Established 1978 · Same family, same lot
Tallow Creek Auto
447 Route 9 · Tallow Creek, New York
Forty-seven years on the same stretch of Route 9. Oil and inspection while you wait, brakes and tires by the end of the day, and a straight answer about whether the car is worth the money.
Mon–Fri 7:30–5:30 · Sat 8–1 · Closed Sunday
- Oil & Filter
- Brakes
- NY State Inspection
- Tires
- Exhaust
- Batteries
What the common jobs cost
Prices are for most cars and light trucks and include parts, labor and shop supplies. If yours needs something different we call you with the number before we touch it.
In and out the same day Bay 1
- Oil & filter change, conventional
- $46
- Oil & filter change, full synthetic
- $79
- New York State inspection
- $21
- Tire rotation
- $30
- Mount & balance, per tire
- $28
- Flat repair, plug and patch
- $35
- Wiper blades, fitted
- $24
Up to 5 quarts. Includes a look over the belts, hoses and tire pressures.
Licensed inspection station. Walk in before 4:00 pm and you will be out inside the hour.
No charge when we are already doing your oil.
Walk in, no appointment needed
Book the car in Bay 2 & 3
- Front brake pads & rotors
- from $289
- Brake fluid flush
- $109
- Check-engine light, scan & diagnosis
- $55
- Battery, tested and installed
- from $189
- Coolant flush
- $119
- Air conditioning recharge
- $135
- Exhaust and muffler work
- quoted
Most sedans and small SUVs. Pads alone, $164.
Taken off the bill if you have us do the repair.
We bend and weld our own pipe here, which is usually cheaper than a bolt-on kit.
Call ahead so we can have the parts in
Labor is $98 an hour. We take cash, check and every card. Used-car looks-over before you buy are $65, and we will tell you honestly what we would do in your shoes. Old parts go in a box in the trunk if you want to see them.
When the bay doors are up
| Monday | 7:30 am – 5:30 pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 7:30 am – 5:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 7:30 am – 5:30 pm |
| Thursday | 7:30 am – 5:30 pm |
| Friday | 7:30 am – 5:30 pm |
| Saturday | 8:00 am – 1:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Last oil change and last inspection go in half an hour before we close. After that the lifts come down and Ray starts cleaning up.
Saturdays are for the quick jobs: oil, inspections, tires, batteries. Anything that needs ordering waits until Monday.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Fourth of July. If a storm shuts Route 9 we put a note on the answering machine.
Early bird key hook
Leaving before we open? Drop the keys and a note through the slot by the office door and call us when you get where you are going.
Two miles north of the light
447 Route 9
Tallow Creek, NY 12199
- Take Route 9 north out of the village, past the feed store.
- Go straight through the County 22 light and over the creek bridge.
- Two miles on, the blue enamel sign is on your right, opposite the grain silo.
- Pull into the gravel lot by the tire rack. Customer parking is behind the office.
Call before you tow
Half the cars that get dragged in here did not need a truck. Before you pay somebody to hook up, call the shop and tell us what it is doing. If it does need towing we will tell you who to call, what it should cost, and we will stay open for the drop.
Ray or Denise picks up