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Meet Jack, Who Booked His Chicago Exhaust Repair Through Openbay

When Jack was seeking Chicago exhaust repair, he turned to Openbay to assist him with finding a reliable auto repair shop. Here’s his story of his experience, and why he’ll continue to use Openbay for all his future repairs. Where do you live and what type of car do you drive? I live in Lisle, IL, […]

October 22, 2016 More
 

Meet Bernard, San Francisco Customer Uses Openbay for Third Time

We caught up with San Francisco customer, Bernard, after completing his third service through Openbay. Here’s his take, and why he keeps coming back for all of his auto repairs. Where do you live, and what type of vehicle do you drive? I live in San Francisco, and I drive a 2012 Mazda 3. How […]

October 15, 2016 More
 

Meet Maiwand, Who Booked Car Repair in Chicago through Openbay

We caught up with Maiwand, a customer that used Openbay to get car repair in Chicago, to get the scoop on his recent car repair at Sunset Automotive. Here’s his story. Where do you live, and what type of vehicle do you drive? I live in Illinois, and drive a 2007 BMW 3 Series. How […]

October 8, 2016 More
 

Meet Oliver, Who's Used Openbay 3 Times to Book Car Repair in Atlanta

This Openbay customer has now used the site to book car repair in Atlanta three times! He’s used it primarily for maintenance on his Scion. We caught up with Oliver to hear why he keeps coming back time and again. Where do you live and what type of vehicle do you drive? I live in Atlanta, and […]

October 1, 2016 More
 

Creating a Library for Gear Heads: DIYAuto

These days, cars are increasingly complex — for years, many have more than 100 million lines of code —  and drivers are less inclined to fiddle with them, instead opting to book service with a professional auto technician. (If that’s what you need, you know where to do it!)   Some folks, however, are up for the […]

May 24, 2016 More
 

Openbay featured on WZLX's Karlson & McKenzie Show

  Here’s Heather, at Boston-based WZLX’s Karlson & McKenzie show, talking about National Car Care Month and Openbay’s blog, “Things You Shouldn’t Say to Your Mechanic.” Check out what they admitted to, while bringing their cars to the shop, versus things they agreed were in poor taste. Are you guilty of a breach in service-lane etiquette, […]

AudioApril 7, 2016 More
 

Emerging Trends & Opportunities in Connected Car

  The Auto Care Association’s Young Auto Care Network Group (YANG) has just hosted another great webinar; this one was on “Emerging Trends & Opportunities in Vehicle Connectivity.” Michael Blicher, of MCBNETWRX, began his presentation with this – “What if each vehicle were connected beyond telematics, connected to each other? That next big thing is […]

February 18, 2016 More
 

Simple Spring Car Maintenance Tips

Baseball.  Cherry blossoms.  Sunshine.  It’s official.  Spring has sprung. And even though you may not be able to don your warm weather flip-flops and shorts just yet, the time has come to start thinking about getting your vehicle back in shape for the coming summer road trip season. Here’s a quick list of some simple […]

April 3, 2014 More
 

How to Extend the Average Car Life Expectancy

Everybody’s always talking about getting your oil changed on a regular basis to ensure our car lives a long and fruitful life. But there are actually about a thousand other things that you’re probably doing wrong on a daily basis that are contributing to the early death of your beloved set of wheels. Here are […]

October 21, 2012 More
 

How to Maintain Your Car & Keep It Running Smoothly

With the economic downturn of the last several years, more and more people are opting to fix and maintain their older cars instead of trading them in for a new set of wheels. There are even statistics to back this up. For example, Experian Automotive lists the average age of vehicles on the road today […]

October 17, 2012 More