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Information about auto repair and preventive maintenance

Category: Money Saving Tips

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Auto Repair Financing for Unplanned Repairs

Tweet You’ve done a good job making your down payment, making regular payments, insurance payments and preventative maintenance payments. We all know that having some money set aside for major auto repairs is a good idea, but sometimes, it just isn’t possible. The reality is that saving hundreds or even thousands of extra dollars for […]

Neglecting the Oil Filter Can Cost – BIG TIME

Tweet There’s nothing wrong with trying to find some ways to save yourself a few bucks on goods and services. But when you sacrifice the quality and service itself, you may want to stop and think about if it’s worth it or not. For example, there will always be those “good deals” on oil changes, […]

Spring Cleaning Has Arrived!

Tweet Spring has sprung on us fast this year and there’s nothing better than grabbing all your cleaning supplies and going to town scrubbing stuff down. We typically think about cleaning our houses during the spring cleaning frenzy, but our cars could use some vehicle maintenance and love as well. So, let’s gather the cleaning […]

Why You NEED to follow an Oil Change Schedule!

Tweet When it comes to getting an oil change, follow the rules and DON’T be a rebel. Putting off an oil change for thousands of miles over what is recommended is a bad move! It will cause your engine to become clogged, reduce or eliminate oil pressure and have a detrimental impact to the rest […]

Is a Cheap Car Battery Worth the Money?

Tweet Considering today’s economy, most of us are looking for ways where we can cut a few corners here and there. While there is definitely some wisdom to this way of thinking, there are some costs you just don’t want to skimp too much on. A car battery is one such example. While you might […]