Diagnostics
A code is a starting point, not an answer. We read the fault with manufacturer-level tooling, then test the part before we sell you one.
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Auto Repair Superior, WI
Across the Blatnik or the Bong and you are here. A short bridge run instead of a long drive to a dealership.
A Short Bridge Run for Superior Drivers
Auto repair for Superior, WI drivers happens here more often than people expect, because the trip is genuinely short. Cross the Blatnik or the Bong and you are 10 minutes or so from 722 E Ninth Street. For anybody driving a BMW, Audi, Volvo, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Jaguar or Range Rover, that beats every other specialist option by a very large margin.
The Twin Ports share a climate and they share the consequences of it. Superior sits on the same lake, gets the same road salt and hands cars the same fall-to-spring beating. What we see on a car with Wisconsin plates is not different from what we see on one with Minnesota plates, and it is largely a rust, cooling and battery story.
Plenty of our Superior customers are people who were making the drive to a metro dealership two or three times a year for scheduled service. That is a long day for an oil change. The same work happens here, to the same specification, documented the same way.
About 10 minutesOver the Blatnik or the Bong Bridge, then up the hill
Mon–Fri8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Closed Saturday and Sunday
By phone(218) 722-2246
No online booking
No online booking
01
Scheduled service on a foreign make
The nearest dealer for most foreign makes is a long drive. Factory-interval maintenance done here is documented and does not affect your warranty.
02
Check engine lights nobody has solved
We get a steady stream of cars that have already had parts fitted elsewhere. Bring the invoices, it genuinely speeds things up.
03
Salt-belt brake and line work
Same lake, same salt. Corroded brake lines are a Twin Ports problem, not a Minnesota one.
04
Cooling system failures
Plastic cooling components on foreign engines have a service life and the climate finds it. Pressure testing is how we locate the real leak.
05
Pre-purchase inspections
Buying from a private seller on either side of the bay is worth an hour on the lift before the money moves.
06
Winter preparation
Battery, charging, coolant strength, tires and lighting, ideally in October rather than after the first storm.
Brakes & Suspension
Pads, rotors, calipers, brake lines, struts, shocks and control arms. We check the whole corner, not just whatever is making the noise.
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Preventive Maintenance
Factory-interval maintenance done with the right oil and the right fluids, plus an honest list of what can wait until next time.
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Foreign cars are the specialty, from BMW and Audi to Subaru and Toyota.
Common Questions
Roughly 10 minutes on a normal day. Cross the Blatnik or the Bong Bridge into Duluth and head up to 722 E Ninth St in the East Hillside. Parking is free on site.
Of course. A good portion of our regular customers cross the bridge, and it makes no difference to the work or the price.
Call ahead and we will talk through timing. A lot of Superior customers drop the car in the morning and arrange a ride back, and if the job is a same-day one we will tell you honestly whether that is realistic.
Yes. All three are on our makes list and all three are regular work here.
By phone at (218) 722-2246, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We do not book online, and calling means you will speak to somebody who knows what the schedule actually looks like.
Getting Here from Superior, WI
Address
722 E Ninth St
Duluth, MN 55805
Phone
Shop Hours
Monday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Parking and Drop-Off
We are at 722 E Ninth St in Duluth's East Hillside, a few minutes up from downtown. Over the Blatnik or the Bong Bridge, then up the hill. Parking is free on site, and if you need to leave the car before we open, call ahead and we will sort out the key.
Appointments are made by phone, not online. Call during shop hours and you will talk to someone who can tell you when we can actually get the car in.
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