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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.

MediCare fraud- A feature, not a bug

MediCare Fraud A feature, not a bug. “Insurance giants are exploiting Medicare Advantage-a corporate-managed program that threatens to result in

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Get Ready for Winter- Two critical areas of concern for winter driving

(Originally posted Dec 2011, updated Sep 2020 and Sep 2022 by Tom Dwyer Automotive Services) Fall is just ending, but

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RUN FOR SOMETHING!

Sick of the political candidates?  It’s because YOU aren’t in the race! In a never-ending quest for common ground, we

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Scary Old Man Dwyer’s Halloween Treats

All our Halloween Treats in one shallow grave “They” say there’s been strange goings-on at the old Dwyer Place lately,

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Ranked Choice Voting

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

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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

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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

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‘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

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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

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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’

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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

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Rebadged Vehicles- Are they for you?

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

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