Car maintenance might often be easily overlooked, especially when there is no problem hindering the vehicle’s performance. However, maintenance keeps vehicles running efficiently and decreases the potential for a problem to occur. If you need to catch up on a little maintenance or if a problem is causing issues with your vehicle, Kingway Automotive, which now has two locations to serve customers, might have the solution.
“It’s almost easier to say what we don’t do because we do just about everything,” said Brandon Waters, owner of Kingway Automotive. “We’ve narrowed our focus down to ’97 and up year models.” Kingway Automotive does not do paint and body work, tires or diesel engine repair. Other automotive repairs, such as timing belts and other issues are in their wheelhouse. “Everything as far as engines, transmissions, brakes, steering, suspension, electrical, check engine light, etc.”
Kingway Automotive does not offer state inspections, but if you need an oil change, they can help. “In the past, we really didn’t offer come-and-go oil change service, but we’ve made some changes to give our customers a one-stop place to come. We just started that in Weatherford, and we will definitely be doing it in Aledo.”
Kingway Automotive first opened on Fort Worth Highway in Weatherford back in 2010 and opened a second location earlier this year on North FM 1187 in Aledo. The idea for a second shop materialized because they had more work than they could handle at the Weatherford location. “We actually had a lot of customers who were coming from Aledo,” Brandon shared. The new Aledo location was formerly R.E. Maintenance, which Brandon said was going through some transitions several years back. He reached out to the owner in December of 2021 in hopes of starting the process of opening a second shop.
Once he finally closed on the Aledo building and property, Brandon was excited but also terrified. “We had to remodel the building and do a lot of work to get it up to code.” All of the electrical at the Aledo location was rewired and the space remodeled. “It’s all fun and games until it becomes real, and now it’s real,” Brandon shared. “Now, it has to work.”
Brandon spends his time working between both the Weatherford and Aledo locations. “I do get emotionally involved in tickets and customers, and in the guys,” he shared. Kingway Automotive employs a total of about a dozen employees when both locations are fully staffed.
Brandon wants to build trust with Kingway Automotive customers. “I think the biggest thing is to be that place that a customer can trust and know that they weren’t lied to, they weren’t cheated, they weren’t sold something they didn’t need. And, at the same time, if something did go wrong, then they know that they can come to us and say, ‘I’m not sure that this went well,’ and we’ll make it right.”
The Kingway Automotive location at 922 Fort Worth Highway will continue serving customers in the Weatherford community and surrounding areas, and the Aledo spot is growing its clientele. “I have a second audience that I feel like I have to perform well for, which is true,” he said. “I want to do well. My foremost goal in business is to honor Christ in all we do.”
Kingway Automotive
922 Fort Worth Highway
Weatherford, TX 76086
(817) 598-1071
[email protected]
Facebook.com/kingwayautomotive
121 N. FM 1187
Aledo, TX 76008
(817) 441-9025
[email protected]
Facebook.com/kingwayaledo
kingwayautomotive.com
Hours (Weatherford and Aledo):
Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Written by Amber D. Browne
You must be logged in to post a comment.