History of Lake Arbor Automotive

Founded in 1992 as the Emissions Clinic, Lake Arbor Automotive & Truck moved in 2006 to its current location at 9146 Marshall Place in Westminster, Colo., with a state-of-the-art facility designed for maximum customer comfort.

A multiple recipient of a Better Business Bureau’s Gold Star Award, Lake Arbor Auto won the BBB’s coveted Torch Award for Martketplace Trust (Small Business) in 2010 and then received the prestigious 2012 Bill Daniels Ethics in Business. Lake Arbor Auto has won seven major awards over a four-year period, all of which recognized the shop for its focus on customer service and business ethics. The company’s slogan is “We do the right thing for you … every time,” and employees can provide examples of the ways in which they abide by that slogan every day.


Lake Arbor Auto is a Triple-A approved repair shop and has the ASE Blue Seal of Excellence with five ASE-certified Master Technicians on staff. Lake Arbor Auto is an ASA (Automotive Service Association) national and state member, is the highest volume emissions repair facility in Colorado, and is a member of the Association of Diesel Specialists. But even more important than all the awards and professional distinctions is the manner in which the employees at Lake Arbor Auto conduct themselves and relate to the customers. Upon your first visit to Lake Arbor Auto, you will leave feeling like you have found new friends; and after multiple visits, they will begin to feel like family.


When you interact with Lake Arbor Auto employees, you will learn more about your car than you ever learned anywhere else; because one of our main policies is to EDUCATE our customers and help them make the right decisions about their car care. We will let you know which repairs need immediate attention and which ones can tolerate some delay – and why! We will let you know the financial ramifications of your decisions, without applying any pressure in one direction or another. It’s all in the slogan: We do the right thing for you … every time!


Lake Arbor Auto services all makes and models of all vehicles, foreign and domestic, providing all the traditional services that you would expect to receive at an award-winning repair-and-maintenance shop. Those services include brakes, electric systems, engine, belts, hoses, heating and air conditioning systems, steering and suspension, ignition, transmission and more!

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Meet Our Team

Meet the heart and soul – or in our case the engine and transmission of Lake Arbor Automotive & Truck. This passionate team has proudly served Westminster drivers with honest repairs, trusted expertise, and friendly service for over 30 years.

Dana TePoel

Owner / President

Austin Hatchell

General Manager

Adam Wells

Production Lead

Ema Gutierrez

Director of First Impressions

Gary Kingsbury

Service Advisor

Troy Payne

Service Advisor

Tony Vagianos

Service Advisor

Maath Al-Jariri

Service Advisor

Tiffany Cox

Administration - HR - payroll bookkeeping

Joshua McKenzie

Diagnostic Technician

Joey Smith

Service Technician

Chris Crotty

Service Technician

Oscar Roman-Roman

Service Technician

Jeremy Stones

Diesel Technician

Luis (Lui) Pacheco

Service Technician

Adrian Garcia

Lube Tech / Diesel Emissions Inspector

Vinny Spano

Service Technician

Dillon Snavely

Diesel Emissions Inspector

Nicholas Hale

Service Technician