24-Hour Towing Company in Augusta, Evans, Thomson & Aiken

Almost always, when the car is showing one of the signs above. The math is simple. An engine that is overheating can warp its cylinder head or blow a head gasket in a few miles, turning a cooling system repair into an engine repair. Driving with the oil light on can wipe out the bearings inside the engine. A transmission that slips gets worse with every shift, and a few more miles can be the difference between a repair and a rebuild.

Next to those bills, a tow is the smaller cost, and it gets the car to the people who can fix it without adding damage on the way. If you are not sure whether your car is safe to drive, call before you try. Tell us what you hear, see and smell, and we will give you a straight answer, even if the answer is that it can make the trip on its own. When it can't, we will bring it to the C&C shop you choose.

As soon as you and your passengers are out of harm's way. If the car is still rolling, steer onto the shoulder, a side street or a parking lot, as far from traffic as you can, and turn on your hazard lights. On a busy road like I-20, I-520 or Whiskey Road, stay buckled in or stand well away from the car and the travel lanes, never between the car and traffic. If anyone is hurt, or the car is stuck somewhere dangerous, call 911 before anything else.

Then call us. During business hours, call the C&C shop you want the car taken to, and after hours, call our driver at 706-945-3370. Tell us exactly where you are, using a mile marker, exit or cross street if you can, what the car was doing when it quit, and which shop you want. Keep your insurance card and registration within reach. Stay with the car if you safely can, and we will get it to our shop and take it from there.

ASE-certified technicians, the same team that handles everything from batteries to transmissions at C&C. Our Downtown Augusta shop has five ASE Master Mechanics, and our techs at every shop keep training as cars change. That matters after a breakdown, because a car that quits on the road can have a dozen possible causes, and newer cars run on computers, sensors and wiring that take real know-how to test, not guesswork with parts.

The equipment matters as much as the people. Our shops use modern scan tools that read the codes your car stored when it quit, along with test equipment for batteries, charging systems, cooling systems and fuel delivery. The digital inspection sends photos of the problem and a written estimate to your phone, so you see what the technician sees even after you have gone home. Work like that is why drivers call C&C the best mechanic near them. Whatever stranded you, our nearest shop is ready for it.

Look past the hookup price to what happens after. Some tows end at a shop you have never heard of, with a mechanic who starts work on a phone call and a bill you first see at pickup. At C&C, the tow truck goes only to the C&C shop you pick. A technician tests the car, photos and a written estimate reach your phone, and nothing is repaired or added until you say yes. We use quality parts, and the car is checked again, with a road test when the repair calls for it, before you get your keys.

Most repairs that follow a tow carry our 2-year / 24,000-mile warranty on parts and labor from the shop that did the work, and the Certified Auto Repair Nationwide Warranty network covers you on trips away from home. Every C&C shop has ASE-certified technicians, and C&C has stayed family-owned since 1977. That history is why stranded drivers so often call us first, and why so many of them call C&C the best auto repair in Augusta. A Jeep Compass that lost power, a Chevy Equinox running hot or a Honda Pilot that won't crank gets the same honest diagnosis and the same warranty.

Some can wait a few days, as long as the car is behaving. A steady check engine light with no change in how the car runs, a slow drip on the driveway or a battery that cranks a little lazy on cold mornings can usually be driven to the shop during business hours, so call ahead and book it. Others cannot wait: a flashing check engine light, a temperature gauge in the red, the oil pressure light, a sinking brake pedal, smoke or a burning smell. Those mean pull over and call for a tow.

Putting off the small stuff is how a drive-in visit turns into a tow. That lazy battery becomes a no-start in a dark parking lot after work. The slow coolant drip becomes an overheated engine on I-20 in July, and an engine run hot can warp its cylinder head, so the repair grows along with the trouble of getting the car in. Catching it early costs less and stresses you less. If your car is giving you an early warning, drive it to the closest C&C shop while it still runs. If it has already quit, we will tow it there.

If the temperature gauge climbs into the red or steam rolls out from under the hood, yes. Pull over, shut the engine off and let it cool. Do not open the radiator cap on a hot engine, because the coolant is under pressure and can burn you badly. Turning off the air conditioning and running the heater on high can buy a little time on the way to a safe spot, but it is not a way to finish the trip.

Overheating is one of the most common reasons drivers around Augusta and Aiken need a tow, especially in summer traffic. The cause might be a leaking hose, a failed water pump, a stuck thermostat, a bad radiator fan or low coolant from a leak you never saw. Driving on it can warp the cylinder head or blow a head gasket, which turns a cooling system repair into an engine repair. Have it towed to our closest shop and we will find the cause before it gets worse.

A tow to your driveway or a storage lot only moves the problem. The car still has to reach a mechanic, which means a second tow truck, a second bill and more days without it. Storage lots can charge for every day a car sits, and getting it released takes paperwork. A car towing service that drops the car straight at a repair shop lets the diagnosis start the day it arrives.

That is towing and repair under one roof. Your car goes to the C&C shop you name in Augusta, Martinez, Thomson, Aiken or Warrenville, ASE-certified technicians test it, and photos with an estimate reach your phone before any work. One phone number, one shop, one person keeping you posted. A breakdown is stressful enough. Have the car towed to our nearest shop and let the same team handle the repair.