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How to Avoid a Headache About Car Repair & Maintenance TODAY

How to Avoid a Headache About Car Repair & Maintenance TODAY

by Wendy Sloneker | Mar 7, 2022 | Inside Tom's Automotive Service, Service, Uncategorized

Timing can be a really challenging headache when it comes to car, truck, SUV, and hybrid repair and maintenance.  For instance, there’s never a “good time” to need to get your car fixed, have a bigger factory-directed maintenance...
Special Focus on Feeding Beloved Furry Friends in February

Special Focus on Feeding Beloved Furry Friends in February

by Wendy Sloneker | Feb 7, 2022 | Inside Tom's Automotive Service, Service, Uncategorized

This month we’re feeling the love for beloved pets, especially those who could use some support… in the form of supper.  Pet Food Drive This MonthAt Tom’s Automotive, we have a year-round food basket in cooperation with the West Seattle Food...
Car Care: Still Winter in West Seattle

Car Care: Still Winter in West Seattle

by Wendy Sloneker | Feb 11, 2021 | Service, Cars & Trucks in Shop, Inside Tom's Automotive Service, Uncategorized

Okay, in the shop, we’re coming to accept that winter is still in full play here in mid-February.  While we look forward to days of sunshine ahead, let’s talk about vehicle heaters here and now. So, if your heater isn’t really giving you much heat, or isn’t...
Thank You for 50 Years, West Seattle!

Thank You for 50 Years, West Seattle!

by Wendy Sloneker | Jan 16, 2021 | Inside Tom's Automotive Service, Recognition, Service, Uncategorized

Tom’s Automotive Service in West Seattle Turns 50 in February 2021. Sending a pre-Valentine message of thanks and celebration to you! For all of the love over the last 51 years. This is dedicated to you, West Seattle neighbors, friends, and family! The car industry,...
3 Best Ways To Defrost Your Windshield in Seattle, Plus the Single Worst Way

3 Best Ways To Defrost Your Windshield in Seattle, Plus the Single Worst Way

by Wendy Sloneker | Dec 16, 2020 | Inside Tom's Automotive Service, Service, Uncategorized

When the winter wet weather turns icy on your windshields in West Seattle, be sure to use best practices for defrosting your vehicle and clearing up your view before you step on your gas. Whether or not you have to commute these days, when you have ice on your...
Motor Oil for Your Vehicle’s Best Health & Function

Motor Oil for Your Vehicle’s Best Health & Function

by Wendy Sloneker | Jul 31, 2020 | Service, Inside Tom's Automotive Service, Uncategorized

What oil does and why it’s key… for the health of every car, truck, SUV, and hybrid.  Yes, all vehicles.  Yes, even the new ones.  And yes, even if the salesperson told you your vehicle as “never needing oil again. The thing is, oil makes all of the systems happy,...
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