Res Automotive

I brought my 1966 Impala to RES automotive because the factory air wasn’t blowing cold and would only work on the «low» setting. I bought the car used like this so I had no idea what had been done before I bought it. 3 other shops wouldn’t touch it because of the year or because it’s a show car and they were afraid they would damage something. I had one shop that works on classics quote me $ 2000 to $ 4000 to fix the A/​C. This seemed a little expensive but I wasn’t sure.
RES told me they would evacuate the old Freon from r-​12 to 134, change this oil in the compressor and then test it to see what the problem was and be able to give me a firm quote. The car had some oil leaks so I asked them to locate where the leak was and how much to fix that also.
The Freon was leaking from all the clamps, the resistor was bad and a relay was bad and there was a short in the blower motor wiring somewhere. It also had leaks from loose bolts in the oil pan, transmission pan, timing chain cover and various other bolts.
Long story short: After the evacuation RES fixed all the A/​C clamps changes the relay and resistor. The biggest part of the job was the figuring out it was a bad switch. Randy took out the interior console, the back of the glove box located the switch and since it was a difficult part to purchase because of availability on a nearly 50 year old car Randy rebuilt my bad switch and put the car back together. In the meantime his son Adam went and tighten all the loose bolts on the engine and transmission and some of them were very difficult to get to.
I waited awhile to write this review to see if things were okay. Everything they did is holding tight, the air is blowing cold on any blower motor speed.
And so how much did all this excellent work cost me you may wonder. The total bill was $ 420. That’s right only four hundred and twenty dollars.
I don’t write many reviews but anyone that is looking for an old school honest mechanic shop, especially someone who has a beautiful classic car I highly recommend this family owned business. My ’66 Impala has 48 000 original miles, matching numbers, factory air, has a rare gauge package and is an investment quality car.
Thanks to Randy (the dad) and all of his sons for all your hard work and more than fair price. These businesses are hard to find nowadays. Remember my first quote for the A/​C repair alone was between $ 2000 to $ 4000.

My RV had a minor glitch on my way up to Louisville. Luckily I broke down just a few hundred yards from the Franklin exit. So I limped into the local AutoZone and asked for a scan of my rig and see what the fault code was. It was a minor intermittent problem that needed to be addressed before continuing on my way. SO the guys over at AZ told me about Randy and how he dabbles in a lot of mechanical projects and hes just a mechanical genius. Fair enough for me, I limp my giant RV over to the shop and park it. Lucky for me he was still in the shop at 5pm. So I go in and tell him about the problem I have and HE DESCRIBED TO ME WHAT I EXPERIENCED… he KNEW all about my problem and he already knew what it would take to fix it. So… he went out to look at the rig and we discussed a game plan and forward we went. He was very hospitable and had no problem with me staying in the rig overnight.
The next morning he spent a lot of time trying to find the part. A recent ice storm had most businesses closed… but he was able to locate one and have it overnighted to us. So one more night there staying in a hotel this 2^nd night, but Randy and his son went out of thier way to clear some space inside the garage so that my rig would be secure and not freeze. Next morning I came back to check on things and i was out rolling by 3pm.
Im just amazed at the kind of hometown hospitality that was offered up here. These guys didn’t have to be so nice and welcoming, but they were. And it was much appreciated. I made it home without the check engine light coming on again.
Well done RES.
And the pictures of the resident supervisor Belle is very accurate. Animal lovers these guys are. My kind of people

In any small town, it can be a challenge to find that «good ol’ boy» small shop mechanic. Randy of RES Automotive is that guy you’ve been looking for.
Their place isn’t fancy. The «waiting room,» if you want to call it that, is an old car bench seat in the office, and you might have to share that with the resident dog.
Their location isn’t high traffic or convenient. It’s out of town, next to a rock quarry and where they park the school buses in Franklin.
They don’t do any fancy ads or claim any special promos, and if you need a shuttle — you might have to arrange that in conjunction with school schedules and who is doing the lunch run.
But if you want a trustworthy mechanic, who earns a fair and honest living for himself and his employees, but isn’t driving a big fancy car and living in a McMansion, then this is your place.
Hubby and I have had work done on each of our cars over the years, and I’ve referred several local friends over the years, and have never been disappointed. Give ‘em a try, and tell them Gary and Sarah sent ya.