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We'll tell youwhen youdon't need it.

Two family shops in Minneapolis and Columbia Heights. ASE-certified technicians. Over twenty years of keeping Twin Cities cars on the road.

Measure the pad.

Pick a thickness below
A brake pad measured with a steel step gaugeVented rotor, caliper and pad. Select 10, 6 or 2 millimeters below to change the friction material and see the shop's answer. 1062 VENTED ROTOR STEEL STEP GAUGE FRICTION MATERIAL 6 mm
6MMNot yet.
Six mm is half a pad.

We note it, check it at your next oil change, and sell you nothing this visit.

Their words: honest advice when no repairs were needed.

THICKNESS OF THE FRICTION MATERIALKEYS 1 2 3
Illustrative vented brake rotor with a pad and steel step gauge on a bench in cold morning light
WORKBENCH STUDY / ILLUSTRATIVE

Two shops,
one family.

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The same straightforward approach to keeping your car on the road.

What we do.

Start with what your car needs.
We'll explain the work before it happens.

A sound you can't place? A light that just came on? Call the shop and tell us what the car is doing.

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24 month / 24,000 mile
nationwide warrantyCertified Auto Repair

Honored at more than 35,000 repair centers.

Included free with every qualifying repair, up to the original invoice amount of parts, labor and diagnostic time.

What people
actually say.

The explanations matter as much as the repairs. Ask the people who bring their cars here.

“I've had male mechanics try and upsell me before. But these guys always clearly explain what's going on”
Katherine · Google review
“Vidals is our neighborhood auto shop, been going here since they opened after the shop changed hands. Jordan is always clear and direct”
Robbie K. · Google review
“No frills, no trying to upsell, fixed only what was broken.”
Rolf B. · Google review
“I don't feel like they're trying to find things to charge me for.”
Emanuel S. · Google review
“You can also snag a blizzard from the DQ next door while you wait or when you pick up your car!”
Andrew Z. · Google review
Excerpts from Minneapolis customer reviews. Read them on Google ↗
Jose Parada, owner of Vidal Auto Service
Jose Parada, ownerVidal Auto Service

The corner
of 38th.

A shop changing hands can feel like losing your mechanic. Lora S. remembers coming here when it was Clyde's:

“We came here when Brian had Clyde's and we were concerned what would happen to our neighborhood mechanic... So glad to have our neighborhood mechanic back.”
Lora S., customer review on the Minneapolis site

Katherine's first visit included a customer bringing banana bread, a thank-you for the shop's tamales.Katherine, Google review

Kevin J. had another reason to come back: “Plus, Guillermo the dog. Love this place.”Kevin J., customer review on the Minneapolis site

When Minnesota gets cold, ask about Winter Programs and Liquid Checks. They're on the shop's own service list. Tell us what's going on with your car, and we'll take it from there.

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