Portland's hybrid shop, by way of Saabs.
Independent since 2005, at 102nd and Glisan, and still run by Travis Decker, who started it.
40,456 repair orders since October 2014.
From Saabs to hybrids, in three buildings.
The same idea the whole way through: a shop run our way, that explains the car to the person who drives it.
2001
Saabs for friends.
Before there was a shop, Travis was already fixing Saabs, VWs and Volvos for people he knew. At least once in a parking lot in Beaverton.
2005
Atomic opens.
Portland's Saab shop, in a cramped first space with no waiting room to speak of. For a while, oil changes came with free-range eggs from Travis's chickens.
2009
A bigger shop.
More room for the cars and, for the first time, a waiting room for the people waiting on them.
Around 2010
The hybrid turn.
In our own words: “once we drank the hybrid cool aid we were converted.” We put the same passion we had for Saabs into the training and tools hybrids need.
Priuses along the bays at 102nd and Glisan. Around 2016
610 NE 102nd Ave.
Out to Gateway, at 102nd and Glisan, a block from the MAX. Four bays, a gated lot and an after-hours key drop.
102nd and Glisan, as it looks now.
2026
The articles.
Seventy write-ups from our own repair orders, so the answer to “what does this code mean” comes from cars we have actually fixed. The explaining we do at the counter, written down.
Saab shop, then Prius shop.
For our first ten years we were Portland's de facto Saab shop. Around 2015 we wrote that “the writing is on the wall” for hybrids. Our own repair orders show what happened next.
| Year | Saab repair orders | Prius repair orders |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 582 | 143 |
| 2016 | 479 | 230 |
| 2017 | 366 | 273 |
| 2018 | 242 | 347 |
| 2019 | 184 | 461 |
| 2020 | 101 | 550 |
| 2021 | 73 | 749 |
| 2022 | 61 | 862 |
| 2023 | 46 | 862 |
| 2024 | 35 | 941 |
| 2025 | 24 | 901 |
We believe in a couple of things around here:
You.
Every day we’re here and every car we work on is for you. We want to make sure you understand what’s broken, and what it will take to fix it. No surprises, no disappointment. If you’re not happy, we’re not happy.
Us.
All of this experience has gone to our heads. We’re really confident that we can figure out what’s wrong with your car. And we’re confident that when we fix it, it’s for good. If you’re dissatisfied, or even unsatisfied, let us know, and we’ll work to make it right.
We strive to be honest, ethical, proficient at our trade, and treat people the way we would want to be treated.
We are here to translate what the car needs and is saying to the driver.
Travis Decker
ASE Master Technician, owner
Travis started Atomic in 2005 after years of fixing Saabs for friends, and turned it into a hybrid shop when the cars changed. He still does a lot of the diagnosis and the research, and answers a lot of the texts.
- Certification
- ASE Master Technician, L1
- Fixing Saabs by
- 2001
- Opened Atomic
- 2005
- On the record
- Oregon SB 512 testimony on DEQ Too fees, 2023
Taking care of our staff and the humans who drive the cars we service is our priority.
Text us, or book a slot.
A text with a photo of the dash gets you an answer fastest. Booking online holds a day and a time.