The cheapest repair is the one you never need. Scheduled maintenance — fluids, belts, hoses, and a mechanic actually looking things over — is how M.D. Automotive keeps its customers out of trouble, on cars, trucks, SUVs and the occasional well-loved diesel. Tell our assistant what you drive and what it's due for.
Maintenance is the quiet half of the trade. Nobody brags about a hose that got replaced before it burst — but that hose is why the family made it to the coast and back without a tow truck. In the five bays on Plat I Rd, this is the steady, unglamorous work that keeps the dramatic repairs off your bill.
One honest boundary: a full engine or transmission replacement is the single job Mark sends out. He's got a shop he trusts for those, and he makes the hand-off himself — so even then, he's still your first call.
For maintenance, it's a wide-open yes — all makes, models and years, cars, trucks and SUVs, with the usual short list of exceptions: BMW, Mercedes, Audi and Jaguar are declined (a Mini is welcome), and motorhomes, RVs and boats aren't shop work. Old diesels, classics and high-mileage daily drivers? Bring them in — that's the work Mark likes best.
The service your owner's manual lays out at each mileage interval — oil and filter, fluid checks and changes, belts, hoses, filters, and a good lookover while it's in the bay. If you're not sure what your vehicle is due for, tell the assistant the make, model, year and mileage and the shop can sort it out from there.
Yes, depending on what they need. Late-model VW Bugs, classic cars and older trucks all come through the shop — Mark takes them on a job-by-job basis, so the honest move is to tell the assistant what you've got and what it's doing.
Gladly — and the older ones are a genuine soft spot. Mark has a real fondness for the Ford 7.3 Power Stroke and the 5.9 Cummins, so if you're keeping one of those on the road, you've found a shop that's happy to see it.
A full engine or transmission replacement is the one job Mark sends out. He doesn't do those in-house, but he has a shop he trusts and will point you their way himself. It's still worth reaching out first so he can make the hand-off and make sure you're taken care of.
Use the assistant on this page — give it your make, model, year and what the vehicle needs, and good-fit jobs get the shop's number to call or text. The shop is open Mon–Fri, 7am–4pm, and during those hours a real person answers, not a machine.