I know Max as a honest man for many years now, and of course when I need any help with my PRIUS,  I would not go to anyone else for advise or repair but him.

I dont often leave Yelp reviews unless service is either horrible or exceptional.

This is by far the most pleasant repair experience I have had since owning my Nissan Altima Hybrid. Everywhere I have gone for servicing my car, the technicians have lied through their teeth trying to convince me there are complicated problems with fuses that don’t exist and things of the like. I’m not a complete retard since I do all the service on my vehicle that doesn’t require special equipment.

When I came to this place there was a younger man working on a Prius and he said the person who would be working on my car would be in shortly (I showed up a little early). In about 10 Mins he arrived and was able to start right away on my car. He was incredibly knowledgeable and had real responses to all my questions, no lies. I have done extensive research on my car and it’s hybrid system and after seeing some corrosion and testing the battery cells was able to give me a diagnosis. He said there was liquid spilled on the metal casing of the battery and caused the resistance of the metal of the casing to increase (the computer could sense this through the ground). He pointed out that possibly it was a faulty relay I had.

Long story short he showed me all that he was doing and I was able to learn a considerable amount from him. He was honest and didn’t try to hide anything. He was quick and very reasonable with the price. I highly recommend this place for hybrid repairs and will be taking mine here for all the things I can’t fix in my garage.

I have a 2002 Prius.  The warning lights came on, so I took it to the Toyota dealership and found out it needed the hybrid battery replaced.  It also needed front brakes.  The dealer estimated $3500.  Yikes!  I called an independent Toyota shop where they told me they don’t know if there is an aftermarket replacement battery, and referred me back to Toyota.  Then I found salvage and used reconditioned batteries on line.  $1200 for the part only. On you tube there are gearheads who disassemble the batteries and change out the weak cells at $40 per cell.  Hmmm I thought, this is what I would do if I were a mechanic.  (Mechanics would never bring a post-warranty car to the dealership, would they?  But free biscotti and coffee at Toyota )
I found Maxat Hybrid Repair on Yelp and CL. Yay!  Thanks to Max Popov, I am driving my Prius again.  It did not even need a new battery at all!!  The wiring harness on the battery was weakened.  He had to remove the battery and replace this harness.  He did the brakes, too.  He found a problem with my anti sway bars and replaced those, too. I got to see the old parts.  All this work, parts and labor was less than $800.  That is a fair deal.  I would bring my Prius back to this garage.  The shop is no-frills…one bay in an industrial complex, but with all the money you save, you can buy your own coffee and biscotti!

Gets what needs to be done. Organized and careful. Quality parts and installation. Quick oil change service. These guys have it all down, fast and hardworking. Im glad I chose this location to service my car.

Maxim is the best!  He took care of the battery issue on my 02 Prius, while the TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN Davis told me that the whole battery had to be replaced!  He saved me lots of money.  Most of all, he did not attempt to sell me more than what was needed!  I have another 07 Prius, that definitely will be under his care as well.  I referred him to my whole family (my Dad also has a Prius).  If you have a Prius, I would suggest you to at least give Maxim a call first, before going to the Toyota dealership, unless if you are willing to pay the excessive charge.

Went to Maxat Hybrid Repair Service because  my check engine light was on. I have a 2005 .

This shop had all the right equipment to check my car out. They have the dealership equivalent COMPUTER system to identify the problem. Several codes came up on my car. Max went over each code with me and explained  them in detail. He told me my options for each of the codes, and what I could do, what was urgent and what could wait a little bit. My car was showing it needed big repairs, and I was not going to be able to pay for them all at once. His estimate was reasonable and he was very honest and up front.

Once I left there, I did a bunch of research and found out that my car was still under one special warranty that Toyota has. I was able to get the car taken care of at the dealership under this warranty, so I didn`t need to return to Maxat for the repairs.

In the future if I did need repairs or my car were to have a problem that was not under this warranty, I would certainly bring my car back there.