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How Often Do You Need to Change Your Air Filter?
Your car or truck burns around 12,000 gallons of air for every gallon of gasoline it burns, according to the Filter Manufacturers Council. How often should we change the air filter on our vehicle. Do that math—if your vehicle gets 20 MPG, that’s 240,000 gallons of air for every mile you drive. Why do we […]
Meet Kushal: Hassle free from A to Z
In the latest series of Openbay-user stories, we speak with Kushal J., whom we discovered after he completed a survey about using Openbay. How did you hear about Openbay? I’m getting my MBA at Babson, here in Boston, and one of my classmates is Mike, who works at Openbay.[Mike L. is one of Openbay’s earliest […]
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, […]
Meet Precia: Mobile Mechanics To the Rescue
Here at Openbay, we survey every member who completes a vehicle service. We’re always curious to know what went well, what they really loved, and what we can do to improve our user experience. We followed up with Precia C., who lives in Atlanta, to find out how her first time using Openbay went, how […]
13 Reasons to Become an Auto Mechanic
This morning, we caught a LinkedIn post by Tony Molla, the VP of the Automotive Service Association (ASA). He was disturbed by a video posted by a local United Way chapter, where a cartoon depicted a kid who was forced to choose a career in auto repair because he had no other option. We agree: […]
Best Driving Advice We Ever Got
It’s National Teen Driver Safety Week, and Michelin has launched a “Beyond the Driving Test” campaign to encourage everyone to share the best driving advice they ever got with the #SharingSafety hashtag. Why is this campaign important? Automobile accidents are the No. 1 killer of teens in America, with more than 5,000 deaths each year […]
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 […]
Love Cars? No Need to “Turn a Wrench” to Thrive in the Auto-Care Industry
Here at Openbay, we’re car fans. We love driving them, dreaming about them and watching car movies. Working in the automotive aftermarket service industry, we’re lucky to do what we love – help to keep everyone’s wheels in great shape, so they can get back on the road and enjoy life. If you’re a car […]
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 […]
Openbay is Accredited by the Better Business Bureau
Cambridge, MA – September 10, 2015 – Openbay announced its Better Business Bureau Accreditation today. “We’re pleased to be a BBB Accredited Business because it signifies our commitment to customer service, reliability and trust,” said Rob Infantino, founder & CEO of Openbay, the award-winning online marketplace for auto repair. “BBB Accreditation indicates that Openbay has […]
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Openbay, an award-winning online e-commerce marketplace for automotive repair and services and a provider of SaaS-based solutions for the automotive care industry, is transforming the experience for automotive repair and service for consumers and the way that automotive care businesses acquire and service customers.