Bill Suliks began his automotive repair career at a tender, young age. His parents had a vehicle needing repair and were without the money to repair it. Bill talked his father into allowing him to "take it apart and see what he could do with it". With some research, books, and a little help along the way, Bill was able to repair his father's car and, when Bill turned sixteen years of age, his father gave the car to him. This early taste of mechanical success was all Bill needed to encourage him to make repairing vehicles his career.

Starting in Barberton, Bill decided to move the business to Medina in April 1973. Medina was beginning to grow rapidly and Bill found the area particularly impressive. He opened Medina City Exxon at the corner of Court and Lafayette where the business continued to grow until they needed more space in early 1977. During those initial four years, Bill discovered that he enjoyed repairing transmissions but disliked selling gasoline, so, when he moved the shop to its current W. Smith location, they gave up the gas pumps and changed the name of the business to Medina Transmission.

Bill has been joined in business by his son Joe and Shop Manager Mike Morgan in addition to a staff of well trained automotive technicians. We visited recently with Bill and listened as he explained their range of services and his philosophy of business;

Medina Transmission specializes in complete automotive repair from A to Z. We have the skill and capabilities to take care of all of our customers' repair needs from tune-ups and oil changes to complete engine rebuilds and everything in between. Our major focus has always been transmission and air conditioning repair and we've recently added vehicle detailing to our list of services. We service both foreign and domestic vehicles and all of our repair work is done in-house. With our combination of mechanical repairs and detailing services, we're able to make sure that when a vehicle leaves our shop, it runs and looks like new.

Our main goal at Medina Transmission is to always exceed the expectations of our customers. We're constantly going to school to make sure we're up to date with the latest automotive trends. In turn, we use that education to continually strive to build a better product for our customers. When a car comes in for repair, we give it the time and attention it needs so it can leave our shop in better shape than when it was new. Our reputation has been built on our high quality workmanship and we're very proud of the work we do here.

We're locally owned and operated and we're firm believers in patronizing other locally owned businesses. By spending our money in Medina and urging other people to do the same, we believe we're all working together to guarantee an economically healthy future for all Medina County residents. I like to support the local mom and pop stores because with health care costs, taxes, and big government regulations, it's really hard for small businesses to remain viable. Small businesses are a vital part of the local economy and I feel they deserve all the support we can give.

Medina Transmission has celebrated their twenty-fifth year in their current location and is looking forward to providing you with another twenty-five years of dependable service. Call Medina Transmission today and don't forget to tell them that The Advocate sent you!

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