Matt Kavgaci has been repairing vehicles professionally since 1996 — more than 25 years of hands-on diagnostic and mechanical work across domestic, European, and Asian makes.
After six years sharpening his trade in other shops, he opened Atlantic Auto Service on Fort Hill Road in 2002 — a shop built to a straightforward standard: diagnose accurately, explain clearly, and price fairly.
More than two decades later, not much has changed, and that's on purpose. Matt is still the one who diagnoses your vehicle and still the one under the hood. There's no service writer between you and the person doing the work, and no commission structure pushing repairs you don't need. When the shop calls with a quote, you're hearing from the person who actually looked at your car.
He doesn't run the place alone. Mark Addam, Matt's partner at the shop, works alongside him — and together they hold every job to the same standard: done right, explained clearly, and backed by the shop's warranty.
A shop where they know your name
A lot of the vehicles in these bays belong to people who've been coming here for ten, fifteen, twenty years — and now to their kids. Customers are known by name here, and so are their cars. That kind of trust isn't built with advertising. It's built one honest repair at a time: a free quote before any work starts, OEM parts on every job, your old parts kept for you to see, and a full year's warranty behind the work.
If you're new to the area, or just tired of wondering whether your mechanic is being straight with you, stop by. We're on Fort Hill Road, connected to the Citgo station — walk-ins welcome, Monday through Friday, 8 to 5.