Maintenance / Preventive Maintenance
Be Mindful Of These Things To Prevent Permanent Damage To Your Vehicle
Fallen Leaves They may look harmless but make no mistake. Leaves can wreak havoc when left unattended. Most are easily wiped off before driving and the rest are blown away shortly after takeoff. However, leaves left behind can clog up air inlet. Negatively affecting the performance of your HVAC system. Lastly, leaves leave behind a…
Read MoreEasy to Read Checklist for Back to School/End of Summer Car Care
Unlike the previous summers, we bet you took your car on at least a short vacation and had a blast! While relaxing on a trip is one of the best stress relievers around, you shouldn’t take your car for granted. Soon you will be shuffling the kids back and forth to school, to see their…
Read MoreHow to Find the Cheapest Gas and Save While You Drive
No one has to tell you that gas prices have skyrocketed to what are in many places record-setting levels. While it appears that prices might be on the way down, with the uncertainty of current world events, who knows if they will ever return to the low prices of 2021. It doesn’t matter if you…
Read MoreBe Aware of Your Car- Check Out This Important Spring Maintenance List
This winter was a harsh one, wasn’t it? Sometimes it feels like they get worse every year. Every Chicagoan is waiting for those beautiful spring and summer months and guess who else is waiting? Your car, truck, or SUV. Old man winter really gives our vehicles a kick in the bumper and it’s not surprising…
Read MoreDon’t Become a Statistic- Stay Safe While Driving This Winter
Chances are you watched the stranded motorists in Virginia last month and thought “That could have been me.” Being stranded in your vehicle during severe winter storms can be a life-threatening situation. The motorists in Virginia were stuck for nearly two days. Imagine 48 hours without food. Without gas. What if you rely on medication?…
Read MoreGot Cold Weather? How it Affects Your Car and What you Can Do
It’s that time of year again, friends when Old Man Winter really dishes up some seriously cold weather. A 30-degree day in January almost feels like spring to humans, but your vehicle isn’t feeling that spring breeze. Cold temps are really hard on your car and if you’ve neglected your vehicle lately, you might run…
Read MoreHow To Take Control of Your Winter Driving Problems
Trust us when we say that if it isn’t snowing like heck by the time you read this, it will be here very shortly. Even when it isn’t snowing, freezing temps are already here and they can turn your holiday plans into mush in no time. If you’re new to the greater Chicago area, or…
Read MoreDashboard Lights: What Do They Mean and Why Should I Care?
Oh, those annoying dash lights. One minute, your car is running fine, the tunes are good, and life is smiling at you and then some symbol pops up on the dash and you don’t know what it means. Is this something serious? Do you need to take the car in right away? Can this be…
Read MoreHow Winterizing Your Car Now Could Save You from Scary, Pricey Mistakes
It’s October and while most people think of cooler days, pumpkins, and scary ghosts and goblins on Halloween, there is one thing that is truly scary and that is NOT winterizing your vehicle. Let’s face it, Chicagoans are accustomed to winter weather. We take it on like a champ, but your car isn’t quite as…
Read MoreWhy Flushing Old Fluids is More Important to Your Car Than You Think
Have you ever had a mechanic tell you that your car needed some type of fluid flushed out and replaced? You may have thought “What a scam”, only to find out later that it wasn’t a scam? Maybe you did the recommended flush, but you wondered if it was really necessary. In today’s article, we…
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