The Workshop
autoservice hille works on the principle of zeitwertgerechte Reparatur — repair scaled to the vehicle's current value. Every car has a particular value depending on its age, mileage and general condition, and we let that value guide the repair. It's what makes it possible to put a used car back on the road affordably. Roadworthiness and safety, of course, still come first.
The other cornerstone of how we work is transparency. Every customer is told which parts are defective and which repairs are necessary. We explain the causes, and we advise honestly on whether a repair actually needs doing.
Principles
01
“Repair rather than swap parts. New components get ordered only when there is no other option — and even then we watch the price, because an older car doesn't need the newest parts.”
02
“What we promise, we keep. We're helpful, we're friendly, and we stand behind reliable repairs — because nobody likes setting off on a trip with a bad feeling about their car.”
03
“Nothing gets repaired before you've approved it, defective parts are kept for you to see, and invoices are explained. So nobody has to worry about being taken for a ride.”
Team
Two master mechanics, one family business — and 52 years of experience between them.
Founder & master mechanic
“André was already working on his relatives' cars at the age of 12. He spent almost his entire youth in a garage complex in Berlin-Karlshorst. An apprenticeship at WBK Berlin followed, then intensive years working at Peugeot. In 2011 he founded his own workshop — autoservice hille.”
Master mechanic
“Kevin knew every German car marque before he could read, and could drive long before he had a licence. If anyone ever had petrol in their blood, it's him. He did his apprenticeship at Peugeot in Berlin-Teltow, and passed his master mechanic's examination at 23.”
The craft
We got to demonstrate how we approach a repair during a video shoot for the German crafts campaign “Das Handwerk”. For a running look at day-to-day life in the workshop, we're on Instagram.
See it on Instagram