Blue Flame Muffler & Tire

Blue Flame Muffler & Tire is an exhaust and tire shop on Capital Blvd in north Raleigh, between New Hope Church Rd and Spring Forest Rd, with a second location on New Bern Ave. Its own website has taken to calling it Blue Flame Tire & Auto.

Exhaust service and tire sales and installation are the two anchors, with wheel alignment and rotation, standard maintenance, engine work and heating and air conditioning filling out the list, on foreign and domestic makes. The waiting room has free Wi-Fi and refreshments, plus a children’s play area, and a key drop handles after-hours drop-off.

What to know

• The shop is a Bridgestone dealer and mentions Bridgestone financing on its site.
• Yellow Pages lists it under used tire dealers, though the site does not mention used tires.
• The founding year and the owner’s name are not published.