Does the shop retain right of first refusal, or is moonlighting A-OK?

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Auto care news and advice you can use.
A walk (or drive) through the history of gas and service stations.
The CIA’s Simple Sabotage Field Manual can help mechanics both frustrate the enemy and think about being more effective in the shop.
How accurate is Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 to being a real mechanic? Let’s just say, not really, as any real mechanic can tell you.
It looks and sounds like a semi-precious stone, but it’s not. Fordite is a cool byproduct of the car manufacturing process.
*According to the first annual U.S. Auto Tech National Championship, a new auto repair skills competition.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
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Does the shop retain right of first refusal, or is moonlighting A-OK?