A Carb Auto Care Inc

A Carb Auto Care Inc Family-owned & operated, serving Columbus, GA since 1986. With over 65 years of combined experience, we value honesty & integrity.

Two locations to serve all your automotive needs. Best Auto Service and Brake & Muffler Service In The Southeast! A Carb Auto Care Inc was established by Charles “Mack” McClellan in 1988, as A Carburetor Service Inc. Two years later his son Jimmy came aboard to join him in the family business. Starting out in a small two bay shop, Mack and Jimmy slowly, but steadily built A Carburetor into one of

the most respected repair shops in the area. In 2010 Mack purchased and revitalized a neighboring exhaust shop, which at that point A Brake and Muffler was born. With honesty, hard work, experience, and determination both shops became a success! Mack worked the muffler shop while leaving A Carb to son Jimmy and longtime shop foreman, Paul Dudley. Unfortunately, Mack became ill and passed away in March of 2019. While grief-stricken Jimmy managed to purchase the muffler shop and began the process of streamlining both businesses into one, so on Jan 1st, 2021, A Carb Auto Care Inc was born. Jimmy and now co-owner Paul carry on the tradition of honesty and skilled craftsmanship that Mack ingrained in both of them. Quality work is as important to us as it is to you, and customer satisfaction is what we aim for. We always put our best foot forward when repairing or maintaining a vehicle; it’s what we do. Happy customers always come back, and happy customers can always be found at A Carb Auto Care Inc in Columbus, GA. For all your maintenance and repair needs, no matter what you drive, our expert technicians will take care of your vehicle and make sure the job is done right. With our team of exceptional mechanics, you can rest easy knowing your car, truck, or SUV is in good hands!

05/12/2026

Good Morning, friends.
I want to put some information out before the rumor mill kicks in.
A Carb Auto Care is not closing!
I have spent the last couple months renovating the old office and making upgrades to our old facility. However, the Veterans Parkway location will cease operations at the end of may.
Lisa, Phillip and Robert will be moving to work with me in the old shop.
A Carb is strong and doing well. These changes are strictly to reduce my workload and stress levels.
We are proud to serve you and provide you with the service you are accustomed to.
God bless and thank you.
Jimmy

11/07/2023

Hello friends!
Yesterday i had a negative experience with a customer concerning the Extended Warranty they purchased with their vehicle. I thought i would turn that situation into something we can learn from.
Extended warranties can be a useful tool in your car care bag if you follow and know certain things.
Here are my opinions based off of my experiences.

Research the company you are being offered. There are more crap companies out there than good. Endurance, Fidelity, Carshield and Route 66 are companies i have dealt with and had good results with.

Obviously, the cheaper the contract, the less they cover. I do not recommend getting the least expensive thing you can get. If you are gonna do it, go all in and get the premium coverage that the company offers.

DO NOT modify or enhance the vehicle, in any way, while the contract is valid. The 1st question i am asked when attempting to start a claim is whether the vehicle has been modified. This means tire size changes, suspension lifts or drops, performance mods and tunes. Any of these are an instant denied claim, in most cases.

Service your vehicle on time, properly, and save all receipts. They will ask for them, especially if you have an engine failure.

Read your contract, before purchase, down to the fine print. You will find that there are parts that are not covered under any circumstances. Wear parts such as brake pads, belts, and even clutches being examples. The situation that occurred yesterday involved a dry clutch set up in and automatically shifted Hyundai transmission. The claim was denied do to the fact that it was a "non lubricated part" Once again, read the contract.

I hope this info helps folks!
As always, if yall need anything give us a call. We are happy to help.

08/20/2023

If you are a practicing nurse,at any hospital in the Columbus or surrounding area, please take notice.
You will be afforded the same discounts as first responders, military or veterans at our shops.
Simply provide credentials at the time of service. ( if we don’t know, we can’t help)
This is permanent company policy.
Thanks and god bless.

11/01/2021

A Carb Auto Care is excited to announce our new Tire and Alignment Service!
Jimmy and Paul have heavily invested in brand new Hunter Engineering Equipment to better serve your automotive needs.
Hunter Engineering builds and services the finest alignment and tire equipment in the world.
We at A Carb believe that Made In The USA should be a nation wide mantra, especially in todays climate.
Hunter Equipment is designed and built in the USA.
Taking that notion a step further, A Carb has aligned itself with Cooper and Mastercraft Tire cos. Cooper Tire is the oldest tire company in the nation and all of its tires are produced in the USA.
Mastercraft is owned and operated by Cooper, which has long been known for quality, and dependability, for almost a century.
Our venture with Cooper allows us to avoid the overseas logistic nightmares we are all enduring while keeping our hard earned dollars in the USA!
We, as always, will be extremely competitive in pricing while providing all our customers with the best possible service.
Come and see us for all your automotive needs and thank you for your business!!

09/30/2021

Modern vehicles are becoming increasingly complex, and as a result, computer diagnostic systems are becoming a necessity rather than a convenience. At A Carb Auto Care Inc in Columbus, GA, our state of the art technology and trained technicia...

09/30/2021

If your car, truck or SUV is experiencing major engine issues, the technicians at A Carb Auto Care Inc in Columbus, GA have you covered. You hear the engine knocking when it decides to start? Is there smoke pouring from your truck’s exhaust ...

09/30/2021

Everyone from mechanics, to your uncle that works on cars, has at some point given you advice concerning engine oil. The fact of the matter is that while we are familiar with words like “synthetic” and “oil weight,” many pe...

09/30/2021

Unless you are confident in your abilities as an automotive mechanic, there is really only one rule when purchasing a flood-damaged vehicle: don’t do it. Unfortunately, sometimes sellers aren’t particularly straight-forward with their used cars. M...

09/30/2021

At A Carb Auto Care Inc in Columbus, GA, we’ve got every answer to your transmission questions and needs, and answers to a lot of things that fall outside of that realm as well. Today, we’re talking about the ABS light - an issue that ...

09/30/2021

At A Carb Auto Care Inc in Columbus, GA, we have seen our fair share of preventable engine failures. Frequently, engine disaster could have been avoided if the driver had known beforehand what the warning lights or gauges on the dashboard indicate...

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1500 50th Street
Columbus, GA
31904

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm

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+17063234641

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