Monthly Archives: September 2019

NEW CAR COST vs. OWNED OLDER CAR COST DEBATE

NEW CAR COST vs. OWNED OLDER CAR COST DEBATE

“It’s HOW much? Maybe I should just buy a new car then.” We hear that a lot when people come in to Hillside Auto Repair for an estimate. However, most of the costly repairs they are concerned with, could have been prevented! Simple things like oil changes and transmission flushes, checking for coolant leaks, checking for worn belts, all could have saved them thousands of dollars. And people often believe that newer car means cheaper because they won’t have any service needs or repairs. But that’s simply not true. Most people just don’t know how expensive car ownership is. According to Liberty Mutual, “An average American household can expect to spend about 1.5 percent of its annual income, or about $817 a year, on car repairs for its two (or more statistically accurate, 1.9) vehicles” For instance, for the first 25,000 miles, the average car owner can expect to pay $1,400 for maintenance. And then, for every block of 25,000 miles travelled after, the avera ... read more

SPECIALIZING IN IMPORT AND LUXURY VEHICLES

SPECIALIZING IN IMPORT AND LUXURY VEHICLES

Why come to Hillside Auto Repair with your import or luxury vehicle? Simple. We know them. We possess the skills and technology to not only diagnose any issues, but we also have the training and experience to service and repair them. We utlize the same equipment as the dealerships. We work with the care and precision that each vehicle was engineered with. Here’s a few examples of the work we’ve done: Mercedes CL550 – Tune Up, Control Arm Replacement Range Rover – Full Maintenance, Repair to Air Ride Suspension Lotus Esprit- Drivablity Concerns, Installed New Performance Fuel Injectors BMW X5- Full Maintenance, Fixed Oil Leak Porsche- Full Maintenance, Tune up, Emission Repair Currently we are running specials on Oil Changes for Audi, BMW, and Mercedes. Please call the shop to confirm details of the specials!