Saint Helens Automotive

Everett Street Autoworks manages the needs of auto owners with the modern responsibilities of a green business. As an EcoBiz-certified establishment, the shop uses recycled anti-freeze when possible, recycles all their used oil filters, and utilizes only environmentally friendly degreasers for cleaning. Inside the 10,000-square-foot garage, a team of ASE-certified technicians tackles factory-scheduled maintenance, oil changes, or full-scale engine repairs. Located near the city’s light rail, Everett Street Autoworks offers patrons alternative commuting options including a free shuttle or pony.

Owners Mike and Bob created Pro-Tek Automotive as a response to a proliferation of other garages' sloppy work, inferior components, and unfair prices. The two combine their more than 35 years of experience in building and tuning foreign and domestic autos, custom cars, and high-performance vehicles to perform a variety of automotive services, from factory-scheduled maintenance to prolonging the lives of cars by changing their oil, testing their emissions, and enforcing a strict bedtime. They also work to diagnose and fix issues with brakes, cooling and heating systems, electrical systems, and engines.

The duo and their team recognize the value of fortifying long-term relationships with customers. To do so, they keep each car owner's complete service history on file in their database, and send out reminders at the approach of scheduled maintenance dates.

The cordial car caretakers at Green Drop Garage respect cars, clients, and the environment as they refresh engine bellies with up to 5 quarts of re-refined and recycled motor oil. Green Drop's pedigreed oil uses 85% less energy to produce than standard crude and can be upgraded to diesel ($55+) and synthetic ($80+) solutions for an additional fee. After restoring engine oil, mechanics inspect cars' crucial mechanisms and report back to car owners with their findings. Together, the oil change and inspection last between 30 and 45 minutes, or the time it takes to figure out all of the anagrams for “Franklin Delano Roosevelt.”

Highline Customs' red Mustang embodies everything the shop’s certified technicians can do. For instance, the snazzy muscle car sports tinted windows—the same kind customers can expect when they ask the techs to install SunTek’s Carbon and Carbon XP Series window films, which block out 99% of UV light. The Mustang also features a flawless paint job, which is no surprise given the shop cuts 3M, SunTek, and VentureShield paint protection films by hand. Additionally, the techs perform paintless dent removal treatments and apply vinyl graphics of business logos or the owner's name and address in case the car ever tries to run away.

At Hazel Dell Car Wash, manager Markus Slagle—or the “artist with a buffer,” as his customers know him—and his professional team of detailers restore cars from bumper to bumper with car washes and detailing treatments. Vehicles can zip through the garage for a swift soft-cloth wash and towel dry, or relax with an in-depth detail, in which the crew freshens air with electronic odour elimination, spruces up engines, and shampoos carpets. Aside from washing rides, the Hazel Dell Car Wash team also touches up scratched paint and mends rock chips ailing the windshield or drivers' glasses.

Whether they’re at work, home, or out and about, Go Green Mobile Auto Detail’s clients call on its mobile fleet to return their cars to a near-new shine. These technicians wash and wax all autos by hand, using a no-rinse system and biodegradable products, ensuring the company name rings true and saving up to 200 gallons of water per wash. Clients can schedule service packages as often as bimonthly to ensure regular cleanup after repeated attempts to fry eggs on cars’ hoods.