How Often Does Your Car Need Scheduled Maintenance?
You don’t have to be auto savvy to know when it’s time to get your car serviced. As long as you can remember that keeping a regular maintenance schedule is critical to your car’s longevity, the rest is only a matter of making an appointment for service. Here’s a scheduled maintenance checklist you can refer […]
DIY Tire Rotation: A Step-By-Step Guide to Rotating Your Tires
Why Do Your Tires Need to Be Rotated? Tire rotation is one of those things that needs to get taken care of every 5,000 to 7,500 miles in order to ensure your tires wear evenly. Without rotation, your front tires wear out prematurely due to the constant strain of turning and bearing the heavy weight […]
How to Protect and Clean Car Leather – Keep It Looking Pristine
Leather interiors are cool and expensive. But they’re also fragile. Anyone who’s ever owned a leather jacket or driven a car with a leather interior knows this to be true. If you don’t take measures to protect your leather from the elements and from natural wear and tear, things could get ugly in a hurry. […]
Consumer Reports’ Most Reliable Cars on the Market
If you’re in the market for a new car, it’s smart to put reliability at the top of your list of requirements. Forget flash and awe factor, unless you’ve got an additional $5000 to $10,000 burning a hole in your bank account. Instead, take a look at these five models, all of which were chosen […]
How to Save Money on Car Insurance
Car insurance is one of those necessary evils that can sometimes have a draining effect on your bank account. If you drive a car that requires frequent visits to the mechanic, that’s even more money out of pocket – and with the price of gas continually rising, your driving related expenses could eventually leave you […]
Can You Get an Auto Repair Loan?
Benjamin Franklin once famously wrote,“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”(1). But if you own a several year old car, you can also add “car repair” to that short list. Sometimes, those necessary repairs can be quite costly and buying a new car isn’t always the best or cheapest option. So […]
How to Handle Driving on Black Ice
Driving in winter conditions is just like driving in the summer. Well, with the exception of the possibility that you could hit ice and lose control of your vehicle. Oh, and steering and breaking are done differently in inclement weather. Come to think of it, driving in winter conditions is absolutely nothing like driving in […]
Do’s and Don’ts for Safe Winter Driving
Winter can be a scary time for driving, especially if you happen to live in a state where the powder flies and the winds blow hard. If you’re one of the lucky who gets to spend your winter basking in the sun and fun in San Diego or Miami Beach or somewhere with a similar […]
Car Maintenance Services You Should Never Skip
Admit it. You hate taking your car into the shop, especially when you don’t absolutely have to. But maintenance is a necessary pain that we all have to endure if we’re going to get our money’s worth out of our cars. Here’s a list of the 4 most critical car maintenance services you should stay on top […]
DIY Waterless Car Wash
Did you know that the average car wash wastes hundreds of gallons of water? For those interested in conserving water and living greener, the waterless car wash has become one of the latest, greatest fads in eco friendly practices. But how does it work? And is it really possible to clean your car without using […]
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