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    • Careers
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    • Warranty
    • Brakes, Suspension & Tires
    • Diagnostics & Specialty Repairs
    • Cooling, Heating & Electrical
    • Engine & Transmission
    • Maintenance & Preventive Care
    • EV & Electric Vehicles
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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.

”Idiot lights”? Only if you don’t understand them!

What do your dashboard warning lights mean? Some people call them “idiot lights” but they’re more properly called “dashboard warning

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“1998 and Newer” isn’t for everyone

If you’re an existing client, we’ll gladly work on your older cars! While most shops will work on anything that

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Did you hear about the anti-Monsanto rallies? Neither did anyone else.

On May 25, a coordinated series of “March Against Monsanto” rallies were held in 436 cities in 52 countries around

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The Spotlight Falls On PHAME Again- “Bye Bye Birdie” opens June 22

Not to overstate the matter, but PHAME Academy is everything good about Portland wrapped up into one enthusiastically musical, toe-tapping,

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What ISN’T for sale? Are there some things beyond price? Should there be?

As an independent business, we’re big fans of a market-based economic economy, and we know that profit is a heck

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Charity Begins At Home

…but wise giving begins with research We received a fascinating email a couple weeks ago.  You may think people working

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A Company You Should Know About

Better World Club is building a better world, one roadside-assist at a time You know Tom Dwyer Automotive Services is

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Our Best Used Car Buying Advice

There are lots of lemons out there.  Here’s how to find the peach. It’s probably the excitement of summer, but

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Inner City Blues Festival- Getting “In The Groove Of Love” supports single payer health care!

Update 4/15/13– We brought back a few pix from the show this weekend.  Apologies for the poor quality of the

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Labor Pains- Bad engineering can affect your bottom line

You’ve been there.  You’re standing at the Service Counter looking at the bill for repairs.  There’s a long list of

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A Very Good IDEA- Intellectual Deficit Equalization Act could fix big problems

When it comes to federal spending, all states are not created equal.  Some states receive far more federal money than

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FREE Solar Power- How to put a solar energy system on your house… for free!

Have you considered solar energy for your home or business?  If a company’s given you an estimate for solar then

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