You shouldn’t have to ask what it costs. So we posted every price. Search it right here.
Twenty-six jobs, parts and labor, the same number for everyone who walks in. Not on the list? You get a written estimate before we touch the car.
Free written estimate · Your old parts back · 24 months / 24,000 miles on our work
The whole price list. Not “call for pricing.”
Parts and labor, for the most common car we see. Search it in your own words — the list knows that a grinding noise means brakes.
- Fluids & maintenance Oil and filter change — conventional Up to 5 quarts, new filter, fluids topped, tire pressures set, and a free lift inspection while it is up there. Flat$59
- Fluids & maintenance Oil and filter change — full synthetic Up to 6 quarts. Most cars built after about 2012 require this; we will tell you which yours takes. Flat$89
- Brakes Front brake pads and rotors The squeal is the wear indicator. The grind is metal on metal, and it turns a pad job into a rotor job. Flat$389
- Brakes Rear brake pads and rotors Priced per axle. Rears usually outlast fronts by roughly double, so you rarely need all four at once. Flat$359
- Brakes Brake fluid flush A soft or sinking pedal is often moisture in the fluid, not a mechanical fault. Due about every three years. Flat$129
- Engine & diagnostics Check engine light diagnosis One hour of actual diagnosis, not a free code read. Credited in full against the repair if you have us do the work. Flat$109
- Engine & diagnostics Spark plugs — 4 cylinder A rough idle or a stumble under load is plugs more often than anything else. Six and eight cylinder priced on inspection. Flat$189
- Engine & diagnostics Ignition coil replacement A flashing check engine light means a misfire that can damage the converter. Stop driving it and call. From$239
- Starting & charging Battery test and replacement The test is free and takes ten minutes. A slow crank on a cold Dearborn morning is usually this and nothing more. From$209
- Starting & charging Alternator replacement A battery light that comes on while driving is charging, not the battery. Replacing the battery will not fix it. From$549
- Starting & charging Starter replacement One loud click and no crank, with good battery voltage, points here rather than at the battery. From$479
- Starting & charging Serpentine belt A chirp on a cold start that fades as it warms up. Cheap now; it takes the water pump and alternator with it when it goes. Flat$189
- Cooling Coolant flush Old coolant turns acidic and eats the radiator and heater core from the inside. Due about every five years. Flat$149
- Cooling Thermostat replacement No heat in winter and a gauge that never reaches the middle is a thermostat stuck open. Cheap fix, common code. From$329
- Cooling Radiator replacement If it is overheating, stop driving it. An overheated aluminum head is a four-figure repair and it happens fast. From$649
- Cooling Water pump replacement On a timing-belt engine we do the belt at the same time. Doing them separately means paying the same labor twice. From$689
- Suspension & steering Front struts — pair Always replaced in pairs. Includes an alignment afterward, because strut work always changes it. From$749
- Suspension & steering Sway bar links — pair The cheapest cause of a front-end clunk over bumps, and the first thing we check before quoting struts. Flat$189
- Suspension & steering Front wheel bearing A hum that rises with road speed and changes when you steer. Often mistaken for tires. Flat$389
- Suspension & steering Control arm replacement Priced per side, alignment included. Michigan roads take these out faster than almost anywhere. From$459
- Tires & alignment Four wheel alignment A car that pulls or wears the inside edge of a tire. We print the before and after numbers and hand them to you. Flat$109
- Tires & alignment Mount and balance — four tires A shake that only shows up above 45 mph is balance. A shake when braking is usually rotors instead. Flat$99
- Heating & A/C A/C recharge with leak check Includes dye and a leak test. If it leaks back out we tell you where before you spend anything else on it. Flat$189
- Exhaust & fuel Exhaust repair — section We weld in a section wherever we can rather than selling you the whole system. From$299
- Fluids & maintenance Transmission fluid and filter Only where the manufacturer calls for it. On a high-mileage transmission that has never been serviced, we will tell you to leave it alone. From$239
- Inspection Used vehicle inspection Before you buy it. Ninety minutes on the lift and a written report of everything it needs, whoever you are buying from. Flat$89
What these prices are. Parts and labor for the most common vehicle we see for that job. Bigger engines, seized bolts, and European cars can run higher — when yours will, we tell you the number before we start, not after. “From” means the price depends on which part your car takes, and we confirm it once we have the VIN.
You have four rights at every repair shop in this state. Most people are never told.
A shop that follows the Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Act is doing the minimum. We would rather you knew what the minimum is, so you can hold anyone to it — including us.
- 1 A written estimate before the work starts Required for any job over $50 unless you waive it in writing. Ask for it. If a shop will not put a number on paper, that is your answer.
- 2 A phone call before the bill goes over it The law lets a shop exceed an estimate by a small margin without asking you. We do not use it. If the number changes at all, you hear from us first.
- 3 Your old parts back Yours to take, except for warranty and core returns and anything too big to carry. We box them without being asked, so you can see what came off the car.
- 4 A registered shop and a certified mechanic Both are public records you can look up before you hand over the keys. Our registration number is on the wall by the counter and on every invoice.
The code is not the diagnosis.
A parts store will read your code for free and then sell you the part named in it. That part is the right answer maybe half the time. Here is what the common ones actually mean.
- P0420Catalyst efficiency below threshold
Named after the catalytic converter, which is the expensive answer and often the wrong one. Upstream exhaust leaks and a lazy oxygen sensor throw the same code for a fraction of the cost.
Diagnose first — $109 - P0300Random or multiple misfire
Plugs, coils, injectors, or a vacuum leak. If the light is flashing, stop driving: raw fuel is going into the converter and that turns a $200 job into a $1,500 one.
Often plugs — $189 - P0171System too lean, bank 1
Almost always a vacuum leak or a dirty mass airflow sensor. Very rarely the fuel pump, which is what it tends to get blamed on.
Diagnose first — $109 - P0455Large evaporative leak
Check the gas cap before you spend anything. A loose or cracked cap sets this constantly, and the light clears itself after a few drive cycles once it is tight.
Often free — check the cap - P0128Coolant below regulating temperature
A thermostat stuck open. You will have noticed weak heat and a gauge that never quite gets to the middle. Cheap, and it hurts your fuel economy until it is fixed.
Thermostat — from $329 - P0442Small evaporative leak
Same family as P0455 but harder to find. It needs a smoke test to locate, which is exactly the kind of thing a free code read cannot do.
Smoke test — $109
We charge for the hour, and give it back.
Reading a code takes thirty seconds and tells you almost nothing. Finding out why the code set takes an hour with a scope, a smoke machine, and someone who has seen it before.
That hour is $109, and if you have us do the repair it comes straight off the bill. If we cannot find it, you do not pay for the hour.
Six bays, four lifts, and nobody working on commission.
Our technicians are paid by the hour, not by what they sell you. It is the single biggest reason a shop recommends work you do not need, and we took it off the table.
The free lift inspectionEvery oil change goes up and gets looked over. We photograph anything we find. 
BrakesPer axle, priced flat. 
UnderneathWhere Michigan salt does its work. 
Engine workTiming, cooling, and everything the light comes on for. 
DiagnosticsAn hour with real equipment, credited against the repair.
- RegisteredMichigan Department of State repair facility. Number posted at the counter.
- CertifiedState-certified mechanics in every category we advertise.
- 24/24 warranty24 months or 24,000 miles on parts and labor we supply.
- Loaner & shuttleTwo loaners, first come. Shuttle anywhere inside Dearborn.
Tell us what it’s doing. We’ll tell you what it costs.
Most jobs on the board can be done the same day if you are here before ten. Diagnosis usually needs the car for two to three hours.
- No charge to look at it if the fix turns out to be something we can see in five minutes.
- We will tell you not to do it. Plenty of noises are cosmetic and plenty of cars are not worth the repair. We say so.
- Nobody here works on commission, so nothing gets recommended to hit a number.
- Old parts boxed by default — you do not have to ask.
Or just call. Someone picks up.
It rings at the counter, not at an answering service.
(313) 555-0173 Mon–Fri 7:30 AM–6:00 PM · Sat 8:00 AM–2:00 PMGot it — we’ll call you back.
Someone from the counter will call within one business hour to confirm a time and give you a price range. If the car is not drivable, call (313) 555-0173 instead of waiting.
Michigan Avenue at Greenfield, behind the car wash.
14200 Michigan Ave
Dearborn, MI 48126
(313) 555-0173
- Monday7:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday7:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday7:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday7:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday7:30 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- SundayClosed