Patrice Banks

March 11, 2021Patrice BanksA mechanic that talks like you & thinks like you. Finally!, Getting to Know Your Car - What's What The last thing I’m thinking about in the morning when I get into my car and head out to work is my catalytic converter (CAT for short). Where am I stopping to get my coffee? Yeah. Will I have time to get gas and still make my 9 am meeting? Sure. An ear-numbing rumbling coming from my car early in the morning? WTF. No coffee needed.

After 12 years working as an engineer for a Fortune 500 company, I quit my management job to become an auto mechanic. I traded high heels and an air-conditioned office for boots, Dickies and grime-covered hands. The reason was simple: I was tired of feeling like an auto airhead and getting scammed by the male-dominated car-care industry. Like many women, I felt dread each time my car’s odometer crept toward the next 3,000-mile interval. An oil change never meant just an oil change.

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