NOTHING PUTS A: DAMPER ON A HAPPY summer road trip more than a vehicular breakdown. Plans are forever altered, times are wasted, expectations crash to the ground, and worst of all the chances for a truly joyous, one-of-a-kind summer vacation are lost. Nothing avoids these motoring pitfalls more than a vehicle that’s properly maintained and operated. They say half of a safe and worry-free motoring experience lies with the driver, and the rest with the vehicle’s running condition. To ensure any vehicle is in good running condition isn’t it only logical to entrust your car to the most successful auto service chain in the Philippines? That’s Rapide. And since it started operations in 1997, it has expanded into 50 branches nationwide, effectively assuring you of a Rapide service center near you. Rapide pioneered the “hassle-free service” and “quick service” concept in car care, and its services now include, aside from general car maintenance and oil change, suspension, brakes, and air conditioning repairs. It also sells tires and batteries in 2009, the Rapide branches along Pasong Tamo and Magallanes also started to offer detailing services.

Free inspection
With the long summer and Holy: Week break just around the corner, Rapide urges motorists who intend on going on a road trip to their favorite destinations and provincial hometowns to the nearest Rapide service center for a thorough pre-trip inspection. There’s no need to worry about inspection charges, as Rapide provides free safety inspection on vehicles using the Motorist Assurance Program (MAP) of the United States.
In the Rapidé shop, your car will undergo
the following:
• Traditional core services for maintenance including change oil, wiper blades, radiator flushing and everything to keep any car running at its best.
• Complete 45-point brake inspection.
• Steering and suspension alignment and: balancing, utilizing, quality after market and imported replacement parts.
• Clutch and drivetrain inspection.
• Battery and tire services plus a whole line of other vehicle related services.
These services come with the following offers and programs: 1) Lifetime brake warranty; 2) 4+1 Oil Change Club Card; and 3) One-year wan anty for suspension parts
Rapidé Auto Service Experts is located all over Metro Manila and South and North Luzon, and the Visayas providing the widest coverage in terms of convenience to its customers. With 50 branches and other soon-to-open stores, it garners the biggest market share in its class of quick service automotive same- day repair service. Patronized by more than 6,000 walk-in customers every month and maintaining the fleet service vehicles of nearly 2,400 of the top 1,000 corporations in the country Rapidé Auto Service Experts is the largest auto service chain provider of choice in the industry today
‘Show and tell’
Much of Rapide’s growth it owes to its staff’s professionalism. In every shop, service crews are up front about the repair needs of your car, and they communicate straightforward and honestly. Nothing is hidden. Everything is put into writing.  Parts quality is assured with Rapide’s partnership with Kwikparts, a direct importer and distributor of well-known car parts brands. Kwikparts gives Rapide quality parts that are competitively and uniformly priced because of the volume of orders Rapide can provide.  Rapide is so sure of the quality and speed of its service that it offers its “On Time or On Us” challenge: Your service is free (for oil change and brakes services) if its crew does not finish on the agreed time. And when you just can’t wait to take off on this dream road trip, this winning deal from Rapide just makes your bright summer day.

MANILA, Philippines – Rapide Autocare Service Experts, the leading car care chain of shops in the country, banks on the value of trust, honesty, integrity, professionalism, excellence and promoting healthy competition between its franchisees in running its rapidly expanding business. This was showcased in the recent Rapide e-Awards 09 dubbed as “1 Rapide, The e Way”. The company acknowledged and paid tribute to its franchisees, and awarded the best of them based on loyalty to Rapide’s corporate beliefs and principles, which have earned them loyal customers, and a huge market share in the professional car care industry. Brand consistency, cleanliness, customer service, and sales growth were the areas considered in tabulating scores of the winners among its over 50 franchisees from Metro Manila, Luzon, and Visayas. The list of awardees were: “The Rapide 90 Points Challenge” – Rapide Riverbacks; Best Customer Lounge – Rapide Zobel; Highest Sales for 2009 – Rapide Bocaue/Cabanatuan South Technopark and Quirino Avenue; Fleet Award – Rapide Tarlac, Pacita, and Kalayaan, Loyalty Award – Rapide Zobel and Kalayaan; Recognition Award – Mr. Jomari Yllana, and the Overall e awardees – Third Place, Meralco, Second Place – Kalayaan, and First Place – Pacita.

Since 1988, Rapide has been known for excellent car care and repair services. It pioneered the “hassle-free service” and “quick service” concepts in car care and was widely credited for professionalizing an otherwise informal industry. Its professional and customer-centered approach on its services such as car maintenance, suspension, brakes, and air-conditioning repairs sets it apart from other shops. Rapide is one of the few that offer quality parts replacement, warranties, lifetime guarantees for brake pad replacements and documentation of a client car’s diagnostic history.

It is probably the only auto care center that provides a history of client’s automobile diagnosis and problems. This comes in handy when diagnosing and analyzing future troubles of the car. The successful formula of the Rapide business model prompted public demand for franchising. Call its hotlines at 8903913, 896-9726, 0918-9727433 (Smart), 0917-8589522 (Globe), 0923-6586079 or visit www.rapide.com.ph for more details.

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MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Ondoy’s wrath has damaged not only lives but properties as well including cars and other types of vehicles. News reports show the extent of the destruction such as graphic footages of automobiles submerged in floodwaters and worse being swept away by rampaging waters and piled up one after another just like Matchbox toys. The onslaught has brought a juggernaut of problems for car owners such as breakdown of electronic circuits, onboard computer boxes & brake systems, engine and suspension troubles and corrosion of batteries, terminals and metal parts.

The countless horror stories of motorists and the deluge of wrecked automobiles in auto service shops in the typhoon’s aftermath inspired Rapide Auto Service Experts, the leading car care service center in the country, to help ease the financial and emotional burden of the flood victims by offering a whopping 30% discount on its services such as oil change, tune-up, fluid flush & fill package which comes with a FREE carwash for the whole month of October 2009. “On top of this, we also offered free towing to the first 100 callers whose cars were ruined by the floods. This is the company’s own way of helping our motorists and kababayans who were greatly affected by the disaster,” said Henry Nograles, Rapide’s operations manager.

Aside from all these generous freebies, Rapide also provided free check-up and diagnosis for computer boxes which most modern cars are equipped with. Nograles said these computer boxes are very vital since it controls most of the car’s functions and replacing it is very costly. “It is imperative to have it checked right away after being immersed in flood water to further minimize the damage,” he added. The promos were applicable for flood-affected vehicles.

Rapide has been in the business of providing top-notch car care and repair services since 1988. It was widely credited for professionalizing an otherwise informal industry and now, the brand is associated with premium quality auto care services. What sets it apart from others is its professional and customer-centered approach on its services such as car maintenance, suspension, brakes, and air-conditioning repairs. On top of these, Rapide offers quality parts replacement, warranties, lifetime guarantees for brake pad replacements and documentation of a client car’s diagnostic history.

Rapide has over 50 branches nationwide and has pioneered the “hassle-free service” and “quick service” concept in car care. It is probably the only auto care center that provides a history of client’s automobile diagnosis and problems. This comes in handy when diagnosing and analyzing future troubles of the car. The successful formula of the Rapide business model prompted public demand for franchising. Call the Rapide hotlines at 8903913, 896-9726, 0918-9727433 (Smart), 0917-8589522 (Globe), 0923-6586079 or visit www.rapide.com.ph for more information.