Should You Buy a Hybrid Car?
These days, most everyone’s game with the idea of conserving energy – and those who haven’t yet embraced it aren’t far behind. It makes sense, especially when you throw in the surging cost of gas. But are hybrid cars worth the extra money? Or are you better off driving a traditional combustion engine? Here are […]
Do I Need A Brake Job? 6 Tips To Help You Find Out
All of us have learned to love our car brakes. We hover our foot over the pedal, gently tap..tap..tap.. to slow down, and occasionally we SLAM them to the floorboards to stop on the dime. Yes, we need them and love them because they have prevented many fender-benders and have extended the lives of many […]
Why You Should Keep Your Car Clean in Winter
You love a clean car, it’s a good feeling. A clean car has a direct impact on its value over time and more importantly its operation. Let’s face it, with freezing temperatures, the last thing you need is an ice luge down the driveway – you’re not hosting the Winter Olympics! Why is it important to […]
Recommended Items to Keep in Your Winter Car Kit
For some, winter brings dicey road conditions and nervous driving. For others, winter weather doesn’t alter their desire for a road trip. On the East Coast, people travel to Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and other northern destinations. They don’t want to be prevented from skiing, hiking, snowmobiling, ice climbing, or partaking in any other fun winter activities. While […]
VentureFizz: 2014 is Going to Be a Breakout Year for Openbay
“So why all the buzz around Openbay? For one, the are the only Boston startup from Boston to get funding from both Google Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. Second, from what I hear, they are one of the rare companies that VC’s and angels are hunting down and trying to get a piece of, and not […]
What Kind of Car Battery Do I Need? A Guide to Making the Right Choice
Picture this: Snow is falling and the temperature is below freezing. You are at work, or the mall, or over the river and through the woods. Anyway you are far from home as you climb into your car with the hope that it starts right up and gets you going without a hitch. Much here […]
Winter Car Check Up – 5 Tips for Winter Road Trips
We visit the doctor for an annual check-up, we should do the same with our cars. The doctor checks weight, blood pressure, pulse, vaccine updates, especially when cough and cold season approaches. Essentially there’s an inspection of the body – and then she makes recommendations on steps to improve any deficiencies or problem areas. The same should […]
Openbay Covered in TechCrunch
By: Ryan Lawler If you’re a car owner and haven’t found a dependable mechanic to take care of service issues on your car, you’re not alone. A new startup called Openbay is looking to help car owners save money on repairs. It’s doing that through a marketplace of garages and mechanics which car owners can receive […]
Openbay Gets Prominent Backers For New Auto Repair Booking Service
By: Kyle Alspach, Technology Editor-Boston Business Journal Cambridge startup Openbay on Monday launched its online service and mobile app for booking auto repair, and disclosed funding from a group of prominent venture capitalists and angel investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Google Ventures. The investment from Andreessen Horowitz was led by Jeff Jordan, and led by Rich […]
Google Ventures, Andreessen-Backed Openbay Aims to Fix Car Repair
By: Curt Woodward It seems like there are a million little small-business headaches that haven’t been solved by the Internet quite yet. There’s a good reason for that—signing up small businesses can be a serious slog, even aside from the structural problems of building a two-sided marketplace where you bring together buyers and sellers. But eventually, […]
Openbay
Openbay, an award-winning online e-commerce marketplace for automotive repair and services and a provider of SaaS-based solutions for the automotive care industry, is transforming the experience for automotive repair and service for consumers and the way that automotive care businesses acquire and service customers.