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If you tried getting your car fixed lately, chances are you likely had to wait longer than normal.
“Right now, I’m the busiest that I’ve been since I took over this shop in 2013 and we just cannot keep up because we don’t have the parts to keep up with the cars,” owner of Auto Plus Service Center Chris Milligan says.
Because like most mechanic shops, Milligan says the parts to fix your car are hard to find.
“I’m 41 going on 42 and I have been working on cars since I was 15 and I have never seen a part shortage like this in my life. It is just unbelievable the stuff we can’t get a hold of. We’re even having problems getting a hold of certain oils for cars, certain oil filters for cars we can’t get a hold of,” Milligan says.
Milligan, who runs his South Bend mechanic shop by himself, says finding parts isn’t the only thing he spends hours shopping for, it is employees too.
“I opened this to be a service for our customers and keep affordable repairs and the problem that I run into is the cost of having somebody in here, having another technician, balanced with the missing parts, not being able to get a hold of parts makes it very hard to hire and keep a person on board,” Milligan says.
And with the market to buy a new or used car at an all time high, Milligan says most drivers rather repair theirs than replace it.
“People are being real smart about their money. They would rather put their money in their car that they already own that they don’t own anything on, rather than having that new car payment that down the road they may not be able to afford the payment on the car,” Milligan says.
Mulligan advises anyone who has a car to take care of it before something goes bad.
“I tell people keep up on your preventive maintenance. Don’t wait until it’s a problem to get it taken care of. If you’re technician, whatever shop you are going to tells you you might want to take a look at this, there is a reason that were telling you,” Milligan says.
If drivers choose to ignore that advice and that engine light turns on, Milligan says folks could be waiting anywhere from a week to more than a month before their car can get repaired.
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