Central Garage

Dripping Springs, United States

3.3

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16 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 512-894-4114
Website:
centralgarage-hub.com
Address:
120 W Hwy 290, Dripping Springs, TX, 78620
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Today

Today 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Open now
Local time (Dripping Springs) 11:05 Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Business hours

Monday 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Saturday –
Sunday –

Description

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Central Garage has been a local family owned and operated repair shop serving Dripping Springs since 1939. We offer Dripping Springs complete automotive repairs for all makes and models of vehicles, including small diesels, hybrids and imports. To better serve you, we provide local shuttle service for pick-​up or drop-​off within a 5 mile radius of our shop. We also have a comfortable waiting room with a flat screen TV and Wi-​Fi.

All our technicians are ASE-​certified with more than 60 years of collective experience. Our list of services includes state inspections for all vehicles, brakes, oil changes, tune-​ups, computer diagnostics, fuel injector service, transmission and engine maintenance, air conditioning, electrical work, all mechanical work and wheel alignments. Our skilled and experienced technicians are ready to assist you with your automotive needs. Stop in today for complete automotive repair services.

History

Established in 1939.

We offer honest and reliable automotive services and will never make unnecessary recommendations. Our owner has over 40 years of experience in the automotive industry, with 25 years earned working at Central Garage.

Meet the Business Owner

Danny H.

Business Owner

Central Garage is a friendly, clean and efficient shop. We understand that sometimes car repair can be stressful and we do everything possible to make our customers feel welcome, comfortable and satisfied with their service experience. We know you want to feel as good about your vehicle today as you did the day you bought it, and we look forward to returning your car to that same condition.

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16 reviews of Central Garage

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Place rating: 5
Dripping Springs, TX
I’ve been dealing with Danny and his predecessor for 15 years now. He has always been 100% honest and reliable. Actual charges are usually less than estimate. He rebuilt the air conditioning system several years ago in my old pickup. It was a daunting task and it didn’t work the first time, but Danny made it right and it has been working great every since. I really don’t know how his prices compare since I haven’t used anyone else in 15 years, but his charges always seem reasonable.
Place rating: 2
Dripping Springs, TX
Nice guys, clean shop, seriously high charges. Be sure to get estimate of minimum charges prior to leaving your vehicle so there are no surprises. 2 other auto related businesses in town just chuckled at my estimate from here.
Place rating: 5
Dripping Springs, TX
we’ve brought our pickup and minivan here many times and the high level of service, care, and honesty at this garage has never failed to impress us. highly recommend.
Place rating: 1
Austin, TX
Went there for auto inspection (been going there for years with our 3 cars) and the new inspector guy doesn’t really know how to comprehend the state auto inspection law. Waste of time going there. Bring back the other guy you used to have.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
These guys are great — I broke down after a wedding and left my jeep here for repair during the holiday weekend — Steve was nice enough to come in on his day off to help out — totally recommend this place, and I would definitely have these guys repair my next repair issue…
Place rating: 1
Torrance, Los Angeles, CA
This is no longer the charming, reliable Central Garage of Dripping Springs in days gone by and is now the garage of last resort.
Only go here if you have no other choice, if nothing else is open. Like literally — only of your car is on fire and breaks down RIGHT IN FRONT of the garage.
If you do find yourself here — make it crystal clear that you’re not paying a DIME unless it’s explained in advance — and you sign an estimate FIRST.
If not — you will find yourself waiting around for hours that you are paying time and labor for and much larger bill than you want when you try to escape with your vehicle.
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
Having moved to Dripping recently, I needed a trusted place to handle the required annual state inspection of my car, and also just a look at my air conditioning to be sure it is operating well, Summers here in south central Texas are very hot.
I read many positive reviews of Central Garage, and after an earlier experience where they referred me to another business for a service they do not provide, I thought I’d give them a shot. By the way, the business they referred did a great job,
I was met by Dave and Danny. Cordial and quick. My car was done in a snap. They looked over my AC, determined it was running fine, Danny consulted with me regarding whether I wanted to go any further with that (I decided his observation was good enough for me), and charged me NOTHING for that.
The waiting room was nice and I saw several classic cars at the shop… both are signs of a good repair shop.
I will definitely be back.
Place rating: 1
Austin, TX
Absolutely take advantage and WAY OVER PRICED! I don’t write many reviews that are negative, but seriously Dripping Springs… go anywhere else. I have been twice thinking they are local so I’ll give them another shot. Seriously wish I hadn’t. Great guys working there, but the prices are beyond unreasonable. L&L, I’m headed your way! :)
Place rating: 5
Austin, TX
I had a great experience at Central Garage. The problem with my Honda CRV was quickly found, fixed and the cost was lower than anticipated. I am a middle aged woman with a 12 year old car. There were probably a dozen things wrong with my car but the folks only took care of a rattle that had been bothering me for weeks as I asked. They were not thieves as an earlier person stated… rather hard working honest and kind. I would go back to central garage next time I have a problem. The waiting area was nice also with tv and the newspaper for reading. Nice job Central Garage!
Place rating: 5
Dripping Springs, TX
I’ve never had a bad experience here. Danny is certainly no crook, and the negative reviews really caught me by surprise. As an ower of two older vehicles, I frequent the shop more often than I’d like. I believe the pricing is very fair as compared to other shops I’ve been to, and the level of service I get here is top notch. Car repairs are never «fun» for anyone, but these guys do honest work at a fair price, and that is as good as it gets.
Place rating: 5
Round Rock, TX
Dropped by for a safety inspection. The staff was friendly, there was no wait, the test went quick, and the waiting room was very nice.
Place rating: 4
Austin, TX
In May 2012 I was having trouble with my air conditioning and put off getting it fixed for several weeks b/​c I feared the worst. A few fairly knowledgeable friends and family were convinced I probably needed a new compressor which would have cost me approx $ 1000.00. I went to Central Garage on a whim (they are near where I work) hoping for the best but expecting very bad news. The folks I dealt with were easy to talk to, checked it out within the estimated time and best of all discovered that my problem was not the compressor but a relay switch which they then replaced at a very reasonable rate. My air has been working great since and they did not take advantage of a situation in which they easily could have. I will be going back when other future repairs are needed
Place rating: 1
Travis, TX
Way overpriced. I asked for a price to install a dryer for my a/​c and they quoted me 350.00. I ended up getting it done for 120.00 from someone else. Watch out these guys will take advantage of you.
Place rating: 4
Dripping Springs, TX
Central Garage has been around since the 1940’s and I only recently became a fan. I’ve had two vehicles serviced by them in the past year and they have done a very good job. They offer several alternatives and let me decide. They never talk down to me as a woman customer. I enjoy dealing with them. The new owner Danny always has a smile and greets you like he’s always known you. I’ll be back again.
Place rating: 1
Dripping Springs, TX
This is a bit dated but I could not let this go. I used to go here all the time for all my work that I did not do myself. Not any more. They charged me $ 45.00 to change my oil when I brought my own oil and filter. They use to charge $ 9.00 but that went out the door with a service writer change over a year ago. Long time DS residents warned me to stay away from this place. Now I know why.
Place rating: 3
Driftwood, TX
In response to Christine A’s recent experience, I had to post this one. Central Garage is the only State Inspection place in Drippin proper. I shot in the other morning with Rooster in arms for my inspection.
It took a bit longer than expected as the customer ahead of me had some problems.
Inspection guy — Your 250,000 mile 1987 Nissan Hard Body has a license plate light out. I can’t fix it as the bulb housing has rusted beyond repair. I’ll call the parts house and weee’ll git you another one.
30 Minutes later — DONE
My car — 12 minutes later… That’ll be $ 14.50.
$ 14.50…Eat that Travis County.
HEHE…HAHA. Please don’t move to Hays County…