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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.

What to do in an accident? Learn now… not when it’s too late.

 >>>WHAM!<<< You never thought it would happen to you but it just did… you’ve been in an accident.  It happened

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Tom’s Tidbits- What if your car had $23 BILLION in deferred maintenance?

Greetings, Here’s a peek behind our curtain for you.  Imagine our Service Advisors going through their day when the phone

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Popcorn Shorts for June 2025

Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really

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Kyle’s Kitchen- Green Goddess chicken salad

Nothing’s better in Summer than a salad, and this Green Goddess recipe is a real standout.  Even better, it’s an

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Shop Talk- We’re CERTIFIED to work on your EVs and Hybrids

Comment of the Month Mary W. is a returning client, and we thought we’d share why she came back… “When

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Health Notes- Ultra-processed foods are everywhere. Here’s how to avoid them

  Ultra-processed foods are everywhere. Here’s how to avoid them NPR’s LifeKit, Jun 2023 SEGARRA: …From NPR. Hey, everybody. It’s

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It could happen to you! Auto theft hit our Dwyer staff… here’s the whole sordid story.

It could happen to you! Auto theft hit our Dwyer staff… here’s the whole sordid story. By Charles Letherwood, Auto

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Tom’s Tidbits- AI will destroy Humanity… just sayin’.

Greetings, 12,000 years ago the Agricultural Revolution gave Humanity the dangerous new toy of leisure time, which led to civilization

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Book Spotlight- “Camp Free in the Mt Hood National Forest”

We first recommended “Camp Free” in 2014, and we’re way overdue to recommend it again.  This book should be a

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Popcorn Shorts for May 2025

Popcorn Shorts Cool stuff that’s too small for a big article Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the

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Book Spotlight- “The Chaos Machine” by Max Fisher

The Chaos Machine- The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds & Our World by Max Fisher from

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Kyle’s Kitchen- Strawberry Balsamic Pasta Salad

If this recipe seems familiar, you might be thinking about Kyle’s Strawberry and Feta Salad from 2023.  The strawberries, feta,

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