CAR CARE TIPS BLOG

At Schmidt Auto Care, we take pride in what we do. Since we started our shop in Springboro, Ohio in 2009, we’ve worked tirelessly to build an automotive repair shop that is transparent, upstanding, and takes care of its customers and employees.

When we decided to open Schmidt Auto Care, our goal was to get away from the unethical sales and poor treatment of customers we were seeing in the auto care industry. We had experienced it ourselves and decided to take on the tall task of doing things differently.

“The auto shop model has been broken for so long, and I feel passionate about changing people’s antiquated mindset on auto shops. We are creating an auto care experience for you.” - Erich Schmidt

If you’ve lived in the United States during the last century, you’ve heard a consistent message: “Cars are a guys’ thing.” We’ve seen it countless times in movies and in our own lives. Thankfully, we’re seeing more women enter the auto repair field, and take their car’s maintenance into their own hands.

However, there is a harmful stereotype about getting your vehicle serviced as a woman. Many women worry they will be tricked into paying too much or pushed into services they don’t need. Like most stereotypes, there is some truth to it. But the last thing we want is for women to not service their vehicles because of that worry.

“Don’t sweat the little stuff” was a saying I always heard growing up. I think it came from a Chicken Soup book, I’m not sure, but I distinctly remember thinking I just shouldn’t be worried about little things that didn’t matter in life. I didn’t even know what those things were, but so be it. However, as I grew into an adult, I realized that the power is often in the little things, and maybe you should sweat them some. This rings true in auto care. Often, it’s the little things that save you from a big disaster.