Most Often Replaced Car Parts

June 18th, 2020 by

  Regular, routine preventive maintenance and tune-ups on your car are essential to its continued proper operation. Even with normal wear and tear, here’s a list of the most common auto parts that often need to be replaced to give you an idea of when each one should be changed.   Your car battery  …

Reasons to Care Where You Purchase Your Next Vehicle

June 4th, 2020 by

  If you are new to car buying or haven’t purchased one in many years, you might be wondering where to begin looking in today’s market. By starting to look in the right places, you could save hundreds if not thousands of dollars. You’ll also save a lot of time and trouble in finding a…

5 Awesome Maintenance Tips for Keeping Your Car Looking Like New

December 3rd, 2019 by
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Do you own a car that’s on the older side and are having trouble looking like new? Are you running out of ideas for how to keep it clean? If so, then you’ll be happy to know there are certain maintenance practices that’ll do the trick. The goal is to repair minor damage right away before…

Car Body Work: 5 Tips to Inspect Your Ride After You’ve Had Work Done

November 28th, 2019 by
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No one enjoys feeling like they’ve had the “wool” pulled over their eyes when it comes to bodywork on your car. If you could do it yourself, you probably would. However, in most cases body work requires a professional car repair team to restore the damage to its original glory. Before you leave the body…

What Happens If You Don’t Change Your Cabin Air Filter Regularly?

November 26th, 2019 by
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Did you know that a recent consumer study revealed that roughly 68 percent of cars have at least one mechanical problem that needs to be resolved? Unfortunately, most car owners don’t know how to do routine maintenance on their vehicles. For car owners, it’s challenging to keep up with regular service and maintenance. With oil…

What’s That Sound? Common Car Noises and What They Might Mean

November 19th, 2019 by
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Common Car Noises and What They Might Mean Car maintenance is vital; catching small problems before they develop into bigger, more expensive issues is key to keeping money in your pockets. But what if you haven’t been keeping up with maintenance? Or what if you have, but are still experiencing issues in between? If you’ve…

How to Get the Best Price on a Used Car

November 12th, 2019 by

If you’re wondering how to get the best price on a used car, we’ve got just the guide for you. Getting a decent deal on a used car is great when it happens, but how do you know what kind of shape the thing’s going to be in when you start driving it? The truth…

6 Signs You Need New Brake Pads

October 31st, 2019 by
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If you’re a typical car owner, you probably don’t spend too much time thinking about your brake pads. However, your brake pads are a part of your vehicle that should always be in top working condition. And, you don’t want to wait until something goes wrong to start thinking about them. One of the biggest…

How Often Should You Have an Oil Change?

October 29th, 2019 by
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It’s ingrained to us from an early age that if you want your car to turn for years and years, then you need to get an oil change every 3,000 miles. When you get your oil changed, and they give you the little sticker for your window, it’s almost always set at a 3,000M/5,000KM interval…

Tired Tires: 11 Signs You Need New Tires

October 24th, 2019 by
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11 Signs You Need New Tires Getting a flat tire is one of the most frustrating things that can happen to a driver. If it happens late at night when your phone is dead, it’s not just annoying. It’s downright dangerous. When you get a flat tire, you might pace around asking what you did…

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