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October is Car Care Month!
Here are some tips to get your car ready for winter check your tires' tread life and pressures have your antifreeze protection level tested check your heater function and cabin filter make sure all your fluid levels and filters are good check your maintenance schedule...
Air Conditioning Refrigerant – What’s in your Car?
Who cares? You might ask. All I care about: Is it cold? Well, the EPA for one cares and generally we do care when it comes to the atmosphere and what we are breathing. Trust me I’m the last one to want more regulation in our industry but...
10 Things you should know about your tires
Tire pressure: The tire pressure on the door jamb is for the tires your vehicle came with when new. Although this can be a guide, use the sidewall rated pressures on your tires. You will get longer life and better gas mileage Rotate your tires every 5000 miles....
Extended Warranties: Are they worth it?
On the short and simple side NO! Now I need to qualify that answer by saying that it has been my experience over 40 years of servicing autos that there have been occasions where our customer who purchased the product came out ahead by buying an extended...
In the News again- Safety air bag recalls – Is yours involved?
We have already posted previously about the original air bag recall but in light of the latest news I though we should revisit the subject. In the news again, Honda has just added 1M Civics to the air bag safety recall campaign list. At the insistence of...
Changing the world – or, Is your work significant?
A few years back a national oil change chain had a marketing campaign that went something like this: “We don’t want to change the world – we just want to change your oil”. At first look it seems catchy and innocuous and it probably was quite successful...
Extended oil change intervals- When should you change your oil?
I’ve previously written on this subject but it always seems to come to my attention on a regular basis as a shop owner. Recently we have seen vehicles whose owner either neglected to pay attention to the industry standards for oil change intervals, were...
Springtime Car Care Tips
The beginning of spring signals a season of more vehicle driving and it’s time to think about making sure your car is ready. Many studies have shown that people drive more but a study done by the University of North Dakota confirms that fuel prices rise...
How long should I keep my vehicle?
I am often asked this question and there really is no easy answer or hard and fast rule for when you should replace your vehicle. There are some important things you need to consider however before you make your decision. One question I ask people is: “Do you...