Family Owned & Operated


Watson's Auto Service is a full-service preventive maintenance and automotive repair center. We perform high quality, guaranteed service you can trust at a fair price. We repair domestic and foreign vehicles & are your best choice for scheduled maintenance of your car, SUV, truck & fleet vehicles.

Family owned & operated, we use the latest diagnostic equipment to guarantee your vehicle is serviced correctly while maintaining your manufacturer's warranty. We only use quality replacement parts, and our technicians are ASE-certified. Call us at  (402) 325-0139 to schedule an appointment or just stop on by.

THE Team

Troy Watson

  • ​Owner
  • Watson's opened in 2007
  • He has been a certified technician since 1992.​

Mark Hansen
  • Originally from Grand Island, Ne
  • Lives here in Lincoln, Ne
  • 1993 - Graduated Southeast Community College - Associates degree - Automotive Technology
  • 1992-1998  - Member of 155th Recon Wing - Nebraska Air National Guard
  • 1992-2016 - Worked as an automotive technician in general automotive repair as well as a service advisor.
  • ASE Certified Technician and Service Advisor
  • Married to wife Vicki Hansen for 27 plus years. 27 yrs exactly on 8-14-2020
  • Vicki is a senior level unit manager for Allstate and has been with the company for 20 plus years.
  • 2 Boys
    • Brayden - 21 years old - Graduate of NW Missouri State University. Lives in Scribner, NE - works as a custom spray applicator
    • Dalton - 17 years old - Senior at North Star High School in Lincoln, NE. Wants to go to college to be a middle school history teacher.

Spare time Mark enjoys:
  • Fishing and Camping
  • Traveling with his wife and family
  • Playing slow pitch softball 
  • Wedding and party DJ
  • Playing guitar in his 3 piece acoustic band - The Gunnison Drive Band

Doug (DJ) Hartman
  • ​Doug has been employed with Watson's since Feb of 2020
  • 3 years technician experience before coming to Watson's

DJ is married with 2 Children, he is a war veteran, he served for our country in the National Guard for 6 years.  He spent 1 year deployed in Iraq from 2007-2008.  When he left the guard, he studied at SCC-Lincoln Campus.  Hea has 5 years experience before coming to Watson's in Feb 2020.  In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family and working on their home.

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Jared St Louis
​​Jared came to us right out of Tech School & has been with us since Dec 2011.  Jared loves riding 4 wheelers with family and friends. When this guys puts his mind to something, the possibilities are endless. Here's a picture of his picnic table floating boat. In the summer months, you will find him on it at a close by lake with family & friends
​Feel free to give us a call or send a message when you think that you might need to have your vehicle inspected. We'll schedule an appointment time that is most convenient for you & perform a thorough inspection each time you bring your vehicle to us for service. This allows us to catch any issues while they are small & manageable rather than letting them become bigger problems "down the road."​

THE Shop

 If you have questions about how to best maintain or repair your vehicle:
​come into our shop, give us a ring, or conveniently schedule an appointment online! 
We look forward to helping you with all your automotive related needs.