South Florida Auto Repair

South Florida Auto Repair is an auto repair shop in Tampa, Florida, serving drivers of all makes and models with a particular specialty in Volkswagens. The shop handles factory-scheduled and preventive maintenance along with air conditioner service and repair, air filter replacement, alternator, starter and ignition work, battery inspection and replacement, belts and hoses, brake service, carburetor rebuilds, clutch and drive train work, cooling systems including water pumps, thermostats and radiators, electrical troubleshooting, emission diagnosis, engine diagnostics and rebuilds, exhaust systems, fluid leaks, fuel injection, noise troubleshooting, oil changes, oxygen sensors, suspension, shocks and steering, tire sales with mounting, balancing and rotation, transaxle and transmission rebuilds, tune-ups, timing and spark plugs, and wheel alignment and balance. It holds a rating of 4.60 from the customers who have reviewed it. South Florida Auto Repair was founded in 1972, and its founder has been a VW certified mechanic since 1966. The general manager has led the shop since 1989, graduated from USF in 1986, and has been an ASE certified mechanic since 1991, having worked on Volkswagens with his father since he was 12 years old. Another team member brings almost 20 years of dealer experience, graduated from Erwin Tech Center, completed the VW Fast Track Program, and joined the shop in 2010. The shop keeps an on-site parts inventory ranging from nuts and bolts to entire engines and body parts, sold separately or installed, and works with long-time vendors to locate hard-to-find restoration and OEM parts. It features a wide selection of parts for vintage Volkswagens. The shop is on N 22nd St, about 0.1 miles from East Fletcher Avenue and the same distance from Landmark Shopping Center. LandMark Plaza is roughly 0.2 miles away, as is Bowers-Whitley Career Center, and the Arthenia L. Joyner University Area Community Library is about 0.3 miles from the shop. South Florida Auto Repair has earned a positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it, reflecting the integrity and quality its team has built the shop on since 1972. For Tampa drivers, and especially for Volkswagen owners, that long history of getting it right is the reason the shop keeps classic cars on the road.