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Meet Mike: He Thinks Everyone Deserves a Better Car Repair Experience

Where do you live, and how’d you learn about Openbay? I live in Irvine, CA. I first heard about Openbay from a friend who’d found out about it on Reddit. What kind of vehicles do you drive? I have a 2013 Subaru BRZ and a 1991 Toyota Land Cruiser. When you first heard about it, […]

December 31, 2020 More
 

Top 5 Common Problems That Can Make Your Car’s Air Conditioning Blow Warm Air

It’s a hot day. You just exited an air-conditioned home or office. You make a beeline to your car. Then, you quickly unlock it, open the door, and enter a hot and stale air filled vehicle. You start your engine and quickly turn on the AC expecting cool air to start flowing. You wait. Only […]

September 15, 2020 More
 

Car Battery Dead: What to Do When Your Battery Dies

Car battery dead? Let’s take a guess: it’s an inconvenient time, right? Car batteries always die at the wrong time. Not that there’s necessarily any good time for a battery to give up the ghost. But you usually only discover it’s dead when you’re in a rush to get somewhere and your engine won’t turn […]

July 10, 2020 More
 

Meet Meghashyam: Booking Car Repair the Silicon Valley Way

A while back, our CEO received a message from a new Openbay user, who said the experience was “hassle free to say the least.” We thought Meghashyam’s email message, the rest of which is shown below, was too good to be true, so we arranged a time to talk about how his story of booking car […]

May 25, 2016 More
 

3 Things You Need to Know About Your Car

Happy National Car Care Month! At this year’s New York International Auto Show, we attended a panel discussion about women and the automotive world, and wrote it up here: Women, Auto Care & the Power of the Purse. Lexus generously hosted the event, and afterward, we caught up with panelist, Audra Fordin, founder of Women […]

April 26, 2016 More
 

How Much Does it Cost to Drive Cross-Country Today?

For today’s National Car Care Month fact, let’s pretend your vehicle is already perfectly maintained (oil changed, tires rotated, fluids good to go, scheduled maintenance done; heck – you’ve even washed it!), and you’re hankering for a road trip. Today! You’re just curious to know – how much will that cost you in fuel? Imagine […]

April 22, 2016 More
 

Do As I Say, Not As I’ve Done: Ezra Dyer’s Driving Rules

Ezra Dyer in BigFoot, “which I drove at the dirt track/monster truck course in Charlotte. Highlight of my life.” Ezra Dyer is one of the industry’s top automotive writers – he started his career as something of a legend, as hilariously detailed by Automobile magazine, when, at only 23-years old, he got a foot in the door […]

April 21, 2016 More
 

Poll: Are You a Car-Care Boss, or an Auto Neglector?

You Might Be a #CarCareBoss If:   You carry a tire-pressure gauge in your pocket at all times, and will pull the car over on the highway to check if you sense one tire is a couple of pounds off. You rely on the local police/fire stations to install your kids’ car seats every time. […]

April 19, 2016 More
 

Women, Car Care & The Power of the Purse

It’s National Car Care Month! Did you know that women play a leading role in 85% of auto purchases, and play a large role in how it’s serviced? At this year’s New York Auto Show, we attended a panel discussion, hosted by Lexus, about women buying and servicing vehicles. Panelists were (left to right below): […]

April 18, 2016 More
 

Openbay Now Serving Up Car Repair Services for Android Users

  Have you heard the news? Openbay is on Android! This news was picked up in outlets ranging from Digital Trends and Ratchet + Wrench to BostInno and Tire Review. Download Openbay on Android today to quickly compare, book and pay for local auto repair with a quality shop.

April 14, 2016 More