Motorkars is a 50+ years old employee owned and operated business specializing in Volkswagen, Audi, BMW and select Porsche vehicles. We employ ASE certified technicians who perform service, repair, restorations and performance modifications on both new and vintage models.
Motorkars is a member of the Central Ohio BBB with an A+ rating and has received a business award from Angie’s List. Our business hours are 8:30 to 5:30 Monday through Thursday and 8:30 to 5:00 on Friday. We accept VISA, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Cash. You will find us located southwest of OSU stadium near Grandview Heights at 1020 King Avenue. For your convenience we have a key drop located at the rear of the shop that is available 24 hours a day.
We started the business in 1975 in a two-bay Texaco gas station located near the Thurber Village Apartments, just northwest of downtown Columbus. Our original business name was Thurber Village Texaco. We converted to auto service and repairs only, in 1978, when Texaco pulled out of Ohio. At that time, we changed our name to Thurber Village Service. We continued to lease the old Texaco building until the fall of 1985, when we moved into our brand new shop at our current location on King Avenue. We changed our name again, this time to Motorkars, Inc.
The King Avenue shop consists of 7-service bays with lifts, an equipment/engine build room, parts department, customer waiting room, front office reception and an employee lounge.
We use custom computer software for all of our invoicing, parts inventory, customer data and scheduling.
We have made major equipment purchases in the last few years including a Snap-On Advantage portable diagnostic electrical tester, a Snap-On Hi-Speed wheel balancer, a Rim Clamp tire machine (for ultra-high performance wheels and tires), and a Hunter “Hawkeye” 4-wheel alignment rack.
