546 Providence Road
Rt. 122
Whitinsville, MA 01588
Trusted Since 1973
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Tim Hare is the co-founder (along with his brother David) of Harbro Sales & Service, Inc. Together, in 1973, Tim and Dave began Harbro on Linwood Avenue in Whitinsville in a small, sometimes crowded service station.
At the beginning, Harbro provided mostly just expert automotive repair services. Tim was a highly-trained auto technician, and Dave was a self-taught automotive diagnostician and clever all around problem solver.
Together, Dave and Tim earned the trust and the dedication of what would amount to a very large following of repeat customers from miles around and from all walks of life. Folks knew their cars would be given nothing but 'tender-loving-care' at Harbro!
Not too long after they started Harbro, they began to see a need and an opportunity to grow Harbro's presence and impact on the community and the automotive industry at large; by selling top-quality, industry-exclusive guaranteed used vehicles to a market that was more than ready for the positive changes Harbro Sales & Service, Inc. was offering; and the rest, as they say, is history!
Mike Hare has been working at Harbro for as long as he can remember. He was photographed by the Telegram & Gazette at age 11 washing the front lot, a photo that proudly hung in Tim Hare's office for years.
Mike sold his first car at age 15, and after managing Depend-A-Car Rentals for much of the late 1990's, Mike took over as branch manager of Harbro Webster. Mike graduated with a business degree from Worcester State College. Mike is certified by the NADA School for Dealers, and along with his father Tim he graduated from Northwood Univeristy's CMD program, becoming the 1st Certified Master Dealers in New England.
In early 2009, Mike moved to Harbro Whitinsville as Sales Manager, and continues to oversee all sales operations and personnel.
Mike lives on a small farm in Sutton with his wife, 3 sons, and several animals.
As early as age 10, Mark could be found washing cars in Harbro's busy recon center. After working through high school, Mark maintained a full-time position as assistant manager of Harbro's Webster branch while attending Worcester State College. Mark graduated with a degree in English, and took on the role of Director of Service. Over the years, Mark has held nearly every position at Harbro, including Salesman, Service Manager, Inventory Manager, and finally Director.
Mark currently spends several days each week traveling throughout New England hand selecting pre-owned vehicles that meet Harbro's rigid quality demands. He claims that good customer service begins with a good product, and views literally thousands of vehicles every week in search of the highest quality pre-owned cars that Harbro demands.
Mark lives in Uxbridge with his wife, 2 daughters, and their chihuahua, Chica.
As young as 12 years old, Dave was detailing cars at Harbro. He has been affiliated with Harbro for over 10 years now. Being Tim Hare's nephew, he knows how to help a customer in any way he can. He likes to talk and meet new people. Over the years, Dave worked in construction and as an auto service advisor. Finally, Dave realized his true passion was at Harbro as our newest Sales Advisor.
Since the Mid 90's Chris has been working as a Sales Manager at some of the largest dealer groups throughout New England, he brings a vast knowledge of the automobile business to the Harbro family. Chris loves to play softball, Go to the movies and spend time with his family when he is not working. If you would like to talk sports, he is the guy for you!
John has been working for Harbro since February 2011. John is a graduate of Bentley University and has worked most of his professional career for a global fortune 200 chemical company as a corporate regional controller.
John is interested in all customers feeling good about their business relationship with all Harbro employees. If there's anything Harbro can do to improve or you would just like to meet with John, John is interested in hearing from you. Thank you for your business!
Pat started in the garage and car business 50 years ago. Starting out as a part time employee at Leroy's, he left the company when it was sold. He continued in the business by working part time at General Automotive, later becoming a full time employee in late 1962. Up until Pat met Tim Hare and became a good friend of his, he was working days with no sleep. He met Tim when he was working at J&S Motors, he would always be coming to see Pat at General.
Keeping himself out of trouble, Pat took on the position of Working Manager at General, and would spend the free time he got from his 80-hour work weeks at Harbro helping out Tim and his brother Dave any way he could.
When Tim built the new location, Pat helped supply them with equipment. Pat would take time off from his job to go up to New York with Time to buy cars. Pat started enjoying his time at Harbro so much, that after 17 years of working for General's, he left and began working full time at Harbro in 1990.