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

Rats are coming for your car! Stay calm. We can help.

(Originally posted May, 2021) It looks like fully vaccinated people can start returning to approximate normality but we’re not at

What happens to your vehicle if it’s not driven regularly?

If you haven’t been driving much, then this article is for you…. (updated Feb 2021) We first published this article

Bernie Wins The InterTubes… The Ultimate, Final Gallery

Bernie Sanders and his mittens leapt from their seat at Biden’s Inauguration to appear everywhere from Lincoln’s seat at the

Can’t we all just get along? Nope. But here’s why…

Can’t we all just get along? Nope. But here’s why… We originally wrote this article way, way back in 2017

Everyone’s Keynesian in a foxhole- So join us in learning what “Keynesian” means.

In the Coronavirus Crisis of 2020 states have shut down their economies with stay-home orders and Congress has already committed

We don’t sell stuff you don’t need. Here’s what we do to make sure it NEVER happens

We leave Comment Cards in the front seat of every vehicle after service so you can tell us your thoughts

Florida Town sells itself to for-profit prison company

Florida Town sells itself to for-profit prison company By Charles Letherwood, special report for “Your Car Matters”, April 2019 A

Are we too expensive? How good is a low price on something you don’t need?

We’ve seen a few reviews and comments on the InterTubes lately with a common thread: “Tom Dwyer is expensive, but

Where The Rubber Meets The Road Tire Basics boot camp

Tire Basics Boot Camp Where the rubber meets the road (updated 6/12/25) Did you know we sell tires? We do,

We Don’t Do Oil Changes At Tom Dwyer’s

We Don’t Do Oil Changes at Tom Dwyer Actually, we never have… We know how it is. You’re driving when

News To Make You Furious- Jeff Sessions plays “Dukes of Hazzard” for real

What made us Furious in 2014? A little-known law enforcement technique called “Civil Asset Forfeiture”, an abusive aberration of justice

Hey, What’s That Chalk Mark On My Tire?

It’s a tiny detail, but it’s critical to your safety (updated 4/2023) Even if you’re “not a car person” you

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Tom's Blog

Rats are coming for your car! Stay calm. We can help.

What happens to your vehicle if it’s not driven regularly?

Bernie Wins The InterTubes… The Ultimate, Final Gallery

Can’t we all just get along? Nope. But here’s why…

Everyone’s Keynesian in a foxhole- So join us in learning what “Keynesian” means.

We don’t sell stuff you don’t need. Here’s what we do to make sure it NEVER happens

Florida Town sells itself to for-profit prison company

Are we too expensive? How good is a low price on something you don’t need?

Where The Rubber Meets The Road Tire Basics boot camp

We Don’t Do Oil Changes At Tom Dwyer’s

News To Make You Furious- Jeff Sessions plays “Dukes of Hazzard” for real

Hey, What’s That Chalk Mark On My Tire?

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