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20 years of hands-on automotive experience. Zero commission from any shop or dealer. One goal: give everyday drivers the information they actually need.
I spent 20 years in automotive service operations — hands-on wrenching, shop leadership, training service advisors. I've watched thousands of smart, capable people walk into repair shops and dealerships and make expensive decisions with almost no good information.
Shop estimates come with upsell pressure. Online forums give conflicting answers. Family and friends offer opinions, not expertise. The information gap between the service counter and the customer is where the money disappears.
I built My Everyday Driver to close that gap. I don't sell parts. I don't own a shop. I have no commission relationship with any service provider. The only thing I'm paid for is giving you a straight answer about your specific situation.
“Before buying a truck, I had one question about tow ratings and payload. That question turned into a full review of the spec sheet. The truck I was about to buy would have been underpowered for my actual use case. Avoided that purchase and found the right vehicle. Saved roughly $4,000 on a bad decision I would have lived with for years.”
Free tools, newsletter, and the Driver's Survival Guide. Learn how repair pricing works, when to fix vs. replace, and how to buy without regret — before you're standing at the service counter.
One-on-one sessions for the decisions that cost real money. Get a structured, honest look at your specific situation from someone who understands how shops operate and how to make the numbers work for the driver.
Annual membership for drivers who want ongoing access — vetted shop referrals, decision tools, priority advisory, and a community of vehicle owners who take ownership seriously.
Early in my career, a customer came in after visiting two other shops. Two different diagnoses. Two different prices. She couldn't afford either one and didn't know who to trust.
I walked through what was actually happening with her vehicle. Took about 20 minutes. Explained which parts of each estimate were real and which were padding. Showed her the difference between what the car needed now and what could wait.
“Why doesn't anyone just explain it like that?”
That question stuck with me for years. The answer is simple: there's no money in explaining. Shops make money on labor hours, not on education. Dealers make money on volume, not on transparency. Nobody in the automotive industry is paid to help the driver understand.
That's the gap My Everyday Driver fills. Real automotive knowledge, structured for the person paying the bill. Not theory from someone who read about cars online. Not generic advice from an AI that doesn't know a timing chain from a serpentine belt. Patterns from 20 years of watching what actually goes wrong, what it actually costs, and what actually matters.
I also shipped the first automotive AI advisor — a free tool built on those same 20 years of pattern recognition. It gives drivers straight answers about maintenance, repair estimates, and fix-or-replace decisions. The kind of answer you'd get from a mechanic friend, in 30 seconds.
Whether you've got a repair estimate you don't trust, a buying decision you can't afford to get wrong, or you just want honest answers about your vehicle — I'm here for it.