Scotty Kilmer believes he knows everything there is to know about cars simply because he has been at it for the past 51 years. Not every YouTube car channel is liked by all, and Kilmer's YouTube channel is one many love to hate.

Many believed that Kilmer's advice can be over the top and even harmful to cars in the long run, especially if you do not know what you are doing. Technology has had a revolutionary impact on cars and trucks, he said, to the point where “you can’t work on your own cars anymore.” Even auto technicians must take continuing education classes to keep up with current repair techniques.If you watch a Scotty Kilmer video, it would take you lots of time to sift through those darting eyes, his over the top voice modulation, speed of speech, and flailing hand gestures to truly get to the information. “If it’s got wheels on it and it rolls down the road, we work on it.” The crew works on pretty much everything, Myers said. The front office is so big there’s a meeting room. As far as outdoor vehicle storage goes - well, there’s a lot of it, a whole lot more than the old location. There’s room to store vehicles indoors that are awaiting repair, and a spacious area for parts. The shop also has room to repair RVs, Myers said. On Thursday one of the vehicles in the shop was a Grant Transit Authority bus. The old shop had four work stations, which are called “bays” in the auto repair business. He treats his customers like he would want to be treated, “and it’s helped me to grow.” “A lot of hard work, but you know, hard work pays off.”Ĭustomer service, Myers said, is one of the keys to his success. “It’s still mind-boggling,” Jeanette Myers said. What became the new Scotty’s shop was vacant and had plenty of space. The shop was attracting more business than its four work stations could handle, the parking lot was always packed, and he needed room for more service technicians. “We stood there in the corner of that building, my wife and I, and said, ‘how are we going to use all this space?’”īut after 15 years, what seemed huge had gotten pretty small, Myers said. “It was my wife and I, and we started in a little teeny-tiny unit, and we could only work on two cars.”Įventually the business moved to a shop designed by Myers and his wife Jeanette.

“We started out 25 years ago today,” Myers said. “It’s 10 times what we had before.” The additional space will allow the shop to work on more vehicles at any given time, he said, and offer other services as well. Owner Scott Myers said it’s a pretty substantial expansion.

Wheeler Rd., not far from their old shop. MOSES LAKE - The owners of Scotty’s Auto Repair celebrated their 25th anniversary in business with the grand opening of their new location Thursday.

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