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We’ve all come across it at one point in our driving lives. You get in your car and try to start the engine but all you get is sputter, sputter, sputter. We sit down there and think to ourselves “it can’t be the battery, I just changed this last year.” In reality, it’s been three years since you got your battery replaced but time went by so quickly you didn’t notice. We don’t pay too much attention to our car batteries and most of us only worry once the battery has given up. Getting all ...

Nearly every car, truck and SUV on the road today has air conditioning.  Once a cantankerous, unreliable and expensive option on upscale car models, late model cars feature cabin cooling that is an efficient, relatively care free standard feature.  You know how to mash a button or turn a dial and feel the cool breeze start blowing from your vents, but just how does the hot stuff under your hood make ice cold air inside your cabin?   The magic starts with a gas called Freon.  When Freon is squee...

You may not know it, but the Car Care Council has declared April as Car Care Month. They set aside October and April to heighten awareness of car maintenance, with the winter or hot weather coming along right after those months. Here are some things to be aware of… ·         Wipers: Even good-quality windshield wipers are only good for about a year before they start to wear out from normal use and the sun’s UV rays. If your wiper blades are starting to look cracked, chipped or are losing stri...