College Station Auto Repair

European Vehicle Diagnostic, Service and RepairThe experience and tooling required by a specialist.   Your European vehicle needs to be a smooth running, elegant and easy to use. Sometimes it can cause you upset and needs repairing. Keeping your European vehicle on the road in the US shouldn’t be hard. Which is why the right team of technicians with the right skill set need to investigate and fix your issue in the shortest timeframe.   At Gladney Automotive Solutions we have one of the few trained technicians in most of the major European vehicle brands including BMW, Mercedes, Land Rover, Audi, and Porsche. Firstly, why does my European Car need servicing?   EU vehicles require servicing and regular inspections to make sure they run safely and do not break down. With each brand having their own service ... read more

Tesla Car Maintenance:  Gladney Automotive Solutions in College Station TX has you covered Tesla is one of the most famous automotive brands that produce consumer electric vehicles ranging from SUVs to pickup trucks. They have established their dominance in the domain of electric cars and have already sold more than 200,000 units, with hundreds of thousands of others already pre-booked. Electric vehicles are based on new technology and are entirely different from fuel cars. Fuel vehicles are much more common, and their repair and maintenance are much easier and cost-friendly.   Consumers who drive electric vehicles are always looking out for automotive repair facilities with a team of experts who are entirely familiar with the technology and design of EVs. Well, the search for all such consumers is now over for College Station. Whether it is Tesla Model X or S, Tesla Model 3, Model Y or the Tesl ... read more

GMC Hummer EV Truck and SUV: Features and Maintenance GMC has announced its entry into consumer EVs by introducing Hummer EV trucks and SUVs. People have already shown so much interest in both vehicles that it has overwhelmed the company. There have been 100,000 pre-bookings of the vehicles, and the company has delivered only around 750 of those. One of them has already been sold at 2.5 times the original price, at about $250,000, at an auction. Here are some of the features and maintenance options that might interest the readers:   Price: The three-motor version of the vehicle enters the market at a price tag of $106,645. At the same time, the base model with 625hp and 250 miles of range will come at $86,645. This might seem like a huge price tag, but the features we discuss net will blow your mind.                                    Featur ... read more

What the Chip Shortage Means   Your car needs repairing but what do you do? In days of old a repair facility will diagnose and find the problem. If a replacement part is required, they will order it from any number of suppliers that manufacture vehicle modules. But in times of the pandemic and the global supply chain shortages - this is no longer an easy task.    The chip supply is still catching up with demand and car makers are looking at means to reduce their reliance on semiconductors. Either by re-designing vehicles to have fewer modules, or by warning customers that if they want their car, they can have it without some features.   Major car features including park assist, advanced driver assist, and infotainment extras may be excluded from the vehicle - even when their VIN and order from the factory has them included. This means auto repair shops need to do some detective work to understand what features their customers' cars have.   Ever ... read more

Automotive Locksmith Services and Why They Still Matter                                  In this ultra-modern age of “Keyless” entry and “Push-button Start” in our cars, does the humble car key even have a function anymore? The frank and honest answer is yes it does. Keys have definitely become more complex and interesting, and the key fob is now arguably the most important element as opposed to the metal key bit, but keys and their related services remain a crucial automotive service that we all need. Here at Gladney Automotive Solutions, we know that all too well, which is why we maintain a huge stock of 78,000 different keys to offer fast and efficient key repair and replacement services. In today’s blog, we’re looking first at what kinds of services a reputable automotive locksmith offers their customers and how to spot the good one ... read more