Most of us do not want to see the inside of an auto repair shop. Not only is your visit usually tied to high expenses, but it used to be quite the dirty place.

The good news is that most shops now bear little relation to the establishments we may remember as children ? dark and dusty surrounded by piles of used and new car parts as well as a mean guard dog in the yard.

There may be a few of those still around but they are no longer a common find.

Repairing cars now, especially with the electronics in today?s vehicles, requires skill, education, training, sophisticated tools and an ultra clean, modern shop. If the day comes when you require an auto repair shop, you can rest assured that MAP has a large membership of qualified shops you could visit. Click here to find one for yourself.

Most modern auto repair shops are clean, well laid out and well lit. As well many auto repair shops are laid out in several distinct separate staging areas. Auto's are estimated in one area, and auto repair work is done in another, and finally detailed and presented to the customer in a display area.

Any MAP service center, or other modern auto repair shop should have no trouble, barring practical logistics, of allowing you a tour of their facilities. Indeed after all of their careful efforts they will be proud to give you a tour and point out their strong points and capabilities as well as examples of their finished product.