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Diagnosing Your Car Problems Using Your Five Senses
Heading Off Problems The more you know about your vehicle, the more likely you’ll be able to head off repair problems. You can detect many common vehicle problems by using your senses: eyeballing the area around your vehicle, listening for strange noises, sensing a difference in the way your vehicle handles, or even noticing unusual […]
What To Do If You Run Out of Gas
Running out of gas in the middle of nowhere is among drivers’ biggest fears, and it’s also one of the easiest things to prevent. If you have run out of gas, these tips could mean the difference between having to cancel your plans and arriving safely to your destination – albeit a little late. What […]
How to Get Instant Auto Repair Quotes Online
Openbay recently updated its mobile app (pictured above). Instant Online Car Repair Quotes: Just a Few Clicks Away The first nationwide Yellow Pages advertising campaign encouraged anyone looking for a product or service to “let your fingers do the walking. Shop the Yellow Pages way.” The days of Yellow Pages may be long gone, but […]
Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Including the Risk of an Accident: All the U.S. Cities with the Worst Drivers
Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Including the Risk of an Accident Do you live or work in Dallas, TX? If so, you might be interested to learn that every morning you drive to work you are cruising along on some of the riskiest roads in the country. Allstate analyzed car accident records for a two-year period […]
What You Need to Know About Your Car’s AC: Repairing it, Maintaining it and Saving Money
Well, it’s official. NOAA announced that July 2019 was the hottest July ever on record not only in the U.S. but globally. If you can’t stand the heat or your life seems to be ruled by Murphy’s Law (anything that can go wrong will go wrong), you’ll want to hear our tips on maintaining your […]
Billions in Delayed Repairs is a Big Problem for Drivers and a Big Opportunity for the Automotive Aftermarket
IMR Inc. and the Auto Care Factbook 2020 just released some staggering survey results that vehicle owners and repair shops need to know. Out of the 100,000 American households surveyed who own more than 170,000 vehicles, results show that approximately $24.9 billion in necessary repairs or maintenance are being purposefully delayed. Players in the automotive aftermarket industry, […]
Back to School Season: Planning a College Road Trip with the Right Apps
August is peak College Road Trip season. That means it’s time for students to switch their beach chairs for a seat in the library and for parents to prepare for tearful goodbyes. As a college student or a parent, you already have enough to worry about. That’s why Openbay is here with all the apps […]
Ask This, Not That: What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Ask Your Mechanic
When it’s time to turn over your car keys to a mechanic, a feeling of panic might strike. It’s even more stressful when you know little to nothing about cars. Regardless of your automotive expertise, one easy way to reduce anxiety and increase your level of confidence when working with a new mechanic is to […]
Organic Mechanics: How to Approach Car Repair with a Conscience
“By identifying an opportunity to be more sustainable, and implementing a reasonable plan of action to accomplish it, companies achieve an authenticity that paid advertising can’t buy.” – Crystal Barnes, Senior Vice President of Global Responsibility & Sustainability at Nielsen ‘Going green’ and ‘auto repair’ aren’t typically found in the same sentence. But with global […]
