Hawkins Automotive LLC

We’ve found some people didn’t know we sell new tires.
We are a Falken Tire Dealer and can get many other different brands of tires.

Call for pricing 614-379-5211

We do not install or sell used tires.

It’s getting to be that time of year. We service both R134a and 1234YF AC systems.
Call and Schedule your appointment today.

1-614-379-5211

It’s finally official. Grand opening October 3rd at 8am.

Coming soon October 3rd. To 74 E.Town st. West Jefferson, Ohio 43162

I would like to thank my current and future customers for the support!

It’s been a long day!

Recharged the Ac system on this New Holland 228. Customer had the system apart to replace a wiring harness.

We will be closed for Memorial Day.

Trailer brakes,Tis the season.

We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We would like to also thank everyone for the support and business this year!

We will be closed until the 27th!

Just because the weather is bad, doesn’t mean we stop taking care of customers.

Found this on another site.. so I don’t take credit for it.

FREE costs more than $120. Don't believe me?

Let me tell you a story I hear at least once a week, then we'll do the math.

So your check engine light comes on and you don't want to spend a lot of money, and you don't trust any mechanics because they are all a bunch of crooks. You swing by the local parts store (or "a guy" you know) because they do "free code reading" and they tell you your car needs Oxygen sensors. You buy 2 of them for $90 each, you install them, you go home and replace them in your driveway. It takes you 2 days of your free time, you had to go back to the parts store to rent or buy the special sockets needed to replace them, you ruin a shirt and a couple of your spouses towels, but you get it done. You go back to the parts store and they clear the codes for you.
The next day the check engine light comes back on. You just spent your whole weekend working on the car, now you have to drive it through the week until you have another day off. Your day off finally comes, you go back to the parts store, they pull the codes and tell you you need oxygen sensors. You tell them you just bought oxygen sensors from them. They say "well this little computer here says that your mass air flow and map sensor can also cause oxygen sensor codes, that's probably what it is" so you spend another $240 on those parts. Fortunately they are much easier to install, so it only takes you a couple hours, you get back to the parts store and clear the codes again, and you go home satisfied for a job well done.

The next day your check engine light comes back on again... Parts store says it's the same oxygen sensor codes and *if you are lucky* they don't try to sell you anymore parts, they tell you you should probably take it to a mechanic because they are out of ideas. You drop your car off at the mechanic, reluctantly agree to the $120 diagnostic fee and the mechanic calls you later that day to tell you they found a corroded wire that's preventing your oxygen sensors signal from reaching the engines computer. They fix the wire, your total bill is $200 and the check engine light is cleared when you pick it up and the shop gives you a guarantee on the repairs, let's you know you have a loose tie rod that you should be getting replaced ASAP (that explains your uneven tire wear you haven't had looked at yet), you drive it for weeks with no issue and are finally satisfied that the problem is fixed.

So what costs more, a $120 diagnostic fee or a "free diagnosis"? The free diagnosis cost you over $400 and a bunch of your precious free time, and you still had a broken vehicle that had to go to the shop anyway and cost you even more. The diagnostic fee cost you $120 plus the repair and granted you a properly repaired vehicle with a warranty and a guarantee, plus a complete vehicle inspection that let you know you had a safety concern you might not have known about until it was too late.

Don't spend hundreds of dollars on parts because the guy at the auto parts store (who isn't a mechanic) used their code reader for free and told you what parts to buy. Their job is to sell you parts, they don't care if it fixes your problem or not.

Our job here is to *fix* your car. After this person already spent money at the parts store and time replacing hard to reach parts, he still had to bring it to the shop and spend more money. For less time and money than he already spent replacing what the parts store said he needed, we had it diagnosed, guaranteed fixed and down the road.

Today's vehicles are complicated. We charge a diagnostic fee because it's impossible to just plug in a computer and have it tell you what's wrong with the car. Those codes you get with the check engine light are just a symptom, nothing more than an indicator to tell the mechanic what part of the vehicle is having issues, they don't tell us what is actually causing the problem. Every issue needs to be thoroughly inspected and/or tested so we are sure what the problem is and what it will cost before we make any repairs. It takes time, it takes an immense amount of knowledge and experience, and it takes a lot of very expensive equipment to do efficiently and effectively. Don't take a good mechanic for granted folks, if you want your vehicle fixed properly you have to pay for their time and efforts.

*P.S. A small addition to help some customers since this post is spreading so rapidly:
The shop you know who does free diagnostic is either not testing anything and just throwing parts at your car, and that's why you get those calls saying "well that repair we made was definitely a problem, but now that it's fixed your car is still doing the same thing and we were able to find other problems and it will cost another $XYZ to repair plus the total for the work we already performed". Or they actually *are* charging you for diagnosis but hiding the charge in the repair costs. No proper testing gets done for free.*

We will be closed May 31st.

A “free scan” at your local auto parts store, is not the same as a diagnosis of your vehicle that you pay for at any automotive repair facility. The auto parts store is designed to sell you parts not actual repairs. Just keep that in mind when you, call a repair facility for service. Thank you!

Do you own a trailer? When is the last time it was maintained? We do that too!

Do you know that your vehicle needs maintenance or repairs? But you just can’t find the time to get it in the shop? Give us a call, we come to you! We make arrangements with the customer to get the keys so you don’t have to leave work or find a ride to and from the shop! Estimates can be emailed to you so you don’t have to leave your office for repair approvals.