Pre Purchase Inspections
So you have decided that you want an European car. You’ve done your countless hours of research, Googling the late night away, reading consumer reports, Edmunds, and have narrowed it down to that Porsche you always wanted. Maybe its a BMW 3 series or a Mercedes S-Class? In those late nights of Googling maybe you’ve noticed some “flaws” that a particular model has, but don’t know how to quite go about looking for it when inspecting the car for yourself. That is where we come in.
We go over every inch of the car noting any issues it has. We basically do a 50 point inspection on the car. Basic overview of it is, engine, brakes, suspension, wheels, tires, clusters, faults, paintwork, any frame damage present, bulbs out, has the oil been changed, A/C, etc. This can take a good solid hour of our technicians looking the car over. Once he has completed his inspection we will provide you with estimates on repair(s). We will also let you know how we feel about the car in general. Whether it is wise just to walk away and keep looking. The estimates we provide then give you the leverage to negotiate with the seller.
Oil Change Specials
ation if applicable to your vehicle. Our oil change specials use Lubro-Moly oil and Mann oil filters. On request we can also provide Motul, Redline, Amsoil, etc but these oils are not applicable to our oil special pricing. Please call for pricing.To learn more about Lubro-Moly and all its specs click here.
4 Cylinders, 6 Cylinders, 8/12 Cylinders, Porsches
- Oil and Filter Change
- 50 Point Inspection
- Tire Rotation (If applicable)
///Motorsports O/C
- BMW cars that require 10W-60
- Oil and Filter change
- 50 Point Inspection
* Ferrari, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Lotus, any exotic vehicle are not included in oil change special.
Tire Mounting and Balancing
We do more than just keep your engine, brakes, and suspension in check. We also mount and balance tires. And we can basically mount ANY size. Late last year we got rid of our old Hunter mounting machine and upgraded to 
the new Hunter Auto34. What makes this machine so special is that when mounting any tire it never makes contact with the wheel. It will never put deep gouges into the wheel, chip paint off of them, etc. It’s a perfect mount every time. With a lot of European makes running runflats. The sidewalls on these tires are VERY stiff. This machine allows these tires to go on the wheel much easier than most other machines. Lets put it this way. We were one of the first shops in Knoxville to get this machine. Dealers were dropping off their wheels and tires for us to mount and balance. Our balancer is no slouch either. It provides roadforce balancing to get those most annoying vibrations taken care of. It will even let us know if the wheel or tire is bent or out of round.
Once tires are mounted and on the balancer we only use the best wheel weights. For 99% of the cars that roll through we use 3M adhesive weights. The 3M adhesive is VERY strong and will not come off while rolling. It also goes on the inside of the wheel so you don’t have a tacky weight hammered onto the outer part of the wheel. Sometimes though a weight on the outer part of the wheel cannot be avoided.
More info on our tire mounter
More info on our tire balancer
At EAG we do NOT STOCK any tires. We do have several suppliers where we can get tires same day if needed. This is one of our ways how we are able to pass the savings onto you by keeping our overhead as low as possible. We are an Authorized Installer for TireRack.com. TireRack is the biggest seller in the tire market and has been around for 33 years. Their website is very simple to use. Just select year, make, model of car and the tire size you have. Once you select what tire you want going through the check-out process you can select us as an Authorized Installer to ship your tires too. No need to put them in your trunk, fold seats, take a seat out just to get your tires in your car and down to a shop to install them. When you submit your order TireRack will send you and us as well a confirmation email saying an order has been placed. Typically most orders come from Georgia and make it here in two days. Also by ordering through TireRack you do not have to pay sales tax on your tires.
- 15″-18″ Sizes: $20/tire*
- 19″-22″ Sizes: $25/tire*
- 23″+ Sizes: $30/tire*
- Runflats: $25/tire*
- TPMS Swap: $30*
- * Tax, tire disposal, and fees not included
Timing Belts
Majority of Volkswagens, Audi and some Lexus engines use timing belts. These belts are a required maintenance item and should be replaced about every 100K. Lots of people price shop this job because it is labor intensive and parts can be expensive at times depending on engine. We only do timing belts the right way. When you receive a quote fr
om us on a timing belt job we don’t just price out the belt. In conjunction with the belt we do the rollers, tensioner, water pump, and new OE coolant. Some shops will ONLY change the belt and nothing else. We do the water pump while we are there because the belt typically drives the pump. By doing the pump now you save labor doing it the first time around. We always do the tensioner because a tensioner wears out and fail causing the belt to stretch and jump a tooth. If the serpentine belts are cracking we will also do those to save you labor as well. Timing belts are no joke to mess with. On a VW or Audi if this belt goes so does your motor. This is why we take care of everything the first time so you don’t have to worry about it for another 100K. Give us a call and we can get you scheduled for your timing belt service.
