Twelve things we take on at your home or your workplace, and a short, honest list of the jobs that genuinely belong in a shop.
A real diagnosis in Milwaukee runs $150 to $225, takes about an hour wherever your car is parked, and the fee comes straight off the bill if you have…
Read moreA battery loses roughly a third of its cranking power at 0°F while a cold engine needs more of it than at any other time of year - which is why half…
Read moreWe come to the car rather than the car coming to us, which on a no-start is the entire point - most are fixed where they sit, and the ones that are…
Read morePads and rotors on one axle take about an hour in your driveway - and in a city that salts its roads all winter, the brake lines deserve as much…
Read moreAn undercarriage inspection is the single most useful thing you can buy for a car that has spent five winters in Milwaukee, and almost nobody sells…
Read moreMilwaukee's freeze-thaw cycle rebuilds the pavement every spring, and March through May is when suspension work doubles - struts, bent wheels,…
Read moreAbout thirty minutes at your curb or office lot, done by hand, old oil taken away with us - and a proper look over the rest of the car while somebody…
Read moreIn Milwaukee the cooling system has two jobs and the second one keeps you safe - it stops the engine overheating in August and it keeps your…
Read moreA misfire that has been ignored for a month is the fastest way to destroy a catalytic converter, which turns a $200 job into a four-figure one - and…
Read moreEngine work splits cleanly in two: sensors, gaskets and leaks happen where your car sits, while timing chains and internals need a lift and a roof -…
Read morePlenty of transmission complaints are not the transmission - a solenoid, a sensor, a mount or fluid that has never been changed - and finding that…
Read more$165 to find out what you are actually buying, at the seller's curb, before the money moves - and in this city the undercarriage matters more than…
Read moreTransmission rebuilds in the field. Engine replacement in a driveway. Bodywork and paint. Tire mounting and balancing. Wheel alignment. Those need a lift, a rack or a controlled space, and a van cannot honestly provide one.
We tell you that on the phone rather than after we have taken a deposit. Where a job needs to move indoors we will say so, quote it properly, and the diagnostic time still comes off the repair.
$150 flat call-out, diagnostic included, 7 days a week, 7am - 7pm. If you decline the repair that is the whole bill.