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HC Spiffy Auto Spa and Nifty Car Rental are jointly located at 3801 N. 14th Street in Ponca City. Both ventures came to life out of different forms of necessity. The timing just happened to align so the businesses could be housed in a shared location. HC Spiffy Auto Spa is owned by Heather Cannon and Nifty Car Rental is owned by her husband Michael Mattera. This duo is proving that when partnerships are strong, they can work in more ways than one.
While Heather Cannon Honda is a local Honda dealership primarily selling new and used cars, the dealership also offers many other services. Among those services is car detailing. Heather often travels the country to find used cars to bring back to Ponca City. The dealership also gets many cars as a result of trade-ins when a customer is getting a new vehicle. These cars need a good detail job done to get them looking brand new for Heather Cannon Honda customers. The detail bay at HCH was always busy, showing Heather that she and her team could use more space for this service. This is where the idea for HC Spiffy Auto Spa came to life.
Heather and Michael were on a trip when the idea for Nifty Car Rental came to them. They were in a larger metro area and were having issues finding a rental car. They started thinking about Ponca City and how the car rental businesses in town had closed. Michael had been in the car rental business several years previously and knew the ropes. Realizing he knew a place where he could purchase nice, reliable vehicles to create a rental fleet (wink, wink), the idea for Nifty was off and running.
Once the legal end of things was taken care of, Michael began purchasing cars to build his rental fleet. He initially ran the business out of Heather Cannon Honda with a fleet of four cars while they waited for the Spiffy/Nifty location to be completed. Heather and Michael worked with Winterrowd Talley Architects to design their space. They started the building process in 2022 and finished the space in 2023. They opened in August of last year. A Ribbon Cutting was held by the Ponca City Area Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 12, 2023, along with a celebration hosted by Spiffy & Nifty. Chamber Chair Rick Hancock presented both Heather and Michael with their first dollar returned on their investment in our community.
Heather and Michael have a solid team in place managing the day-to-day operations of Spiffy & Nifty. Marcus Leavell is the HC Spiffy Auto Spa and Nifty Car Rental Brand Manager. Michael calls Marcus “the glue that really keeps everything running smoothly.” Fabian Chavez is the Detail Manager. Heather says, “He does a fantastic job” and is one of the hardest working people she’s ever met. The other two teammates that help with detailing are Edward Isam and Brooks Bratcher. Detail work is back-grinding work, and Heather is incredibly proud of her team.
HC Spiffy Auto Spa mostly handles jobs for Heather Cannon Honda, but also does a few detail jobs each week for other customers. Spiffy offers a range of cleaning and detailing services, allowing customers to choose a package based on their needs and preferred price point. Services include interior and exterior cleaning options, allowing customers to treat their car to a true spa experience. Most car manufacturers recommend owners clean and wax their vehicles every six months. Spiffy can do this for you. They even take it a step further with their top-of-the-line interior cleaning using their special “Germ Buster” equipment that cleans and disinfects each vehicle. At Spiffy they believe “every detail counts” and that “every car deserves to shine, no matter its age or model.” Before and after photos of jobs they have completed show just how hard the Spiffy team works and that they truly take their company motto to heart. Heather says, “Our team takes pride in providing a level of exterior and interior cleaning and restoration that cannot be found at a typical car wash.”
Nifty Car Rental has a fleet of nine vehicles of various sizes and capacities, including smaller to mid-size sedans, SUVs, minivans and pickup trucks. The vehicles are purchased brand new and traded in each year to ensure the fleet has the safest and most reliable cars available for their customers. Michael reports the majority of vehicles are rented due to customers needing a loaner vehicle while their car is being repaired. For this reason, Nifty accepts direct pay from insurance companies and works with Geico, Progressive, State Farm, Farmers, as well as a few others. Vehicless can also be rented to avoid racking up miles on your own vehicle while driving to those summer destinations or on work trips. Nifty Car Rental is “here to keep you moving.” Customers can walk in and rent a vehicle or utilize their website to secure a rental.
Heather and Michael are proof that when partnerships are done well, they can lead to fun and fruitful endeavors. Find more information about Nifty Car Rental on their website at niftycarrentalpc.com, on their Facebook page or by calling (580) 576-7681. Find out more about Spiffy Auto Spa on their website at spiffyautospa.com, via Facebook or give them a call to schedule your detail appointment at (580) 749-7001.
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