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W Westmount Auto Call · 519-555-0331
★ A neighbourhood garage · since 1974

The mechanic your family already trusts.

Three generations of London families on the books. We are the second-opinion shop you stop calling once you find us. Honest quotes, real photos, plain English, fair price.

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In the bay
The Tuesday morning rush, 2024
Tom at the bench
Tom, second-generation
On a lift
A 1998 Camry, still going
Tools
Granddad's torque wrench, 1974
50 years Same family, same corner
★ 4.9 Google reviews, 312 of them
90% Of new customers are referrals
12mo Parts + labour warranty
★ What we do

Quiet, careful, honest work.

Six bays, four lifts, the same set of services since 1974 with newer tools. No upselling, no scare tactics, no surprise add-ons on the invoice.

Oil & Filter

Synthetic blend on most light vehicles. Tire pressure check, fluid top-up, 50-point visual. While you wait, in 45 minutes.

From $69 Book →

Brakes

Pads, rotors, hardware kits. We tell you which axle and how many millimetres of life are left on the other. Always.

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Diagnostic Visit

Check-engine light, slow start, weird noise, vibration. One hour at the bench gets you a written diagnosis with photos.

$119 flat Book →

Tires & Seasonal

Mount, balance, summer-to-winter swap. We store your off-season set in the loft. Free first year.

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Full Inspection

Ontario Safety Standards Certificate. 90 minutes, written report, every line item explained in plain English.

$129 Book →

Old Friends

Pre-2000 carburettors, breaker points, drum brakes. We still have the right tools and the right patience.

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★ How a visit goes

Three steps. No mystery.

  1. 1

    Walk in, or call ahead

    Tell us what is going on. We write it down, ask the right questions, give you an estimate window.

  2. 2

    Photos and a phone call

    Once we are in the bay, we take photos of what we find. Phone call with the parts cost + labour. You approve before any work starts.

  3. 3

    Same chair next time

    Hand-off includes photos of the work done, the old parts in a bag if you want them, written warranty. We will remember you.

Tom at the shop
Tom Whittaker, owner since 1998
★ Our family

Started in 1974. Still here.

My dad opened Westmount Auto in 1974 the year I was born. Drum brakes, carburettors, points and condensers. I grew up under the hoist. Took over the shop in 1998. My oldest started apprenticing here last year. That makes three.

The bay looks different. The tools are different. The cars are different. Our promise to you is the same. We will tell you what is wrong, what it will cost, and what we would do if it was our car parked in front of the house. The rest of the job follows from there.

Tom Whittaker, owner · Licensed Class A Mechanic
★ What our regulars say

Three hundred families. Same Westmount corner.

Tom has worked on every car our family has owned for 14 years. When my daughter bought her first car, he came to the dealership to look at it before she signed. Who does that.

The Vandermeer family
Since 2011

My van was making a sound. Turned out it was a $9 part. I would not have known. He could have charged me anything. That visit cost me $46 with the inspection.

Reggie B.
Walk-in customer

Honest, fast, and the coffee in the waiting room is the good kind. The kids actually look forward to oil change days.

★ Drop by

482 Springbank Drive, Westmount.

Two doors down from the bakery. Free coffee in the waiting room. Saturday mornings get busy, call ahead if you can.

519-555-0331 Email Tom