“This was one of the best webinars I can remember, so clear, so informative. For the first time when talking about cars, I didn't feel talked down to. Thank you!”

— Brattleboro Resident

“I saw an article through NPR on VT public radio about this program and thought it would be helpful for me, especially as a woman with limited experience owning and maintaining a car in a colder climate due to having grown up in a warmer climate and lived without a car/relied on public transit for much of my life. I got a better understanding of key terms related to car parts and how the pieces of the vehicle fit together for it to function.”

— Hanover, NH Resident

“I thought this was amazing. You really included an incredible amount of information and yet were able to help someone start from a place of zero or limited knowledge.”

— East Barre Resident

“After this workshop, I feel like I can take the power and hold it in my hands now. I know how to go about my next visit to the shop, and how to ask for things, and how to assert myself in this situation where I do know what's going on, I know what needs to be done and how it is done, so that I won't be taken advantage of.”

— Champlain College Student

“I am a young queer person who, unlike many of my peers, didn’t have the chance to learn some important auto maintenance procedures from my family growing up. For years I’ve relied on dealerships and garages to perform even basic maintenance. This has cost me hundreds if not thousands of dollars and often left me returning to the shop for technicians and mechanics to fix their own careless mistakes. Allie gave me guidance on how to change my own oil- a basic procedure I’ve been wanting to learn for some time now. She spent the time to get under my vehicle with me and walk me through each of the steps. She even went as far as to provide a specific list of parts and economically viable brands to ask for when I need to change my oil in the future. I now feel empowered and confident to start performing more of my own auto maintenance.”

— Milton Resident