Stand under your car before you pay.
A three-bay family garage five minutes off Highway 2. We put your car on the hoist, walk you under it, and quote the job before we touch a bolt.
The family
Ray opened the first bay in 1987.
The sign still says Sons. Jenna has run the second bay since she finished her apprenticeship, and she would like us to fix that. Cole runs the third, mostly trucks and anything diesel.
Ray still does the walk-throughs. If your car is on the hoist, he hands you a light and shows you what we found, what can wait until spring, and what cannot.
That is the whole business: you see the part, you get the price, and nothing on the bill changes without a phone call.
Dealer or us
What changes when you leave the dealer
We are not against dealers. Recalls and some software updates belong there, and we will tell you when yours does. For everything else, here is the difference.
| Feature | Sprocket & Sons | A typical dealer |
|---|---|---|
| Who explains the repair | The technician who did it, under the car with you | A service advisor at the front counter |
| Diagnostic time | Credited to the repair if we do it | Usually billed on its own |
| Parts | Factory or a named aftermarket brand, both priced, your pick | Factory parts at factory prices |
| Your factory warranty | Kept. We follow the maker's schedule and keep every receipt. | Kept |
| Warranty on the work | Two years or 40,000 km, parts and labour | Varies, often shorter |
| Wait for a booking | Usually within the week | Often two weeks or more in the fall |
Posted prices
What the common jobs cost
Taxes extra. Anything not on this list gets a written quote after the walk-through.
Full synthetic oil change
Up to six litres, a new filter, and a look at the brakes and belts while it drains.
$119
Book a bayWinter tire swap
Your winters already on rims, swapped and torqued, the summers bagged for the trunk. Storage upstairs is $90 a season.
$80
Book a bayBrakes, one axle
New pads and rotors with the calipers cleaned and greased. We measure the old pads with you first.
From $389
Book a bayCheck engine light
An hour with the scan tool and a meter to find the cause, not just the code.
$135
Book a bayOut-of-province inspection
Moved from BC or Saskatchewan? The full Alberta inspection in one visit, with the form your registry agent needs.
$180
Book a bayPre-purchase inspection
Buying a used truck off a driveway in Sylvan Lake? Bring it by for an hour on the hoist before you hand over the cash.
$160
Book a bayThe shop
A normal Tuesday in November
The dealer quoted me $2,300 for front brakes and a fluid package. Ray put the truck up, handed me a flashlight and showed me the pads had half their life left. I paid for an oil change and drove home.
Tanya
Blackfalds
How it works
A visit, start to finish
01
Book a bay
Online or by phone. Tell us what it is doing and we hold the right bay.
02
The walk-through
We lift the car and you come under it with us. You see what we see, with a light and a straight answer.
03
The quote, by text
Parts and labour, line by line, with what can wait. Nothing starts until you reply yes.
04
Pick up
Your old parts ride home in a box on the passenger seat, so you know they were replaced.
- Red Seal technician in every bay
- AMVIC licensed business
- Licensed out-of-province inspection station
Questions
Before you book
The week of the first snow on Highway 2 is the week everyone calls. Book by mid-October and you get the day you want.
For oil changes and tire swaps, yes: there is coffee, a bench and a window onto the bays. For anything longer, we drive you home or to work anywhere in Red Deer.
Light-duty diesel pickups, yes, in Cole's bay. Heavy trucks and farm equipment, we will point you to someone good.
If they are the right parts, yes. Our labour warranty still applies; the part's own warranty is between you and the seller.
Hear a new noise on the highway?
Call and describe it. Ray has a good guess for most noises over the phone, and a better one with the car in the air.
Book
Book a bay or ask a question
Tell us the year, make and model and what it is doing. We reply the same working day.
Hours
- Monday–Friday
- 7:30am–5:30pm
- Saturday
- 8am–12pm
Saturday mornings are tire swaps only from October to December.