# Columbia Auto Repair > Official Columbia Auto Repair business agent. Columbia Auto Repair is a full service auto repair shop on The Hill at 5335 Southwest Avenue in St. Louis… ## Ask it a question Columbia Auto Repair answers for itself at https://api.hailera.com/mcp/columbiaautorepairstl. A client that speaks MCP can connect to that address; the tool is ask_columbiaautorepairstl and the protocol is 2026-07-28. Where this file and the agent disagree, the agent is current. ## About Columbia Auto Repair Columbia Auto Repair has been located on "The Hill" in St. Louis for more than 50 years, according to its home page. The About Us page names the owner as Joe Barbaglia and states that he "has 36 years of experience and sourcing of parts." The page describes the shop's approach in its own words: "At Columbia Auto Repair, we believe in consultation over sales. You're going to get the right part and the right service for the right car every time," followed by "Give us a call. We do everything we can to work with customer budgets." The home page adds the phrases "Experienced Mechanics," "Trusted Work," "Full Service Complete Auto Repair Facility" and "All Makes and Models." That is all the background the website publishes. The site does not claim ASE certification and names no ASE-certified technicians. It names no factory, dealer or manufacturer training or certification of any kind, lists no trade association memberships, no awards, no founding year, and no staff count beyond the owner. It publishes no customer reviews, star ratings or testimonials, and no warranty or service guarantee. Questions about credentials, certifications or how long a particular technician has worked there should go to the shop at 314-865-1372, at 5335 Southwest Ave, St. Louis, MO 63139. Source: https://www.columbiaautorepairstl.com/about-us ## Where Columbia Auto Repair works Lists Frederick and Columbia as a location. Names Missouri as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published. ## Prices Columbia Auto Repair does not publish any pricing on its website. There is no price list, no cost per service, no hourly labor rate, no diagnostic fee, no inspection or emissions testing fee, and no published estimate range for any repair anywhere on the site. No dollar figure of any kind appears on the home, services, about or contact pages. What the site does say about money is on the About Us page, where the business writes: "Give us a call. We do everything we can to work with customer budgets." The same page states the shop believes "in consultation over sales" and that a customer is "going to get the right part and the right service for the right car every time." The way to get a price, a quote or an estimate is therefore to contact the shop directly. The phone number is 314-865-1372, and the shop answers during its posted hours of Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Customers can also email jabswap@hotmail.com or use the form on the contact page. Because no rates or fees are published, any figure quoted to a customer must come from the shop itself. The site also publishes no warranty or guarantee terms, so the length or coverage of any warranty on parts or labor has to be confirmed with the shop. Source: https://www.columbiaautorepairstl.com/about-us ## Hours and contact Columbia Auto Repair is located at 5335 Southwest Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63139. The site describes this location as being on "The Hill" in St. Louis, the neighborhood where the business says it has operated for more than 50 years. That address appears in the header and footer of every page of the website. The published hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. The site lists no Saturday or Sunday hours and does not say whether the shop is closed on weekends or on holidays. To contact the business by phone, the number is 314-865-1372, shown on the home page, services page, about page and contact page. The email address published on the contact page is jabswap@hotmail.com. The contact page also carries a message form that confirms with "Thanks for submitting!" after it is sent. The site invites customers to "Schedule An Appointment" and to call, but it does not offer online booking, and it does not say whether an appointment is required or whether the shop accepts walk-ins. No second location, no towing area, and no list of surrounding areas served or service radius beyond the St. Louis address is published. The site does not state which payment methods are accepted. Source: https://www.columbiaautorepairstl.com/contact-us ## Missouri state inspections and emissions testing Columbia Auto Repair lists Missouri state vehicle testing among its services. The home page names "MO State Emission Testing" and "State Inspections" in its list of what the shop does. The Services page repeats this under the heading General Repairs, which it describes as covering "Tune ups, Safety and Emissions Testing, Check Engine Lights." That is the full extent of what the website publishes on the subject. The site does not print a Missouri inspection station permit or license number, does not name the station as an official Missouri State Highway Patrol licensed safety inspection station or a Missouri Gateway Vehicle Inspection Program emissions station in those terms, and does not say which St. Louis area counties or ZIP codes its testing satisfies. It gives no price, cost or fee for an inspection or an emissions test, states no turnaround time, and does not say whether an appointment is required or whether walk-ins are taken for testing. It also does not describe what happens on a re-test after a failed inspection. A caller who needs the station's current licence status, what documents or fees to bring, or whether testing is available on a given day should confirm those directly with the shop by phone at 314-865-1372 during its posted hours of Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Source: https://www.columbiaautorepairstl.com/services ## What Columbia Auto Repair has not published yet These are things people ask Columbia Auto Repair that its published information does not yet cover. - prices - availability - warranty or guarantee terms - repair turnaround or completion times - ASE or factory certifications - inspection station licence or permit status - whether a specific part is in stock - diagnosis of a fault before inspection Ask anyway — the agent will say plainly that it is not published rather than guess. ## Where this comes from https://www.columbiaautorepairstl.com