No car owner loves or wants a cracked or chipped windshield. Even if the damage seems minimal, broken windshields are distracting and unattractive. While small cracks in the windshield seem to be harmless because the windshield itself is still intact, driving with windshield damage of any kind is a worse idea than many think it…
In the fast-paced modern world of 2021, cars have become commonplace luxury items, with many families owning more than one per household in order to meet all of their scheduling needs. At the same time, knowledge of maintenance requirements isn’t as popular as the cars themselves. In fact, many individuals end up going into debt…
It is hard to consider something that most people do everyday, like driving a car, as dangerous, but the reality is that a vehicle that is not one hundred percent working properly can make driving extremely dangerous. However, because modern day vehicles are such intricately built machines, it can be difficult to identify when some…
During the summer, your car’s air conditioner is a piece of really vital equipment, especially in Central Texas where temperatures soar during the summer months. A properly functioning air conditioner in your car makes those summer road trips much more bearable and fun. Luckily a car’s air conditioner doesn’t stop working instantly without some crucial…
Your vehicle’s transmission is a complex piece of equipment that is made up of multiple gears and shafts that takes power from the engine and utilizes and disperses it throughout the vehicle so that it can get you where you need to be. If something is wrong with your transmission, your vehicle cannot run properly….
As you use your vehicle to get you and your family safely to and from your obligations, it is constantly working, utilizing many different complex systems to operate properly. As your engine is running and fuel is being pumped to keep everything moving, your radiator has the ever important task of keeping the whole system…
Here in central Texas, we experience extremely hot summers that seem to go on forever. Every Texan driver has experienced the rush of heat you feel when getting in your car on a hot July afternoon when temperatures have reached over a hundred degrees. Especially in these summer months, keeping your vehicle’s air conditioner working…
Driving a vehicle comes with a lot of different things you have to pay attention to. Some of these are simple and obvious like making sure your car has enough gas to get you wherever you are going. However, there are other factors in car maintenance that don’t seem as pressing but are just are…
Your vehicle is composed of a lot of intricately designed moving pieces that all work together to get you from point A to point B. In order for all of these parts of your engine to work properly, they need a sufficient amount of clean oil to stay lubricated, allowing them to function as whole…
Have you ever gone into the mechanic shop or oil changing facility in order to get a simple and cheap oil change and then not know what to say when they start asking you about different services they want to perform on your vehicle? In addition to asking you what type of oil you want…
With our fast pace society, the use of our vehicles play a huge role in keeping us active and able to fulfill our obligations to our jobs, families, and social engagements. Upkeep of your car can feel like a huge responsibility, and while it might seem overwhelming, there are a couple of clues that can…
Car trouble is the worst. We do everything in our power to avoid it; we want to get all the life we can get out of our vehicles. Yet, we all have those dreaded moments, the car starts shaking or won’t start. Maybe the check engine light comes on seemingly out of nowhere, or our…
While our modern cars are made to depreciate way faster than they did in the past, our busy lives never seem to slow down. Without a reliable car, our jobs, education, and family activities would greatly and negatively be affected. This is why finding a car mechanic that you love and trust is so important….
