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Boston Globe Interviews Openbay’s Founder & CEO, Rob Infantino
Openbay’s founder & CEO, Rob Infantino, was featured in the Boston Globe’s business section this Sunday. Here’s a peek at the article, and click here to read the full text. Whenever your vehicle needs repair or maintenance, be sure to use Openbay – with a few clicks, you can compare, schedule and pay for vehicle service. […]
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 knocking […]
Meet Matt: An Experience Beyond Expectations
Where do you live and what do you drive? I live in Arlington Heights, IL and I drive a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. How did you find Openbay? I happened to catch a news story on ABC news [Ways to Save and Keep an Aging Car Safe] about a family looking for better pricing on […]
Meet Lisa: Openbay Takes The Guesswork out of Booking Service
We recently noticed an old review left for an auto repair shop on Openbay. It inspired us to pick up the phone to speak with Lisa F., who’d left the review. This was her second time booking vehicle maintenance with Openbay. Here, she explains what the shop did well, and why she’ll continue booking service […]
Openbay Customer Stories from 2015
What do Bob, Jordan, Kushal, Lawton and Precia have in common? They all tried Openbay for the first time in 2015, and shared their experiences with the Openbay blog. Here are a few quotes from their interviews: Read each of their stories via the links above, and when you’re ready to book automotive repair or maintenance […]
Openbay Rolls Out New "Openbay Recommended" Feature
As you know by now, Openbay is the modern way to book auto repair – let us know what you need, and within a few clicks, you’ll get quotes from auto-repair centers near you. Our network is composed of independent shops, franchise dealerships, and mobile mechanics. Openbay delivers its users an average of four quotes […]
5 Car Dashboard Warning Lights You Can’t Ignore
Too much month left at the end of your money? It’s a good thing the car has been as reliable as a brick, eh? Until, of course, it isn’t. Preventive maintenance, like oil changes, tire rotations and even major expenses, like timing belt replacements, can be planned in advance and budgeted for. But there are some […]
How Often Do You Need to Rotate Your Tires?
Wait (you say), I thought all my tires rotated all the time? Isn’t that what tires do? You know, rotate? Silly as that sounds, a lot of drivers don’t really know what’s involved in a tire rotation. It’s simple enough, though; because tires don’t all wear in the same places or at the same rate, […]
Openbay Covered in Wired Magazine
Head to the news stand to pick up the October issue of Wired magazine – page 85 features apps fit for a car trip, suggesting you “let your phone ride shotgun, where it can make sure you see more sights and hit fewer roadblocks.” Openbay is included in the road-trip app roundup. David Pierce writes this […]
Signs You Need to Replace Your Exhaust Manifold
A call from your mechanic, saying you need an exhaust manifold, might just leave you exhausted (we couldn’t resist!). It’s a big, expensive part, and it isn’t cheap to fix. On top of that, you don’t even know what it is! Good news: we can help with that last bit. Here’s a quick rundown on […]
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