Making automotive service as easy as possible for our customers.
Your Aggravation Elimination Specialist
As your “Aggravation Elimination Specialist,” our goal is to make automotive service as easy as possible for our customers.
We want you to know the full condition of your vehicle, so you're informed and can always make the best choice for you.
Still open at our original location: 2612 S Springfield, Bolivar MO 65613, behind C&R Auto Glass.
After-hours key drop & pickup available. Drop off or pick up your vehicle on your schedule.
Aggravation Elimination Inspection
Our Aggravation Elimination Inspection is included with any service. This is a 64pt inspection of your vehicle where we check your belts, fluids, hoses, suspension and tires.
We will text or email you the inspections with pictures so you can see exactly what we are seeing. We do this to help ensure you know the full condition of your vehicle to be informed and always make the best choice for you.
Even if a finding is not an issue that needs attention now, it allows you to have confidence when investing money into a repair, to plan for future maintenance, or to keep an eye on fluid level for that minor little leak to ensure it doesn't get low and cause damage or need for bigger repair.
Services
Bear & Son aims to provide comprehensive automotive services while offering discounts and convenience options to our customers.
Inspections
- Aggravation Elimination Inspection (64-point)
- Pre-Buy Vehicle Inspections
- Missouri State Vehicle Inspections for tag renewal
- Missouri State Motorcycle Inspections
- ID/OD (VIN & odometer) Inspections
Maintenance Services
- Tune-ups
- Oil changes
- Coolant flush
- Brake flush
- Power steering flush
- Transmission service (flush or filter)
- Tires at only 10% over cost
Repair Services
- Diagnostics
- Brakes
- A/C repair (R134a & 1234yf)
- Electrical systems
- Suspension
- Alignments
- After-market warranty repairs
- Timing belts & timing chains
- Transmission replacement
- Engine replacement
Convenience Services
- Financing options with 0% interest
- Rides within Bolivar (pickup/drop-off)
- Batteries & wiper blades kept in stock
- After-hours key drop & pickup available
Official Missouri Inspection Station
Bear & Son is also a State Inspection Station for your tag renewal State Inspection needs, for both vehicles and motorcycles. More about state inspections →
24,000 MILES
Our In-Store Limited Warranty
We take great pride in our work and want you to be satisfied with the results. Service and maintenance work we perform is covered for 24 months or 24,000 miles, whichever occurs first, unless stated otherwise. We stand behind our work and have doubled the normal warranty most shops offer.
- If your vehicle malfunctions due to a defective part we installed or labor we improperly performed, return it to our shop within the warranty period.
- We'll repair or replace the defective part and/or re-perform the labor at no additional charge to you.
- Warranty repairs cannot exceed the cost of the original repairs.
- Used parts carry no warranty of any kind from Bear and Son Automotive Repair. Supplier warranty on used parts, if available, will be listed on your invoice.
- Batteries carry their specific manufacturer warranty.
Shop terms & policies
- Bear and Son Automotive Repair may operate your vehicle on streets, highways or elsewhere for testing and/or inspection.
- Unforeseen factors may result in a higher cost for some repair items and may include incidental parts that require replacement.
- Customers are responsible for paying all diagnostic charges and all tests performed, as well as repairs.
- Vehicles left more than 7 days after completion of service without prior approval may be charged a storage fee of $75 per day.
- We accept cash, check, credit card and electronic payment.
24,000 MILES
Plus: Nationwide Worry-Free Warranty
Many of our repairs are backed by the ProVantage Auto Repair Network warranty: 24 months or 24,000 miles, whichever comes first, on parts and workmanship. It's honored at participating shops across the United States and Canada, so you're covered in case a repair issue happens while you're traveling.
Out of gas? The ProVantage nationwide warranty will even bring you gas if you run out, at only the cost of the gas itself!
View warranty details ↗Covered repairs include
- A/C, heating & climate control
- Brake systems
- Electrical systems
- Emission control systems
- Engine cooling systems
- Engine computers, on-board computers & cruise control
- Engine performance & drivability
- Exhaust systems
- Fuel systems
- Ignition systems
- Starting & charging systems (excluding batteries)
- Steering & suspension, wheel bearings, CV joints, half-shafts & driveshafts
- Other minor repairs
Not covered: internal engine, transmission or differential repairs, clutches, body/glass work, tires, batteries, and preventive maintenance such as oil changes and flushes (belts and hoses are covered). Keep your repair invoice; you'll need it for warranty service. Read the full warranty terms.
Financing now available
Don't put off the repair. Pay over time with one of our financing options.
On automotive repairs or tires
$199 – $749.99
with the Synchrony Car Care credit card
On automotive repairs or tires
$750 or more
with the Synchrony Car Care credit card
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Need financing? Get what you need, when you need it, and pay later.
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1Approval amounts range from $300 to $5,000 and depend on underwriting qualification criteria. Snap Loan, a Snap Finance Solution: the advertised financing may be originated by one of several lenders. All loans or retail installment contracts originated by our lending partners will be serviced by Snap Finance LLC. See snapfinance.com/legal/products.
in-store*.
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*You must be 18 or older, a resident of the U.S. and meet additional eligibility criteria to qualify. For access to in-store, additional verification may be required. Late fees may apply. See afterpay.com for complete terms.
Discounts
Ways to save at Bear & Son Automotive Repair.
We install Jasper Engines & Transmissions
Need an engine or transmission replacement? We install remanufactured Jasper engines and transmissions, backed by a 3-year / 100,000-mile parts & labor nationwide warranty.