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Tips to Get More Miles Out of Your Brakes

Your car is filled with “normal-wear” items like tires and belts.  These components are designed to wear out over time.  Brakes fall into this category as well.  With use, they will eventually wear out and you’ll need to have them replaced.  It’s just a... Read More.

Signs Your Car Has Pothole Damage

A pothole can be your car’s worst enemy. These holes or pits on a road’s surface can seriously damage a vehicle’s ride control system. If you do drive over a pothole, have your car’s shocks or struts checked to make sure they aren’t damaged. Shocks and... Read More.

Our Recommended Car Maintenance Schedule

Remembering to keep up with your car’s scheduled maintenance can be difficult, especially because every car is different. When should your oil, coolant, spark plugs or air filters be changed? When should you have your timing belt, brakes and transmission serviced? All of this... Read More.

Regular Vehicle Maintenance to Avoid Costly Repairs

“Pay now or pay later” may be an annoying cliche, but it really is true when it comes to maintaining your vehicle. If you don’t handle routine vehicle maintenance issues today, you are most definitely going to have something to pay down the road, and it will... Read More.

How Often Should Spark Plugs Be Replaced?

Vehicle manufacturers make much of the fact that their products come equipped with extended-life spark plugs that can maintain a precise gap for 100,000 miles. However, before you wait that long to replace them, you should bear in mind that spark plugs that hit... Read More.

Mixing Tires Is a Bad Idea

In a perfect world, all four tires would wear out at the same time and everyone would be able to afford a whole set of tires all at once. Unfortunately, most times things just do not work out that way. Sometimes you may just have to... Read More.

Benefit from a Regular Tire Rotation

When it comes to car maintenance, there are many things you should be doing. This includes regular tire rotation. While this may not sound like a big deal, there are several reasons why you cannot afford to overlook this service. 1. Extended Tire Tread... Read More.

7 Signs You Might Need New Brakes

When you take a vehicle on the road it is very important for both safety and reliability that it functions properly. This includes having the engine running, the transmission switching gears and the brakes clearly responding. Being able to stop your car in a... Read More.

Extending Your Battery Life

Like tires, batteries are not cheap.  So, it's important to do all you can to get the most battery life possible. How Long Does a Car Battery Last? Nobody likes to be stranded with a dead car battery. Whenever I get stuck, the first thing I... Read More.

Do I Have the Correct Tire Pressure?

Did you know that not all tires are the same and not all vehicles require the same amount of pressure?  It's true.  If you are unsure what your tire pressure should be – rest easy – you are not alone. It is a subject that... Read More.
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