Hello, my name is Steve Rathbone and I’m looking for an opportunity to earn your business. I’ve had over 30 years experience in the automotive service business working mostly at independent repair shops specializing in foreign and domestic vehicles, and more recently as Mechanical Advantage Automotive Services, my home based business here in Bacliff, Texas. In addition to real world practical experience I’ve been ASE Certified including ASE L-1 certification as Advanced Engine Performance Specialist. Although formalized training and credentials is a nice thing to have, there is no substitute for experience and the proper mindset needed to think outside of the box and develop creative solutions to sometimes complex problems. I always try to couple this with my basic philosophy of “Let’s Fix it Right the First Time”. Nothing can be as annoying or frustrating as a bad repair experience with your vehicle; all at the expense of your hard earned repair and maintenance budget! And quite frankly, it’s bad for business that I can’t afford to lose through offering sloppy work. So give me a call and let’s define your vehicle issues and objectives, then work together in meeting your expectations and repair budget.

Mechanical Advantage was registered and officially launched on April 1, 2005. This came about after operating a few years prior on a part time basis between other jobs and on the weekends. I’ve maintained things here as a home based business rather than venture to a store front operation staffed with employees. Obviously this reduces operating expenses, but more importantly it allows me to keep a hand’s on approach through all components of the repair experience. In doing so I’m able to find out and maintain focus on what’s important to the customer, and meet those objectives and expectations.