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    • History
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    • Warranty
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    • Diagnostics & Specialty Repairs
    • Cooling, Heating & Electrical
    • Engine & Transmission
    • Maintenance & Preventive Care
    • EV & Electric Vehicles
    • Business Fleet Services
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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.

Shop Talk- How to stretch your auto repair dollars

It doesn’t pay to be a coupon shopper when it comes to auto repair.  If your brakes need to be

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Shop Talk- Surprising features of our website

It’s not news to tell you we have a website; you’re probably reading this article on our website right now. 

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Shop Talk- We’re PPO certified. Why should you care?

It’s easy to greenwash a company.  Hire a PR firm, stick a few recycling boxes in the lunchroom, hand out

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Business Fleet Services

I’m Tom Dwyer, In business, your vehicles are critical… every minute they’re off the road costs your company. Since 1981,

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Shop Talk- The 2-review challenge

When you’re considering working with a new company for the first time, it pays to do your research.  Getting a

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Shop Talk- Who cares about your company’s vehicles?

We do everything we can to make sure our clients receive top-of-the-line mechanical service for their vehicles and personal service

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Shop Talk- Planning for summer trips makes a difference

(Note:  We ran this article in last month’s Shop Talk, but we’ve had a surge of people this month getting

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Shop Talk- Planning for summer trips makes a difference.

Summer driving season is on the way, and you may be one of the many people who are planning at

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Shop Talk- Why do we charge for diagnostic time?

There is a world of difference between a free estimate for known repairs and a diagnostic procedure for difficult, intermittent

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Shop Talk- Why don’t we pave the lot or wash your car?

For this month’s Shop Talk, we thought we’d let you look over our shoulders at a letter we wrote to

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Shop Talk- Turning left onto Tacoma is a BAD IDEA!

We do everything we can to bring you in and keep you happy, but sometimes keeping you happy means making

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Shop Talk- Our NEW website is more than you might expect!

Every business has a website; but how many do you find useful?  A website should be more than an extended

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