Who would of thought that our place of work would become a classroom and come alive with young children! That’s what has happen because of the pandemic. From 9 am to 2 pm every Monday through Friday, our receptionist Grace’s youngest son Matthias comes to work to connect to his school learning program.

Since Covid-19 there has been a greater interest in how to keep your car’s ventilation system clean and fresh. The main component that filters the air coming into a car is the “cabin air filter”. In normal times this filter is inspected or replaced at around 15,000 miles or 18 months if it’s dirty.

You need new tires for your vehicle. Here are the questions you are asking yourself:
1. How do I find the best place to purchase auto tires?
2. What should I be looking for?
3. Is the internet the best place to buy or should I just go to a tire shop?

These were normally questions asked only by our older, retired customers. Now, with the pandemic, more cars are sitting in garages and driveways, prompted most of our customers to ask these questions.

Before we opened our first Auto Repair facility over 40 years ago, I remember the many discussions I had with my wife and business partner, Jennifer, about what to name our new business.

Recently we’ve seen several new customers bring their cars into the shop for emergency repairs. We discovered that both vehicles were in terrible condition caused by something we call “Quick Lube Dependency.”

BA Auto Care is still the best auto repair shop in Howard County Maryland, according to the readers of Howard Magazine. They selected BA Auto as the 2020 Best in Howard Winner for auto repair. For over 40 years, BA Auto Care (formerly British American Auto Care) has earned a reputation as the region’s top shop, repairing all makes and models, foreign and domestic.

If you are actively searching for a new auto repair shop to work on your car, here are 12 questions you should ask: