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What to Look for When Reviewing a Car Repair Estimate
Unless you enjoy turning a wrench, car repair and maintenance is a necessary evil. Car repair estimates always seem so unfair and often include repairs that didn’t really seem necessary. The whole experience is taxing, but with this list of suggestions, we can help shrink your repair bills, ensuring a better experience and a well-running car for […]
The Most Expensive Car Repairs and How Can You Avoid Them
What better incentive to stay up on your car’s regularly scheduled maintenance than the possibility of having to pay through the nose for a costly repair? If you’re the kind of driver who never changes the oil, never rotates the tires, and never thinks about anything other than keeping the tank full of gas, odds are you’ve […]
Essential Winter Driving Tips – Stay Safe in the Snow & Cold
As many of us head off for the upcoming holidays, winter storms could bring dicey conditions on the roads. Know how to drive properly in the snow to keep yourself, your passengers and fellow drivers safe. Winter Driving Tips 1. Drive Slowly This seems like the most obvious of safety tips but it is one […]
ABC Boston's Chronicle Covers Openbay App
This evening, ABC Boston’s ‘Chronicle’ focused on delivery services, and it included one of Openbay vehicle owners’ favorite hometown service providers, Wicked Good Mechanics (formerly Driveway Doctors). On the day of filming, Chronicle caught up with Sam, from the Openbay team, who used the Openbay mobile app to book his own vehicle’s service. He explained […]
Car Lover Gifts: Unique Ideas For Any Car-Enthusiast In Your Life
Car Lover Gifts: Ideas for the Everyone This Holiday Season Looking for holiday gift ideas? Whether you’re shopping for your die-hard car enthusiast or a teen who’s got keys to her first clunker, we’ve gathered our favorite car-focused presents. For Irreverent Springsteen Lovers Pink Cadillac Menorah $70 We can’t look at this bit of Hanukkah fabulousness […]
How to Change a Flat Tire – 10 Quick and Easy Steps
About 75% of drivers have experienced a flat tire. How many of those people were able to change it themselves? Changing a tire yourself can be an especially intimidating prospect, especially if you’ve never done it before. But here’s the good news: it’s not rocket science. Heck, it’s not even intermediate-level auto mechanics! Changing a flat tire […]
How to Talk to A Mechanic
If you’re like the average American, your car was born the same year Apple’s iTunes store was launched, and when Janet Jackson had a wardrobe ‘malfunction’ at the Superbowl. In other words, the average car on the road is more than 11 years old, meaning your wheels are likely in need of regular love and maintenance. When […]
Is Pricey Premium Gas Worth It?
Fuel prices are making headlines, and they’re not the “pain at the pump” ones we’ve become used to in recent years. Prices are actually dropping, and as of this article’s live date (November 6, 2014), the national average is just below $3.00 per gallon. That’s welcome news, given those with low incomes spent nearly 13% […]
NY Daily News Covers Openbay
On Friday, NY Daily News’ Nick Kurczewski wrote up Openbay. Here’s an excerpt: “Openbay began as a way to take the mystery out of visiting a mechanic, and to make vehicle maintenance less like playing a round of roulette.” To read the remainder of the article, click here.
Openbay Wins Innovative Tech of the Year, Mobile App
Openbay Named 2014 Innovation of the Year, Mobile App Winner at 17th Annual Technology Leadership Awards September 12, 2014, Boston, Mass. – Openbay today announced that the company was named the Innovation of the Year, Mobile App winner by the Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) during the 2014 Technology Leadership Awards. Openbay is a web and […]
