Radrods of Norcal

I WOULD BET 1K THAT THE REASON HONESTREVIEWER3 DON'T GET IT IS BECAUSE ITS THE OWNER HIMSELF AT RAD RODS OF NOR CAL, "SUEDE" Beradino.

Untrustworthy and unprofessional in so many ways.

Mr. Suede Beradino is a very smooth talker alright He will tell you what you want to hear in the beginning but from my experience with him it seemed his actions were rehearsed in some ways, almost like he has done this more then once. Don't go for this one please! He told me he gets the car for one week just to see if all is running good. His contract should be read very closely too. Caution: Read before signing! DO NOT initial contract without carefully reading and understanding it.

Let me fill you in on this shop and how this guy works. My auntie who is 100% handicap bought a car from this man at a great price on Craig s List. First of all Suede called her everyday until she gave in on this car. My auntie needed this car to go back & forth to the hospital for her medical appointments. She paid him first for the vehicle then Suede told her the car need brakes & new hoses. When my auntie paid him for labor & the parts he said he needed the car for one week to ride so he could make sure everything was okay. After a week suede all of a sudden put in 80 hours of work in without her permission. He actually wanted six thousand dollars more. Seven months later she still does not have her car. They have reason to believe that he has been using this car for his own enjoyment. The California Department of Motor Vehicles: Bureau of Investigation (DMV) is involved now and an investigation by the Department of Consumer Affairs/Bureau of Automotive Repair our now involved. The Bar as well.

What kind of person cheat an elderly single handicap women.? This Suede Beradino, Rad Rods Of Nor-cal should go to prison for his actions & by no means should be running any business. The truth always prevails in the long run.

I too was until recently, a student at Rad Rods, at first it seemed like a good deal, I was learning quite a bit and the promises seemed to good to be true. After a few months I found out that it was to good to be true, Suede would get belligerent and verbally abusive to the younger students when he was rushed for time ( which was frequently). I had also noticed from the beginning that he would occasionally leave us on own with fairly complicated projects with out checking if the job was done correctly.

The second day I was there I replaced an axle and without Suede watching me to make sure it was properly secured, I actually told him I wasn't sure about it, he just said "it's probably fine she's a b*tch anyway".

The turning point for me was when I was working under a large truck that I found out later wasn't jacked up properly. A couple of days later I was helping him install a transmission on a Corvette that was on one of the lifts. We were attempting to install a transmission in a Corvette. He started to get frustrated and started shaking the transmission jack as he yelled and cursed at me to do what I was already doing, all while this large, partially installed transmission dangled precariously over our heads.

I was done at that point, it was the second potentially life threatening situation I had had there that week, not to mention the verbal abuse wasn't something I was willing to tolerate. Maybe he's used to pushing around high schoolers, but at 25 I've had enough work experience to know that this unacceptable behavior.

If you do decide to take your business to Rad Rods be warned, don't get yourself into a situation were Suede owe's you any sizable amount of money, he will do what ever he can to weasel out of paying you. Your dealing with a character who apparently owes half of Santa Rosa a considerable amount of money.

In the end, he may spin you a good story, but his reviews speak for themselves, there's a reason Rad Rods is the "lowest legal" shop in Sanoma County

being one of his students suede had taught me important lessons not only in the automotive field but also for preparation of life how to talk and approach people and many other thing the work that we put into this shop is from our hearts and the joy of working on cars our work is something to be proud of again this a student saying this so think about it

The owner Suede is a slimy UNCERTIFIED mechanic who uses his "vocational training program" as a source of free and UNSUPERVISED labor. Don't do business with this A-hole and don't let your teens become his "students", it is a very UNSAFE and UNETHICAL operation.

Dont trust this guy. He has now changed his name from Suede Beradino to Suede Barganski!! He gave us our car back and the front left wheel assembly fell off when we drove home

Now I wouldn't say this if it wasn't true but this guy named suede this so called owner of this shop is not to be trusted. He puts on old parts or may tell you he has done is certain thing to your car but in all reality he didn't. He has been reported twice to the auto Bureau of Investigation. He's a really smooth talker don't be fooled . He also does his own reviews.

I don't get what those other two reviews are talking about; Rad Rods and Suede perform amazing work and have always been trustworthy, honest and nice! They have been able to fix long standing issues with my two classic cars that 5 other shops could not solve. Their refreshing attention to detail and motivation to get the job done properly will keep me coming back. I have referred friends, and they have been happy as well!

Drove up to Santa Rosa, guy advertising he has a 72 Blazer for sale..when I get there he comes out(after 10min) staring us down like we did something wrong..then he gets mad when we ask him to start it up & walks away cursing..what kind of buissness is th

Be careful with this guy Suede... goes around town bouncing checks and sings a good song... can't be trusted Just makes promises that he can’t keep