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Information about auto repair and preventive maintenance
It is not okay to get scammed by any business, but with the costs of owning a vehicle, being “upsold” out of additional money is beyond unacceptable from your chosen repair shop. Auto repair complaints make up the largest group of consumer grievances. Many of these involve unnecessary or overpriced upsell tactics. Vehicle repairs and [...]
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January 9, 2012 in Customer Service, Money Saving Tips Tagged auto repair, honest mechanic, lifetime brakes, transmission fluid
Saving money is great and as we approach the holiday season, we could all use a little extra cash in our pockets. If you are like most folks, a good portion of your monthly budget goes to putting gas in your car. One of the easiest ways to save gas is imply to drive less. [...]
Just because something may not cost a lot or is free doesn’t mean it isn’t any less worth doing. This is exactly the case when it comes to checking your tire inflation or rotating your tires, which will cost you little to nothing at your trusted auto repair shop. Failure to rotate tires regularly or [...]
November 29, 2011 in Money Saving Tips, Preventative Maintenance
Tagged tire inflation, tire rotation
Tagged tire inflation, tire rotation
According to AAA, cooling system failures are one of the leading causes of vehicle break-downs on the highway. Yet most of these breakdowns can be prevented by the following preventative maintenance by a trusted auto repair shop. Cooling system neglect is cited as a principal reason for mechanical failure of a vehicle. In addition to [...]
November 28, 2011 in Driving Safety, Money Saving Tips, Preventative Maintenance
Tagged Cooling System, overheating, water pump
Tagged Cooling System, overheating, water pump
An oil and filter change involves draining out the old motor oil and replacing it with fresh, new motor oil. The oil filter also gets replaced at the same time. This is a simple thing for your auto repair shop to do, and it a reasonably priced service. Without it, the results could be costly [...]
Among the several aspects of car maintenance, transmission fluid change and transmission fluid flush are perhaps the most crucial ones. While transmission fluid change has to be executed at regular intervals, one has to ideally opt for transmission fluid flush once in a while in order to ensure that the various transmission problems are kept [...]
November 12, 2011 in Money Saving Tips, Preventative Maintenance
Tagged transmission, transmission fluid flush, transmission flush
Tagged transmission, transmission fluid flush, transmission flush
A recent article from the Today Show Online gives us the idea that consumers are not out there buying new vehicles like they were at one point. In the middle of a national debt crisis and the word “recession” flying out of journalists’ mouths lately, American consumers have been holding on just a little longer [...]
August 12, 2011 in Money Saving Tips, Preventative Maintenance, Recent News
Tagged consumers, new car, old car, recession, used car
Tagged consumers, new car, old car, recession, used car
Chances are, like any average American driver, you plan gas into your monthly budget, pay more attention to how much you are driving and the gas you are using, and maybe even have changed some of your everyday habits or road trips plans to afford the present gas prices which are still above average. A [...]
July 29, 2011 in Improve Gas Mileage, Money Saving Tips
Tagged fuel economy, gas mileage, travel tips
Tagged fuel economy, gas mileage, travel tips
Everyone loves getting a good deal on their vehicle repair or preventative maintenance services, which is why we always have printable coupons available to our valued customers, old and new, on our website. But we wanted to go above and beyond those offers and actually reward our customers for referring new business. One of our [...]
June 21, 2011 in Customer Service, Money Saving Tips
Tagged coupons, free, good deal, oil change, refer, reward
Tagged coupons, free, good deal, oil change, refer, reward
Finding an auto repair shop that you feel comfortable leaving your vehicle with is a difficult task. Whether your car needs major repairs or simply regular maintenance, choosing a shop out of the yellow pages is very old school. Today, consumers are looking for a good mechanic shop that has quality, value and great service. [...]
June 21, 2011 in Customer Service, Money Saving Tips, Recent News
Tagged ASE, auto mechanic, BBB, Better Business Bureau, National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, warranty
Tagged ASE, auto mechanic, BBB, Better Business Bureau, National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, warranty
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