Automotive News & Information - Terry's Automotive & Qwik Lube

Exhaust issues are extremely common, no matter what type of car, truck, or SUV you drive. At Terry's Automotive & Qwik Lube in Gainesville, FL, we can get your exhaust back in shape in no time.

Exhaust issues tend to be neglected, and we get that; there are just other parts of your vehicle that you'd rather focus on. Besides a clogged catalytic converter, there isn’t much risk of damage from a bad exhaust system - it negatively affects your gas mileage, and the sound is annoying, but other than that, it’s an issue many people learn to live with.

Every car, truck, van, and SUV on the road today has headlights. However, you've probably noticed an increase in different types of headlights in more recent years - gone are the days where every vehicle on the road had the same bulb. Here is some information on headlights, from Terry's Automotive & Qwik Lube in Gainesville, FL.

Here at Terry's Automotive & Qwik Lube in Gainesville we often do diagnostics and sometimes the problem is obvious after hooking the car up to the computer and reading the codes. However, sometimes it isn't obvious during a test drive or after hooking it up to all those computer programs! You know there is a problem and a Check Engine Light is on with the fleet customer telling you the car has been having issues starting and the light has been going off and on depending on several factors. No pattern, no simple answer but the problem becomes obvious when you start following the "threads of the issue" thanks to all that ASE Technician training.

We see this with our fleet customers, our regular Gainesville car pool drivers and our diesel truck drivers so it isn't just one type of driver that ends up with a nightmare on their hands costing thousands of dollars to repair, asking about the costs of a JASPER replacement engine! The fact is your driving habits and maintenance habits can easily avoid this issue! 6 EASY STEPS - Service, Tires, Don't Ignore Service Engine Lights, Keep it Clean & Stop Driving Crazy!

Repairs are costly and we all want to avoid them including our team here at Terry's Automotive & Qwik Lube! It's our job and we take it seriously. Here, it is all about keeping your car or truck serviced and looking for problems "before" they happen to avoid those high repair costs and ensuring you avoid any breakdowns when it's hot outside or cold outside as either is a problem for our Gainesville drivers! Nobody can forsee a flat tire or blowout due to running over a nail, but we can avoid some of the regular issues we see all the time such as....

Sometimes it is EASY to see if your car or truck needs to come into our shop for professional repairs!
1. You see steam rising from the engine!
2. The Check Engine Light is on!
3. The engine starts, but there is an odor that is not right.
4. You hear grinding or thumping noises.

I definitely recommend coming here! The customer service is amazing and they're extremely accommodating. Lee was super helpful and explained any questions I had. He was also super patient with all the calls I gave him to check in and have an idea of what was going on. Can't say enough great things about my experience here! - Kaylee R. (5 star review on Yelp)

I have been using Terry's for years. I have lived in Jacksonville, Orlando, and Kissimmee and I will drive to Gainesville to have my car worked on. I have consistently said good things about Terry's and have been trying to get my father to take his car there. I have a 2002 4Runner that still runs well. My father has a 2006 Lincoln. We could not start his car yesterday. The first thing he said is let's go up to Terry's. Spoke with Lee (who is hilarious) and without a question handed us a battery pack to take back home. It did not turn the car over, so we went back up. I was thinking it was the alternator and he had to get the car towed; which was done within the hour. When I called, he stated it was a bad battery and suggested replacing that. He could have said and charged us anything, but was honest, helpful, kind and, as I said, hilarious. My father has now decided to use just Terry's for his car services. If you need an honest and fair business that works on vehicles, this is the place for you!! - April C. (5 star review on Google)