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Visiting an auto repair shop is less stressful when you understand what the mechanic tells you about your car. To help with ...

Your car won't start. Again. Luckily, you have a manual-shift transmission and manage to bump-start it in the driveway. First stop? The repair shop. The service writer takes your information, and the ...

When your car needs to go to the shop, you may be tempted to try a mobile mechanic. They’re convenient and you may think it’ll save you some money, but consumer advocates warn that many of them are ...

GeekWire reporter Clare McGrane with her 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) It was just another Tuesday. I wrapped up a few early-morning work tasks in the living room, threw ...

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Whether you are afraid of being ripped off or just feel out of your depth in conversations with auto mechanics, taking your car in for maintenance can be stressful. Jessica Chou knows that stress – ...

A mechanic from Renfroe's Mobile Auto Repair will go wherever the car needs help, whether that's at home, work or somewhere else. From left, Britney Leedahl, Tyler Renfroe and Jose Angel Fuentes ...

Everybody needs a trustworthy auto mechanic with all the required professional certifications to keep a car in tip-top shape. But there are some things mechanics avoid telling customers. It never ...