Car Tune Ups
Tune-up work, quoted first.
Your car stays put until
you approve the estimate.
Honest repair at Rural & Prospect.
Customer states: brakes.
An interactive example.
This does not book or authorize a repair.
An estimate first. A wrench second.
“We guarantee all the work we do, period.”
Neighbors bring us their cars. And their kids' cars.
Over 50 years at Rural and Prospect. Ellis & Ellis is a family-owned repair shop, with Ken Ellis at the same Rockford address generations of customers know.
Grandparents, parents, sons and daughters. In the shop's own words, the families have been coming back for half a century.
Ken Ellis / Ellis & Ellis Inc.
1635 Rural St, Rockford, IL 61107

Mechanical repairs, in the shop's own words. Tell us what's going on. We'll start with the estimate.
Tune-up work, quoted first.
Oil changes for your car or truck.
Engine hose repairs.
Radiator repair work.
Mechanical repairs for foreign cars.
Starter repair work.
Car maintenance at Rural and Prospect.
Brake repairs, with an estimate first.
Mechanical repairs for domestic cars.
Axle repair work.
Engine rebuild work.
Car frame work.
The shop offers a free, no-obligation estimate before doing the work.
Parts and labor are quoted before work begins. No unauthorized or hidden costs.
Ellis & Ellis puts it plainly: “We guarantee all the work we do at Ellis and Ellis auto repair, period.”

Sure it's not super clean but I'm getting my car fixed not getting surgery
Michelle Rogers / Google review
“He's knowledgeable and polite, yet doesn't hide the truth”
Chet w / Google review4 ratings / Read the Car Talk listing ↗
Separate sources, separate ratings. Figures recorded October 31, 2026.
Gone by 5:30 on Friday.
Back Monday at 7:30.
Car Talk lists loaners among the shop's specialties. Call Ellis & Ellis to ask about availability before you come in.