Athens Service Center

Thank you for your help and generous service! I was driving from Knoxville to Cincinnati, in a hurry for my Mom’s birthday. Had an issue with my wheel well cover (ran over a piece of tire) they fixed it quickly and charged me NOTHING!
As a single woman driving by myself, I have had very different experiences ! I’m grateful! Hope I never need to stop but I definitely would and will recommend them generously!

Cotton and Charlie Short are wonderful! I love that I can call either and prices are great! Rare find honest mechanics that treat everyone like family!

These guys were awesome here! I was driving from South Carolina to North Dakota when I got an ABS /​brake light. Called them and they said come on over. Got there they quickly found my problem — the rear differential was empty and it locked up. They found parts and had me in my way in a very reasonable amount of time and gave me such a good price. Great people, great work. So happy I went there!

A hole in the wall auto repair joint,
Athens auto is not your dealerships repair center.
The place is just out Richmond rd, about a 15 min drove outside Lexington. When you get To Athens you can’t miss the place.
(the town is 2 blocks long) There are cars parked every which way to fit into their lot and there is usually someone outside smoking a cigarette.
If your looking to have a nice sit down in a waiting area, Perhaps a cup of coffee, the daily talk show on the TV or perhaps CNN this place isn’t for you.
There are usually quite a Few gentlemen hanging around the «waiting area» and they will usually offer you a chair, and you reading choice is a phone book,
From 1999. If you are lucky the radio may even be on!
All this, in my opinion, adds to the place ;)
We usually just drop or cars off for repairs and the few times I have waited I had several children with me so we hung
Out in a church parking lot across the street which was probably better than sitting even in the nicest waiting room.
Talk to Charlie, who runs the place and is a nice, honest mechanic.