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MARKETING CONTENT BEST OF 2016

t’s always a pleasant surprisewhen

we find that automobile mechanic we can trust

throughout our years of driving, from fixing

that first heap of junk in college to fine-tuning

the family SUV. The team at East Cooper

Auto Pros, including owner Willie Hopkins

and his wife, co-owner Chrissie Hopkins,

aren’t surprised that their patrons cast enthusiastic votes in

the 2016 Best of Mount Pleasant.

They’ve spent years building

relationships – and cars – that last.

One lifelong patron

of East Cooper Auto

Pros, Lori Bates, even

goes so far as to drive

her car from her current

home in Ravenel. A

former resident of

Mount Pleasant, Lori

values the service she

gets from East Cooper

Auto Pros well enough to

settle for nothing else.

“They’ve been

working on my car

for over 20 years,” she

mused. “I found them

back when I owned

a little Honda CRX. It had broken down, and I was

carpooling one day with Cindi Perez back when I taught at

McClellanville Middle School. Cindi suggested that I take

the Honda to East Cooper Auto Pros.”

Lori never looked back. Now married, a mother and

a driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe, she’s still an enthusiastic

customer who said Willie and his team “stand behind

what they do.” In fact, her staunch belief in their work

converted her husband, who now takes his car there, too –

but Lori isn’t afraid to go solo.

“I know women think about mechanics taking

advantage if they don’t know much about cars,” she said.

On the Road – and the

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East Cooper Auto Pros

By DENISE K. JAMES

“But you don’t have to worry at East Cooper Auto Pros.

They’re always straight up and honest – and I’m not a bit

surprised they won.”

Bringing along the whole family seems to be a

common theme for customers of East Cooper Auto

Pros. Adele Franz, a local attorney, admitted that having

children who drove older cars – and having Willie to

keep said cars running – has certainly helped cement

her business.

“The fact that I trust East Cooper Auto Pros with my

kids’ cars is the biggest seal of approval I can give anyone,”

Adele pointed out.

“And I feel they take

care of my family’s

vehicles as if they were

their own.”

Tom Reed, a local

business owner, drives

a great deal for the

sake of work and has

trusted Willie and team

to keep his car in top

condition for the last

eight years. Tom noted

that the positive reviews

he heard from his

neighbors when he first

searched for a mechanic

encouraged him to check out East Cooper Auto Pros.

“I’ve been self-employed for a while, and I believe in

referrals,” he said. “That first time I brought my car in

was the beginning of a long relationship. They’ve earned

my business.”

“I’m probably East Cooper Auto Pros’ biggest fan,”

Adele added. “They’re all good people, and Mount

Pleasant is fortunate to have a local business like them.”

East Cooper Auto Pros is located at 1198 Shadow Drive in

Mount Pleasant. To learn more about this local business,

visit

www.eastcooperautopros.com

or call 843-881-2820.

Lori Bates and Tom Reed, far right, with East Cooper Auto Pros owner Willie

Hopkins, center, and manager Bob McCormack.

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Photo by Christina Riley.