Before a holiday drive on Interstate 5 or the 91, book a multi point inspection a few days ahead of your trip. Ask the technician to look over the items that matter most when late fall traffic meets the first rains of the season: wipers and washer fluid, brakes, fluids, lights, belts and hoses, and…
Before a Thanksgiving road trip, check four things on your tires: tread depth, rotation timing, cold tire pressure and visible damage. You can do a first pass at home with a penny and a tire gauge. Rotate on the interval listed in your owner’s manual, and set pressure on a cool morning to the number…
Summer heat does the real damage to a car battery. Fall is when that damage shows up. We explained why heat beats cold as a battery killer in our earlier post, Why Heat is Harder on Batteries than Cold. This one picks up where that left off. Now that the summer is behind us, here’s…
Before you load up the car for a summer road trip, take a second to think about your wheel alignment. It’s one of those things most drivers never think about until the steering wheel sits crooked or a set of tires wears out way too early. A quick alignment check before a long drive can help your tires last longer, keep the car tracking straight and make those hours on the highway a lot more comfortable.
