Mike’s Foreign Car Service

Specialties

Automotive maintenance and repair for all makes and models, specializing in Honda, Toyota, Subaru, VW, and Fiat.

Serving Columbus, Upper Arlington, Grandview, Hilliard, Dublin and Central Ohio since 1973.

Family owned and operated.

History

Established in 1973.

Mike Sr. grew up in a small town in the mountains of southern Italy. Every day on the way to school, Mike used to walk by an old garage that maintained and repaired road construction vehicles and equipment. In search of a job, he was hired as an apprentice. There, he learned how to be a mechanic and eventually became a lead worker for the company. All of this changed in 1958 when Mike and his family immigrated to America. Mike was 26 years old at the time and worked as a mechanic for two years in New York City. In 1960 he moved to Columbus and began working mainly on Fiats. In 1973, Mike started his company at the current location of Mike’s Foreign Car Service and his business quickly grew. Mike Jr. began working at the company in 1980. Eventually in 1996, Mike Sr. retired and Mike Jr. took over the company and became the owner of Mike’s Foreign Car Service. Mike Jr. now serves some of the grandchildren of the original customers of Mike Sr. and also works on some of the same cars!

Meet the Business Owner

Mike C.

Business Owner

Mike began working at the company in 1980 with his father, Mike Sr., and took over the business in 1996 when his father retired.