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  …

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

November 28th, 2019 by
inspecting the car after car body work

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
in car cabin filter

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…

How Often to Rotate Tires (And How to Do It)

November 21st, 2019 by
tire rotation

Every year, tire malfunction is a contributing factor to hundreds of motor vehicle traffic fatalities. Some of these malfunctions are a result of uneven wear and could have been prevented by keeping up with routine tire maintenance. Rotating your tires on a regular basis is one of the best ways to extend their life and avoid…

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11 Reasons All Chevy Trucks are the Best

November 14th, 2019 by

Today’s car marketplace is loaded with various options on trucks for you to choose from. These trucks come in all different shapes, sizes, colours, and trims. However, there’s one brand of truck that separates itself from the rest of the pack: Chevy trucks. These models have stood the test of time and are constantly being…

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…

10 Key Benefits of Buying a Crossover Vehicle

November 5th, 2019 by

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s a crossover! Officially released in the early 21st century, crossovers made up over 50% of all car sales by 2006 and have continued to grow in popularity since then. You’ve seen them everywhere and read all about them, but what makes the popular crossover vehicle the car of…

6 Signs You Need New Brake Pads

October 31st, 2019 by
brake pad check

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
importance of an oil change

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
Car Tires

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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