Lewisville Automotive

The highly trained technicians at Jiffy Lube tend to about 24 million customers each year with services such as the Jiffy Lube Signature Service Oil Change package, which helps promote the longevity of each vehicle. Staffers acknowledge that oil plays a crucial role in maximizing the lifespan of each car—it cools the motor and helps prevent moving parts from deteriorating. More than 20,000 technicians—all of which have completed an extensive training program certified by the National Institute Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)—service vehicles at Jiffy Lube. In addition to performing oil changes, technicians offer preventative services such as air-filtration and electrical-system maintenance, among others. Jiffy Lube’s quality pledge includes a commitment to transparency, which stipulates that they will inform car owners of any necessary services, complete a service only after it has been approved, and refuse to replace windshields with saran wrap.

Cars emerge from Carolina Springs AutoSpa Detail Shop sparkling clean and well oiled. At both locations, cars traverse wash tunnels where soaps, wheel cleaners, and triple-polish applications remove surface dirt and restore shine to the paint and chrome. The staff at the Cornelius location tackles more severe forms of dirtying with carpet steaming, engine cleaning, and high-speed buffing, and the staff at the University location offers oil changes and basic maintenance services.

At Tuffy Auto Service Center, manager Chris Reynolds and his seasoned, ASE-certified technicians squeeze peak performance out of weary roadsters with an array of comprehensive services. With more than 30 years of tradition in the auto-repair industry, Tuffy franchises are hotbeds of technical wisdom and ancient car lore. Each shop's mechanics are entrusted with the task of passing along this cumulative knowledge to their customers, as well as to the future mechanics that the staff grows in pools of synthetic oil.

Soaps, dressings, and protectants rain down on cars from within Pro Shine Car Wash's automatic tunnel while scrubbers busily sweep away smudges. With monthly and annual unlimited-wash packages, drivers can steer their roadsters through the tunnel at the first sign of dirt or seasonal allergies; full-service details are also available for cars requiring more in-depth service. As autos are being bathed, hot cups of Seattle's Best coffee aromatize Pro Shine's in-house Internet lounge, where customers can recline with a cup of joe and a wireless network to scour the web for hood ornaments shaped like jumper cables.

Auto aficionados James Inman and Avalin Inman ensure their team of car-care professionals employ a friendly style of service while repairing and maintaining all manner of rides. Technicians dive under hoods to perform any number of basic car surgeries, including oil changes, tune-ups, and tire rotations, as well as more significant procedures such as transmission services or fender jobs. The friendly staffers keep their prices low and competitive, and offer payment plans to get clients back on the road as soon as possible. In memory of their father, James Groome Inman Sr., and his love of animals, the current owners fundraise and work with local animal rescue groups to find homes or low-rent condos for pets.

Staffed by National Windshield Repair Association technicians, TNT Auto Glass restores scathed windshields with their lifetime-guaranteed glass-repair services. The crew welcome vehicles into their garages in Mooresville, Concord, and Denver to dole out free estimates, patch up small chips and cracks, and replace entire windows and windshields. They also travel directly to driveways for vehicles that, like a teenage girl after a breakup, are too damaged to move.