Did you know it costs 46% more to fix what is broken verus performing preventative maintenance?

At The Garage, this statement really outlines our philosophy around vehicle care. Maintenace is about more than just oil changes and fluid flushes, it is about regular inspections and services that will keep your vehicle running in top shape with less stress, breakdowns and in the end, we can prove it will save you significant amounts of money over the lifetime of vehicle ownership.

Our goal at The Garage is to make each customer an educated customer. What is an educated customer? A customer who, fully understands the unique requirements of their vehicle and is prepared for the various costs that will be incurred to keep the vehicle in good shape, safe and reliable over the full course of ownership. We aim to minimize surprises and do so by performing proper inspections and based on those, create a plan that will stretch many years into the future. This “Maintenance Plan” will take the vehicle on a journey through many levels of service and inspections to properly identify concerns and repair them BEFORE the vehicle breaks down.

As vehicles have evolved, so has the technology that controls them. All new vehicles have on-board computers that control each function of the engine, transmission, body controls and much more. This change in vehicle technology has created a change in the type of training that is needed to determine the root cause of many problems a modern vehicle may have. This has forced the average mechanic to evolve to the status of a technician; a highly trained professional not only on the mechanical aspect of your vehicle, but also the multitude of computer controls the average vehicle utilizes.

At The Garage, we have taken the necessary steps to become known as doing some of the best diagnosis in town. We have invested in the best available equipment and technician training to solve the toughest problems. We often earn the respect of many new customers in being able to diagnose problems other shops have not been able to. Our technicians are sent on a regular basis to specialized training courses on the various brands of vehicles as well as specialty courses on fuel injection, modern ignition systems, engine management and so on.

We focus our day-to-day operations on regular maintenance and diagnostics. This has allowed to us to hone in on what is important to our team and customers and ensure we will be here for many generations to come.

We feel that it is important that our customers are aware of the organizations we are affiliated with, however we do not feel the need to heavily promote these as reasons to deal with us. The Garage is a Designated Inspection Facility for The Province of British Columbia, an Air Care Repair Center, BCAA Approved Auto Repair Center, a Member of The Better Business Bureau of Lower Mainland, Retail BC, Automotive Retailers Association, Canadian Independent Automotive Association, a Used Oil Recycling Collection Center and participate in every level of environmental awareness possible.

To start your experience at The Garage, it is as simple as booking an appointment!

"Currently, The Garage is the only automotive service facility in the lower mainland that has an ASNU fuel injector service bench in house!"