What Customers Should Know

You expect your heater/air conditioner to work like it should.  You have a control for temperature and one for fan speed.  You even have a control for what vents the air comes out of.  Don’t be surprised one day if your blower fan develops a mind of its own and starts going crazy.  Most of…

We’ve all seen drivers who do things that—let’s be frank—really irritate us.  They’re inconsiderate, can put people in danger and make the road a much less friendly place.  They really “T” us off.  These are the bad drivers who fit their description to a “T.”  The Tailgater.  You’ve seen this terrible driver who follows a…

The other day, a driver was trying to open his vehicle’s hood so he could add some windshield washer fluid.  But when he pulled the hood release inside the car, nothing happened.  Usually, opening any hood is a 2-step process.  You pull the hood release (which is usually a handle under the dashboard to the…

So you thought you only had two brake lights.  Look again and you’ll see one in the center at a higher level than the two on either side of the vehicle.  They’re sometimes in the inside of the vehicle behind the back window, or they could be in the deck lid, on the roof or…

When you start up your gasoline engine car, you may not know that it’s using the same ignition principles as it has for decades.  You have spark plugs that require enough power so a spark can jump across a gap at its tip.  Years ago, a vehicle’s 12-volt system had to produce 15,000-25,000 volts to…

When someone mentions driving like a maniac, they’re not talking about you, surely? Besides the safety issues of aggressive driving, you should know that your vehicle will last a lot longer if you’ll just mellow out a little.  Here are four traits good drivers follow if they want their vehicles to go the extra distance.…