About Us

Our clients understand that maintaining their vehicle’s overall health is in their best interest and saves money in the long run. It is understood that when cars are well taken care of they last longer, and are more economical to maintain than vehicles that are poorly maintained. Our data shows that even when our customer keep their vehicles in top shape their monthly cost of use is far less than any other form of transportation, unless they are willing to be exposed to the elements (walking, cycling, etc.). We have been saving money for our customers in Gainesville, and surrounding Alachua, Marion, Levy, Gilchrist, Columbia, Union, Bradford, Clay, and Putnam Counties through a wholistic approach to automotive service since 1981 providing repair and maintenance to all automotive systems, including rebuilding automatic and standard transmissions, and differentials.

The keyword at our auto repair shop is TRUST. The ownership, management, office staff, and technicians at Carrsmith strive to be a friendly, problem-solving, courteous, and informative team. We provide you with in depth knowledge of your vehicle and properly planned maintenance to get the most out of your vehicle, reduce the stress of ownership, reduce the cost of operation, increase resale value, and vehicle longevity. Our goal is to do our best to take the surprises out of vehicle ownership and to make vehicle ownership anything but complicated. In fact, we strive to have our clients feel right at home when they visit our service center. Planned maintenance is the key to trouble-free ownership. Simply fixing things as they break puts owners 'behind the curve,' and greatly increases one's chances of the needless expense due to catastrophic component failure. This is why we at Carrsmith make it our mission to provide our clients with the knowledge they need to make informed choices. Our goal at Carrsmith is to provide the best possible auto repair service in Gainesville.

Carrsmith hires only the best automotive service technicians and specialists at our auto repair shop in Gainesville. We do not hire ordinary car mechanics, rather our team is made up of professionally-trained and qualified automotive service specialists that are ASE Certified Technicians. Our clients often find that the quality of our teams' vehicle repair services exceeds their expectations.

Our technicians understand and appreciate that the vehicles they repair are used for transportation to and from work, transporting precious cargo, and getting around the Gainesville area for important appointments and errands. In other words the vehicles they service are important to and depended upon by our clents.

Carrsmith invites anyone in Gainesville, or the surrounding Alachua County area, that is either new to our community or unsatisfied with their current automotive service shop, call us during business hours at 352 378 7830 to say hello. Our team would enjoy getting to know you and learn how we might help you achieve your specific service needs for your vehicle. We would appreciate the opportunity to show you why since 1981 year after year, Carrsmith has enjoyed the reputation as being among the best auto repair shops in Gainesville.