Ask a Master Automotive Technician: Why Did My Car Fail Inspection and How Do I Get it Fixed?
Written by Rob Grant, Automotive Operations Manager at Openbay. Rob is an ASE Certified Technician and frequent contributor to this blog, specializing in all things automotive service and repair. Taking your car in for a required state inspection is never fun, but having it fail inspection is even worse. If you’ve found yourself in this […]
5 Ways to Properly Sanitize Your Car and its Ventilation System in the COVID-19 Era
Recent spikes in COVID-19 cases remind us it may be awhile before things return to something resembling normal. While wearing masks and social distancing in public are urged to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, there are things you can and should be doing to keep your car from becoming a traveling Petri dish as […]
News: Wrench Mobile Vehicle Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Service Joins the Openbay Marketplace to Meet Growing Demand for Convenient and Contactless Automotive Service
Cambridge, MA – (Businesswire) – Nov 30, 2020 – Openbay, the industry-leading automotive service marketplace and SaaS company, today announced its partnership with Wrench, the largest vehicle Inspection and Maintenance and Repair platform in the U.S. Wrench’s technology platform streamlines the delivery of over 750 high-quality, on-location, contactless automotive services to owners of private and […]
‘Openbay Otis Does All the Legwork’: How Sevcik’s Service Center Wins More Business through Advanced Online Chat for Automotive Service Businesses
Sevcik’s Service Center is a family-owned and operated auto repair business and NAPA AutoCare Center in College Station, TX. Founder Leon Sevcik, Jr. built his auto shop on quality automotive service, hard work, and a passion for customer service. In fact, Leon was so passionate about excellent service he knew each of his loyal customers […]
Top Automotive Travel Tips for Thanksgiving 2020
2020 has thrown a wrench into everyone’s Holiday plans, with many people opting to stay home to avoid the possible spread of COVID-19 to family members. Still, it’s expected that as many as 50 million people are still planning on traveling to visit family according to AAA. Consumers that Openbay has spoken to suggest a […]
Howls, Growls, and Groans: Guess the Source of 8 Not-So-Funny Sounds Your Car Makes
Cars make the funniest sounds, but it’s only a laughing matter when they’re coming from someone else’s vehicle. Odds are you won’t think it’s so funny when it happens to you. If you’re hearing creepy, inexplicable noises coming from your car, it’s not the ghost of Halloween past catching up with you but the warning […]
My Car Has No Heat … But it was Working Fine Last Winter! 5 Potential Causes for no Heat in your Car.
Most of us take our car heaters for granted, not knowing how they work other than you run the engine, crank up the temperature, and hot air blows out from the vents. But what happens when the heat stops coming? There are few things as miserable as driving in freezing weather with no heat in […]
Uh-oh! Why Is My Dashboard Tire Pressure Light On?
Your car’s tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS for short) is the “voice” of your tires that sometimes speaks up and says, “Check my air, please!” But because not all cars can talk (yet), that urgent request is communicated to you through warning lights on your dash. If there’s an angry-looking light on your dashboard console […]
News: Driven Brands’ Meineke Car Care Centers® Join the Openbay Marketplace to Meet Growing Demand for Automotive Services
Update: December 27, 2020 (see notes below) Cambridge, MA – November 16, 2020 (BUSINESSWIRE)– Openbay, Inc. the industry-leading automotive service marketplace and SaaS company, today announced Meineke Car Care Centers® have become a member of the Openbay marketplace for automotive service and repair. Now around 800 Meineke locations across the nation will have access to […]
