Eric Merchant Stuffed a Technician in a Trunk
Confession No. 56 · November 4, 2025 · 53 min.
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Eric Merchant is the owner of Merchant Automotive in Leeland, Michigan. Eric, Mike, and Bryan today talk about racing things with wheels, how Eric got into shop ownership, and why training is important. The three also bring up how things often go sideways when shop owner get together. Like stuffing technicians into trunks...
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