Category Archives: Feature Articles

Goodbye to 2018

Our best articles from 2018’s “Your Car Matters” THANK YOU for reading this issue of “Your Car Matters”, the Tom Dwyer Automotive Services newsletter!  We appreciate your interest, but we know if we want to keep your interest then we … Continue reading

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EMF Pollution- Questions, threats, science, and answers. Sort of.

In 2015, client Rodrige D.’s work with Environmental  Electromagnetic Field (EMF) mitigation prompted us to write a short article on the issue.  Recently he told us about “We Are The Evidence”, an organization concerned with EMF Sensitivity and the threats … Continue reading

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People Are Standing Up

They’re participating in power… on every corner in the country. From Occupy to the Women’s March to the ICE protests, dissatisfaction has brought people into the streets by the tens of thousands.  Mass demonstrations may be important, but they’re big, … Continue reading

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Automotive Horror Stories from the Dungeons of Dwyer

In this Halloween Season we’re all about fear, and for some people there’s nothing scarier than a trip to the mechanic.  That fear can be justified because take it from us, some scary stuff rolls through our doors.  If you’re … Continue reading

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Lovett Deconstruction’s 2018 Dropbox Derby

The Mechanics were there, and we want to tell you all about it. As a company we try very hard to not just be IN our community but a PART of it.  This usually takes the form of working with … Continue reading

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What does the Willamette Shore Trolley need to be perfect?

There’s just one electrifying answer… While it’s a familiar sight to Lake Oswegians, many Portlanders may not know about the Willamette Shore Trolley.  It’s an electric streetcar running along the Willamette River between Portland and L.O. since 1990.  The historic-replica … Continue reading

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The world’s biggest spider is coming to Portland

Tom Dwyer is bringing Arachno Giganticus to Makers Faire at OMSI Time’s ticking down for one of the strangest events we’ve ever been involved in… on Friday we’ll be preparing to welcome Arachno Giganticus, a 10-foot-tall spider, to Portland Mini Maker Faire at Oregon … Continue reading

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How Fake Is YOUR News? A look at the media credibility spectrum… all of it.

FAKE NEWS!  You’re being hoodwinked by the entrenched Liberal Media!  Look out!  The Right Wing Echo Chamber is blasting out lies! Everyone sees bias in news from “the other side”, but are we right?  And how easy is it to … Continue reading

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Doing the right thing

2018 Oregon Rotary Club Ethics In Business Awards We’re in the Auto Repair industry, an industry lagging only slightly behind lawyers and politicians for public perception of its ethics.  Knowing that, we’ve made ethics and integrity the core of our … Continue reading

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A Close Look at Auto Inspections

Is a “free Multipoint Inspection” a deal?  Should you trust a “Free Brake Inspection”?  Is our own 90-Point Inspection worth your time?  Is our Comprehensive Inspection worth the money?  Every auto repair shop has a “multipoint inspection” of some type, … Continue reading

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