With the arrival of spring, we can look forward to our first hot days and lots of pollen!
Preventative Maintenance
How Much to Replace a Headlight Bulb & Brake Light on a 2010 Mercedes?
It sounds like an easy question to answer doesn’t it? In fact, when people bring their vehicle in for a headlight bulb replacement, they expect to be in and out quickly, but that’s not always the case. With cars built in the last decade, a simple task like changing a headlight or brake light bulb can be much more complicated than before. Gone are the days when an auto mechanic could wander out to a vehicle in the parking lot, lift the hood, change the headlight bulb and be back in the office in five minutes!
Make Sure You Discuss These 5 Key Items When Your Car Is In for Servicing or Repairs
So, you’ve made an appointment to have your car serviced. What information do you want to make sure you cover with your auto service advisor? And conversely, what do you want to make sure that your auto repair shop communicates to you?
Top 10 Ways to Love Your Car in 2018
Are you familiar with David Letterman’s Top Ten List that started back in the 1980s? Even though we’re missing real “punch lines,” here’s our top ten list to start out 2018 with a bit of retro flare!
Ten Annoying Habits That Damage Your Car
Buying a car is a significant investment. Most people want to make sure their car keeps running and functioning smoothly for as long as possible. To some, a shiny vehicle is merely a few thousand pounds of metal used for commuting while others consider their car as a superhuman extension of their personality.
Is a Certified Mechanic Servicing Your Brakes?
Brakes are one of the most critical safety systems in our car. They keep us from plowing into objects and people. Keeping your brakes in working order requires they be checked at least once a year. But just having them checked isn’t enough; who you choose to service your brakes matters.
Understanding the Ten Step Auto Diagnostic Procedure
How do we diagnose complex “issues” when they go wrong?
New Hybrid Battery Service Offerings Save Owners Money
Chances are, if you are driving a hybrid vehicle, you care about what happens to the environment. It used to be that after several years of driving a hybrid, the battery would need to be replaced with a new one.
Using Auto Diagnostic Check Sheets to Speed Your Auto Repair
When you hear a noise coming from your car, what do you do? Do you try to determine where the sound is coming from? Do you pay attention to when it happens (e.g. do you hear it when you first start the car, only after you exceed 50 mph, when you brake, during acceleration…)?
Is Your Car a Victim of the MINI Cooper Low Oil Level Epidemic?
Based on the above definition, #2 to be exact, there is no doubt that we are experiencing an epidemic. Over the past year, we have seen dozens of Mini Coopers coming into our facility with a very low oil level. This is serious because it can dramatically reduce the life of a Mini Cooper engine!
Why Do I Even Need An Oil Change?
It’s interesting; so many things that we use today just don’t require much maintenance. When we purchase something like a television or a toaster oven, we don’t ever expect to have to take them to a repair shop. They may require a bit of cleaning now and then, but that’s just about all the maintenance we expect to do.
Pamper Your Car with A Little Pre-Holiday Vehicle Servicing
With the holiday season underway, squeezing shopping to an already crowded schedule can be a challenge, not to mention adding other “must do” errands such as getting your car serviced before a holiday road trip.