by Brian England | Feb 24, 2015 | Auto Questions, Preventative Maintenance
With the cold temperatures we have been having lately, a lot of people worry that they will wake up in the morning, and their car won’t start. The good news is that automotive technology has come a long way, and cars are a lot more reliable. We used to have...
by Brian England | Feb 9, 2015 | Preventative Maintenance
We celebrated the tenth birthday of our white 2005 Dodge Caravan free courtesy shuttle van last year, and not long after that, in December of 2015, we hit the 200K milestone. We purchased the shuttle van new back in the fall of 2004, and since that time we have only...
by Brian England | Feb 3, 2015 | Auto Questions, Car Problems & Repairs
In general a fluctuating idle is not a serious problem; however, if it is accompanied by the check engine light coming on or the engine stalling that is more cause for concern. A fluctuating idle can be caused by many things. A common cause is a vacuum leak. But like...
by Brian England | Jan 26, 2015 | Auto Questions, Car Problems & Repairs, Preventative Maintenance
Recently a customer’s battery died the day after she picked up her car. She was convinced we had caused her battery to die. She told us her boyfriend knew about cars and told her, “I suspect they cooked [overcharged] the battery.” How can a battery...
by Brian England | Jan 19, 2015 | Auto Questions, Car Safety
So many times we’ll hear words related to our cars and not even understand what they are. An automotive service adviser may tell a customer, “We need to change the differential oil,” and the customer may have no clue what he’s referring to. So...
