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8211 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97202

8am - 6pm Monday - Friday
Office Only: 8am - 11am Saturday

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From vehicle maintenance to community issues, Tom covers what matters to drivers in Portland.

Asset Recycling

Private companies taking over the assets WE paid for… what could possibly go wrong? Buried deep within the stalled infrastructure

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Longtime Client Passes Major Milestone

Longtime Client Passes a Major Milestone Which gives us a chance to explain our 15-years-old-and-newer policy It was late on

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Covid is Fading Away… Here’s how our Covid protocols are changing

Covid has been a long, ugly, sad road so far, but it may finally be ending.  The graphs are trending

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The Eviction and Foreclosure Meltdown Isn’t Bad for Everyone

Your neighbors may be worried, but the hedge funds aren’t! When the Covid lockdown crushed the entire planetary economy, it

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Cults… So much more than an empty insult

Cults are obviously real.  Here’s how to deal with them. What’s the difference between a religion and a cult?  The

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Rats are coming for your car! Stay calm.  We can help.

(Originally posted May, 2021) It looks like fully vaccinated people can start returning to approximate normality but we’re not at

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Gerrymandering: Carving up the body politic, nationally and in Oregon

For the idealistic, ‘elections’ mean voters choose their governmental representatives, but in reality, fair elections often fall prey to gerrymanders.  

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Tom Dwyer Business Fleet Services

Whether it’s 1 vehicle or 10, YOUR Fleet is the most important of all! Small businesses are responsible for about

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Do mechanics do free diagnostics?

The short answer is “no”, but the longer answer is important As we were exploring the world of Quora recently,

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Meet our new Robotic Service Advisors… or else

They’ve never been on commission… now they aren’t even paid at all! “It was hard saying goodbye to all the

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How Fake Is YOUR News? A look at the media credibility spectrum… all of it.

(Originally published May 2018, updated Feb 2021 and Jul 2024) FAKE NEWS!  You’re being hoodwinked by the entrenched Liberal Media! 

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What happens to your vehicle if it’s not driven regularly?

If you haven’t been driving much, then this article is for you…. (updated Feb 2021) We first published this article

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