FAQ

We know you have questions. That’s why we’ve rounded up the most popular ones and answered them in detail.

Free oil changes, WHAAAT?

Email or call us… but remember you have to pay for the oil and its typically $30.

Expect to spend about 30 minutes to and hour in our waiting area, this is the time utilized to give your car a full check up and for the students to learn proper technique.

Are you going to hard sell me one parts I do not believe i need??

Absolutely not, we make our money teaching not by hard selling unnecessary part. We will however tell you about repairs you need now or in the near future.

Why an automotive vocational program??

For may the automobile is not just a mode of transportation, it an expression of ones self.

There are basically two options for youth to learn the automotive trade, the first is Community College it being the lesser of the evils and for profit post secondary school which is the root of evil in this industry. At these post secondary school the teachers are not held accountable for the quality of the education and shop owners will attest the graduates are hit or miss and mostly miss. An ASV graduate is welcomed at repair facilities as a lube tech with a great base for further education.

ASV's goal is to assist today's youth to put down the video game controller and to put a wrench in their hand and teach them how to use it.

Many of the skill passed on from generation to generation are being forgotten.

The automotive is suffering from a lack of qualified technicians just like other trades.

Over the last two decades publics high school automotive vocational programs have been closing.

PitStop WorkShop

That types of drivers need the PitStop Work Shop???

Anyone that needs to google how-to change their spare tires. Remember we do NOT always have google…

Ones that do not understand their car needs regular maintenance…

Mountain drivers and ones that take road trips or long trips home..

What can I expect to learn in the PitShop Work Shop

We teach you how to check your engine oil, coolant, tires, tire pressure, what you dash lights mean AND how successfully complete a roadside emergency tire change.

How long should I plan to be at the workshop?

Typically about 2 hours, with some classes running longer with those pesky individuals who ask too many questions…

After taking this workshop will I be a know it all and have the ability to tell my mechanic how to do his job?

No, please use the knowledge gained from the PitStop Workshop to aid your mechanic; however, there are some dishonest repair facilities in every community and you are welcome to email us with any follow up questions.

Payment, Donations and online classes

Can I use my PayPal account to make the purchase?

You most definitely can… If you have problems with this please contact us below.

How do can I help??

There are any number of ways you and help. First by sharing the great things we are accomplishing here, next could be donation of time if you local to Colorado Springs. Last and most needed is monetary donations. Please click the donate tab above!!

Do you offer any online classes??

ASV will have a vBlog beginning in 2018 teaching viewers the how to change oil, brakes complete a tune up among many other things.

Contact Us

Phone, email, facebook, smoke signals, morse code….. you name it we will figure it out…