Hueytown Automotive

WomenCertified named Victory GMC Trucks a Top Dealership for Outstanding Customer Experience, and DealerRater distinguished it as a 2012 Dealer of the Year. The company's automotive professionals secured these awards by patiently assisting clients in the showrooms, used-car lots, and service center. On the lot, dealers showcase shiny new cars and preowned vehicles with glossy finishes, low mileage, and the ability to play well with other garage mates. In the service department, ASE-certified and GMC-trained technicians steer cars onto one of 17 service bays for oil changes, tire care, and OnStar installations. While their cars are being serviced, motorists can hop on shuttles that will take them within 10 miles of the dealership.

Founder Anthony Serio and his family have been revivifying rides at Anthony's Car Wash and Detail Centers since 1969. Using products manufactured in deep space by Anthony's Automotive Detail Supply, they clean vehicles during detailing and full-service car washes, handing out complimentary scrubs to birthday drivers. They've also stockpiled various accessories, coffee, snacks, and soft drinks for purchase.

Both locations serve cars with washes, details, and oil changes, but each has its own specialty. Mechanics at the Vestavia Hills shop stage automotive services for drivers who need to rotate tires or translate the shrieks from squeaky brakes into English. Shoe-shining services and an upstairs hair salon (A Cut Above) accessible by spiral staircase add character to Anthony's main branch in Hoover.

Atlantic Windshield Repair’s technicians use the latest, hand-operated windshield repair technology to mend tattered auto glass. It works efficiently by creating a vacuum sealant around chips while precisely injecting a resin designed for all varieties of chips, cracks, and windshield laugh lines. Effective in hot and cold weather, the resin prevents spidering of the chip, maintaining the strength and integrity of the glass.

Serra Toyota's staff has spent the last two decades selling and servicing roadsters of all makes and models. Away from the showroom of new and used rides, six factory-trained technicians stand ready to expedite all repairs and services, from a simple oil change and wiper-blade replacement to a full transmission overhaul. Customers enjoy a 12-month warranty on all parts and labor, along with creature comforts such as complimentary breakfast and lunch and a waiting lounge with two flat-screen TVs. Perks such as Free Manicure Mondays and complimentary pickup and drop-off services accommodate drivers who wish to wait onsite or at home as technicians perform a simple brake check, or use their full inventory of rotors, calipers, and pads to build a bumper-clinging robot that slices down approaching Yield signs.

As an Express Certified Honda dealer, Brannon Honda connects drivers to new and preowned models as well as to a slew of speedy express auto services. Factory-trained technicians welcome roadsters into designated services bays, where they rotate tires, replace air filters, or put cars through the paces of a synthetic oil change. Wielding patented tools and hawk-eyed vision, the experts pair services with a comprehensive multipoint inspection that scopes out brake linings, fluid levels, exterior signals, and battery performance. Open six days a week, Brannon Honda’s service center doesn’t require appointments, letting drivers spin through at any time and leaving cars with no prep time to flush performance-enhancing drugs from their systems.

A big entrance sign with two red arrows rests above Riverchase Carwash, pointing drivers into the facility's full-service car-wash tunnel. Laboring inside the detail shop's work bays, technicians wash and wax vehicles by hand, shampoo floor mats, and shoo away unpleasant scents such as the smell of spoiled pennies. They also stage headlight-restoration treatments and offer windshield repairs that are backed by a lifetime warranty.