Starting a shop and managing it to the big leagues require very different skills. Odds are you don’t have both, and that’s okay.
Why does a set of steelies on the right vehicle hold such allure?
Watch as Lemmy demonstrates the fastest, easiest way to remove a Woodruff key using a common tool that might surprise you. Give it a try next time!
There’s no magic bullet, but sometimes one or two answers is the difference between pass and fail.
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Chances are you’re going to have a Pavlovian response when seeing one of these vehicles.
Every mechanic has a story about a vehicle that was too nasty to work on. What’s your limit?
Do rising car prices portend rising service life?
Like corded phones, floppy disks and TVs with antennas, the Check Engine icon doesn’t make sense anymore. Let’s change it.
Our photographer Mike Apice was recently visiting a Dorman facility in Portland, Tennessee, when he stopped in to a small repair shop in nearby Cross Plans. Here’s a look inside.
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Auto care news and advice you can use.
Learn how stop drilling can help to prevent cracks from propagating with a little know-how and a drill.
Let’s watch the most creative and crazy sports involving four (and two) wheels on YouTube.
When released from captivity, these things will give ya a case of the spins.
Rust-resisting stainless steel cars are back. Will they have better success than their predecessors?
I was raised in times and places where it was considered a mark of pride to get the job done, no matter the risk to your own body. That, friends, is bunk.
How does your shop weigh the risk and reward of customer-supplied parts?
Largely supercar fare, wild points of entry have no shortage of variety.
A shop foreman who did it for a year gained some firsthand experience that might help you answer the question.
