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CenturyAutomotive
00Auto repair · Austin, Texas

Fair estimates.Plain answers.Father & son.

Since 2008, Travis and his father have run Century Automotive, an old-school repair shop in Brentwood, just off Burnet Road. You get a fair estimate and a plain explanation of what your car needs, and what it doesn't.

Get an estimate(512) 467-1255
Mon – Fri, 7am – 5pm4.9on Google, about 180 reviews(opens Google Maps)

Estimate

Century Automotive

Father & son
since 2008

No.ItemStatus
  1. 01
    Listen to what the car is doing
    Done
  2. 02
    Find the actual cause
    Done
  3. 03
    Explain it in plain English
    Done
  4. 04
    Estimate before any work starts
    Done
  5. 05
    Only the work you approve
    Done
  6. A straight answer
    Always included
Approved before work starts
A process, not a price list. Every car gets its own estimate.
Run by
Father & son
Since
2008
Where
Brentwood, off Burnet Rd
Hours
Mon – Fri, 7am – 5pm
01Symptoms

What's itdoing?

Pick the line that sounds most like your car. You'll see which part of the shop's work it falls under and what happens next. A starting point, not a diagnosis: the real answer comes from a look at the car.

What is your car doing? Pick the closest match.

Not on the list?Call and describe it(512) 467-1255

Write-up

Century Automotive

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Where it lives

Illustrative. Shows roughly where each system lives, not a diagnosis.

What it’s doing

Pick a line from the list

Falls under

Blank, for now.

Choose what the car is doing and this sheet fills in: the part of the shop’s work it belongs to, in plain English.

NextEstimate first

It starts with a look at the car and a written estimate. Nothing is worked on until you’ve approved it.

Nothing here is a price or a diagnosis. Every car gets looked at first.

02Services

The work,line by line.

The general repair a neighborhood shop handles, itemised the way an estimate is. Open a line to see the signs that usually lead there.

  1. 01

    A warning light, a new noise, or a car that just feels wrong. We find the actual cause and tell you what it means before anything gets replaced.

  2. 02

    Pads, rotors, calipers and fluid inspected and repaired, so the car stops straight and quietly.

  3. 03

    A/C not blowing cold? We test the system, find the leak or failed part, and repair it.

  4. 04

    Radiator, hoses, water pump and thermostat checked and repaired before overheating turns into engine damage.

  5. 05

    Oil changes and the maintenance your owner's manual calls for, done on time, with nothing added that the car doesn't need.

  6. 06

    Rough idle, hesitation, stalling or hard starts, traced back to the cause and fixed.

  7. 07

    Shocks, struts, bushings, tie rods and other steering parts repaired, for a car that rides and tracks properly.

  8. 08

    Battery, alternator and starter testing, and tracking down electrical faults that come and go.

  9. 09

    Thinking of buying a used car? We look it over and tell you plainly what you would be taking on.

=Every line aboveEstimate first

Not sure which line it is? Describe it on the phone and you’ll get a straight answer about what to do next.

Call (512) 467-1255
03Our story

A family shop in Brentwood, Austin.

Old school,on purpose.

Travis and his father took over Century Automotive in 2008. It is still a family shop in the old-school sense: two generations, one garage on Jim Hogg Avenue, and a plain waiting room.

The way they work is simple. Find out what is actually wrong, explain it in plain English, give a fair estimate, and only then pick up the tools. Customers say the final bill sometimes comes in under the quote.

Customers describe it the same way: a plain waiting room and straight answers. That is the point.

Father & sonOwners since 2008
  • Owners since
    2008
  • Run by
    Father & son
  • Under the same owners
    18 years
  • Neighborhood
    Brentwood
  • Street
    5220A Jim Hogg Ave
  • Nearby
    Burnet Rd
  • Waiting room
    Plain
  • Before any work
    An estimate
04Reviews

What theneighborhood says.

Not a wall of testimonials. A record: the Google rating, the years neighbors voted for the shop on Nextdoor, and what the reviews keep coming back to.

AGoogle

Public reviews on the shop's Google listing.

4.9

/ 5

Rated 4.9 out of 5 on Google, from about 180 reviews.

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BNextdoor

Voted by neighbors on Nextdoor. Blank boxes are years with no award on the record.

Neighborhood Favorite

6 of 8 years, 2017–2024

  1. 2017Neighborhood Favorite
  2. 2018Neighborhood Favorite
  3. 2019No award on the record
  4. 2020Neighborhood Favorite
  5. 2021No award on the record
  6. 2022Neighborhood Favorite
  7. 2023Neighborhood Favorite
  8. 2024Neighborhood Favorite
CWhat people mention

Paraphrased from public reviews. Not quotes.

  1. 01
    Honest, fair estimates
  2. 02
    They explain what the car needs, in plain English
  3. 03
    Repairs sometimes come in under the quote
  4. 04
    An old-school shop with a plain waiting room
05Estimate

Tell us whatit's doing.

Fill in what you know and the request writes itself. It opens in your own email app, addressed to the shop, and we'll get back to you.

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When it happens, any noises, smells or warning lights. Plain words are fine.

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To Century Automotive

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06Visit

Come bythe shop.

The shop is at 5220A Jim Hogg Ave in Brentwood, just off Burnet Road. Give us a call before you come by.

01Address
5220A Jim Hogg Ave
Austin, TX 78756

Brentwood, just off Burnet Road

02Phone
(512) 467-1255
03Email
centuryautomotive@gmail.com
04Hours
Mon – Fri, 7am – 5pm
Opening hours, Central Time
Mon7am – 5pm
Tue7am – 5pm
Wed7am – 5pm
Thu7am – 5pm
Fri7am – 5pm
SatClosed
SunClosed

Central Time. Worth a quick call to confirm before you drive over.

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MapBrentwood · Austin
5220A Jim Hogg Ave, Austin, TX 78756Open in Google Maps (new tab)