- Pottstown, PA: (610) 323-4111
- Glenside, PA: (215) 885-3844
- Mon - Fri 8am - 5pm
ASE-Certified Technicians ~ Advanced Diagnostic Tools
Backed by a 2-Year, 24,000 Mile Nationwide Parts & Labor Warranty
300+ 5-Star Reviews
Whether it’s a squeal every time you tap the brakes, a shimmy in the wheel on Easton Road, or a dashboard light that showed up with no explanation, you want it fixed right the first time. At Retro Auto Works, we provide auto repair in Glenside, PA for everything from sticker-month inspections and oil changes to brake jobs, suspension work, and transmission replacements. Our ASE-certified techs stand behind every repair with a 2-year, 24,000-mile nationwide parts and labor warranty. Call today to schedule your service.
From the annual sticker to a transmission you weren’t planning on, Glenside auto work of just about every kind gets handled right here on Mt Carmel Ave.
Sticker month shows up whether you were thinking about it or not. Our inspection services cover both stickers in one visit, since Montgomery County requires emissions along with the state safety check. What fails cars around here most is rust, because five months of road salt gets into brake and fuel lines while everything still looks fine from the driver’s seat.
An oil change here covers a new filter, topped-off fluids, and tire pressures checked and set. We run synthetic blend and full synthetic, and we’ll tell you which one your car actually calls for. Worth doing before a summer run down the shore, when a loaded car with the AC going all the way to Ocean City asks a lot more of everything under the hood.
You’ll know whether it’s just pads or something deeper before you agree to anything, because we photograph what we measured and send it to you. Brakes wear out faster here than the miles suggest. Coming down off Edge Hill, sitting in Easton Road traffic, and running short errands all day heats them up again and again.
That thud over every bump and the little drift you keep correcting usually point the same direction, and new shocks or struts make the car feel solid again. Between the rail crossing on Mt Carmel Ave and a winter’s worth of potholes, suspension parts take a beating here. We’ll show you which one is worn instead of quoting all four.
A check engine light gets a real answer, not a guess and a parts bill. We pull the codes, then test the parts they point to, so you’re not paying for a sensor that turned out to be fine. If it’s something we can fix, we’ll tell you what it costs first.
If the wheel sits crooked when you’re going straight, or the car pulls toward the shoulder on Church Road, an alignment puts it back where it belongs. Our rack measures all four corners, and we’ll show you the before and after numbers. Winter potholes knock plenty of cars out of spec around here.
A car that clicks instead of starting usually needs a battery, an alternator, or a connection cleaned up, and we’ll find out which before replacing anything. Short trips around town are hard on batteries because they never fully recharge.Â
Slipping, hard shifts, or a delay when you put it in drive all deserve a look before they get worse. We handle transmission fluid services, repairs where we can reach the problem, and full replacements. We don’t do ground-up rebuilds, so if that’s what your car needs, we’ll tell you straight instead of taking it apart first.
Vans and work trucks make money when they’re moving, so we keep turnaround tight and schedule around your routes. We’ll track what’s been done on each vehicle and flag what’s coming, which beats finding out mid-route. Plenty of local contractors and small outfits keep their whole fleet with us.
Most shops hand you a list and expect you to take their word for it. Every Glenside car repair we take on starts with a free 75-point health and safety inspection, whether you came in for an oil change or something bigger.
You get photos and video of what we found, including the parts that are fine, with arrows pointing at the problem and a plain explanation of what happens if it waits. It all goes to your phone by text or email, so you approve or decline each line yourself and pay for exactly what you said yes to.
You find out how good a shop is the second time you need them. We’ve been doing auto repair in Glenside, PA the same way we’ve done it in Montgomery County for years, and most of our work comes from people who came back or sent someone.
Every repair carries a NAPA Confidence Plus warranty covering parts and labor for two years or 24,000 miles. It's honored nationwide, so a breakdown on the turnpike or halfway to the shore doesn't leave you sorting it out alone.
Our techs are ASE-certified, and the shop is a NAPA AutoCare Center and an AAA Approved Auto Repair facility. We've got Honda Master Techs on staff too, though we work on everything from domestic trucks to European sedans.
Nothing gets touched until you say yes to it. If you're running a third-party or extended warranty, we'll handle the claim for you, as long as your plan doesn't require you to go through a dealership.
We’re at 2926 Mt Carmel Ave, at the western end near Station Ave, right by the North Hills train station. There’s parking on site. If you’re coming from Limekiln Pike, we’re a short run east, and you’ll spot the bays from the road.
Yes, both. Pennsylvania requires an annual safety inspection, and Montgomery County adds an emissions test on top of it. We’re licensed for both, so you get the two stickers handled in one visit instead of driving somewhere else for the second one.
We’re open Monday through Friday, 8 to 5, and we have a night drop box for anything outside that. Leave the keys, and we’ll call you before we start anything. Plenty of people drop off on their way to the train.
Booking ahead gets you in faster, and you can do it online any time. Walk-ins are welcome too. Same-day car repair in Glenside is often doable if you call in the morning, especially for inspections and oil changes.
Yes. If your car won’t start or isn’t safe to drive, we’ll take it in, and we can point you toward a local tow company if you don’t already have one. Call before the truck comes so we know to expect you.
Usually, yes. We handle third-party and extended warranty claims for you, so you’re not stuck on the phone. The one exception is a plan that requires dealership service. If yours does, we’ll tell you upfront.
Retro Auto Works is the best auto repair in Glenside because every car gets a free 75-point inspection with photos sent to your phone, you approve each line yourself, and the work is backed for two years and 24,000 miles nationwide.
When something’s off with your car, putting it off only makes it worse. Drop it off at Retro Auto Works and we’ll get it sorted out right the first time, backed by our 2-year, 24,000-mile nationwide warranty. Call today to schedule auto repair in Glenside, PA, or book online whenever it’s convenient.
