Maaco's Spectacular Summer Sale

Maaco announces our Spectacular Summer Sale. For a limited time our most economical paint service is just $279.95.

New Coupons for June

New Maaco-Fremont coupons for June 2011: Maaco Fremont Coupons

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Boat Trailer? Sure, What Else You Got?

Today's Car of the Day isn't a car at all. The boat trailer was chipped-up, rust was taking root and purple just didn't seem as cool as it once did. So the owner had Maaco repaint it black.

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"A" in Customer Satisfaction. . . Hoorah!

We don't like to toot our own horn. . . oh, who are we kidding, we're doing great and we're proud of it!

Maaco-Fremont just got our Customer Satisfaction results for the last quarter and once again, we earned an A. Customers gave us an average score of 9.1 out of a possible 10 and 96% said they would refer us to their friends and family. Thanks!

The survey is conducted by CSi Complete, an independent provider of customer satisfaction indexing and call center services to business.

Maaco Fremont, America's Bodyshop

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New March 2011 Coupons

Click on the Coupon Image to see our great new deals starting March 1, 2011

Surviving a Sinking Car

Richard Hammond may be a real life Kenny in the U.K. We like Richard and hope he continues to survive these attempts on his life. . . by his friends.

On a more serious note, a tragedy happened to a young boy in this part of California a few weeks back. I'm a long-time scuba diver and I've always assumed that drivers who die underwater in their cars were drunk, asleep or otherwise incapacitated before hitting the water. After seeing these videos, I understand what should have been obvious to me from scuba. Watch Top Gear's Richard and learn something that could one day save your life--Frank

Ford & Ferrari at it Yet Again!

From our buddies at Axis of Oversteer we find an amusing and, apparently, true legal tidbit. Ford sued Ferrari this week over Ferrari's announcement that their new Formula 1 racer would be designated F150 (for Ferrari-150th Anniversary of the unification of Italy.) Ford contends that it would dilute the brand of their iconic and best-selling pick-up truck, the F-150. Ferrari quickly agreed to change the name, saying that they had not intended anyone to think that their race car was related to a Ford truck. The proposed new name is the F150th Italia. We say, "Ford, drop the suit and settle this like gentlemen. . . just like you did in 1963." The remake of the Ford GT40 just whet our appetites for a new Ferrari-Ford duel. You have Maaco-Fremont's blessing to do it in either F1 or LeMans-style racing.

GM's Going to Put Maaco--And Every Other Bodyshop--Out of Business

Good friend James May shows off GM's Hy-Wire car of the future on Top Gear. Standard Features:

• Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powerplant
• 11" Thick Integrated Chassis & Driveline
• Interchangeable Bodies
• Zero Emissions (except for water)
• 0-60 in 2 seconds (we just made that up but why not)

Photos from Houston's Famous (Infamous?) Art Car Parade

Okay now here's a car show not to be missed.

Since 1988 Houston's Orange Show Center has hosted the annual Houston Art Car Weekend that includes a Ball, Parade & unofficial side-of-the-road events and attractions.

This set of photos is the best we've seen. Check out NashNut.com for even more of the Houston event plus great photos of hundreds of other antique and classic cars.

2011 Art Car Weekend runs Friday, May 20 - Sunday, May 22

Disclaimer: Maaco-Fremont did not work on any of the cars seen in these pictures. Your car will NOT look like this when we finish with it. . . unless you want it to.

New Driver Catches Air--Lands on Neighbor's Ferrari. . . In the Garage

Thanks again to our buddies at WreckedExotics.com for this little nugget. The car on the bottom was a 2003 Ferrari 360 Modena. The truck appears to be a Ford F150 Stepside. We'd hate to see this kid's insurance bill. The good news is the garage door & the Ferrari seem to have provided a soft landing. The story goes that a young man got the truck up to a good speed as he was coming over a hill. The truck flew off the hill and into this garage.

Feel free to send us your car wreck cringe inducing stories & please vote for us for Best Autobody in the San Francisco Bay Area.

2001 Mercedes Benz E320 with key scratches

Today's Car of the Day is a nice 2001 Mercedes Benz E320 that came in with key scratches, scrapes and dents. Maaco-Fremont recondition all the key scratches, repaired the scrapes on the front bumper cover and repaired the dents on the decklid. Maaco-Fremont prepped and painted the entire car with the Presidential paint service. The customer liked the results so much that decided to paint their second car, a 1998 Bmw 528i that we are working on right now.

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M600 Supercar Ready for Primetime

Noble M600

Noble Automotive has released production photos of its latest & greatest M600 Supercar. According to the lads at Top Gear,  the M600 is made in Britain, has a Yamaha V8 sourced from, of all places, Volvo and goes like stink. Noble does its magic to make a powerplant capable of 650 bhp, 604 lb ft of torque and 225 mph (360 kph.) Autocar tested it to 120 mph in 8.9 seconds. All of this AND it looks better and costs less than a Bugatti Veyron (and just to be fair, we should note that the Bugatti has a Volkswagen engine.)

Noble M600

Noble M600

Noble M600

Noble M600

Add this to my list of cars I NEED-Frank

GM No Longer Needs $14.4B Government Loan

Happy days are here again. Jalopnik is reporting that General Motors has withdrawn its request for $14.4 Billion from the U.S. government.

Crash Test: 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air vs 2009 Chevrolet Malibu

We have made progress in 50 years. . .

Smithsonian Museum Hidden Car Collection

Supercharger, front wheel drive, all-aluminum body, 1929?!! Miller race car was just 6 to 8 decades ahead of its time. Thanks to Jalopnik for bringing this video to our attention. We are amazed to learn that the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. has an extensive and very historic car collection that is virtually impossible to see!

Rubber--Who Knew Tires Could be This Frightening!

Rubber, The Movie (or possibly a clever set of tire ads. . . either way, we liked it)

Why Texting While Driving Remains a Bad Idea

BMW 850i Collision from WreckedExotics.com

Here's another amazing set of photos from WreckedExotics.com. In this case, a kid was texting while driving and plowed into this BMW 850i hard enough to knock it up a utility pole.

BMW 850i Collision from WreckedExotics.com

Now This is Drifting!

Another gem from our friends at Jalopnik. I learned to drive in a 1973 Volvo 145 Wagon so I know first hand how impressive this is. I mean, getting the wheels to spin at all on an old Volvo really takes some doing  ;) Maybe there was just a lot of black ice on this track. . . which gets us back to this was impressive-Frank

Fender Bender Fix for 2002 VW Jetta

Today's Car of the Day is a nice little Jetta that tangled with a not-so-nice solid object. The fender was destroyed and the mirror left dangling. Maaco replaced the fender and the mirror. While the customer was here, he decided that it would cost him just a little more to fix some other dents & scrapes and paint his entire car.

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Axis of Oversteer

Great name. Great blog. Go visit! Here's a sample titled "Racing on the Moon, Chased by Helicopters." They are describing the latest Dakar Rally that ended today. Maaco's just become a regular follower and we're adding a link on our site. Absolutely brilliant collection of photos, car & race stats. Our kind of folks.

Racing on the Moon Chased by Helicopters from Axis of Oversteer

Here's another sample from the Axis of Oversteer site of the one-off Ferrari P4/5 Competizione designed by Pinifarina and built by ProTo for James Glickenhaus. This is the second P4/5 for Glickenhaus. His first was built in 2006 as a road car based on a Ferrari Enzo. This second Competizione is intended for racing and is based on the Ferrari 430 Scuderia. The Pininfarina design is, in our humble opinion, far more comely than either the Enzo or the 430.

ProTo built Glickenhaus-Ferrari P4/5 Competizione 
from Axis of Oversteer