Auto Maintenance

Posts in the Auto Maintenance category

The Federal trade commission and the Magnuson-Moss Act

  A customer recently commented to us about seeing a regular amount of Mini Cooper automobiles in our facility for service. He remarked to us that he had been taking his Mini Cooper sedan to Portland for routine service. Now for those of you not familiar with our...

Brake Rotor Resurfacing

Brake rotor resurfacing has been around a long time, since about the mid 1960's when disc brakes started becoming standard fare on automobiles. Most shops would purchase a brake lathe in order to service brakes that had disc rotors to produce a premium finish on...

Energy Consumption and the VW Emissions Scandal

I’ve tried for the last few months to get some detailed information as to exactly the amounts of pollutants the VW diesels are putting out but the numbers are actually pretty vague. So how much are they polluting? Well I have yet to find actual numbers but we’re...

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...