Cottman of ColumbiaReviews of cottmanofcolumbia.com

We had trouble with a Subaru dealership claiming we needed a new transmission in excess of $9000. We came to Cottman, which is way out of our neighborhood. Cottman serviced our Subaru Outback and fixed our issue for less than $100, a new transmission was not necessary. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Robert and Bridgette Startz Oxbow, ND

I highly recommend Cottman of Columbia for any car repair or maintenance. They rebuilt the transmission in my 2001 Hyundai and it runs great now. The owners Liz and Tony, went above and beyond what I expected to make sure my car runs well.

Great service very honest.

I'm pretty particular with my vehicles and do most of my own maintenance, but I had a weird groan coming from the transmission in my truck. Without the tools and expertise tackle a transmission job, I called several shops and read their reviews. Cottman had the best rate for a fluid service, which was overdue anyway . They tried to diagnose the groan but couldn't really determine what the problem was without tearing it down. After discussing my options between tearing it down too early or letting it ride too long and risking catastrophic failure, we decided to service it and run it to see what happened. They did a great job on the fluid service, and did it quick. The noise got better and I'm not worried about it any longer, but if it does give out I will take it straight to Cottman in Columbia SC. They could have easily talked me into an expensive rebuild that may or may not have been needed, but they treated me fairly and gave me good advice and used professional experience to help me decide what to do. I repeat, when/if my transmission goes out tomorrow or years down the road, I'm going to Cottman in Columbia SC without hesitation!

A+..........

I have been using Cottmans for years now and have always been satisfied. They now have a customer for life after an experience I had with my 2005 Honda Civic. I was having some issues with over heating, so I took my car into the Honda dealership to have it checked out. They told me that the engine was blown and I would need a complete rebuild (around $2000)! I took the car to Cottmans to get their estimate and they found that the engine was NOT blown. They had to fix the thermostat and a few other things. The total cost was around $200. I have been driving the same car for 2 years now with no issues! The Honda place was going to charge me for something I did not need. I told Cottmans about what the Honda place said BEFORE they looked at the car, so they could have easily told me that it was a blown engine and charge me $1500 to fix it, but they did NOT. That honesty is almost impossible to find anymore. After that anytime I have any car trouble, I ALWAYS go to Cottmans.

We went in for a tranmisson repair all work was good and they made sure we were aware of other minor problems with the car and prices we are going back to get more work done

The service was excellent and the staff were professional and courteous. Thanks Cottman!