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Serving Macedonia Drivers

Auto Repair Near Macedonia, Ohio

Macedonia is about thirteen minutes south of us, off Route 82.

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Shop803 Broadway AveBedford, OH 44146

Macedonia to Bedford, Up Route 8 or Across SR-82


Macedonia is about thirteen minutes south of us, off Route 82.

What gets called a tune-up leads from there, which is a term that outlived the thing it described, but the complaint behind it is real enough.

From Macedonia the usual run is north on Route 8 or west on SR-82 to pick up I-271. The I-271 interchange at SR-82 puts most of the city within a straightforward drive of the shop.

Macedonia sits on a busy freight and commuter corridor, and the mix of highway miles and winter salt is hard on the parts nobody looks at: brake lines, fuel lines, subframes and exhaust hangers. Macedonia is in Summit County, which is an Ohio E-Check county.

To be clear about it: we have one shop, at 803 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH 44146. There is no Bedford Auto Care branch in Macedonia, people drive over. Travel times are approximate and depend on the time of day.

Bedford Auto Care at 803 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH 44146

Tune-Ups


There are no points to set and no carburettor to adjust on a modern engine. When people say tune-up, what they mean is that the engine is not running the way it used to: rough idle, hesitation, hard starting, or fuel economy that has quietly dropped off.

Those have specific causes, plugs at the end of their interval, a coil breaking down under load, a dirty mass airflow sensor, a vacuum leak, carbon buildup on a direct-injection engine. Which is why we diagnose rather than selling a fixed package. Half of what is in a package is often not what is wrong with your engine.

Macedonia. Common Questions


No, on purpose. We diagnose what your engine actually needs. A fixed package sells you items that may be fine and can still miss the real fault.

It can be. A drop in economy usually means the engine is running rich, and running rich is also what sets emissions codes. If the check engine light is on too, they are probably the same fault.

No. One shop, at 803 Broadway Ave in Bedford, up Route 8 or across SR-82.

Macedonia is in Summit County, an E-Check county. Model year decides whether your vehicle is due this cycle.

Usually a rusted through section or a failed hanger letting a joint open up. In this climate exhaust work is mostly a rust story rather than a mechanical one.

Yearly, ideally in late fall before the salt trucks run. The manufacturer puts the protection window at up to about a year.

Yes, to the manufacturer's schedule with the correct parts and fluids, and we document it, which is what protects a warranty and a resale value.

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Generations
Under the Hood


Same family, same shop, same corner of Bedford. Family auto-repair roots here date back to 1966.

What to have ready when you call
  • Year, make and model
  • What the car is doing
  • Any warning lights that are on
  • When it started
  • Whether it is drivable
  • Any inspection report or previous diagnosis

Call the Shop from Macedonia


There is no booking form here, because there is no booking system behind it. You get whoever picks up the phone at the shop, which is faster anyway, and they can tell you what the week looks like.

(440) 735-4600

Shop
803 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH 44146
Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Macedonia, Ohio

Service you can count on.

803 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH 44146