• 12 Nov 2013

    Your car has four major filters, the oil filter, the fuel filter, the transmission filter, and the air filter. These are all really important for preserving your car’s engine. Change them out according to this schedule: • Oil Filter: change it at least every othe...

  • 07 Nov 2013

    Actually, don’t do just one, check all four wheel’s for alignment, to be absolutely specific. (which we have to do sometimes) You should have your car’s wheel alignment checked every 30,000 miles, or as often as your owner’s manual suggests. But, as I believe...

  • 31 Oct 2013

    There are a lot of numbers and millimeters that people throw around when it comes to how much depth you should have to your tire treads, it’s really confusing. It’s supposed to be easier now because in the U.S., tire manufacturers are required to have “wear bar...

  • 24 Oct 2013

    This was covered in our “Car Emergency Road Kit” blog a while back, and though we know you printed out a number of copies and taped it to your refrigerator, put one in your glove box, and handed the rest out to the folks at work, we thought we’d mention this pi...

  • 17 Oct 2013

    We’re completely fascinated – and amazed – at how often we say this and people seem astonished, like it never occurred to them before! Park in the shade! Even better, a garage! UV sunlight and heat will do a number on your car both inside and out. Use one of th...

  • 11 Oct 2013

    You have no idea what people put on their key chains! We’ve seen people with car key rings that have baby pictures in frames, bottle openers, rabbits feet, and even flashlights hanging off of them. And that’s just the “normal” stuff; we don’t even want to s...