Brakes
Our specialty is in our name: Brakes--and everything to do with them. (Brake Pads, Brake Calipers, Brake Fluid... you get the idea!)
What's wrong with these brakes?
Answer: They're all bad brake calipers. The good news is, we can repair yours--at less cost and more value to you than a cheap replacement!
Our Philosophy:
- If it’s not broken, don’t fix it,
- Use high quality parts,
- Repair rather than replace if possible.
These three tenets save our customers money, time (fewer return trips to the mechanic), and provide value.
Why Repair instead of Replace? vs.
Original brake calipers are much higher quality than cheap replacements. If properly maintained, an original caliper can last the life of the car. A typical replacement caliper lasts only about as long as a set of brake pads--maybe two, if you’re lucky. Other shops don’t even think about attempting to repair the existing caliper--their business model is to throw it and replace it. And then it’s likely you’ll need to replace them again much sooner. Our methods reduce waste, protect the environment, and save you money.
General Auto-Mechanical Services
Brakes may be our specialty, but we are also skilled in many other standard auto mechanical repairs. Here is a short list of the types of repairs and replacements we are skilled at performing:
- Suspension Repair
- Drive Shaft Repair
- Clutch Repair for Manual Transmissions
- Bearing Repair
- Check Up / Inspection
- Starter Repair or Replacement
- Alternator Repair or Replacement
- Water Pump Repair or Replacement
- Engine Mechanical
- Timing Belt Repair or Replacement
- Head Gasket Repair or Replacement
- Minor Body Work
Grandpa Bill on a service call for a commercial account.
Fender Bender! -We do minor body work.
That looks better!
Head Gasket repair by Thanh: our Subaru factory-trained master mechanic.
Love your Subaru? Good news--Subaru is one of our specialties!
We also rebuild manual transmissions and differentials.
Referrals You Can Trust
We have the expertise to do most common services on cars, but problems require a specialist. We’ve been in the neighborhood so long that we have good relationships with the most reputable shops; and we’ll only send you where we would take our own family’s cars. We can connect you with shops specializing in:
- Automatic Transmissions
- Auto Body
- Tires
- Mufflers
- Exhaust
If your car’s repair is beyond our scope, we will connect you with the absolute best people to get the job done right.
When the devil gets done sitting on it, you will find it
Here are a few of our trusted affiliates:
- Transmedic Transmissions (Automatic Transmissions)
- Convention Center Auto (Body Shop)
- Darrel’s Economy Mufflers
- Lovely Tire & Wheel
Service Specials
Because cars are so varied, each one almost always needs some special repair, part, or fluid. This makes it difficult to offer blanket ‘specials’ without ultimately up-selling the customer. We hate up-selling and we do not bait and switch! Many other shops, however… well, their business depends on it. We only want to make promises we can keep, so here are some specific service specials we offer:
No current specials
Please check back here next month for a new service special! In the mean time, we promise you the best value for your money for any service anytime. Like Us on Facebook to stay up to date!
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