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It Is Always Something (10/18/22)

Expectations and Costs New cars The new cars that we work on – Jaguar, Land Rover and MINI – live in a world of scrambled plastic water hoses and tiny wires with secretive computer components, accesses and programs. Classics The classics that we work on –...

Alcohol!!! No, I said, “Gasoline !!! (4/12/22)

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Caught… America is caught between burning oil in the form of real gasoline and burning a mixture of 15% alcohol derived from corn and 85% gasoline in the form of an ethanol laced liquid…. “No one” tells you that the ethanol is corrosive, deteriorates quickly,...

Help Wanted! (3/30/22)

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Unbelievable. In reading the press, one does not have to go too deep to realize that there is a “labor shortage.” The evidence provided is the astonishing “ad hoc minimum wage” offered at the big box stores, the fast food restaurants and distribution companies for...

Why You Need a Specialist. (2/16/22)

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You own one of the most distinctive production cars in the world. You own it for a reason. You made the conscious decision to buy it. Your buy decision’ made a personal statement or fulfilled a lifetime desire to own one. You did not buy it because it was an...

Install My Parts (11/03/21)

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The Request “I have found the parts you have told me that I need. I found them on line. They are much cheaper than what you quoted. Will you install them for me for just the labor you quoted ? “ From the Shop Perspective Consider that the shop to which you take your...

South East Texas Repair Shop Tour (7/27/20)

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The South East Texas Car Repair Shop Tour or, How to Go Into Debt Making Poor Decisions Here is a story about something that we see and experience far too often… We hear from a lot of new customers who either call or bring their cars in…. who have been on...