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We’re Excited to Announce our Name Change


We’re Excited to Announce our Name Change

We’re delighted to announce that our shop’s name changed in March 2022. Our new name, Temecula Auto Repair & Transmission, more accurately reflects our core offerings and this name change will allow us to present ourselves as truly the most innovative and trusted automotive repair shop in the greater Temecula Valley area.

Our ownership, management, and team members have not changed at all and will not change. Our commitment to our customers and partners remains our highest priority. So, you will continue to receive the same high levels of customer service and meticulous auto-repair workmanship that you’ve come to expect from us – without any interruptions.

By rebranding ourselves as Temecula Auto Repair & Transmission, we believe that we are better positioned to provide our customers a wider range of automotive repair, service, and maintenance. We have always been much more than just tires, providing bumper to bumper vehicle repair and service. And our new name will better reflect this fact.

Further, as part of this exciting company rebranding effort, we will adopt all new logos that better express what we do best – General and All-Inclusive Automotive Repair.

Please see our Frequently Asked Questions below for more details about this exciting evolution.

  • Did you guys change ownership? No, we are still under the same ownership as we’ve been for several years and the staff you’ve come to trust, and love, is still with us. This is only a name change to better reflect our core offerings.
  • I usually buy my tires from you. Do you still sell and install tires? Yes, we still offer a large selection of tires – including installation.
  • What about Smog Check, do you still do Smog Checks? Yes, we do all smog checks. We are a California Star Certified Smog Check Station.
  • Which Automotive Services do you offer? We provide bumper-to-bumper maintenance and repair on all makes and models of passenger cars, and light & medium duty trucks. While we sell & install tires, for years now we’ve done more transmission and engine repairs than tires. That’s why our new name, Temecula Auto Repair & Transmission, is more fitting.

Last Modified March 15, 2025

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Ramsey Makhlouf
Ramsey Makhlouf has been around cars for as long as he can remember - starting at around ten years old, turning wrenches and screwdrivers alongside his father on the family cars. That early hands-on experience sparked a lifelong passion that has shaped his entire career. At sixteen, with a new California Driver’s License in his pocket, Ramsey saved up enough money to buy a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle that didn't start. It was a bargain. He had it started and running in short order. His first after-school job was at a local Volkswagen specialty parts store. With the money he earned there, he bought the necessary parts and fully restored that ’63 Beetle. Ramsey's love for Volkswagens led him into the Parts Department at a Volkswagen dealership while he was still in high school. After graduating, he continued with the dealership full time now, expanding his experience as a Service Advisor, a Car Salesman, and eventually moving into management positions at that dealership and others within the same auto group. Ramsey eventually left the dealership world to carve his own path - owning and operating independent auto repair shops, since 2014, where he could bring his knowledge, automotive and customer-service skills, and passion directly to the community. Throughout his life, Ramsey has personally restored several classic Volkswagens and a 1963 Corvette. His current personal restoration project is another American classic: a 1968 Big Block Corvette. His lifelong dedication to the automotive world continues to drive him as strongly today as it did when he first picked up those tools with his father.