10/24/18 New Paltz, NY
Eli and Paul planning which out which car they are going to work on first thing in the morning. Steve does all of the simple jobs in one bay and Scoob works on tougher jobs in the other bay.
10/24/18 New Paltz, NY
12/4/18/ New Paltz, NY
current owner of Fleet Auto
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
Paul has over 30 years experience fixing cars. He’s learned everything he knows about cars from working on them and learning from experience
11/28/18 New Paltz, NY
Customers area asked to bring their cars in at opening so Eli can assess and plan how to move forward with the day
10/24/18 New Paltz, NY
People are asked to write a note with the description of the problem. Sometimes cars will show up over night with a note left on the dashboard
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
11/28/18 New Paltz, NY
They take the used oil from the oil changes to fuel the shops heater. They have a regular heating system as well, but this helps keep cost down
10/24/18 New Paltz, NY
Eli Steps outside when he is speaking to customers about money
12/4/18/ New Paltz, NY
Ron “Ronnie” Welz spends his time between a coffee shop with other retirees and hanging out with the guys at Fleet
10/24/18 New Paltz, NY
Paul opens the door for Eli to pull the next car in
10/24/18 New Paltz, NY
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
Paul and Scoob never stop moving. They work diligently to get through as many cars in the day as they can
10/19/18 New Paltz, NY
Coming to Fleet for over 10 Years
12/5/18 New Paltz, NY
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
to remove damaged bolts you need to take them out with a hammer. If you don’t heat bolts before hand you risk damaging more important components
11/28/18 New Paltz, NY
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
Warren is a has been coming to Fleet for years. He appreciates their service. His son in law owns a Karate dojo in New Paltz
10/24/18 New Paltz, NY
Mark is the former owner of Feet. He used to manage a Midas Service Center before going into business for himself. He spent years building a good reputation within the community. He still uses the shop from time to time to work on his personal cars.
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
he says that he should just glue the phone to his ear
12/4/18/ New Paltz, NY
Paul adds cardboard when he’s doing oil changes to protect the customers cars.
12/5/18 New Paltz, NY
Scoob usually works on the bigger jobs in the shop
10/19/18 New Paltz, NY
12/5/18 New Paltz, NY
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
Customer came in for an oil change and Paul noticed they needed new rear breaks. Eli contacted the customer to make sure it was ok to proceed with the job
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY
Paul finishing up a break job in the early Fall
10/16/18 New Paltz, NY