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651-458-5158

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Step into car care with our maintenance checklist

We all love summer, don’t we? It brings warmer temperatures, blooming flowers, and family BBQs. It can also bring long to-do lists from spring cleaning to planting your garden and everything in between. One must do every year should be your car’s spring maintenance...

Electric Car & 6 Reasons to start driving them

Electric cars are rising in popularity right now. From TV commercials to car dealers developing better technology, electric vehicles are starting to be the next wave of what people are driving. One added factor in their rise in popularity is sticker shock at the pump....

Potholes and Everything You Need to Know if you Hit One

It’s pothole season again – a time where Minnesota drivers do everything they can to avoid falling into one. Potholes are formed at the end of winter and beginning of spring when temperatures start to warm up followed by a freeze. The pressure of freezing water...

3 Benefits of Getting a Spring-Time Maintenance Check

As the temperatures warm up, you may have noticed a few signs that spring is making its return. All that snow is melting, the trees (if you look closely) have a few buds, and quite frankly, Minnesotans are getting outside and doing things. While there’s a lot to look...

Is Your Car Shaking When you hit the Brakes?

Pulsating brakes is a very common problem among car owners. When you hold down on your brakes, your steering wheel begins to shake back and forth while you are trying to stop. The most common cause of this issue is warped brake rotors. This is why it is important for...

How to Get your TPMS Light to Turn Off?

If you have your tire pressure light, or TPMS light flashing, then you can do a few things to turn it off. TPMS is an acronym for Tire Pressure Monitoring System. It pertains to a sensor located behind your tire gauge stem. If your tire is low on air, this sensor...

Snowplows and Being Aware of them this Winter

When driving in the cold hostile weather, the road will throw an entirely new set of challenges your way. Driving in the cold weather is unlike driving in other times of the year, as the low temperature freezes the road and snow piles up at every corner of the street....

Winter and What you Should Carry in Your Car

A winter safety kit is important. Having a winter emergency kit in your car is not just a recommendation, but a necessity. Include common items such as shovels, scrapers and flares, if it important to add winter-specific items to your emergency kit. Keep in mind that...

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Cottage Grove

651-458-5158
8799 E Point Douglas Rd S
Monday-Thursday: 8AM-6PM
Friday: 8AM-5PM

Maplewood

651-578-0885
275 Century Ave N
Monday-Friday: 8AM-6PM

“Great service and friendly staff. They fixed my car at a very reasonable cost. It was ready when they said it would be. I highly recommend this shop. -Susan B.”

“Honest guys and good price. Good prices for professional services. A rare find. -Diana T”

“They have always treated us well. Glad to have them in the neighborhood. Honest and do their best to fix it right the first time. Thanks. -Rachel P.”