Auto Repair
Bumper to Bumper
About Bumper to Bumper
Old Okanagan Hwy carries a steady run of traffic along the Gellatly Bay end of the west side, past the kind of businesses that keep commuter vehicles going rather than the tasting rooms and shops found up on the benches. Bumper to Bumper works from 3717 Old Okanagan Hwy in that stretch, repairing the cars and trucks that spend their days climbing the hills behind this city and crossing the bridge into Kelowna.
General repair shops differ in what they are actually set up to handle, and it is worth finding out before a vehicle gets dropped off rather than after. Some lean toward routine maintenance and inspections, others take on heavier mechanical work, and diagnostic equipment for newer electronic systems is not something every shop carries. Tire changeovers, alignments and fleet accounts are the kind of service one shop offers as a matter of course and the next does not offer at all. When you do get in touch, a plain description of the symptom, when it happens and how long it has been going on will get a straighter answer than a vague complaint, and having the mileage on hand helps as well.
Geography does a lot of the wearing down on this side of the lake. The climb through Glenrosa and Smith Creek, the run along Westside Road and a daily bridge crossing for plenty of households add up to harder use than flat valley driving, and it tends to show first in brakes, cooling systems and tires. The two changeover seasons are the busiest stretches for any shop on this side of the water, since most of the west side wants winter rubber fitted and then removed within the same few weeks each year, so booking ahead in the fall and again in spring is worth the small effort it takes.
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In the Gellatly Bay neighbourhood of West Kelowna.
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