“What are we doing with our lives?”
That question, asked during a weekend together, started the path to KC Auto Repair. Kade and Ethan had already grown up together, lived under the same roof, and become what they call brothers without the blood relation. Their friendship had survived distance, loss, different paths, and years when life pulled them apart.
A shared love of cars and a desire to build something that genuinely helps people led them to auto repair. KC came with a familiar name, a long-standing Tulsa location, and real work already waiting in the bays.
A reputation earned through the work.
Kade and Ethan are not trying to manufacture a reputation overnight. Their goal is to earn one the same way they built their friendship: by showing up, telling the truth, and doing the work.
That means being clear about what is known, honest about what still needs to be evaluated, and mindful that every vehicle belongs to a person who needs to get back to daily life.
Tulsa is home.
To Ethan and Kade, Tulsa is not just where they opened a shop. It is home. Ethan has lived here his entire life, and Kade spent his childhood here before moving away around high school.
The people who bring their vehicles to KC Auto Repair are part of the same community that shaped them. Building a shop people can rely on is one way they hope to serve the city that raised them.
Grounded in Faith. Rooted in Community.