This may be the hill I die on...Most if not all the chain type auto repair "stores" as they like to call themselves, which is good, because I never really viewed them as legitimate "shops", spend thousands of dollars per month advertising loss leaders to get people in their "stores".What is … [Read more...]
Wheel Alignment Facts & Fiction | Mercedes Benz
March 14, 2012 By 4 Comments
My friend/customer has a S430 that I aligned years ago and I recheck for him annually. He stopped by the shop this morning with a flyer from Big Island Honda announcing they have bought the latest greatest wheel aligner known to man and they sent him this flyer hoping he would come down and get an … [Read more...]
March 2012 Cool Car of The Month
March 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The other day I was sitting in the office with the door open and out of my peripheral vision I see this early 90's Toyota wagon pull in the parking lot. But my brain and my hearing were having an argument about what was powering it.The reason for the conflict was because it sounded … [Read more...]
UnCool Car of The Month
February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Usually I do a cool car of the month. This month we're doing something different. The UnCool car of the month. This months UnCool car of the month is a 2009 Mercedes C300.It has just been lowered (ruined) and had 19" Mercedes AMG wheels with Dunlop tires installed. That's about … [Read more...]
Worn Brake Pad Compared To New Brake Pad
February 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Most people don't know what a worn brake pad looks like. Or for that matter a new one.Here is a photo of both recently taken in our shop. On the left is a worn brake pad with about 3 millimeters of brake pad left.On the right is a new brake pad with 10 millimeters of pad left. I never allow … [Read more...]
Aluminum Brake Calipers Must Always Be Replaced
February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This is our new shop policy from this day forward. As most shop policies, this one is a result of having been burned again trying to install brake pads on a vehicle that has aluminum calipers. When a vehicle has aluminum brake calipers and you try to install pads, more often than not the caliper … [Read more...]
I Have The Parts…
February 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Almost every week someone calls the shop and asks how much to install their brake pads, shocks, or some other auto part.And my answer is almost always the same. We don't install customer supplied parts. The only exception to this is if you own something like a 1932 Chevy and you want me to … [Read more...]
Now You Can Add Your Testimonial Here
January 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I just added a new feature to our testimonial page where you can add your own. If we've done work for you in the past and you could spare a couple minutes telling others about it, we'd really appreciate it. Mahalo's.Click here to see where you can add your testimonial. … [Read more...]
What is this part on my car?
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A lot of folks ask me what is... a rack and pinion or a camber kit for example. I've added description's of them to our website here: Click What is?I will continue to add descriptions as the photo opps come available in the shop from day to day. … [Read more...]
Ferrari F430 Is Our January Cool Car Of The Month
January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Cool car of the month is this Ferrari F430 that was in a while back to have the brakes bled.While I don't talk about the brakes, that's what it was here for. In the video I mention the car has Goodyear tires and that Michelin PS2's are the way to go. … [Read more...]
