Brakes and suspension
Pads, rotors, calipers, struts, ball joints, wheel bearings. We measure what is on the car and show you the worn part. Grinding, pulling, clunking: most of our work.
Brakes from $189 per axle · inspection free
Open since 2014 / ASE certified
We fix what the last guy guessed at.
Brakes, front end, check engine lights, tires and the jobs nobody else wants. Diagnosed by the ASE certified tech who owns the shop.
Same day on most jobs if you call before 10am. Nobody touches the car without a number first.
Bay 1, Tuesday morning
19
years in the trade
Same day
on most jobs, call before 10am
$0
brake and suspension inspection
24k
mile warranty, 2 years, on our repairs
What we do
Straight prices, printed before we start
Starting numbers, not bait. A 2011 Focus and a 2019 Silverado take different parts. The real number comes by text first.
Check engine diagnostics
A real diagnostic, not a code reader and a shrug. We drive it, test the circuit, and tell you what failed. Do the repair here and the fee comes off.
Full diagnostic $120
Tires and alignment
Mount, balance, rotate, road force on the ones that shake at 65. Alignment set to factory numbers with before and after printouts.
Alignment from $119
Oil and scheduled maintenance
Conventional, blend or full synthetic with filter, fluids topped, tires rotated, car looked over in the air. You hear what is coming.
Oil and filter from $59
Pre purchase inspections
Before you hand a stranger four thousand dollars, give us 45 minutes. Photos, a written list with prices, and a plain answer on whether to walk.
Pre purchase inspection $95
Not on the list? Starters, belts, hoses, batteries, A/C, exhaust. Call and describe it. If we do not want it, we name someone who does.
Ask about your car
Who you are dealing with
One shop, one guy on the phone
Danny has been under cars since 2007 and has run this shop since 2014. Most days whoever answers the phone is the one under your hood.
Two lifts on the west side, a few blocks off Columbia Avenue. Domestic and Asian cars, light trucks, vans, 1996 and newer. We pass on German luxury, heavy diesel and hybrid work.
No service writer, no commission, nobody paid to sell you a flush. Just the guy who hands back your keys.
Read our three rulesThe short version
What we will not do
Printed on a card by the counter. Why people drive past three closer shops.
Rule 01
No upsells
If your brakes have 40 percent left, that is what you hear. No cabin filter stapled to every oil change. Sometimes the car is fine.
Rule 02
No work without a call
You get a number before we start. Find something once it is apart, the car sits and you get a call. Nothing gets added because it was on the lift.
Rule 03
No keeping your parts
Ask and the old pads, rotors or struts go in a box or the trunk. Some want to see the crack themselves. Not ours to keep.
From the neighborhood
What people say after they leave
Called at 9:40 with a grinding noise and Danny had it on the lift before lunch. The morning number was the number I paid.
Dana Post Addition
Check engine light had been on a year and two shops had taken my money. Danny found a chafed wire in an hour and charged the diagnostic. Straight answer, no drama.
Marcus Lakeview
Brought in a used Civic for the $95 inspection. He talked me out of the car and priced the rust two years out. Best $95 I ever spent.
Renee Pennfield
How it goes
Five steps, no mystery
Most cars are in and out the same day. Bigger jobs take as long as parts take, and you hear that up front.
Call
Year, make, model, and what it is doing. We say if it can wait and what it roughly runs.
Drop off
Keys in the drop box by the door, or hand them over. Someone is here at 7:30.
We text the estimate
Parts and labor split out, line by line, before anything is touched.
You approve by text
A reply is enough. Want to talk? Call and we pick up.
Pick up
Card, cash or check. Old parts in the trunk if asked.
Questions we get daily
The stuff people ask before they come in
Do I need an appointment?
Most days, no. Call before 10am and it likely goes on a lift that day. Bigger jobs may sit overnight to get the right parts, not the closest ones.
What does the diagnostic get me?
About an hour: road test, live data, and testing the circuit that set the code. You get a written finding and a price. Do the repair here and the $120 comes off.
What warranty do you give?
Two years or 24,000 miles on our repairs, parts and labor. If a caliper we installed leaks, bring it back. Worn pads are not a defect.
Do you work on diesels or hybrids?
Gas engines, domestic and Asian makes, light trucks and vans from 1996 up. We pass on German luxury, heavy diesel and hybrid work, and name a shop that does it.
Can you check a car I might buy?
Yes, $95 and about 45 minutes on the lift. Photos, a written list with prices, and a plain answer on whether to walk. If it is a bad buy, you will hear it.
Find us
Call, or come by
Two blocks off Columbia Avenue, north side of Kellogg, across from the fenced lot.
(269) 555-0189
Kellogg Street Auto
1140 W Kellogg St
Battle Creek, Michigan 49037
| Monday to Friday | 7:30am to 5:30pm |
|---|---|
| Saturday | 8am to 1pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Closed around noon most days. Leave a message and we check between jobs.