Colchin Automotive and Diesel

 For those of you who don’t know, Colchin Automotive offers a great oil service program! This program gives you more options on maintaining your car, and gives you your fourth oil change (up to $50) for FREE! Here’s how it works:  -Stop by and pick up your Punch-A-Deal™ Key Tag. It’s free!  -Choose from these 3 value packages:     Basic-High performance oil and standard oil filter.     Silver- High performance oil and standard oil filter plus an oil additive package from BG Products, Inc., the world leader in              chemical additives.     Gold-High performance oil, oil…

We are anxious for you to come in and see our facilities! We offer friendly service, a comfortable waiting area,  and state of the art equipment to provide the best possible car care experience. Until you can come in to see for yourself, click here to take a virtual shop tour!     SHop Tour 4

ATTN: Cummins Diesel Owners “Killer Dowel Pin Syndrome” Monday morning at the shop was busy with customers, phone calls and started like any normal day.  Then everything changed and I got a call from a new customer named Jim Hoy.  At Colchin’s, we have been repairing daily driven vehicles for the better part of a quarter century and one of the coolest parts of our job is learning to perform a new preventive repair.  That day Jim’s 1994 Dodge R3500 opened our eyes to a repair that this shop had not previously performed and it even has a grizzly name; “The Killer…

Text, Twitter, Facebook, email, snail mail, voice mail, photos, Skype, face-to-face, or phone these are just some of the mechanisms available to us for the purpose of communicating with people. Communication is easier and faster today than at any time in the history of the human race but it continues to be a problem – especially when it doesn’t happen. I suspect you all know where I am going with this article by now. We are aware of the fact that we will experience automotive failures sooner or later, be they parts failures or a human error; there is no way…

Oil Service Interval

Timing Belt Importance

Your First Line of Defense

It’s quite simple if you reduce it to basic decision making, so here’s how to do it: There are only a few criteria that need to be looked at when making the decision to fix or replace your vehicle. Financial – the $ facts. Practical – Does it meet your needs? Emotional side – Do you like the vehicle? Each one of these categories can be broken down into decision-influencing criteria. Some are facts that you and I cannot change and some only you can answer. Below is a very abbreviated guide. Know the numbers: Know what it will cost to maintain and operate your vehicle annually.…