Rideout’s Transmission Repair
with a lot of silly stuff. “Sometimes we’ll put in our order a
little late in the day; you know how things get in a shop. The WIT salesperson will tell us that we may have missed the deliv- ery for the next day. But somehow they always manage to get it here on time,” says Dave.
Co-owner Dawn Rideout, helping out in the office
Rodney Rideout, answers the phone and handles the front office
‘Whatever It Takes’ for a reason. And they live up to that name, time and time again. I can count on them providing the right parts, every time. “And their salespeople know their business. None of that
‘What color is the car? How many doors does it have?’ non- sense. They ask the right questions, and don’t waste our time
Not Just About Fixing Cars No one can spend every minute of their day fixing cars, no matter how dedi-
cated they are. Dave’s also a music aficionado; he’s a member of an a cappella singing quartet at his church. In fact, they even offer a CD: Visit
www.cdbaby.com/cd/vocalex to listen to samples of their work or to order a copy. And he’s an enthusiastic guitarist, in the finger style that
Chet Atkins made famous. Maybe not quite up to Chet’s level of play, but he has fun with it. Of course, we’re all car people, and
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Dave and his dad Red are no exceptions. Red put together an impressive collec- tion of cars from the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s. And Dave recently sold his 1970 Chevelle that he rebuilt and restored from the ground up.
Passing the Half Century Mark So how did they do it? How did
they manage to remain successful for so many years? “The thing I learned from my father, and that I passed on to my sons, is the key to this business is honesty and integrity. If the customer doesn’t need it, we don’t sell it. That’s the reputation that we’ve built over the years, and it’s served us well. It’s that simple.”
Sounds almost too simple. But then,
after more than half a century — and three generations — of honest, depend- able service, it’s no wonder that the folks of Evansville have learned to trust Rideout’s for their transmission repairs.
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