GOODYEAR TIRE CENTER
10150 Shoreview (Ferndale at Northwest Highway)
214 341-3773
I suspect more people, if they were to be honest and admit it, don't know any more about automobile repairs than I do. Heck, even the fellows who claim to be mechanics oft times are giving themselves more credit than they are really due.
When we moved to Dallas about five years ago, one day my alternator light came on. Ironically, across the street was a GoodYear store, and I could see that they not only sold tires but did automobile repairs.
I pointed the car in that direction and it all but limped into the shop's parking lot.
Inside I found Mary Meadows, who to the eye looks like a fashion model, but it turned out the business belonged to her, and on top of that, she was from Galveston's nearby neighbor, Texas City. (I'm from the Island) We kibitzed and it turned out we knew a lot of the same people.
Well you know me, I interview everyone. I just like knowing about people.
It turns out that Mary and her first husband had moved to Dallas about 30 years before, and the two of them had bought this GoodYear store. They had worked side by side for many years, and as their son Stephen was growing up, he worked there, too.
Mary's husband passed away. By then Stephen, out of college, was working there full-time, so Mary and Stephen formed their mother-son partnership. She would take care of the business details as she always had, and Stephen would run the repair shop. Meanwhile Mary remarried, Stephen married and he and his wife have two boys.
Since then, Mary and Stephen have added Manny Esquivel to act as joint service manager with Stephen.
So over the past five years, all of Patty's and my car repairs, tire replacements, and Interstate Batteries have been handled by Mary, Stephen and Manny as Manny and Stephen oversee a very capable staff of fully certified repair technicians.
Residents of Dallas -- especially those in the Lake Highlands and Lakewood areas and nearby -- would be wise to get to know Mary Meadows, Steven Wolston and Manny Esquivel. They're there when you need them, and in my experience, they always come through.
When you call or stop by, tell them that Bill Cherry told you they're the best.
BILL CHERRY, REALTORS
DALLAS - HIGHLAND PARK
Our 45th Year
214 503-8563
Hi Bill... I have driven past that Goodyear store many times. Nice to know something about it so that I can recommend it to people! Thanks for sharing.
Bill,
A good mechanic, plumber, heating and ac company are great people to know. Thanks for the recommendation.
Steve and Richard --
You'll like these people. In fact, I had to call AAA this morning because my car wouldn't start. Within a few minutes, the service guy came and said my battery had a bad cell. Rather than buy a replacement from him, I told him I preferred to go to GoodYear.
First, I wanted an Interstate battery. Interstate is primarily owned by one of my high school friends, Norm Miller. And second, I preferred having one of Stephen's technicians install it. So after jumping my car to get it started, I headed for GoodYear.
Thirty minutes later, I was on my way. And at half price because my old Interstate battery still had some depreciated value left.