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Once again last week, news came from California that thieves are again stealing catalytic converters in high numbers. This isn’t the first time we’ve covered this topic, but the crimes seem to come in short-lived bursts. Last week was San Francisco – where next week? According to the police in the area, thieves were targeting [...]
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January 18, 2012 in Recent News Tagged auto repair, auto theft, catalytic converter, emissions
It isn’t sold at all repair shops, but BG Products are known by all car experts. In a recent radio show, host Rush Limbaugh even acknowledges that all people in the industry of automobiles know this product, and if they claim they don’t, they’re lying and trying to get you to buy what they do [...]
January 17, 2012 in Improve Gas Mileage, Preventative Maintenance, Recent News
Tagged auto repair, BG Products, fuel efficiency, fuel systems
Tagged auto repair, BG Products, fuel efficiency, fuel systems
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 [...]
January 9, 2012 in Customer Service, Money Saving Tips
Tagged auto repair, honest mechanic, lifetime brakes, transmission fluid
Tagged auto repair, honest mechanic, lifetime brakes, transmission fluid
No one wants to spend more money on gas and more money on vehicle maintenance than they have to. With our budgets already as tight as they can be, we all have plenty of things we can see ourselves spending more money on. Gas is one of the things in our budget that we can [...]
December 30, 2011 in Improve Gas Mileage, Preventative Maintenance
Tagged auto repair, belts, brakes, filters, gas mileage, hoses, improve mileage, motor oil, oil change, oil filter, preventative maintenance, tires
Tagged auto repair, belts, brakes, filters, gas mileage, hoses, improve mileage, motor oil, oil change, oil filter, preventative maintenance, tires
One of the easiest ways to put a little extra money back into your own pocket is to save money on gas. There are many ways we can do this, but one of the quickest and most cost-effective tips is to drive with the properly inflated tires. According to environment.about.com, “tires are not inflated to [...]
December 30, 2011 in Improve Gas Mileage
Tagged auto repair, tire, tire pressure, tire service, tires
Tagged auto repair, tire, tire pressure, tire service, tires
This week was National Ground Water Awareness Week, but I wonder, who recognizes that? Overwhelmingly, the answer should be everyone and every business! Nearly 90 percent of municipal water systems rely on groundwater and millions of Americans rely on private wells – and it only takes one person to contaminate the groundwater for a vast [...]
Finding a reputable auto repair facility can be daunting in a city the size of Tempe or Mesa where service stations abound and very few of us know our neighbors well enough to ask for a referral. Fortunately, there are still honest people who are committed to honest business practices, right here in our neighborhood. [...]
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