Thanksgiving is a time to thank those we serve for their trust and the opportunity

Forty-three years ago, Performance Unlimited opened its doors and began providing quality auto repair and services to to automotive owners in and around the McHenry area. We are very proud of our commitment to quality and the evidence of that quality offered by how long we’ve been in business. But we have never lost sight of all that we owe to those who have trusted us with their cars, trucks and SUVs.

The undeniable fact is that we have been in business since 1982 because automobile owners have trusted us enough to give us a chance to work on their vehicles. Given that chance, it has been up to us to earn that trust. Understanding that trust is much easier to lose than it is to regain, it has served us well to recognize the value of our reputation all these years.

We are deeply thankful for these many opportunities and, over the course of 43 years, we have had many, many such opportunities.

From the beginning, we have realized that our customers have made a choice to bring their vehicles to us for maintenance and repairs. They could easily have taken them elsewhere. But they chose to bring their cars, trucks and SUVs to us. We owe it to them to treat that decision with respect. And that means doing our best to provide the highest possible quality of service.

This is a principle we strive to keep in mind every day from the time we open the doors in the morning until we close the doors at the end of the day. Any business that loses sight of this principle is on thin ice and has no reason to believe that they’ll survive the year with their doors open for business, no less more than four decades.

As we approach Thanksgiving, this is an ideal time to share our philosophy with those we have to thank for the opportunities. But, as mentioned above, we need to hold that philosophy close to our hearts all the year round.

And so, when we wish you Happy Thanksgiving today, we truly mean thank you for the trust and the opportunity. We hope we have earned that trust and pledge to continue doing all we can to do so.

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Performance Unlimited.

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