by Brian England | May 1, 2017 | Auto Tips, Hybrid/Electric Cars, Preventative Maintenance
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. That’s because, just like any battery, hybrid...
by Brian England | Apr 6, 2017 | Car Problems & Repairs, Preventative Maintenance
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...
by Brian England | Mar 29, 2017 | Auto Questions, Car Problems & Repairs, Preventative Maintenance
ep·i·dem·ic epəˈdemik/ noun 1. a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. 2. an outbreak or product of sudden rapid spread, growth, or development Based on the above definition, #2 to be exact, there is no doubt that we are...
by Brian England | Mar 22, 2017 | Auto Questions, Auto Tips
You schedule a safety inspection, wake up to find it’s pouring down raining, and the auto shop says it can’t perform your inspection! At first, this seems unreasonable — bureaucracy gone wild and unfair. Let’s take a closer look at the reason...
by Brian England | Mar 6, 2017 | Car Problems & Repairs, Car Safety
How do you know what condition your brakes are in? Do you wait until you hear them squealing a bit as you stop? Do you wait for a warning light to come on? Do you wait until the brake pedal feels low? Do you take your car in for preventive maintenance inspections...