1. CDE Collision Centers - Columbus Ave

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    CDE Collision Centers - Columbus Ave

    4.4 (5 reviews)
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    Services - CDE Collision Centers - Columbus Ave

    Bumper repair

    Dent removal

    Auto frame testing

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    3 years ago

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    5 years ago

    Great customer service. Kept me updated with the status of my car and everything was clean and done with care.

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    7 years ago

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    9 years ago

    They did great work on my car. Reasonably priced and Matt updated me throughout the whole process.

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    Thamms' Auto Repair

    Thamms' Auto Repair

    (13 reviews)

    Beverly

    These guys are the best mechanics we have / had :( in the area. As honest as you can ask for. A…read morecouple of really good guys that learned the business from their old man. Thamms added a great small town feel to the neighborhood with their classic older building and old school photos of times past. Seems like they left just in time missing the mess of the pandemic. Hope the best for Dave and Joe and whatever path they chose to do after leaving the auto shop. Much thanks from the people of Beverly. You guys will be greatly missed!

    Joe and Dave Thamm have been running Thamm's Auto Repair in the Beverly neighborhood since they…read moretook over for their father, Joe Sr. I can only tell you that this business has been around since at least the 1960s; my uncles worked there, sweeping out the shop and pumping gas. Joe and Dave don't sell gas anymore, but what they do sell is excellent, honest auto repair. I can tell you that these are probably two of the only honest mechanics in Chicago. They've never once sold me something I didn't need or didn't want. You won't find any heavy sales pressure here; what you'll find are two honest, hard-working gentlemen who know just about everything there is to know about cars. I can say all of this with confidence because I work on cars myself; when there's something I can't do on my own, I take it to Joe and Dave. They will sit patiently with you and explain exactly what you need and why you need it, and their prices are eminently fair. Another thing about Thamm's that I love is the fact that it's just Joe and Dave; they don't have any employees other than themselves, and their extremely sweet brindle bulldog, Tora, who spends her days lounging on a blanket in one corner of the shop. Dave and Joe answer the phones, do all of the work on the cars, all of the billing and invoicing, everything from start to finish; it's impossible to have a misunderstanding or to have one person tell you one thing and another tell you another. Even more, they seem to have an agreement with each other that once one of them works on a car, that one will always work on that same car, each and every time it comes into the shop. That way, they know in their heads what work has been done and how they did it. I'm on my fourth car since I turned sixteen and I will trust almost no one else to work on my vehicles. Joe and Dave specialize in domestic cars, and they focus on typical issues such as brakes, basic maintenance, and motor overhaul. They don't really work on transmissions; they will, however, refer you to their preferred transmission shop in the area, so you can get your work done right, by someone who specializes in that work. If you come in with an exhaust problem, they have no problem referring you to a Midas or a Merlin, someone who can do the work cheaper and faster than they can. In short, these guys won't screw you; in fact, I've often dropped a car off with them and said "Find out what's wrong with it and fix it!" having complete confidence that they will only do what's necessary. Furthermore, they stand behind their work. They once replaced an alternator, and the new unit wound up conking out only a month later. They replaced it free of charge. It being a family-run, small business, Joe and Dave are only there Monday through Friday, from about eight to four. Expect them to take a vacation every summer and to occasionally close during the holidays; I think that's great, that they're just normal folks providing a good honest service. I would recommend them without a question; they're the only ones I will take my car to for service.

    CDE Collision Centers - Columbus Ave - bodyshops - Updated September 2026

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