West Seattle Auto News
Subaru Experts… and Pups!
We lucked out and had more pups come visit us recently. Both Bowden and Finn stopped in… you saw them in the video, right? Bowden even brought us some coffee! Dog Tested, Dog Approved...right? Speaking of pups, you know how we love our pups here at the shop! That...
Surprise Treats, Technicians, and Our Little League Team
It’s another great day at Tom’s Automotive! From Little League to still more learning, everyone on our team has been keeping busy. The team surprised Kandie with a few sweet flowers and a cup of delicious, much-appreciated coffee. They made her day a little brighter...
Training, Pups & “Sparky” Garden Art
Cars, trucks, SUVs, & hybrids are always on our minds at Tom’s Automotive. Yup, we’re up on what’s new in the automotive industry Kandie recently attended the first-ever Automotive Education Round Table in Oregon! This is exciting! Not only for our shop but for...
An Actual Nest Found in the Air Filter
Surprise, surprise! The things we find under the hood! Have the words “spring cleaning” come to your mind with this beautiful weather back out? It has for us! And not just in the traditional “purge things you’ve been hiding in your house throughout the dark and cold...
Behind the Scenes at Tom’s: What We’ve Found Under the Hoods of Cars, Trucks, SUVs, and Hybrids
Sometimes we find more than the usual suspects of engine, oil, coolant, and battery. We’ve got all kinds of jobs going on at the shop as we work our way deeper into the Spring season. You’d be surprised what we find under the hood and sometimes behind the panels. We...
Continual Training Is Critical as Cars Get More Technology
More technology and technical parts are going into cars, trucks, SUVs, and hybrids… less mechanical. A steady diet of training is necessary Last week, on March 22nd, the entire Tom’s Automotive team played hooky from the shop and headed out to improve upon our skills....
Bring the Heat(er), West Seattle!
Car repairs, heat & air conditioning systems, and friends in West Seattle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zcRjzwi9g&feature=youtu.be Snow stompers came by It was fun to see that a little (or lot) of snow didn’t stop our clients from popping in to say Hi and...
ASA Northwest honors Kandie Jennings-Molloy
Tom’s Automotive Service Turns 48!
And to celebrate 48 years in business, we added a new (temporary) team member who is living it up while the weather permits! It’s hard to believe that we just celebrated our 48th birthday. Time really does fly. A bit of our backstory Tom’s Automotive was founded in...
Batteries, Spark Plugs, & Fun
Did someone say batteries? Now is a great time of year to make sure your battery is working ahead of time. You know it’s no fun to walk out to a car in the bitter cold or wind just to find out that your battery is on its last leg. Or worse, that it finally gave out....
A Game of Tom’s Automotive West Seattle Trivia
How well do you know West Seattle's own Tom's Automotive Services? Let's play "the feud" and find out! We started the year off with a bang and played a game with my weekly networking group. I put together a short round of the Family Feud game (minus the families). It...
New Battery, New Tools, New Technician at Tom’s
“New” is the real deal at Tom’s this week.