How Much Do You Value Customer Service?
- Mitch Buhr

- Dec 31, 2025
- 2 min read
Let’s be honest: the bridge between a technician’s bay and a customer’s wallet is built on trust, and lately, that bridge feels a bit shaky. Whether you’re running a high-volume mechanical shop or a precision-focused body shop, you’re fighting the same uphill battle: skepticism.
When a customer can’t see what’s wrong, they assume the worst. They think you’re padding the bill or finding "ghost" problems. If you want to scale your business in 2026, you have to move past the era of "take my word for it."
Transparency for Every Bay
RepairVision.app isn't just another tool—it’s a transparency engine designed specifically for the unique pain points of both mechanical and collision repair.
For the Mechanic Shop:
Stop trying to explain what a "seeping" water pump looks like over the phone. With RepairVision, you send a video update that shows the coolant trail in high definition. When a customer sees the play in a tie rod or hears the grinding of a wheel bearing on video, the "sale" is already made. You aren't selling anymore; you’re educating.
For the Body Shop:
Collision repair is a game of hidden details. Still photos are notorious for "flattening" a dent or missing the subtle ripples in a frame rail.
For the Customer: Show them the teardown process so they understand why "just a bumper" actually involves sensor recalibration and hidden brackets.
For the Insurance Company: This is your best friend for supplements. A video allows you to pan across body lines and zoom into structural damage that a static photo simply cannot capture. It’s much harder for an adjuster to deny a claim when the evidence is moving and narrated in 4K.
Even when a tool makes sense, change is hard. Here is why the most common reasons for hesitating don't hold up in a modern shop:
The Objection The Strategic Reality
"My techs are too busy to film."
A 45-second video saves 15 minutes of back-and-forth phone tag. It clears the "approval hurdle" faster, keeping your bays moving and your technicians on flat-rate time.
"The cost is an extra overhead."
At $19.99/month, RepairVision costs less than a bucket of floor absorbent. If it helps you close just one additional hour of labor per month, your RO is over 500%.
"Photos are good enough for insurance."
Photos get "cut" by adjusters every day. Video provides the context of depth and angle that forces an adjuster to see the true extent of the damage, leading to faster, more accurate supplement approvals.
Low Risk, High Reward
The "old way" of doing business is costing you more in lost trust and denied supplements than you realize. You can start bridge-building today with a 7-day free trial. With plans starting at just $19.99 per month, it’s the most affordable way to modernize your customer's experience.
Visit https://RepairVision.app to get started.







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