- July 20, 2014
Mario Andretti Visits Virginia Tire & Auto
SENATOR BLACK: I’m delighted to be here with probably the greatest race car driver of all history. JULIE: A very special welcome to Mr. Mario Andretti. JULIE: I’d like to send a huge and tremendous thank you to Firestone for making this event possible. MIKE: With Virginia Tire being a number one tire shop in […]
- July 1, 2014
Our Culture
CHRISTIAN: The reason I didn’t want to work here is because I had a concept of an auto shop. First thing I saw when I came in and saw the lobby, was it’s different. JOHN: You could start off being a tire changer and end up you know being in management and maybe it one […]
- May 21, 2014
Mario Andretti for Virginia Tire & Auto
MARIO: I’m Mario Andretti and I know just how important it is to find service you can trust. Come to Virginia Tire and Auto and see for yourself why it’s the trusted source for your Firestone tire needs. ANNOUNCER: Now through June thirtieth, when you buy a set of four select Firestone tires, you can […]
- July 17, 2013
Extra Mile Oil Change
BOBBY: My name is Bobby, I’m the lube supervisor here. Simply, we just run around, check and top off all the fluids – this one being the washer fluid. They typically color-code it for you, kind of idiot proof, blue for your washer fluid. The coolant, it’s not going to fill up like the washer […]
- July 17, 2013
How We Set Ourselves Apart
LARRY: We wear ties because we think that it looks good and we feel good in it. I believe it certainly sets us apart from the competition. People do have a comfort level when they’re walking in and they see a really nice-looking operation and people that are happy doing what they’re doing and they […]
- July 17, 2013
How Myron Got Into the Business
I always loved cars. That’s one of my weaknesses. I don’t drink, I’m a homebody. I love cars, but that’s not what got me in the business. I was originally a school teacher. From there, I evolved and I was a technical writer. Then I got into marketing with Texaco. I worked with Texaco for […]
- July 17, 2013
We’re 100% committed to making sure you’re 100% satisfied
I’ll tell you, if you have a problem with a- with a situation, you can really build a relationship with a customer. I always tell my customers, I say, “you really don’t know who we are until things go wrong. When things go wrong, that will make the difference. We are out here to please. […]
- July 17, 2013
The History of Virginia Tire & Auto
So I went up to Centreville, Virginia and I bought a piece of property – four dollars and seventy-five cents a square foot and was going to put Myron’s Garage out there. Turned out it became a Goodyear. If somebody says Myron, “why do you want to reinvent the wheel?” You want to choose the […]
- July 17, 2013
Scheduled Maintenance
Scheduled maintenance is extremely important, especially in the late model automobiles today. They’re making a better car and these… the systems on board are very sophisticated. Close tolerances, high pressures. We’re dealing with automotive chemicals and ozones and things like that which affect a lot of the parts on the car. Systems have to have […]
- July 17, 2013
The Importance Of Relationships
LARRY: Well, customer relationship is the key. It is the most important thing that we’re doing. We can fix cars, we can do a lot of things, but if you don’t have a relationship with the customer, you don’t have a paycheck, bottom line. People are looking for people that they can trust in, and […]