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

Ranked Choice Voting

Ranked Choice Voting We’ll be voting on it in Portland in November… better understand it now. Portland voters face some

Party with the Dwyer crew!

Party with the Dwyer crew You know us all from work. Here’s what it looks like when we party. You

The Powell Memo- Because every road starts somewhere.

The Powell Memo The roadmap to our current situation was drawn in 1971 If you look around at our media/political/corporate

‘Lifetime’ Maintenance? Maybe it’s just not dead yet

‘Lifetime’ Maintenance? Maybe it’s just not dead yet As an auto shop we hear a lot of auto jargon, and

Do YOU think Oaks Bottom needs a 7-story building looming over it?

Do YOU think Oaks Bottom needs a 7-story building looming over it? Our local neighborhood jewel may be about to

A Close Look at Our Close Looks- How we know what’s wrong with your vehicle

A Close Look at Our Close Looks How we know what’s wrong with your vehicle Should you trust another shops’

This is a REAL fish, and there’s MUCH more to the story

This is a REAL fish We found a perfect Oregon story at the bottom of a deep rabbit hole You

Rebadged Vehicles- Are they for you?

Rebadged Vehicles In today’s expensive car market, they can save you thousands of dollars! (by Ian Park, special to “Your

Enter the Tom Dwyer Tattoo Contest!

Show your support for YOUR favorite mechanic! In Portland, tattoo capitol of the known universe, Spring means showing off a

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to our Funny Page, of course! FOLLOW THE CHICKEN! Did you

Mechanical Mirth and Technical Titters- Things your mechanics laugh about when the customers aren’t around

Every industry has its own ‘inside humor’, things only the people who deal with that subject every day will

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

Posted on July 11, 2013, updated Feb 2022 Some people call them “idiot lights” but they’re more properly called “dashboard warning

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Tom's Blog

Ranked Choice Voting

Party with the Dwyer crew!

The Powell Memo- Because every road starts somewhere.

‘Lifetime’ Maintenance? Maybe it’s just not dead yet

Do YOU think Oaks Bottom needs a 7-story building looming over it?

A Close Look at Our Close Looks- How we know what’s wrong with your vehicle

This is a REAL fish, and there’s MUCH more to the story

Rebadged Vehicles- Are they for you?

Enter the Tom Dwyer Tattoo Contest!

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Mechanical Mirth and Technical Titters- Things your mechanics laugh about when the customers aren’t around

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

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