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Having a car means freedom, comfort, and is a way to get around with as they pleased. Most people think the car is a very important part of life, so many people working hard to save every dollar, so you have enough money for a down payment.
Every month you should continue making loan payments and purchase your car insurance, plus your car care needs who also require a lot of cost and reduce the budget on your living expens (continue reading…)

There are simple car enthusiasts who get the latest in car accessories and gadgets, while there are those car enthusiasts who simply can’t get enough of automotive restoration jobs for classic cars.

Dilapidated automobiles get a new lease in life when they get restored to their original condition. Shiny exteriors, plush interiors and a little tweaking of the engine and mechanicals to make the car at par with the performan (continue reading…)

If you run a fair size automotive dealership, you probably have already been approached by various companies that offer SEO service. It is difficult to figure out which company is legitimate and which one is full of hot air. SEO or search engine optimization is a very tricky subject. It is not a programming language, but rather an Internet marketing practice to promote your website to the top page. If it is not done properly, yo (continue reading…)

On reality shows like Monster Garage and Motor City Motors, we’ve seen a GMC Suburban turn into a pothole filler and a PT Cruiser transform into a wood chipper. And these just scratch the surface of the miracles that mechanics can perform.

Every day, mechanics perform tasks that keeps the world’s engines running, literally, from changing oil and air filters to reading diagnostic reports and repairing eng (continue reading…)

I get at least one customer a week who brings their car to my shop and says, “I’m going on an out-of-state road trip with the family; would you please look my car over and make sure it is road-worthy”? My reply is, “Sure, we can do that, when are you leaving?” You would be surprised at how often I hear, “Tomorrow.”

Now I know that during the planning stages of an out-of-town road trip, some things could possibly be overlooked till the last minute, but you would think at least one thing would have come to mind: reliable transportation! Breaking down on a road trip with a carload of college buddies and a cooler of beer used to be fun, but for most of the normal driving public, breaking down on the side of the road can be a nightmare. So, if you are planning a road trip, place a good deal of emphasis on preparing your vehicle. Allowing your mechanic ample time to inspect and repair your vehicle properly should be your number one priority.

Some ideas for vehicle road-worthiness would be:

1. Take your car to your regular mechanic’s shop two weeks prior to your trip. Hopefully you have a regular mechanic that you know and trust. This should NOT be a quick-lube type place, but a full service repair shop or new car dealership. I personally would not want to test the workmanship of a new mechanic on a road trip with my family. Two weeks prior? Definitely. Give your mechanic time to make necessary repairs, and some room for adjustments. If your mechanic finds problems and repairs parts on your vehicle, you will want a week or so “break in period” to test the fix(s) before you hit the road. In most cases, if anything goes wrong after major repairs, it will be in the first 100-200 miles. Give yourself enough time to feel confident that the repairs made will not be an issue as soon as you get outside your city limits. (continue reading…)

When BMW takes the wraps off the new Rolls-Royce in January, the car is sure to be hailed as another triumph of engineering – as one of the biggest and most expensive cars on the road should be.

But under the four immaculate coats of paint, the car is also the latest success for the aluminium industry. The monster body of the Roller is all aluminium, marking the latest shift by luxury carmakers away from steel.

Audi, part of Volkswagen, was the earliest carmaker to adopt aluminium on a large scale, with its A8 being the latest model to use a body made from the lightweight material. Jaguar’s top-of-the-range XJ, which goes on sale next year, also has an aluminium shell.

Mike Beasley, managing, director of Jaguar, says the body shell is 40 per cent lighter and 60 per cent stiffer than steel – but it also costs more. “It is more expensive, certainly. But if you were going to get weight benefits of the amount we have achieved, the amounts you would have to spend in other areas of the car would have been even more expensive.”

However, aluminium producers are backing away from their hopes of the past few years that aluminium would rapidly replace steel in the body of mass-market cars. The extra cost of the lighter metal means steel remains the standard for cheap cars. (continue reading…)

Get some car care myths exposed. Learn what’s true among all those false ideas you have about taking care of your car.

(ARA) – Knowledge may be power, but that’s only the case if you put what you know into good use. Sure, it’s a common phrase that can be used in many different situations, but when applying it to car care, weeding through the myths can result in financial savings and longer vehicle life.

Myth: My car’s motor oil should be changed every 3,000 miles

It is recommended that vehicle owners follow their manufacturer’s maintenance intervals while it is still under warranty. However, if your car is no longer under warranty, try using synthetic oil that can extend your oil change intervals. The number of miles you can allow between your oil changes will depend on the way you drive and the oxidations stability of the motor oil.

Oxidation stability can be measured by the American Society for Testing and Materials’ (ASTM) rigorous Thin Film Oxidation Uptake Test (TFOUT). This test is so demanding that it lasts 1,300 minutes. Conventional motor oils typically last less than 300 minutes and Synthetic motor oils typically last less than 500 minutes. One high performance synthetic motor oil, Royal Purple, has been shown to outlast the duration of the test. Royal Purple motor oils are recommended to extend oil change intervals as much as 12,000 miles under normal driving conditions, and have also been shown to improve fuel economy. (continue reading…)

Restoring and maintaining older vehicles has become more important than ever before, and can be a great help in both of those processes.

At present, banks and other lending institutions are awarding home and automobile loans to very few people. Even those individuals with decent credit are being faced with high interest rates or being turned away. Few people have the necessary capital to purchase an automobile outright, as well. The difficulty for individuals to procure an automobile loan in the current economy means it is imperative that they do whatever necessary to keep their older vehicles running properly. Maintaining older vehicles with higher mileage can become costly if the correct preventative measures have not been taken over the vehicle’s lifespan. Along with performing regularly scheduled maintenance, like fluid and filter changes, the use of can help to restore used vehicles to newer conditions and protect them from further mechanical failure.

Over time, the unburned fuel left in fuel lines and injectors degrades and forms deposits. The byproducts left behind from burnt fuel inside combustion chambers also form deposits. These harmful deposits build up inside fuel components, on intake valves, and inside combustion chambers. In older model vehicles, especially those with higher mileage, these carbon build-ups can clog fuel components such as injectors, lines, and filters. Insufficient fuel pressure or clogged fuel injectors can result in fuel starvation which leads to poor engine performance, diminished fuel economy, and many mechanical problems. It causes engine power to suffer and vital metal parts to wear prematurely. The use of helps to clean these components and keep the vehicle operating properly. Because they keep injectors spraying the correct amount of fuel evenly across every cylinder, less stress is inflicted on any one cylinder’s vital moving parts. Restore horsepower and fuel economy to near factory specifications, as well. (continue reading…)