Posted on 9/23/2022
We want to give a HUGE shout out to the Yelm Businesses who participated with us in our Grand Opening celebration!! Because of you we were able to give away lots of fun prizes to our guests, through our free raffle drawing. Thank you so much! Watch our short video below to see the prizes. If you'd like to see a longer video of our event, it's coming soon! Scroll down to see info about each of the Yelm Businesses who participated with us. You will also find links to their websites. Thank you Yelm! Thank you to the Team at 507 Taproom and Filling Station! Link to their Website: 507TapRoomandFillingStation.comLink to their Social Media: Facebook  ... read more
Posted on 9/14/2022
During the month of September Businesses are collecting New Socks that will be donated to local charities. At Graham Auto Repair we are one of the drop-off locations! This annual sock raising competition started in 2020. We joined up in 2021 and are excited to participate again this year! Please help our team meet our goal of raising 100,000 socks this year!!! You can learn more about SOCKtember by watching the DYOJO video Here: You can also watch the Graham Auto Repair video with Jon from ARES in 2021 Here: Drop off your New Sock Donations in September at Graham Auto Repair! We will be accepting sock donations at both of our locations. Choose the location nearest to you: Graham, WA or Yelm, WA. If you live in the Graham Community, you can also drop off your socks at one of the other locations that are part ... read more
Posted on 9/1/2022
Come celebrate with our team in Yelm, WA! We will have a Ribbon Cutting with the Yelm Chamber of Commerce at 11am. This will be followed with an Open House, BBQ, kids’ bouncy houses, giveaways and drawings! It’s free to attend, free to enter our drawings. We are looking to have some fun, introduce you to our Team, give you the opportunity to tour our shop, and meet more of our neighbors! The Yelm Community has already made us feel at home here. Thank you so much! We hope you will come and celebrate with us. ⭐️ Attend our Event: If you or someone from your business attends our event, we would love to meet you! Find me during the event and introduce yourself (if we don't already know each other). I would love to get a photo with you to share online! ⭐️ Participate in our Giveaway or Drawing: What's the difference? Giveaways will be a large number of smaller items that we can give away to anyone who attends our event. Examples could be pens, stickers, magnets, or somet ... read more
Posted on 8/3/2022
What's it like to work at Graham Auto Repair? There is never a dull moment! Our team works hard; but we also like to keep things fun. We spend a lot of time at work with our team. It helps if you can find an environment that you enjoy. People that care about you. People you can trust. If you like what you see, come visit us! We would love to meet you and to give you a tour of our shop. Take the time to get to know us and decide if a career at Graham Auto Repair is right for you. We are always accepting applications for future opportunities with our team.Click on this link to Apply Online. Or send an email to our Hiring Manager ... read more
Posted on 7/28/2022
To celebrate opening our second location we held a monthly Customer Appreciation Drawing for our first 3 months of business. We had a total of 3 winners. In July we drew our first winner from all of our customers in June 2022. You can watch the video below to see our first winner. In August we drew our second winner from all of our customers in July 2022. Finally, at our Grand Opening celebration in September 2022, we drew our final winner, from our customers in August 2022. Customers were eligible to be entered into our drawing by completing a service with us at our new Yelm Location, on or before 8/31/22. Click one of the links below to watch videos of our drawings on Instagram. Thank you to everyone who participated by being our first three months of customers in Yelm, WA! Link to the Drawing Announcement ... read more
Posted on 7/21/2022
The video above is meant to make you laugh! But expensive vehicle repairs are not fun! It is our job to partner with you in maintaining your vehicle. We know that you have places to go! You want to get there safely, preferably without any breakdowns. By completing Maintenance Services you can extend the life of your vehicle. How do maintenance services extend the life of your vehicle? When you keep the fluids inside your engine clean, they can do their job better. Their job is to protect your engine and keep your vehicle running smoothly. Performing maintenance services will reduce the wear and tear of the engine and it's components. In turn this extends the life of your engine, and keeps you on the road longer! There are many different Maintenance Services that should be performed on your vehicle. Which ones and how often will depend on many different factors. The year, make, and model of your vehicle is one part. It will also depend on how often you drive, th ... read more
Posted on 7/15/2022
Would you like to win a Roku TV at Graham Auto Repair? Watch our short video to learn how! You can also scroll down and read the details below. To celebrate opening our second location we are holding a monthly Customer Appreciation Drawing. We have already completed the July drawing! You can watch a video of the first drawing here. In order to be entered into our drawing you will need to complete a service with us at our new Yelm Location, by 8/31/22. Here are the steps to be entered in our drawing: 1. Schedule an Appointment at our Yelm Location 2. Complete your Appointment in Yelm before the deadline 3. You will be automatically entered to win! 4. You do not need to be present to win. We will call the winner. 5. We will post the winner on our blog and social media ... read more
Posted on 7/7/2022
It's time to celebrate more birthdays with our Team! We started out the month of July with a bang! We had three birthdays to celebrate, one right after another. You can watch a video montage below! Then keep scrolling to learn a bit more about each of our Team members. Nathan has been working with us at Graham Auto Repair since April 2021. Nathan's role on our team has grown a lot over the past year! He started out as an Estimator and now he is our Parts Manager. Nathan is the person our team can depend on when we are having computer difficulties. He is very tech-savvy! We are super thankful for how he is willing to go above and beyond for us and our customers! Nathan is a great problem solver. He is great at developing and maintaining strong processes that help us succeed as a team. You will primarily find Nathan at our shop in Graham, WA. However, he is always ready to drive out to our shop in Yelm, WA when his expertise is needed there.&nb ... read more
Posted on 6/30/2022
It's time to celebrate another birthday with our Team! Sean started with our Team at Graham Auto Repair this year in 2022. Since the day he started, he hit the ground running! Sean is our most recent Automotive Technician who was hired for our Washington State Certified Apprentice Program. This program gives Technicians the opportunity to learn more about the automotive field while getting paid to work on-the-job. Sean always comes to work with an upbeat attitude, ready to laugh even when things get difficult. We appreciate Sean's passion and drive for the automotive field, and his willingness to ask questions to learn more! We are excited to see all the new things that Sean will accomplish through the Apprentice Program! Pictured Above: Sean learning from our Lead Technicians Bill (left) and Tyler (right) Pictured Below: Sean with Technician Jake (left) and Parts Manager Nathan (right) ... read more
Posted on 6/27/2022
Meet Bill, our ASE Certified Master Technician. Bill has specialized training in European Vehicle repairs. Which cars does Bill enjoy working on the most? His favorite is BMW repairs and Mercedes Benz repairs. Bill started out in the Automotive Industry in 1998 and he has been serving on our Team since August 2020. One thing that you may be interested to learn about Bill: He does Autocross Racing and has earned multiple awards! What does it mean to be an ASE Certified Technician? Bill has completed all of his ASE Certifications and continuously renews them, every time they expire. Acquiring these certifications isn't easy! And in order to renew them, you have to re-take the tests. What does "ASE" stand for? I'm glad you asked! ASE stands for "Automotive Service Excellence." In case you'd like to read more about the ASE testing, check out their site ... read more