About
Melvin Michel opened four bays here in 1995. Ten bays run today.
Michel Auto Cares is family owned and operated, on the same stretch of Holderrieth Road it started on. Thirty-one years is long enough that the reviews stop being about a repair and start being about a person.
A shop set back in a field on Holderrieth Road
Michel Auto Cares sits at 12205 Holderrieth Road, just south of Tomball and about a mile east of SH 249, with a pasture and a pond behind the building. It's a white metal shop with ten bay doors and a lot that stays full, not a storefront on a strip.
Melvin Michel started it in 1995 with four bays. It grew to ten because people kept coming back, and because they kept sending the people they know. That's still how most customers find the shop.
Michel Auto Cares is a member of the Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce, and the yellow Labrador behind the front desk has met most of the regulars. Work carried out here is kept on an online service record, so what was done to your vehicle and when is on file rather than in somebody's memory.
The shop that tells you when you don't need the work
Ask around and the description doesn't change much: honest, and not interested in selling you a repair you didn't need. That's the reputation, and it's why customers stay for decades instead of years.
- ASE-certified technicians, including a Master ASE-certified technician in the shop.
- Every repair carries a free 12-month, 12,000-mile nationwide warranty, no exceptions.
- Ten bays for cars, trucks and SUVs, so a vehicle rarely sits waiting on a bay to open up.
- Interstate Batteries in stock, because a dependable electrical system starts with a good one.
Years on the books
4.8 out of 5 from 113 Google reviews. What stands out more than the number is how long some of these customers have been coming.
“This place is as honest as they come. I regularly have my vehicles inspected from the amount of miles we drive and more times than not I've had my vehicle returned with an "everything looks great" or the repairs that have been done were done right the first time or quickly corrected.”
“I have been using Melvin and Michel Auto Cares for the past 20 years for all our vehicles and Melvin and his staff have been nothing but professional. He has helped get our vehicles back on the road so many times when we were in a bind.”
“For the first 25 years of car ownership, I did all my own repairs, so I know what an auto shop should be like. Afterward, I tried a few shops, and had bad experiences. Then I found Michel's and I have 100% confidence in them. They always do a quality job at a fair price.”
Hours and location
Hours
- Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday and Sunday closed
Address
12205 Holderrieth Rd
Tomball, TX 77375
Holderrieth Road, a mile east of SH 249
Come see the shop for yourself
Open Monday to Friday, 7:30 to 6. Call ahead or just come by Holderrieth Road.