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How do you know you have a good deal? You shop, you shop and you shop some more. When buying a car, thousands of hard earned dollars are spent. Today’s family budget can not afford a mistake. So where do you shop when buying are car? Where the cars are found of course. Autotrader.com is the planets number one car site. Cars.com in my opinion would be number two. I encourage you to shop our cars on these two sites. I believe you’ll find we have some of the most competitive prices found on theses web sites. Lets not forget one important factor, Condition. When you come to Tom Sparks Automotive in Dekalb Illinois and see first hand the condition of our cars along with our competitive price I’m sure you too will become a satisfied customer of Tom Spark Automotive in Dekalb IL! In this short interview the local Autotrader.com representative describes in his own words the pricing and reasons to buy from “Tim Jennings the Internet Guy” see for yourself what he has to say!

Click over to our web site and see our cars with all the details and pricing information you need to make a good buying decision. After all David Lumkin can’t be wrong can he?

Tim Jennings

Tom Sparks Automotive

Dekalb Illinois 60115

Our service department  (815-756-9500) is second to none in providing efficient, professional service for your General Motors Vehicle. (Click here to see our current inventory of GM Vehicles) Our highly trained technicians will repair your GM vehicle right the first time. Don’t settle for less when normal maintenance is all it takes to keep your car at its best.

 

 

Our commitment is to exceed our customers expectations, so choose your repair shop the way you choose your car: by reputation and by the value that’s offered for what you’re charged. Tom Sparks and his staff at Tom Sparks Auto of Dekalb & Tom Sparks Chevrolet is prepared to meet all your service needs – from warranty work to factory recalls, major or minor repairs and preventive maintenance like our Quick Lube and seasonal service specials. Some of the repairs we offer are brake jobs, muffler repair and exhaust systems, starters, alternators, window regulators just to name a few. We also run specials on our lube, oil and filters, just ask your adviser.

 Click Here for our current coupons, they include;

 10% off total parts order

$22.95 Lube oil and filter

$109.95 Trans Flush

$125 Complete Detail

 

Our parts departments stock may types of parts for the most common GM repairs, from transmission parts all types filters, keys, and many more. Every part we have in stock will save time on the repair,

 

Our #1 Service Department, from the service advisers to the ASE Certified and Master technicians, prides itself in doing the highest quality work in the most efficient manner possible!

 

Courtesy Transportation:

There’s nothing more frustrating than being left without your car or truck when it’s in for service. Now, instead of having to rely on someone else, you can rely on us. We’ll take you where you need to go while your vehicle is being serviced or give you a car to drive for the evening.

 

Service Experience Counts:

Our Service & Parts team has a combined 135 years of service experience! That’s an average of almost 20 years per employee! We’ll put that average against any shop in the area. With that much experience your cars trouble has probably been experienced by one of our employees before.

 

Chuck Cradduck Master Technician…………. Over 28 Years

Dave Sloan Master Technician………………… Over 18 Years

Carl Peters Master Technician…………………. Over 22 Years

Mark Schmidt Service Writer……………………………. 7 Years

Al Bryant Master Technician…………………………… 20 years

Bob Beckman Service Writer……………………………. 3 Years

 

Convenient Service Hours:

We work hard and we know you do, too. That’s why we’re open at times that accommodate your busy schedule. We also offer the convenience of drop-off and pick-up services beyond these hours.

 

Service Hours:

Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Pick-up Till 8:00 PM Weeknights

Saturday: 9:00 AM – 12: 00 PM

(Saturday Oil change only)

 

We have 2 shops for your convenience;

 Tom Sparks Auto                                       Tom Sparks Chevrolet

216 South 1st Street                                   190 E Lincoln Hwy

Dekalb, IL 60115                                          Hinckley IL 60520

 

 

Tom Sparks Buick is near Chicago. We are a Chevy, Buick Dealer New & Used Car dealership.. We sell new and used Chevy and Buick cars, trucks and SUVs. minutes from Chicago IL in Dekalb Illinois near Sycamore, Rochelle and Rockford IL

 

Pre-Driven                                Certified

Service                                       New Car Inventory

Newsletter                                Satisfied Customers

Click here for a detailed map with directions.

 

Need mre information call:

Tim Jennings “The Internet Guy”  815-739-6054

Get Off  The Mouse And Get out Of The House!

 

 

Tom Sparks Automotive, (Formally know as Tom Sparks Buick Of Dekalb Illinois) was delivered the unfortunate news that GM would not be renewing it’s Buick franchise agreement with them. One thing the Buick brand has done for the Chicagoland New and Used car store was recognition. The General Motors brands of Buick, Chevrolet, Pontiac, Cadillac and Gmc have tremendous brand recognition. Having these names on your dealerships sign would give a new customer an idea of what to expect when they came into your store.

 

At Tom Sparks Automotive we will now have to reinvent its own Used Car Brand. In doing this we will continue to set the standard higher than General Motors. This is a process that we have been doing for the last 20 years. One example is the GM Certified used car Program. When General Motors rolled out the program, all of our Pre-Driven vehicles were already brought to that higher standard. What we will now do is create our Own Certified Used Brand, with many of the same safe-guards of purchasing a used vehicle. One of the many benefits of purchasing at our facility would be Loaner cars, at Tom Sparks Automotive you will receive the use of a loaner car in the event your vehicle would need to be in overnight for repairs. If you prefer a GM Certified car backed by GM we can help there as well! Our Hinckley location is a 20 minute drive from our Dekalb location. They will soon be a Gm Certified dealer. When Tom Sparks Chevrolet Of Hinckley Illinois becomes a GM Certified dealership we will have vehicles offered for sale as we did when our Dekalb location was a GM franchises.

 

In our service department our GM trained mechanics will continue the same rigorous training as the factory dictates. They will accomplish this through independent training. Rest assured we will continue to have our 3 mechanics (who all have over 20 years of experience each) on the cutting edge of automotive repair technology . Our staff will continue with the same independent testing company that General Motors uses. So you can rest assure that our mechanics will be trained to work on your vehicles. We will be working on becoming a “Blue Seal Shop” Learn more about A.S.E. Click Here

 

In a nutshell, many fine independent automotive car stores are located in the U.S. They can have the same or higher standards that the franchise stores have. At Tom Sparks Automotive nothing will change the way we personally do business. Although you will not see the General Motors and Buick name, the same high quality our customers have become accustomed to receiving will not change because a GM brand is missing.

 

So if you are in the market for a new Chevrolet or a fine Pre-Driven vehicle let one our of stores help you.

 

Go to: http://www.tomsparks.com/

 

 

If you need more information you can contact:

 

Tim Jennings at 815-739-6054