Cars are like babies--they require constant care, they need to be checked in on regularly, and you wouldn’t place them in the hands of a stranger. That’s about where the similarities end (unless you are an obsessive car parent who kisses your car goodnight,) but nevertheless, getting to know the person who maintains your car is a healthy practice! Reeder’s Auto Service has an awesome team of professionals, and Jeff Reeder knows everything there is to know about cars. Since every good car parent wants to know more than just the level of expertise, here are some things you might not have known about him:
Q: Where are you from?
A: Portage, IN
Q: Family?
A: My wife, Sherry, and three sons: Jacob – 31, Jeremy – 29 and Joshua --21. I also have a daughter, Stephanie – 23. I also have three granddaughters and one grandson on the way!
Q: How long have you worked at Reeder’s?
A: Since the beginning.
Q: How long have you been working on cars?
A: I started working for my father, Jim Reeder at Jim’s Amoco of Portage in 1971
Q: What’s your favorite or your dream car?
A: A 4×4 Jeep Rubicon.
Q: Do you have any certifications?
A: Brakes, Suspension and Wheel Alignment, Heating and Air Conditioning, Electronics, and Engine Performance Specialist.
Q: If you had to live with only three tools in your toolbox, what would they be and why?
A: The scan tool – it sees what the computer sees and says; and the lab scope – it shows me real time failures that other tools can’t see.
Q: Do you specialize in any type of automobile work?
A: Electronics and Computerized Engine Performance.
Q: Do you have any hobbies? If so, what are they?
A: Whitewater kayaking, downhill and cross country skiing, biking, fishing, and camping
Q: What’s your favorite band?
A: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Q: Cats or dogs?
A: Dogs. I have a Chocolate Lab, Eagle
Q: What’s your favorite tv show(s)?
A: Anything on The History Channel
Q: If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not, living or dead, real or fictional, with whom would it be?
A: One of the Twelve, Peter
Q: How would you explain how a car works in three sentences to an 8-year-old?
A: The engine – the right amount of air and fuel is put into the chamber and then ignited to power the car.
Simple and to the point. The next time you take your car in to Reeder’s Auto Service Center, you’ll know a little bit more about Jeff Reeder himself. An active family man with a knack for engines, Reeder is more than capable of taking care of your car, whether you baby it or not!
For more information about Reeder’s Auto Service Center, please visit their website.