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6 Common Vehicle Problems Experienced During Hot Summer Months – Applies to All Cars and Trucks

Warm weather has hit the U.S. hard during the summer of 2022. Not only have southern U.S. states been hit hard, but the northern U.S. states are greatly impacted too. This means many more vehicles are exposed to higher than normal temperatures. It’s important to be aware of the problems that may arise with operating […]

August 20, 2022 More
 

Top 10 Most Viewed Automotive Car Care Tips On Openbay Blog for 2021

For 2021 we posted several blogs on car care tips to help with vehicle maintenance and safety. Here are the most viewed articles on the Openbay blog throughout 2021 – in ascending order of most viewed. Why Does My Car Air Conditioner Smell When I Turn It On? It could be a few days, a […]

January 4, 2022 More
 

Openbay Welcomes Mobile Car Care Company Curbee to its Award Winning Automotive Service Marketplace

Openbay Welcome Mobile Car Care Company Curbee to its Award Winning Automotive Service Marketplace Openbay welcomes Curbee to its award-winning automotive services marketplace. Curbee is a mobile car care company that offers maintenance, tire and repair services to fleet and consumer customers in the greater Bay Area.  Openbay consumers and business fleet customers can now […]

December 6, 2021 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
 

5 Telltale Signs Your Car Needs a Brake Service

Picture this, you’re driving down the road and you press down on your brake pedal because you need to either slow down or come to a stop. While pressing on the brake pedal, all of a sudden you hear a grinding noise coming from somewhere. Next, you immediately take your foot off the pedal and […]

September 2, 2020 More
 

Why Does My Car Air Conditioner Smell When I Turn It On?

It could be a few days, a week or even a month before you finally get behind the wheel of your car. It’s hot outside. You start your car, turn on the air conditioner (AC) and then an unpleasant odor takes over the cabin. For starters, let’s hope you are alone when this event occurs […]

September 1, 2020 More
 

Openbay featured in Fodor’s Travel – Must Have apps before hitting the road

Here is Fodor’s Travel list of 10 mobile apps before hitting the road. According to Fodor’s Travel, “whether you’re striking out on a day trip or making a cross-country trek, one of the keys to a successful road trip is being prepared.” Here at Openbay we agree. Being prepared for any road trip is important […]

July 28, 2020 More
 

How To Go The Extra Mile: Tips For Extending Your Vehicle’s Life

Happy April Fools Day and, most importantly, Happy National Car Care Month. You may think of your car as a means to an end. If you’re like many of us, you might consider it an expression of your identity, or maybe even a member of the family. In fact, a Toco Warranty study found that […]

April 2, 2019 More
 

10 Things You’ll Definitely Relate to If You Owned a Car in the 70s, 80s and 90s

Did you live through the era of disco and bell bottoms? What about big hair, neon clothes and parachute pants? Can you recall the early days of the internet? Then you will probably relate to these nostalgic trials and tribulations of car ownership and repair in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. R.I.P. Yellow Pages 1 […]

March 28, 2019 4 More
 

Don’t Make Me Wait, Call or Think: Millennials and Auto Care Part I

2019 is the first year in US history that the number of millennials surpassed the number of baby boomers. Today, there are about 79.8 million millennials in the U.S. (ages 23 to 38 in 2019), while the total number of baby boomers (ages 55 to 73 in 2019) is 74.1 million. As baby boomers reach […]

March 26, 2019 More