Archive for 'Automotive'

Warning Light Insight

When warning lights come on, should you have your car checked out?

Maintenance or Payments?

Making the decision to keep your vehicle long term can be a wise one.

Vehicle Inspections

For most auto buyers, purchasing a used vehicle can feel like entering a Black Hole. One wrong move and there will be no “Return On Investment.”

Fuel Miser? Be Wiser!

Tips on choosing the right octane for your vehicle duty.

Check the Air in your Spare

ALL your tires need air.

Frosty the Windshield

Have you seen my ice scraper? This phrase is rapidly spreading through local homes as hundreds of Oregonians awake to the realization that a credit card and hair comb are not the most efficient tools for cleaning a frosted windshield. Winter has arrived!

Pre-Vacation Vehicle Checklist

Before you head out on vacation, run through this handy checklist to make sure you and your vehicle are ready for the trip.

Floorboard or surfboard?

Now that the rainy season is here you may have already gotten a big surprise on your vehicle’s floorboard or trunk area. You open your door, climb in and find out your feet are in water.

Windshield Haze

After washing your vehicle this spring you may notice that the haze on your windshield isn’t just dirt after all.

Check Engine! Light

You’re driving along and notice that an amber light in the dash is illuminated. The light indicates that you need to check your engine. You pull into the first convenient tire and service center to have your engine checked, although it seems to running fine.