Established in 1958 by Jerry Neuwirth, John went to work there as a teenager in 1977. "His shop always had a strong reputation," Haunfelder recalls. "They did a lot of different repair work -they were the 'can do' shop. I remember when the job posting came out -all of the guys [from high school] were talking about it. I was down there within the hour to be interviewed." Rising through the ranks, Haunfelder eventually bought the operation in 2000. "When you purchase a business, you dump everything you have into it and everything you will ever have," he declares. "Failure's not an option, so you're going to explore whatever avenue it takes to make it work. But Jerry was a very good businessman, and I learned a lot from him. He gave me a good background in not only how to fix cars, but also in handling customers. Once I bought the business from him, I was able to run with it and continue to grow.
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