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How You Can Make Your Car Ready For Winter: 2

Heather — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:00:54 +0000

While washing your car is very important in the winter, it is also important that you warm your car up. Have you ever seen people just sitting in their cars, waiting for it to warm up? Well, that is one of the smartest things in the world to do – the reason for this is because of the oil.

Honestly, the oil is what keeps all of the internal parts of your car to become well-lubricated and working properly. When the weather is extremely cold, the oil may not be as fluid as when it is warmed up a little bit – when that happens, the oil in your car is not lubricating all of the parts of your car.

That means that your car is gaining friction instead of running through the oil. That is why warming it up in the winter is so important!

How You Can Make Your Car Ready For Winter: 1

Heather — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:00:59 +0000

One might think that when you have a car, it takes care of itself and you really never have to do anything with it but get the oil changed. Actually, if you own your car, you need to do a lot to it, especially in the wintertime. In the next couple blogs, we are going to talk about how you can winterize your car to ensure that it stays awesome in this terrible season.

Washing your car in the winter – while it might seem pointless, it is actually to remove the salt from your car which can actually cause it to rust. Another reason to get your car cleaned up in the winter is so that you can keep an eye on the scratches that you might have – if you clean it, you will be able to see any new scratches.

In the next blog, we are going to talk about how warming up your car actually make it last a heck of a lot longer!

Snowy Driving, How To Do It: 2

Heather — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:00:14 +0000

While your car is definitely a priority, you want to make sure that when you are driving in the snow, that you are a responsible driver. I know that I am an aggressive driver and when I am behind the wheel – I am a completely different person. This is the case for a lot of people but when snow is involved, you just need to relax.

You’d be surprised just how many accidents can truly happen when you get cocky and when you try to rush things. You always want to make sure that you not only slow your speed down but you, in general slow down. As this is something that will absolutely help you in the long run.

Finally, change your attitude a little bit – if you get mad at the snow, I can promise it will take you twice as long to get wherever you are trying to go.

Snowy Driving, How To Do It: 1

Heather — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:48:23 +0000

During the holidays, it is not only risky when you are grabbing for the most-wanted item of the season, but it is also risky driving. If you are like me, you probably live in one of the snowy states, where the winter is not only hard on your bones but also really hard on your car as well.

Well, this season, if you are looking to drive somewhere, I have some tips and tricks that will not only help make you and your family safe, but they are tips that can really help you in the winter in the long run.

One of the first things that you want to do is make sure that you get your car looked at. That way you can insure that your car it in tip-top shape before you take off for the holidays.