MONTHLY SPECIAL

$9.95 Lube Oil Filter, $100 transmission flush, $50 power steering flush, free brake inspection/tire rotation has been extended! Due to the popularity of our last promotion we are extending it to November 30th 2011!


Don't forget we do all repairs from ASE Master Techs,  Lube oil filter to diagnostics and custom fabrication.

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Placerville’s Premier 4×4 Shop

Welcome to CARNAGE OFF ROAD! We are a local truck and SUV repair facility that provides quality repair and maintenance to all 2 and 4-wheel drive truck’s and SUV’s in Placerville and all of the surrounding areas.  We pride ourselves in providing honest  work at reasonable prices.

Carnage Off Road originally started in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Frisco, Colorado.  The venture began in 1999 as Frisco Tire
& Service, a fully operating, AAA Approved automotive repair shop.  Carnage Off Road became a side business where I, Jacent Pillow, could have fun fabricating and building our clients off-road rigs.  Being originally from Placerville, I moved back to El Dorado County and have opened Carnage Off Road as a general auto repair shop of 2 & 4-wheel drive vehicles and SUV’s as well as off-road fabrication.

With over 12 years as a professional  automotive technician and 20 years of wheelin’ experience all over the country from the Rubicon to Moab to St George UT,  I am here to service all of your 4-wheel drive maintenance and off road fabrication needs. We are California Bereau of Automotive Repair certified.  I have a  Master ASE certification as well as advanced ASE L1 engine performance certifications and C1 service consultant certifications. Make sure you ask any 4×4 shop or repair facility if they are before you do business with them! 4-wheelin’ and fabricating rigs is my passion and I enjoy every aspect of it.  I currently have all of the latest fab equipment as well as a high quality Snap On diagnostic scanner.  Whether you’re looking for a 4-link set-up on your Jeep or have a check engine light on your Suburban, I can help you and at a reasonable rate!

 

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Labor rates explained

Our blog this week is about labor rates and how they can be misleading to say the least. When people call around to auto repair shops they sometimes want to know what a shops t labor rate is because this is the only way they know how to differ between shops instead of warranty or quality of the work and parts.  A labor rate is defined by a set time to do a job in a manual that’s set up by a facility that takes cars apart and sets a time that a good mechanic can perform a certain job. They can differ a lot between the companies that set the times up and what it really takes. Sometimes they are way too low and sometimes too high. A good honest shop will take that into consideration and adjust accordingly most of the time, but there are some out there that have a progressive labor rate. These misleading rates are say $100/hr when somebody calls and asks and it can go up from there for each additional hour so say 1 hr is $100/hr and hour 2 is $105/hr and hour 3 is $110 per hour but they only tell people it’s $100/hr  when they call and ask. I know this is done at dealerships my friends have worked at. Some shops will say $50/hr and charge 4 hours for 2.5 hour job also which is still misleading. So in the end make sure you trust the shop and they have a good warranty on parts and labor. At Carnage Off Road we have an available  lifetime warranty on parts and labor depending on the job and our labor rate is competitive with all other shops with no funny business going on about it.

This Month’s Promotion – Extended to November 30th 2011

4×4 and daily driver maintenance

Well this is my first blog ever so bear with me! I want to talk about maintenance on your Rubicon Trail rig or Placerville daily driver. Maintenance is important on both types of vehicles and is a crucial part of not braking down. People seem to think that maintenance schedules are made just to make extra money for the dealerships or independent shops like Carnage Off Road Truck & SUV Repair.

This really is not the case at all. It is a way to insure your vehicle components are looked at and replaced before they leave you stranded on the trail or the side of the highway 50! Timing belt intervals are there so you don’t ruin your engine. I’ve seen my fair share of ruined engines due to timing belt failure. Fluids don’t last forever and components wear just like your tires wear which you can see. It is so much more hastle, time and money to brake, get towed, diagnosed and fixed than it is to do some preventative maintenance.

If your on the trail and your worn cv joint or axle joint brakes, it can cause you a whole trip and your buddies are pissed at you. Some shops are not so honest which makes us all look bad, but most shops are very honest and make up for the poor dealerships and shady shops. So if your putting off maintenance because of money or you think it’s not important please reconsider because it is important and you’ll thank me later!

 

Next week we will talk about shop labor rates and how it’s not always what it sounds like.