Our Story

REAL Automotive and Performance was established back in 2018. At the time, Donny had been working for other shops for 20 plus years. In those 20 plus years, you see a lot. You see the customer’s side of the business, the owner’s side of the business, the technicians side of the business and the front office’s side of the business. You get to see what works, what doesn’t work, what customer’s want from a shop and what employees want out of a place of employment. This was truly the inspiration for REAL Automotive and Performance. Donny wanted a shop that could not only be #1 from a customer’s point of view , but also for it’s staffing. Our goal was to create a shop rooted in core values.

Trust . Honesty . Integrity . Innovation . Value

Operating within these core values is where a lot of shops fall short. It’s more than just going through the motions of looking at vehicles and fixing them. There are variables, there are struggles, there are ups and downs. There are new vehicles coming out every year with new, innovative technology and with this new technology comes the demand for knowledgeable staffing and new tooling to be able to work on these vehicles.

REAL Automotive and Performance is dedicated to training, learning, purchasing tooling and staying at the forefront of the Automotive Industry. We are dedicated to our team and we are dedicated to our customer’s. Our core focus is to provide Colorado Springs with high quality, fair priced automotive repair and service. We use high quality parts, we have an amazing 3 year nationwide warranty and we have some of the best labor rates in Colorado Springs.

We are one of the top independent shops in Colorado Springs. We’ve been able to reach this level by living within our core values: providing TRUST for our customers, being HONEST with our customers, showing INTEGRITY with our customers, being INNOVATIVE in the automotive shop space & proving value to our customers in the way of not only knowledge, but also in pricing.