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The Sun Sets on 2017… FINALLY!

Here’s what was on our mind in a very long year… For an auto repair shop we put a lot… a LOT… of work into our newsletter.  Why?  Why spend hour upon hour researching, writing, and illustrating what could just … Continue reading

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Shop Talk- A Year of Critique About Our Boutique

“Shop Talk” is where you can find info on the day-to-day happenings here at the “East End of the Sellwood Bridge”.  This is the kind of stuff that makes up most of the content of most companies’ newsletters… but we … Continue reading

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A Last Look Back at 2016

All our Feature articles from a very long year. What kind of newsletter covers police violence, summer camps, labor motivation, single payer healthcare, community radio, screaming hot blues, and the best gasoline for your car? If you live in Portland … Continue reading

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Drew’s Kitchen- Your 2016 table is ready

Drew Pearson, a Tom Dwyer Service Advisor for many years, brings his particular taste for simplicity, flexibility, and flavor in food into a unique combination that’s been quite a hit with our clients.  Drew’s Kitchen remains one of our most … Continue reading

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Shop Talk- Talkin’ bout 2016, Votin’ for our Yearly Winner!

Referral Reward Program- Vote for our $500 Yearly Winner!   We need YOUR vote to determine our 2016 Yearly Winner and recipient of $500!  We used to pick quarterly and yearly winners ourselves, but because we wanted to include our … Continue reading

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Health Notes- A Healthy 2016

We pride ourselves on a holistic approach to vehicle care; caring for your vehicle as a whole unit and not just an assemblage of unrelated systems.  With that in mind, what’s the most important system in your vehicle?  Well, YOU … Continue reading

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Book Spotlight- 2016’s Bookshelf and Bonuses

One of our most popular features here at the shop is our unique Book and Bumper Sticker library.  You can take one of our Bumper Stickers free with each visit (they’re magnetic so they won’t damage your vehicle’s paint), we … Continue reading

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Humorousness- Laughing our way through 2016

C’mon, how hard can it be to write a humor column?  Go online, download a couple jokes, and BOOM, it writes itself!  Think again.  You may be surprised to hear this but the Intertubes are full of less-than-appropriate humor, and … Continue reading

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News To Make You Furious- 2016’s Buffet of Bile

Your Car Matters covers the spectrum of funny to quirky to serious, but we always try to bring you things you may not have seen elsewhere.  This preference for the overlooked led us to start our News To Make You … Continue reading

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