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5 Reasons to Take Your European Vehicle to a Specialist For Repairs

Tweet Taking your vehicle to the repair shop for preventative maintenance or needed repairs is a lot like taking a loved one to the doctor.   When it comes to health care, sometimes it feels like there’s a doctor for everything – heart, lungs, ears, you name it. There’s a good reason for this, however. […]

A Vehicle Owner’s Preventative Maintenance Checklist

Tweet Organized people love a list. It helps them get more done, and feel more accomplished when they check something off as being completed.   If you’re a vehicle owner, you should love a list, too … a preventative maintenance checklist. It might not make you feel productive, but it will help you know what […]

Do You Know the Best Time to Buy a New Car?

Tweet Buying a new car is often one of the most expensive purchases you’ll ever make, second only to paying for your children’s college education or buying a new home. It makes sense, then, to make sure you get the best deal possible and don’t spend any more money than you have to. Too many […]

Don’t Let the Heat Get the Best of Your Car Battery!

Tweet Summer temps have heated up and that means more damage to your car battery than normal. It’s true – cold weather can kill car batteries, but the real damage can occur during extreme heat as we are currently experiencing now. Living in Arizona, you’re probably used to dealing with the effect of high temps on […]

Summer Car Care Tips to Beat the Heat

Tweet Many people look forward to summer and all that warmer weather has to bring – barbeques, pool parties, gardening, and road trips! Summer here in Arizona, however, can see temperatures rise over the 100-degree mark, making it especially important to be prepared to handle the heat.   While you’re stocking up on shorts and […]

10 Common Causes of Poor Gas Mileage

Tweet If your vehicle has you feeling like you have another teenager in the house, causing you to make frequent trips to the gas station to “feed” it, it’s time to take a closer look. While it’s true that there are some causes of poor gas mileage that you can’t control, it’s more likely that […]

What Are the Best Car Care Tips for Spring?

Tweet For many families, spring means planning for family vacations, trips to the cabin, camping excursions, and weekend road trips. Whatever your style, chances are you are getting ready to hit the road. But, what shape is your vehicle in? Have you been performing regular preventative maintenance? Do you think you are due? Spring is […]

Potholes – Damaging and Disastrous

Tweet What do you get when you mix a lot of rain water, colder temperatures, traffic and a cracked section of asphalt? A recipe for disaster – potholes! Often unavoidable, potholes can wreak havoc on car tires, wheels, alignment and suspension, causing drivers to spend millions of dollars every year to repair the damage. The […]

Power Steering System Information for Drivers

Tweet Most drivers these days have become so accustomed to their power steering system that they wouldn’t know what to do without it. They admit that they LOVE having it which is why knowing your vehicle, and the systems that drive it, as well as certain parts, can be so beneficial.  When your steering system […]

Used Car Buying – The Best Places to Look!

Tweet There may come a point where you aren’t sure if you want to keep your current vehicle, sell it, buy a new car, buy a used car or get some solid advice from someone who knows… well… cars. At Good Works Auto Repair in Tempe, they are now buying and selling used cars and […]