As the cost of vehicle maintenance continues to climb, a new West Michigan business hopes to give drivers another option: doing the repairs themselves.
Wrench Club plans to open this fall in Grand Rapids as what its founders describe as West Michigan’s first members-only DIY auto garage. The concept will allow members to rent service bays by the hour and use professional-grade tools and vehicle lifts to perform their own mechanical repairs.
Founding partner Coleman Brook Sr. said the idea grew out of a personal need shared by him and his business partners, who wanted a place to work on their vehicles after moving to downtown Grand Rapids…