Flamingo Automotive

Flamingo Automotive is an auto repair shop in Austin, Texas, specializing exclusively in Japanese and German vehicles. The shop opened in 1989 and has served Austin for 25 years. Its services range from factory scheduled maintenance to full-service diagnostic and repair, and it is a Licensed State Inspection facility equipped to perform check engine diagnostics and repairs that bring vehicles into inspection compliance. The shop holds a rating of 4.60 based on customer reviews. Flamingo Automotive operates out of a historical gas station dating to 1938, a building that has become a landmark in Austin. Customers find it in the big pink building on The Drag, within the north campus area. The shop states that its work rivals dealership quality at a more reasonable hourly rate. Founder and owner Joe Lamping is a long time motor sport enthusiast and a member of the SCCA, BMWCCA, and other organizations. He is an instructor for Driver's Edge. His team offers private coaching services, track-side support, and track rentals, and at the shop he prepares race cars and performs track day inspections. The shop sits on Guadalupe Street, about a tenth of a mile from Hemphill Creek, the Lakeview neighborhood, and the Buddington-Benedict-Sheffield Compound. West 38th Street is roughly a tenth of a mile away, as is Passport Health Austin Travel Clinic. Flamingo Automotive is known for its positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it, and for more than two decades of specialized Japanese and German repair in Austin.

Services:

• Check Engine Diagnostics and Repair
• Restoration Work
• State Inspection Services
• Track Day Prep