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Diagnostics

Diagnostics

Diagnostics and Repair – Why They Are Not The Same How did this ever come up ??? Actual Phone Calls: Customer: “I have fault code P3022x on my car – How much will it take to fix it ?” Motorcars: “Not sure, we will need to see the car and take a look.” Customer: “I...

Classic Car Repairs (10/04/23)

Classic Car Repairs (10/04/23)

What exactly is a "Classic Car" ? Overall, I hope that this information is helpful for individuals who are considering owning or restoring "Classic Cars", as I wish to set realistic expectations about the challenges owners may encounter. It should also serve as a...

TxDot Choke Hold (8/29/23)

TxDot Choke Hold (8/29/23)

Eight Years, Enough Already!  For the past 8 years, my company has been dealing with one business catastrophe or another thanks entirely to TxDot. In its misplaced desire to make life better for all Texans, TxDot tramples the property rights of the small businesses...

Help Us Help You! (4/18/23)

Help Us Help You! (4/18/23)

Help Us Help You. We work on a lot of cars - driven cars, pampered cars, hanger queens, projects, dreams on four wheels, and some memory wagons.… all of them arrive at our door step with a story. Many are actually driven in… many are not so lucky and get a flatbed...

Land Locked By TxDot (3/28/23)

Land Locked By TxDot (3/28/23)

We need your help, and 'Yes!!' we are still open. As all of our regular customers are aware, Motorcars has spent the past 8 years engaged in one disagreement after another with TxDot. The discussions concern the “TxDot construction project” and any sense of respect...

It Is Always Something (10/18/22)

It Is Always Something (10/18/22)

Expectations and Costs New cars The new cars that we work on – Jaguar, Land Rover and MINI - live in a world of scrambled plastic water hoses and tiny wires with secretive computer components, accesses and programs. Classics The classics that we work on – MG's, XKE's,...

Alcohol!!! No, I said, “Gasoline !!! (4/12/22)

Alcohol!!! No, I said, “Gasoline !!! (4/12/22)

Caught... America is caught between burning oil in the form of real gasoline and burning a mixture of 15% alcohol derived from corn and 85% gasoline in the form of an ethanol laced liquid…. “No one” tells you that the ethanol is corrosive, deteriorates quickly, lowers...

Help Wanted! (3/30/22)

Help Wanted! (3/30/22)

Unbelievable. In reading the press, one does not have to go too deep to realize that there is a “labor shortage.” The evidence provided is the astonishing “ad hoc minimum wage” offered at the big box stores, the fast food restaurants and distribution companies for...

Why You Need a Specialist. (2/16/22)

Why You Need a Specialist. (2/16/22)

You own one of the most distinctive production cars in the world. You own it for a reason. You made the conscious decision to buy it. Your buy decision' made a personal statement or fulfilled a lifetime desire to own one. You did not buy it because it was an 'economy...

Install My Parts (11/03/21)

Install My Parts (11/03/21)

The Request “I have found the parts you have told me that I need. I found them on line. They are much cheaper than what you quoted. Will you install them for me for just the labor you quoted ? “ From the Shop Perspective Consider that the shop to which you take your...

South East Texas Repair Shop Tour (7/27/20)

South East Texas Repair Shop Tour (7/27/20)

The South East Texas Car Repair Shop Tour or, How to Go Into Debt Making Poor Decisions Here is a story about something that we see and experience far too often... We hear from a lot of new customers who either call or bring their cars in.... who have been on what we...

CV-19 at Motorcars – a Perspective (7/09/20)

CV-19 at Motorcars – a Perspective (7/09/20)

CV-19 is not a political event. It is a health event. Please do not be confused. CV-19 is happening. The political spectrum has their opinion as to what is "really happening". . the left and the right are galactically rabid and opinionated in their own agendas. The...

Motorcars LTD is Open (4/13/20)

Motorcars LTD is Open (4/13/20)

Motorcars In these dark times everyone is looking for something to feel good about…. We live on a blue sphere careening through space. It is a dangerous, unforgiving and random place to live. We actually have no rights. We have no guarantees…. mostly, we endure things...