DOC Auto

Specialties

1. We are a Virginia State Certified Emissions Inspection Station.

2. We are a Virginia State Certified Emissions Repair Station.

3. We’ve been around a long time — since 1982 — and we intend to be around for a long time yet to come.

4. We offer a transferable Limited Lifetime Warranty.

5. We offer free loaner cars and shuttle rides.

6. We are friendly, professional, and knowledgeable.

7. Our technicians are ASE Certified, with a rigorous training schedule to keep them current with the latest equipment and techniques.

8. We use state-​of-​the-​art diagnostic equipment, and we have smart guys who know how to use it.

History

Established in 1982.

DOC Auto founder and CEO Dave O’Connell began working on cars in 1978. While attending Virginia Tech in 1982 he and his roommate started the business that would become DOC Auto. They worked on fellow students’ cars mostly, usually in the dorm parking lots or apartment complexes’ parking lots.

As recently as 2003 Dave ran the whole show — answering phones, ordering parts, working on clients’ cars. Our lead tech, Daniel Bowling, was the first addition to the team, and we bought our building in Chatham Heights around Christmas 2006. There have been many changes to the industry and to my business since then, but one thing has never changed, and never will — that is our commitment to the responsibility we have to you, our client. With the wise and generous guidance of a handful of mentors, Dave continues to develop and build DOC Auto.

Meet the Business Owner

Dave O.

Business Owner

In 1982, Dave O’Connell and two of his roommates at Virginia Tech started the business that would become DOC Auto.