Veteran-owned. Two miles from the gate. SP Automotive is run by Lake Williams, a U.S. Coast Guard veteran. You get a straight answer, a written estimate before any work, and photos of what we find.
Military life creates predictable car needs. We package the common ones as simple, fixed-price services so there’s nothing to haggle over.
Before a cross-country drive: tires, brakes, cooling, belts, battery, fluids and a scan for stored codes. You get a written report you can take with you — or show a buyer if you’re selling before the move.
Before you leave: storage prep and a battery maintainer plan. Before you’re back: we check it over so it starts the day you land. If your spouse is handling the car, we text photos and the estimate — nothing happens until someone approves it.
Buying a used car? Bring it by before you sign. We’ll tell you what it needs and what that will cost — an honest second set of eyes on what is often a junior member’s first big purchase.
A standing discount on labor for active duty, reserve, veterans, retirees and military families — every time, with no haggling. Just show your military ID or DD-214 at the counter.
Call or text (858) 406-3375 for current fixed prices and your military discount.
Call or text (858) 406-3375 and tell us what’s going on. We’ll give you a time.
Before work is fine — we open at 8. Saturdays 8 to noon. We’re just off Miramar Road on Formula Place.
What it needs and what it costs, with photos. Nothing happens until you approve it.
Same day for most maintenance. Your invoice is ready when you walk in.
Do your own work at the Auto Skills Center? Good for you. When it’s a job that needs a lift for days, or a scan tool you don’t have, call us — we’ll tell you if it’s DIY-able.
I'm Lake, a US Coast Guard veteran. I own SP Automotive, two miles from MCAS Miramar on Formula Place.
Military families are far from home and the mechanic they used to trust. A lot of the folks whose cars I work on are PCSing or deploying, so I do fixed-price inspections for exactly that. If you or anyone you know needs a straight answer on a car, I’m the guy who looks at it and the guy who texts you.
Know someone PCSing, deploying or buying a used car? Send them our way; word of mouth is how this shop grows.
Active duty, reserve and Guard members, veterans, retirees and military families. Show a military ID or DD-214 at the counter and the discount on labor applies every visit.
Yes — let’s look at it this week. The PCS Road-Ready Inspection is a fixed price and you leave with a written report. During summer PCS season, book about two weeks ahead of your move date.
We text photos and the estimate to whoever is handling the car, explain it plainly, and nothing happens until someone approves it.
About two miles. We’re at 7675 Formula Place, Suite D, just off Miramar Road in the Miramar business park. We open at 8 AM on weekdays, so you can drop off on the way in.
Send this and it goes straight to Lake. We’ll text or call you back to confirm a time.
SP Automotive is a private business and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard or Department of Defense.
