Who we are
We're a family-owned collision and towing operation in Ronkonkoma, NY. Our shop has been on Long Island long enough to know which stretch of the LIE backs up first in the morning, which towns get the worst deer-collision season, and how the ferry-traveler dead battery surge looks in July. We work directly with every major insurer, write free written estimates, and dispatch flatbeds 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Why we built these calculators
After a fender-bender, you don't want to read a 2,000-word blog post. You want a number. After a breakdown on the shoulder of Sunrise Highway, you don't want to fill out a form. You want the steps. Before you sit on hold with your insurer, you want to know whether your claim is even ready to file.
Our team takes those calls every day. The same questions come up over and over. We put the answers in one place, free, with no login, so a driver in Ronkonkoma or Patchogue or Centereach can get a real number in 20 seconds and decide what to do next.
What you'll find here
Eight free calculators, each built around a real question:
- Car Repair Cost Estimator: Free car repair cost estimator.
- Towing Cost Calculator: Free towing cost calculator.
- Vehicle Damage Checklist Generator: Click damaged areas on a vehicle diagram to generate a printable, insurance-ready damage checklist with description fields.
- Insurance Claim Readiness Checker: Free 10-question checker that scores how ready your auto insurance claim is and tells you exactly what is still missing.
- Diminished Value Calculator: Free 17c formula calculator that estimates how much your car lost in resale value after an accident, with a step-by-step breakdown.
- VIN Decoder: Free VIN decoder.
- Roadside Emergency Checklist: Step-by-step roadside emergency checklist for breakdowns, accidents, flat tires, dead batteries, and running out of fuel.
- Tire Pressure Calculator: Look up recommended front, rear, and spare tire PSI for 30+ common vehicles by make, model and year.
- True Cost to Own Calculator: Estimate the 5-year total cost of owning a vehicle: depreciation, insurance, fuel, maintenance, repairs, and taxes.
- Dealer Markup Calculator: Compare a dealer's asking price against MSRP and invoice price to see exactly how much markup you're paying.
How the tools stay free
Every calculator runs entirely in your browser. Your VIN, your damage notes, your inputs, none of it leaves your device or hits our servers. We monetize through our actual repair and towing business, plus a small affiliate link to vehicle-history reports on the VIN decoder. Everything else is on us.
Service area
We serve Long Island (Suffolk and parts of Nassau) and the NYC outer boroughs. Our trucks regularly dispatch to Ronkonkoma, Lake Ronkonkoma, Holbrook, Bohemia, Holtsville, Centereach, Lake Grove, Sayville, and Patchogue, plus everywhere in between. Long Island Expressway exits 59 through 64 are core response territory for us.
Need real help? Send us a message or call our 24/7 dispatch at (631) 676-4440. We'll be back to you with a quote, an ETA, or honest advice. No commitment, no upsell.
A small disclaimer
Cost ranges, PSI specs, and VIN decoding here are based on industry averages and reference data. They're a great planning tool, but they're not a substitute for a written shop estimate, a manufacturer's spec sheet, or a full CARFAX. For anything where the number really matters, a claim settlement, a used-car purchase, structural damage, confirm with a professional before you commit.