Arlington Auto Repair

You Need Professionals We now live in a world, at least as far as cars go, where everything affects everything. Even the simplest service done absolutely correctly can result in an unanticipated problem that requires the skills of a master tech to resolve. In other words, a guy who just changes oil will hopefully get very good at changing oil and at avoiding many of the common pitfalls of that service. But at some point, something will happen, most likely not caused by any technical error, but as a result or happenstance of the service. Here are 3 examples I have seen recently: The Maxima Mystery                 Several Nissan Maximas built in the last decade would come in for a routine oil change. When the oil change was complete and the car was restarted, the check engine light would come on. Even more maddening, it always seemed to wait until the customer drove the car away b ... read more

In a region known for its rapid growth, perhaps no neighborhood is a better model for the pace of change than the Village of Shirlington. And Shirlington Service Center has been a part of the story since nearly the beginning. Our little shop started as a Gulf station in the 1950's, back when Shirlington was a small retail center created to support the burgeoning community growing up around the new Pentagon building and related military outposts. Residents could drop their car off while dining at the local Hot Shoppes or shopping at one of the shops in the village. As the area grew, the business thrived.   In 1972, Frank Palaio was getting ready to retire and head to Florida. One of his vendors, Ray Bowes, had his eye on the shop and made Frank an offer he couldn't refuse. Frank sold the shop and Ray began his 45 year tenure as owner and operator of Shirlington Service Center.   Ray has grown this little shop into one of the foremost automotive repair fac ... read more