parts or work and stand behind their work. They claimed that the clutch feel is subjective and this is normal. How is it normal when the clutch is soo stiff that my wife can't even drive the car anymore. Btw, this is an OEM clutch part.

I have taken my car to two separate Porsche specialist shops for unrelated work and both shops asked me "dude what's wrong with my clutch and to bring it back". I even offered to connect them with the Porsche shops that diagnosed my car. Recently, I tried lots other clutches (same generation as mine) and also took it to a porsche event and had other porsche owners try my clutch and they concluded the same that this was not normal.

Initially, they only offered 50% on labor and that I pay the replacement parts. After I declined their initial offer and told them that I will be getting my car fixed elsewhere, they extended their initial offer and would only charge me 50% labor if they find something defective (probably to cover themselves)

Here is their email to me: _______________________________________________

"Our offer includes complete investigation of potential part defects that could lead to a successful parts warranty. If there were any defects found that could be warrantied the 50% labor charge would be waived and we would do the work at no cost to you. If you do choose to have someone else re-do our work we cannot reimburse you for their labor time if they do find a defect that would have been warrantied had you opted to take us up on our offer. I think the chances are slim that there will be a defect that can be warrantied but still, our offer was of course to stand behind our parts and labor if there was any issue with it. The 50% labor charge would only apply if we were unable to find any problem with the parts installed or the work done. We would be willing to have the removed parts inspected by an independent third party to make the assessment of whether they were defective or not." ________________________________________________

In the end, I don't trust these guys as a reputable business and especially with Porsches (which they don't have experience with and could mess up othe parts) and declined their offer and will get my car fixed by a shop that specializes in Porsches that stands behind their work (approx. $2K i'm out but well worth it for peace of mind to get my car fixed right with a REAL warranty!!!)

I don't usually write reviews and especially hate writing bad reviews but I hope this review saves others some money and aggravation and to avoid the bad experience I had with these guys.

2003 Porsche 996

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Brent Fraker13 years ago

I took my E46 M3 to the guys at Lang Racing a couple of weeks ago because it was developing some rod knock. I'm so glad I took it to them because they knew right away it was on its way to a spun bearing and immediately started to drain the oil and then pull the pan to inspect the bearings. Sure enough one of the bearings had just started to spin.

They gave me the option to either replace the rod bearings or to pull the whole motor and exchange it with one of the inspected S54 engines they keep in stock. They specialize in these cars so they were able to make it surprisingly affordable to replace my engine with a refreshed one and give me a credit for my S54.

I couldn't believe it but it only took a weekend for them to swap the engines and I was all back on the road. The SMG worked better than it ever had before when they reprogrammed my car and re-taught the SMG with their dealership level diagnostic computer.

I'll never take my car anywhere else.

2006 BMW M3

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Joshua Yolles5 years ago
Do not take your BMW here guys, they broke my shifter in my 04' 330i, refused to fix it, lied and claimed they did not do it. The owner, Andrew, was extremely rude and absolutely was siding with his mechanic in order to save face. It got to the point where the owner, Andrew, was calling me a liar. Take your beamer elsewhere, trust me.
2004 BMW 330i
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samuel h yu7 years ago
It's always interesting to see the positive reviews and I used to have a positive review of this place (when things go well) but what happens if they botch up your repair? I found out that they do not stand behind their work and whatever you do, do not bring your Porsche here!!! They do not have the competency or experience or diagnose or repair Porsches.
After I got my porsche back, I expressed my clutch was too stiff, they said it's normal. I brought it back recently for same reason and the guy took it for a 30 minute test drive and later told me that he took my car to his buddy's place to compare with a similar car. Seriously, all you have to do is press the clutch and hear the squeaking noises (probably pressure plates/throwout bearings) to notice this is not normal.

I used to have a positive review of this place( that I recently took down) until they botch up my clutch repair and won't admit that there was something wrong with either the parts or work and stand behind their work. They claimed that the clutch feel is subjective and this is normal. How is it normal when the clutch is soo stiff that my wife can't even drive the car anymore. Btw, this is an OEM clutch part.
I have taken my car to two separate Porsche specialist shops for unrelated work and both shops asked me "dude what's wrong with my clutch and to bring it back". I even offered to connect them with the Porsche shops that diagnosed my car. Recently, I tried lots other clutches (same generation as mine) and also took it to a porsche event and had other porsche owners try my clutch and they concluded the same that this was not normal.
Initially, they only offered 50% on labor and that I pay the replacement parts. After I declined their initial offer and told them that I will be getting my car fixed elsewhere, they extended their initial offer and would only charge me 50% labor if they find something defective (probably to cover themselves)
Here is their email to me: _______________________________________________
"Our offer includes complete investigation of potential part defects that could lead to a successful parts warranty. If there were any defects found that could be warrantied the 50% labor charge would be waived and we would do the work at no cost to you. If you do choose to have someone else re-do our work we cannot reimburse you for their labor time if they do find a defect that would have been warrantied had you opted to take us up on our offer. I think the chances are slim that there will be a defect that can be warrantied but still, our offer was of course to stand behind our parts and labor if there was any issue with it. The 50% labor charge would only apply if we were unable to find any problem with the parts installed or the work done. We would be willing to have the removed parts inspected by an independent third party to make the assessment of whether they were defective or not." ________________________________________________
In the end, I don't trust these guys as a reputable business and especially with Porsches (which they don't have experience with and could mess up othe parts) and declined their offer and will get my car fixed by a shop that specializes in Porsches that stands behind their work (approx. $2K i'm out but well worth it for peace of mind to get my car fixed right with a REAL warranty!!!)
I don't usually write reviews and especially hate writing bad reviews but I hope this review saves others some money and aggravation and to avoid the bad experience I had with these guys.
2003 Porsche 996
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Brent Fraker13 years ago
I took my E46 M3 to the guys at Lang Racing a couple of weeks ago because it was developing some rod knock. I'm so glad I took it to them because they knew right away it was on its way to a spun bearing and immediately started to drain the oil and then pull the pan to inspect the bearings. Sure enough one of the bearings had just started to spin.
They gave me the option to either replace the rod bearings or to pull the whole motor and exchange it with one of the inspected S54 engines they keep in stock. They specialize in these cars so they were able to make it surprisingly affordable to replace my engine with a refreshed one and give me a credit for my S54.
I couldn't believe it but it only took a weekend for them to swap the engines and I was all back on the road. The SMG worked better than it ever had before when they reprogrammed my car and re-taught the SMG with their dealership level diagnostic computer.
I'll never take my car anywhere else.
2006 BMW M3
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