Posted on 4/1/2009
Longtime repair facility specializes in underhood services Parts & People | April 2009 Des Moines, Wash. – Quality Auto Electric & Repair has been a fixture in auto repair for 24 years, said Founder and Owner Tim Szender, AAM. About 70 percent of the shop’s business is in underhood services with a seasonal emphasis on air conditioning that represents almost 20 percent, he said. While attending the University of Washington, the Seattle native said he worked at a local Sears automotive center part-time and later served for two years as a full-time employee. After a brief stint with his first shop in Burien, Szender said he moved to downtown Des Moines where he spent the next 12 years servicing vehicles. In 1997, he said he purchased his existing half-acre property and moved into the three-bay shop that has extensive parking and a fenced storage yard. Szender said he has a well-tenured staff and has not had to hi ... read more