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April 2026
Hey — I'm glad this landed in front of you.
I've been working on something for a while now, and it's finally close enough to share. I wanted you to hear about it from me directly — not from an ad, not from an algorithm — because the people in your corner are the ones who matter most when you're building something from the ground up.
The short version: I built My Everyday Driver because almost everyone I know has a car story that ended badly. Taken to the shop for a simple noise and walked out with a $1,200 bill they didn't understand. Told they needed a repair they didn't need. Stared at a check engine light with no idea what to do. That's a trust problem — and nobody was solving it for regular people who aren't mechanics.
So we did. This is a family project — my wife is my partner in it, and the kids are pitching in too. We've spent the better part of the last two years learning, building, and getting this right. Newsletter's written. The free tools are live. Advisory is open. And we just shipped the first automotive Model Context Protocol server — a tool that lets AI assistants like Claude answer real repair questions using our knowledge base. More on that below.
I'm not asking for money. I'm asking for something more valuable: attention and trust. If you think this is worth sharing, sharing it costs you nothing and means everything to us in these early days.
Founder, My Everyday Driver · Wake Forest, NC
One you can call before you go to the shop — not after. Someone who tells you the truth, in plain language, without trying to sell you anything.
Not mechanics. Not gear heads. People who just need their car to work — and want to stop feeling lost every time something goes wrong.
A newsletter written ahead of time for a full year. Repair decision tools. A real guide to owning a vehicle without getting taken advantage of.
When you need more than an article — book a call. Get a research brief. Have someone in your corner who knows what questions to ask the shop.
The main site. The repair decision tool. The mechanic-authored MCP server. All live, all built, all usable right now.
Not asking for money. Every ask below is free — and honestly, one real person's attention beats an ad budget we'd never spend anyway.
Go to myeverydaydriver.com and subscribe. You'll get the free "10-Minute Car Check" PDF instantly. The newsletter is genuinely useful — not a sales funnel. Every subscriber signals to future partners that this is real.
Subscribe Free →Think of one person who owns a car and has ever complained about a repair bill, a sketchy shop, or not knowing what to do when their check engine light came on. That's almost everyone. Send them this page or the newsletter link.
Try app.myeverydaydriver.com the next time you have a repair question. Then tell someone about it.
Annual membership at a founding rate — discounted advisory calls, vetted shop referrals, access to the decision app. The founding rate disappears at launch. Join the waitlist →
Wake County, Wake Forest, Triangle area — a simple mention when someone asks "does anyone know a good mechanic?" is worth more than any paid ad we could run.
We're building the MED Shop Network in Wake County. Free tier: warm leads from vetted drivers, no commissions, no per-customer fees. Shops reciprocate with a small discount or preferred treatment for MED subscribers and fleet members. Paid tiers add tools and training for shops that want to grow. Let us know.
Even a small one. A mention or a guest conversation would be huge for us in the early days. Reach out directly.
If you work in — or know someone in — insurance, fleet management, auto finance, HR at a company with a lot of employees who drive: that's a conversation worth having. We'll keep it short and only pursue it if it makes sense for both sides.
First 500 newsletter subscribers. First 20 Fleet members. First handful of advisory clients. These are the people whose stories end up in the book, whose questions shape the product, and whose names I'll remember because they showed up when it was a garage operation.
If you're reading this, you have the chance to be one of them. It's a family business. We won't forget.
Subscribe to the Newsletter →The family member who got burned on a repair. The friend who drives a 10-year-old car they love. The neighbor asking which minivan to buy. Any of them — send it over. One name is worth more than a thousand strangers.
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