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Our BAD Reviews

(updated 4/10/26) Independent businesses live and die by their online reviews. It used to be word of mouth that could

The Tom Dwyer Referral Reward Program

(updated 4/10/26) We’re very proud that most new clients of Tom Dwyer Automotive Services find us through our existing clients…

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Don’t Get Taken For A Ride- Our best NEW CAR buying advice

“If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.” -Sun Tzu It

Our Best Used Car Buying Advice

(Originally posted July 2010, updated 5/8/13, 8/19/22, and 4/16/26 by Tom Dwyer Automotive Services) Current prices for new vehicles just

Why bother with CERTIFIED Technicians?

Because the quality of your work depends on the qualifications of the people doing it. After 37 years most people

Nitrogen in your tires? Here’s our advice…

Nitrogen in your tires? Our advice to this client is probably good for everyone A client recently returned one of

Let’s talk about Diagnostic Time

Let’s talk about diagnostic time What, when, why… and why it’s not a swindle We understand. You’ve lived with an

The Basics on Brakes

Because the only thing more important than making your vehicle go is making it stop. We spend a lot of

Why do we need your vehicle for the whole day?

Why do we need your car for the whole day? Silvia S. gave us an overall good Comment Card, but

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

Analog controls are coming back!

Analog controls are coming back! Car video screens aren’t the future, they’re bad and dangerous design. Today’s vehicles come with

Our Older Vehicle Policy

It’s “15-years-old-or-newer for NEW clients”, but there’s a little more to it than that. If you were driving by the

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Tom's Blog

Our BAD Reviews

The Tom Dwyer Referral Reward Program

Don’t Get Taken For A Ride- Our best NEW CAR buying advice

Our Best Used Car Buying Advice

Why bother with CERTIFIED Technicians?

Nitrogen in your tires? Here’s our advice…

Let’s talk about Diagnostic Time

The Basics on Brakes

Why do we need your vehicle for the whole day?

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

Analog controls are coming back!

Our Older Vehicle Policy

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