About

Whether it’s simple repairs, maintenance, or an overhaul, we’ve been here for you for over 40 years as a AAA repair shop & we’ll be here for you down the road!

Meet The Team

Our personal values equal our business values

Ever since opening in 1976, Buck’s Automotive Service has always had the goal of embodying integrity and quality to give our customers an automotive service that they can trust.

Buck’s Automotive team has been together for decades, literally. Most of our technicians have been with us for more than 20 years and some with us for more than 30. This is a testament to our team’s core desire of caring for our customers by keeping their vehicles maintained and safe.

We require our mechanics to be certified by the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE). We also encourage constant schooling/training so that they are providing the best service possible and keeping up with the latest technologies.

Mike

Mike is the Manager of Buck's Automotive and has been with the company for 13 years. An industry veteran with 45 years of experience, Mike is originally from North Dakota and is happy to call Tucson home for the last 14 years.

Tim

Buck's Automotive welcomes Tim to the family as an Assistant Manager. Tim has 40 years of experience in the industry including 20 years as an ASE Certified Technician and 20 years in shop management. Tim prides himself on outstanding customer service and finding solutions for his customers' needs.

Robert

Robert has been with Buck's as an ASE Master Certified Technician for 20 years. Originally from Douglas, Arizona Robert has been in the industry for nearly 40 years. Robert enjoys tackling the most complex jobs with determination and takes tremendous pride in his craft.

Dalton

Dalton hails from Northern Arizona and has been a General Service Technician at Buck's Automotive for the past 25 years. Dalton specializes in pre-purchase vehicle inspections, tires and oil change services. Dalton's versatility and commitment makes him an extremely valuable part of the Buck's family.

Matt

Matt has been working at Buck's Automotive for the past 20 years. Matt mostly takes care of quick service items but can be counted on for a variety of repairs and is also our Wheel Alignment specialist. Matt loves using our brand new State-of-the-Art Hunter Aligner while at work and enjoys fishing and camping during his free time.

David

David has been working around cars for over 30 years and the last 10 has been with Buck's Automotive. David takes care of the maintenance of our building and all of our equipment. David also helps with driving as needed and with tire mounting and balancing.

Rey

Rey is our new shuttle driver and also helps out in the shop with repairs and maintenance when he’s not on the road. Rey is proud to be a Tucson native and looks forward to getting to know our wonderful customers while driving them home or to work. Rey has two children and during his free time enjoys spending time with them along with baseball, riding his bike, and working on older project vehicles.

Alonzo

Alonzo is a General Service Technician who came to us after a few years at one of the Tucson Toyota dealerships. He excelled in the Auto Shop class at Tucson's Flowing Wells High School and is working hard towards his career goal of being an ASE Certified Master Technician. Alonzo is originally from Nogales but has called Tucson home for several years. In his spare time he enjoys sports, video games and hunting mythical creatures.

Andres

Andres has lived in Tucson for the past 30 years and has been in the automotive repair industry for 25 years. He loves working on cars and enjoys spending his free time with his wife and their twin boys.

Allison

Allison is the Office Manager at Buck’s and has been with the company since 1997. A self-proclaimed spreadsheet geek, she wears a lot of hats doing the bookkeeping and payroll and taking care of the paperwork end of our family business. She came to Tucson in 1988 from Phoenix and never left. Allison is happily married, mother to five children and Nana to five grandchildren.

Mike & Rene

Rene is originally from Eastern Arizona and has been in Tucson for 25 years. Mike is from California and has been in Tucson since 1978. Mike and Rene have been a happy couple for 10 years and together they’re excited to give back to their employees and community. Together they have 3 children and 2 grandchildren. “We appreciate our customers and personally thank each and every one of you for your loyalty and for shopping locally.”

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New owners, same high standards

Buck (aka Frank Buckner), with the support of his wife Patti, started Buck’s Automotive Service back in 1976, but after 40+ years of fixing cars, he decided to finally retire. However, they knew how important Buck’s is to Tucson locals so they sold the business to their good friends Mike & Rene Nicholson. Buck & Patti knew that Buck’s Automotive was in good hands with Mike & Rene.

In 1996, Mike helped launch and grow one of Tucson’s largest local automotive repair chains to date. After the sale of its then 15 locations, Mike wanted to continue to help the Tucson community with genuine, locally-focused service. With plenty of automotive experience under his belt, the timing couldn’t have been more perfect.

Buck’s Automotive remains to this day, a local, family-owned business. With the same high standards that Buck & Patti utilized to create the business, Mike & Rene maintain one of Tucson’s most reputable & trusted automotive repair shops.