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CARSTAR First Choice Collision Repair Joins CARSTAR

11 April 2000

CARSTAR First Choice Collision Repair Joins CARSTAR

     The Company Now Has 11 Locations in the Greater Portland, Ore. Area


    OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 10 CARSTAR, the nation's
largest collision repair organization, announces that a franchise has been
awarded to First Choice Collision Repair in Aloha, Ore.  The addition of the
location marks the eleventh CARSTAR facility in the metropolitan Portland
area.  The business, which is owned by Robert Shollenberger, has changed its
name to CARSTAR First Choice Collision Repair.
    "We are pleased to welcome CARSTAR First Choice Collision Repair to the
CARSTAR organization," says Beryl F. Carlew, executive vice president of
CARSTAR.  "We look forward to assisting this store in further enhancing its
success in all key areas of the business such as marketing, insurance
relationships, operations, education and training and purchasing."
    CARSTAR First Choice Collision Repair joins 10 CARSTAR collision repair
centers in the greater Portand area:  Bob Thomas CARSTAR, Briteway CARSTAR
Collision Center, Canby CARSTAR Collision Repair, Corliss Collision CARSTAR,
Gresham CARSTAR Collision Center, Hilltop CARSTAR Collision Center, J & W
CARSTAR Collision Repair Center, Old Dominion CARSTAR, Ted's CARSTAR Collision
Repair and West Hills CARSTAR Collision Center.
    Founded in 1989, CARSTAR is the nation's largest collision repair
organization.  The 250 franchise and company-owned CARSTAR locations across
North America generate annual revenues in excess of $300 million.  The
company's repair work is backed by the only nationwide warranty in the
industry and consistently receives customer satisfaction ratings of 95
percent.  CARSTAR's headquarters are in Overland Park, Kan.