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10 Driving Tips During Winter Months
Winter driving tips are important because driving conditions during the winter months can be significantly more dangerous than during other times of the year. Snow, ice, and sleet can make roads slippery and reduce visibility, making it more difficult to control a vehicle and avoid accidents. Additionally, cold temperatures can cause car batteries to fail […]
Spring Cleaning Checklist: How to ‘Marie Kondo’ Your Car
Your car wants winter to end just as much as you do. While you sit comfortably on your heated seats all bundled up in a warm coat, your car is completely exposed to all of the harsh winter elements – battling salt, slush, ice, snow and hail to get you where you need to go. […]
Essential Winter Driving Tips – Stay Safe in the Snow & Cold
As many of us head off for the upcoming holidays, winter storms could bring dicey conditions on the roads. Know how to drive properly in the snow to keep yourself, your passengers and fellow drivers safe. Winter Driving Tips 1. Drive Slowly This seems like the most obvious of safety tips but it is one […]
Car Has Trouble Starting When Cold Outside? Here's Why & What to Do
You crack open your driver’s side door and hop onto the icy surface of your car seat, all clattery teeth as you shiver through another frigid winter morning. Eager to get some warmth, you shove the key into the ignition and turn. Your car’s engine sputters, then dies before it’s even had a chance to […]
Why You Need to Wash Your Car in Winter
People don’t usually think to wash their cars in the middle of winter. After all, who’s going to notice if your car could use a wash underneath all that snow and ice melt? The thing is, winter can be one of the most damaging times of year for your car’s exterior. Between road salts marking […]
How to Use Rear Wheel Drive in Snow
Some people swear by rear wheel drive cars, until the weather starts to turn. In ideal conditions, a rear-wheel drive car can give you optimum road performance: your back tires do all of the powering, while your front tires do all of the steering. The problem is, on icy and snowy roads, that can be […]
4 Dangerous States to Drive In During Winter
You know that driving in winter conditions can be scary and tough, but did you know that driving in certain states during the winter is particularly dangerous? In a way, it makes sense because of course some states have colder weather, more snow and ice and therefore treacherous roads for travelers on a regular basis. […]
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 […]
