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Recommended Items to Keep in Your Winter Car Kit

For some, winter brings dicey road conditions and nervous driving. For others, winter weather doesn’t alter their desire for a road trip. On the East Coast, people travel to Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and other northern destinations. They don’t want to be prevented from skiing, hiking, snowmobiling, ice climbing, or partaking in any other fun winter activities. While […]

January 25, 2014 More
 

VentureFizz: 2014 is Going to Be a Breakout Year for Openbay

“So why all the buzz around Openbay? For one, the are the only Boston startup from Boston to get funding from both Google Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. Second, from what I hear, they are one of the rare companies that VC’s and angels are hunting down and trying to get a piece of, and not […]

January 9, 2014 More
 

What Kind of Car Battery Do I Need? A Guide to Making the Right Choice

Picture this: Snow is falling and the temperature is below freezing. You are at work, or the mall, or over the river and through the woods. Anyway you are far from home as you climb into your car with the hope that it starts right up and gets you going without a hitch. Much here […]

December 5, 2013 More
 

Winter Car Check Up – 5 Tips for Winter Road Trips

We visit the doctor for an annual check-up, we should do the same with our cars. The doctor checks weight, blood pressure, pulse, vaccine updates, especially when cough and cold season approaches. Essentially there’s an inspection of the body – and then she makes recommendations on steps to improve any deficiencies or problem areas. The same should […]

November 8, 2013 More
 

Openbay Covered in TechCrunch

By: Ryan Lawler If you’re a car owner and haven’t found a dependable mechanic to take care of service issues on your car, you’re not alone. A new startup called Openbay is looking to help car owners save money on repairs. It’s doing that through a marketplace of garages and mechanics which car owners can receive […]

November 7, 2013 More
 

Google Ventures, Andreessen-Backed Openbay Aims to Fix Car Repair

By: Curt Woodward It seems like there are a million little small-business headaches that haven’t been solved by the Internet quite yet. There’s a good reason for that—signing up small businesses can be a serious slog, even aside from the structural problems of building a two-sided marketplace where you bring together buyers and sellers. But eventually, […]

November 7, 2013 More
 

"Next Big Thing in Car Repair"

Here is the link to the video of the news broadcast.  (NECN) – Openbay, a company that uses technology to help find the best price for car repairs, launched Monday. CEO Rob Infantino says the app and the website helps consumers get their car repaired locally. “The whole system is based around finding trustworthy mechanics, looking […]

November 7, 2013 More
 

What You Should Know Before Buying a Used Car

Not everyone can afford a new car, and some people prefer to get a “better” used car rather than a lower quality new car. For most people, their biggest issue with buying a used car is the fear of biting into a lemon. Here are a few methods you can employ that’ll help you identify […]

November 19, 2012 More
 

The Green Car: A Way of Life

Think owning a car means you have to give up your commitment to lighten your carbon footprint? Think again. There are actually dozens of ways that you can ensure your car isn’t needlessly contributing to pollution levels and rising greenhouse effects in major metro areas. Here are just a few tips to turn your car […]

September 14, 2012 More
 

What Does it Cost to Replace Spark Plugs?

Your car’s spark plugs serve a critical function in your car. They ignite the mixture between air and fuel in your engine’s combustion chamber by delivering a electric current from the ignition system. This all translates to powering your engine and making your car go. What does it cost to replace spark plugs? The good […]

September 2, 2012 More