Your car will not start, or it starts and runs badly enough that you do not want to drive it anywhere. That is usually where people call a tow and lose the whole day. We drive to the car instead, test it where it sits, and fix what can be fixed right there. Same-day slots come up on both sides of the river.
Call (706) 388-3787Most of this work is the same on either bank of the river. What changes is the clock and the phone number. A van leaving Columbus crosses the Chattahoochee River and reaches Phenix City in under four miles, and in that distance it changes state and picks up a different area code. Russell County is legally on Central Time while everyone living there keeps Eastern hours, because Columbus does. We book in Columbus time and confirm it with you, since an appointment that lands an hour off costs you a morning. One thing matters more than the drive: where the car is parked. A level driveway or a flat spot in a lot is enough, and soft grass or a steep slope is not, so tell us what you have got before we load up.
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Most jobs get done where the car sits. Batteries, starters, alternators, brakes, sensors and no-start testing are all driveway work. Engine internals and anything that needs a lift are the exceptions, and we tell you that on the phone instead of driving out to look.
Yes. Phenix City and Smiths Station are regular stops and the drive over is short. The address you give us sets the trip, not the state line.
You get a window, not a whole day. Times are quoted in Columbus time, which is what both sides of the river run on even though the Alabama side is legally on Central. If the van is running behind, you get a call before the window ends.
Often, yes. Same-day service depends on what is already booked and how far out you are. Call early and tell us how the car is behaving, and you will know right then whether today is realistic.
Usually. Give us the year, make and model plus the symptom, and the common parts for that job come on the van. If the test turns up something that is not on board, we get it and come back rather than leaving your car in pieces.
We provide mobile auto repair covering Columbus, Phenix City, Fort Moore, Smiths Station and Midland.