Even if you aren’t much of a planner, it is wise to think ahead when preparing your vehicle for a trip. We don’t like people to feel stressed with a tight timeline before they absolutely need the vehicle. We are also cautious about letting a vehicle with a safety or reliability concern leave our shop.
Author Archives: The Mechanic's Wife
The Value of Time and Money
While we like the relationships we’ve built with our clients, we value honoring their time, and only seeing them as few times as possible throughout the year is one indicator that we are doing our job well. Our goal is to remove the stress of going back and forth as much as possible.
Mechanic’s Families Aren’t Immune to Car Problems
You might think that because we own an auto repair shop that we’re immune to stress over car problems. Many times there is just no way around it.
Are Your Vehicle Ownership Costs Too High?
A proactive, thought-out, budget- honoring approach to vehicle maintenance and repair is a win-win for the client and the repair shop. You can reduce the stress of finding that time and money to address symptoms and surprises. You can catch problems before they get worse or strand you. You can set aside a vehicle ownership budget.
Dear Women – Love, The Mechanic’s Wife
When I hear you say, “I don’t like bringing my car to the mechanic because I don’t know when they are taking advantage of me,” I cringe. Ladies, we should not be having these experiences.
Father and Son Shop Time
If you have been a client for any amount of time, you have recognized that Andrew is a good teacher. That’s one benefit of his music education degree and he applies this with our son, especially during their Shop Time.
Keeping Your Car Healthy While You “Shelter in Place”
Just because you aren’t driving your vehicle, doesn’t mean you don’t need to keep up with it’s care…or maybe because you aren’t driving your vehicle that’s all the more reason to attend to it. There are several opportunities to get on top of your vehicle’s needs and some of them don’t even cost a single penny.
Working from Home with Kids
Schools, businesses, the entire entertainment industry – including the American’s beloved national and collegiate sports teams – shut down due to COVID-19. Now so many of us, if we’re blessed enough to still have a paying job, are working from home – myself included. Our kids are also at home because childcare and/or schools are closed (again, our family is no exception), which poses a conflict. How can I be productive working from home when my kids are home? You’re probably also asking, since my kids are not in school, how do I keep them engaged in academic activities so that they don’t fall behind once schools open again?
The Mechanic’s Daughter
Meet Victoria, our new client services representative!
Stop Scheduling Oil Changes
Are you unintentionally becoming best friends with your mechanic because your vehicle is in the shop so much? The good news is that there are things you can do to regain control over the time and money you spend on your vehicle.