It won’t be Joals anymore, but the 500 Adamsville Road, Westport, garage will remain in the automotive business under another familiar name.
Moving in will be Rob’s Auto Care, the business now located at 213 Long Highway in Little Compton.
Owner Robert Camara Jr. said it’s just the opportunity he’d been looking for.
“We’ve outgrown our current location and (Joals) is a much larger facility — more garage space, more parking … ”
Rob’s, which has rented its Long Highway space for the past six years, has seen steady growth, Mr. Camara said. The business does all manner of automotive repairs except body work.
He’ll no longer pump gasoline at the new place — he’d face the same costly storage tank issues that had contributed to Joals shutting down — but does hope to sell diesel.
“That would be a big convenience for people down here — otherwise they’d have a pretty long drive to find diesel.”
He’ll be using an existing vehicle lift at Joals and bringing in two of his own, work that requires bringing in a specialist.
“That will give me three lifts instead of two — a very big difference in getting work done.”
Once Joals closes on Columbus Day weekend, the process of removing the old gasoline tank will begin.
“Then, in November and December, we’ll start putting the shop together. The actual move will likely take place during the week between Christmas and New Year’s with a goal of opening the new Rob’s Auto Care on Jan. 5.
Working with Mr. Camara are his sister, Lisa Pieri, who runs the office, foreman Michael Hetu, and mechanic Thomas Santos.
“It’s going to be a hectic few months but this is an exciting new chapter for all of us,” he added.
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