The One Who Shut Us Down

Our repair shop in Denver has been closed for different things over the years - being sick, adding babies to the family, but not ever from a blizzard. Blizzard Selene shut us down, not only during the blizzard, but today, too! Usually, we dig out of snowstorms with the rest of the city and we are back at it the next day.

Today, we went to the shop and the roads were pretty clear considering how much we got dumped on!

When we got to the shop, the parking lot was cleared out and we were ready to get to work after resting with our family yesterday. We disarmed the alarm and noticed it wasn't connected to power. We checked the connection and everything was ok.

The fish tank lights turned on, but we didn't have any office lights. The shop lights turned on, but flickered and were dim. The lift didn't have any power and the air compressor wouldn't even turn on! We had phone service, but the modem showed no internet service.

We decided to call Xcel Energy to see how quickly we would have power back up and running. The customer service rep said she didn't know, but they had 800 people working on it. We decided to close the shop for the day, since we wouldn't be able to get any work completed. We put a note on the door and forwarded the phone.

We got a text message from Xcel in the afternoon and contacted our neighbors to see if power was indeed completely back up. Good news! We just heard that power is back - yay! We will be back in the shop tomorrow! Thank you, Xcel Energy, and all the crews working through the storm! We appreciate it!

Chrysler Conquest with Ford Mustang Engine

This is one of our favorite projects we have ever done - a 1988 ‪‎Chrysler‬ ‪Conquest‬ TSI (otherwise known as a ‪Mitsubishi‬ ‪Starion‬). We purchased a rolled over a 1993 ‪‎Ford Mustang‬ Cobra for the drivetrain.

We used the Mustang transmission and converted it to a hydraulic clutch. The motor was bored balanced, blueprinted, studded, and girdled. The entire top end of the motor was done with the Trick Flow street heat package including heads, intake, cam, etc. We installed 24 lb. injectors, a bigger throttle body and mass air, along with a fresh air intake. It took us 4 years to build. It was not the fastest car we ever built, but it would lay down low 11's all day long. We sold it when Heidi needed a surgery that insurance would not cover at the last minute. The last we saw of this car was when it was being loaded onto a car hauler headed to the East Coast. If you see this post and own this car now or know who does, please contact us. We would love to see it again!

Read more about this car ‪on our family blog‬ at growfamilylove.com soon!
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Happy‬ ‪Throwback Thursday‬!

Jeep Auto Repair in Denver

The job of the day at Mastermind Enterprises Auto Care in Denver is a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a water pump failure at only 39,309 miles!

We have never seen a vehicle's water pump fail at such a low mileage! This vehicle went into limp in mode with multiple warning lights going off and engine noise. Luckily for our customer, the water pump is covered under Jeep's Powertrain Warranty. So, this Jeep is headed to the dealer for this repair at no cost to our customer. We also helped our customer get a rental car, set up a tow, and set up her repair appointment.

Don't ignore lights on your dash or warning notices!

Video of this Jeep on our youtube channel soon @ bit.ly/mastermindtv

Happy Friday!

Nissan Xterra Repair in Denver

We're always finding interesting things in our customers cars at Mastermind Enterprises Auto Care in Denver. Today, we found a rodent's nest in a 2007 Nissan Xterra air conditioning unit. The nest had been built on top of the cabin air filter. Imagine all the lovely little bugs and germs that were getting pumped into the car's cabin. Not anymore! Good thing our customer had to come in for an oil change!

Need auto repair for your Nissan in Denver?

Happy Throwback Thursday!

Jeep Repair in Denver

The Big Job of the Day at Mastermind Enterprises Auto Care in Denver is a 2001 Jeep Cherokee.

Here's the list of the parts we are replacing -

- Radiator
- Radiator Hoses
- Thermostat
- Water Pump
- Spark Plugs & Boots
- Valve Cover Gasket
- Oil Filter Adapter O-Ring (Another shop diagnosed this as a rear main seal leak.)
- Idle Air Control Valve

Hopefully, these repairs will give our customer many more happy miles on the road!

Happy Travel Tuesday!

Need Help with your Jeep - contact us today!

Why Quality Matters in Life

We all learn quality lessons in life. You can always find a product or service cheaper in life. But why? Sometimes you can save money and do good, but most of the time you're sacrificing quality for the great price.

Saving money is not always the best idea in life. We recently learned this lesson again when we bought what we thought was a quality camera system with a great warranty at a great price. We bought it at a reputable store and the cameras even came with an extended warranty. Within a year, we started experiencing major problems like failing cameras and horrible picture quality. We called the company to use the warranty and they asked us a million impossible questions. The warranty meant nothing to us as a consumer except a good feeling when we first opened the camera system. We purchased this system because of the great price tag that saved us $200. By "saving" $200, we cost ourselves $800 and a lot more work to install the new camera system when we had to replace it!! That's 4 times what we thought we had saved and more time to install another system. We would have been much better off if we just purchased the quality camera system because we really would have saved $800 and time, too.

At our auto repair shop in Denver, we don't make crazy promises or sell our services dirt cheap to make you feel good. We give you quality and lasting value with a real warranty to protect you if something goes wrong like a part failure. We're not the cheapest shop in town AND we're not the most expensive. We give you quality and honest auto repair service at a good price that lasts. We stand behind our work, so you can have peace of mind. We take care of our customers like family. We want to help keep you and your loved ones safe on the road. We want you to worry about what song on the radio you are listening to, not the quality of your auto repairs.

Remember - Cheap work isn't good and good work isn't cheap!

Happy 2015 from Mastermind Auto Care

Thank you for being a part of our shop's story in 2014. 
Thank you for all of the testimonials you wrote for us in 2014.

We wish you a healthy, happy and prosperous 2015!
From Our Family to Yours, with Love

Happy New Year! 

Happy 2015!

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