Customer Messaging

Every conversation,
attached to the car.

Each order has its own thread. You send an update, the customer replies to the email, and the reply lands back on the order — not in someone’s personal phone.

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garageflow · inbox

Inbox

3 unread
JK

Jordan Khan

Order #1042 · Civic

Perfect, I’ll swing by at 5. Thank you!

SM

Sarah Mitchell

Order #1039 · Outback

Can you also check the rear wiper?

DR

Diego Reyes

Order #1040 · F-150

You: Estimate is ready — link below.

Every thread belongs to an order — context is always one click away.

Everything in one flow

Estimate links, inspection results, and invoices all travel through the same thread — so the conversation and the paperwork never separate.

Order threads

Message from the order. Reply by email.

Open the conversation right on the repair order and send an update in seconds. The customer gets a normal email — when they reply, GarageFlow routes it back into the same thread automatically. Nothing to install on either side.

  • One dedicated thread per repair order
  • Inbound email replies matched to the right conversation automatically
  • Workflow events appear in the thread, so context reads like a story
garageflow · order #1042

Order #1042 · Civic

Conversation

Brakes are done — photos of the old pads attached. Ready whenever you are.
Perfect, I'll swing by at 5. Thank you!

↩ replied by email · threaded into the order

Message the customer…
Delivery you can see

No more “I never got it.”

Every message tracks its delivery status — sent, delivered, opened. The email log keeps an audit of everything the system sent, with one-click retry when an address bounces.

  • Per-message delivery status straight from the mail provider
  • Shop-wide email log with per-message detail
  • Retry failed sends without rebuilding the message
garageflow · email log

Estimate is ready

Sent to [email protected]

Sent9:24:02am
Delivered9:24:05am
Opened9:28:11am
Link clicked9:28:40am

No more “I never got it” — you can see exactly what happened.

Templates & WhatsApp

The routine messages send themselves.

Edit your shop’s message templates once, and connect WhatsApp Business to deliver appointment and payment reminders where customers actually look. Approved templates sync from Meta and map to GarageFlow events.

  • Editable per-shop message templates
  • WhatsApp Business connection with template sync from Meta
  • Appointment and invoice reminders over email and WhatsApp
garageflow · messaging settings

Message templates

WhatsApp connected

Appointment reminder

Email + WhatsApp

Invoice payment reminder

Email + WhatsApp

Estimate ready

Email

Connect WhatsApp Business, sync your approved templates, map them to events.

FAQ

Common questions.

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