The shop that tells you what can wait.
Family-owned, foreign and domestic, on Higgins Road by the I‑90 interchange. Marko looks at it, calls you with a free estimate, and only then picks up a wrench.
Five things, in this order, every time.
Nobody dreads the repair. They dread the phone call that starts with “so while we were in there…” This is the sequence that removes it.
We come and get it
Stuck at work, or at home with no second car? Give us a call. We will pick your vehicle up, call you with an estimate, and drop it back off once the repairs are done.
The estimate is free
You get a real number before anything is touched, and it costs you nothing to hear it. We go through the problem properly and lay out your options first. Nothing gets done until you say yes to it.
Urgent, or not urgent
Every line on the estimate gets sorted into one of two piles: fix it now, or keep an eye on it. If it can wait six months, we will tell you it can wait six months. That is the part our customers keep writing about.
Often back the same day
A lot of what comes through here goes back out the same day — oil and filter, a tire, brakes, a diagnostic. If yours is going to take longer than that, you will hear it from us on the first call, not on day three.
It goes on your car’s permanent record
We report our work to CARFAX. That means two things for you. You can read 282 verified service records from other people’s cars before you ever pick up the phone — you are not taking our word for anything. And every repair we do shows up in your own vehicle history, which is money back in your pocket the day you sell the car.
Four lifts, clean floor, nothing hidden from the window.
Our bay doors are glass, top to bottom. You can stand on the apron and watch your own car go up on the lift — which is roughly the point. Four lifts, a swept floor, and nothing happening out of sight.
What we do on Higgins Road.
You have probably called a shop before, been told to bring it in, and then felt cornered when the number finally arrived. We do not post a price list, because we will not quote a car we have not looked at — but you get the number before anything is touched, and it costs you nothing to hear it. Call us and tell us what it is doing.
Photographs from 316 W Higgins.
Two words under the wordmark on Higgins Road. Not a slogan somebody sold us — just the shortest way to say what our customers already write: honest, fair, no upsell.
Marko Ratic.
People do not leave reviews about “the shop.” They write about Marko by name — and then they hand him the family car.
- Owner of Atlas Auto Service, and more than 25 years working on cars.
- Family owned and operated. Foreign and domestic, everything from a Civic to a Navigator.
- Past president of the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce, and a member to this day.
- What we set out to do, plainly: timely repairs, top quality, and friendly service, for everybody who walks in.
Read them somewhere we don’t control.
We did not write a word of this. Every quote below is sitting on Google or CARFAX right now, under the name of the person who wrote it. Go and read the rest of them.
“Atlas Auto, Marko and employee’s have been awsome. We are fairly new with them. Approximately 2 years. My husband is ill and I worried that I could be taken advantage of. NOT WORRIED AT ALL WITH Atlas. Marko and team have my trust.”
“Marco and his team are great. They provide excellent service for a very fair price… I live in Schaumburg, but find it’s worth the drive.”
“Marco and the team at Atlas Auto constantly deliver quick, friendly, and accurate service for everything your vehicle needs.”
“They are friendly, listen to your problem, willing to assist in solving it, and are fair priced.”
“Honest assessment/diagnosis of issue, fair price, quick turnaround as promised.”
“They fabricated a fix on that and saved me the replacement cost.”
Higgins Road, a minute off I‑90.
| Monday | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Thursday | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Saturday | 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Plus code X5PC+4W Park Ridge. On the north side of Higgins between S Ashland and Courtland, five minutes from O’Hare and a minute from the I‑90 exit. Wheelchair-accessible entrance, and our own lot to park in.
(224) 985-3119Serving Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Niles, Norwood Park, Edison Park, Harwood Heights and Rosemont. If you can’t get the car here, ask about pickup and delivery.
Questions we get asked.
Where are you in Park Ridge?
What are your hours?
Do I need an appointment?
How long will it take?
Is the estimate really free?
Will you try to sell me repairs I don’t need?
Do you work on my make?
Can you install an ignition interlock device?
Can I bring my own tires?
Can I get a used car checked before I buy it?
Tell Marko what it’s doing. He’ll tell you what it needs.
Would it be unreasonable to call and ask what it would cost? The estimate is free either way, and you get a straight answer about whether it can wait.