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New High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference set to transform marketing for auto repair shop owners
High Gear Conference Marketing is the most important thing you can do for your business. Without customers you have nothing. So, marketing effectively is critical.” — Ryan Burton ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA, April 19, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — The first-of-its-kind High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference, presented by Leads Near Me ®, gets underway November 29 through December 1, 2023, at the Atlanta Airport Marriott. “Repair shops will be marketing for their share of $58.7 billion in repair industry revenue in 2024,” says Ryan Burton, owner of Leads Near Me ®. “Getting customers, getting cars into shops is the most important thing any repair shop does, which makes marketing the most important part…
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542,000 Michelin truck tires recalled, lack enough traction for snow
DETROIT — Michelin has recalled an estimated 542,000 truck tires that do not have enough traction on them to remain safe in snowy conditions, despite labels indicating they are. According to the Associated Press, the recall impacts certain Agilis CrossClimate C-Metric tires that were tested using the wrong tire pressure. Additional tests conducted later by Michelin discovered the issue and a recall was planned. Tires without proper traction face an increased risk of crash according to safety regulators. Impacted owners will be contacted by Michelin and the tires will be replaced at dealerships at no cost to the customer. The recalled tires feature an Alpine symbol with three mountain peaks,…
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10 Used Sports Cars We’d Buy Over The New Corvette C8
There’s no denying that the new Corvette C8 is a terrific luxury sports car. It’s got a coherent, spellbinding design, cutting-edge technology, an upscale interior that’s worth admiring when it is open, adequate cargo space, a comfortable ride, communicative steering, and a potent 6.2-liter V8 engine that generates 490 hp. Clearly, this Corvette is a very special car. However, like any vehicle, it is not to everyone’s taste. Using Edmunds, we’ve identified 10 used alternatives to help you save yourself thousands of dollars on dealer prices. Make no mistake, however, our picks are not based solely on costs. We’re equally looking for performance, which can be expensive. Hence, this list…
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10 Car-Maintenance Musts – keep your clunker chugging with this…
I’m the last person you’d want to text in the middle of the night to help when your car has broken down. Mechanical, I’m not. Know, though, that your car might not have broken down had you taken the energy, money, and time to maintain it properly. That much I’ve learned from the wise-cracking Italian guys on NPR’s Car Talk and Chippewa Valley car owners who responded to an inquiry about this very topic. In between were the car guys in my life: my dad, older brothers, old boyfriends, and certified car mechanics and technicians. 1. Regular Oil Changes Oil is really, really important. Remember the tin man in The…
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Jimmy’s Garage: Couple opens auto repair shop | Community News
Vehicles break down on occasion, and when they do, Erwin has a new auto repair business that can help make repairs. Jimmy’s Garage, located at 1210 North Main Ave., is owned by Jimmy and Michelle Linville, The couple spoke to The Erwin Record about their background in auto repair, their interest in dirt racing and their hopes for their new business. Jimmy Linville said he graduated in 2018 from the diesel safety and rebuild program at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology. At that time, he said he did not consider becoming a small business owner. “There’s a lot that goes into just the mechanics’ side of it,” he said.…
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2023 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 20th Anniversary Edition First Drive: On the trail to six figures
MOAB, Utah – The special-edition 4×4 universe expanded yet again this year with the launch of the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 20th Anniversary Editions. A lot has changed since we last saw a commemorative Rubicon, and consequently the new effort bears only a passing physical resemblance to the 10th anniversary model of 2013. Bigger tires, longer wheelbases and exploding MSRPs have seen to that. But are we better off for it? I wrote up the details of the Anniversary Editions back when they were announced, but the gist is this: You take a standard Rubicon 4xe or 392 (No V6 or inline-four), add a unique grille treatment, various badges and decals,…
