Consumers can save hundreds on auto maintenance by comparison shopping and calling several dealerships and independent shops, according to a new analysis in Consumer Reports’ Annual Auto issue. When budgets get tight, many people are tempted to cut back on their regular car maintenance. But that can lead to serious repair problems and even larger [...]
Spring showers bring May flowers, but they may also bring slippery driving conditions and decreased visibility. When it’s wet, a braking car needs up to four times its regular stopping distance. Worn tires can cause cars to hydroplane, or skim over the road with little or no traction, which can lead to lost control. In [...]
I heard a segment on MarketPlace today about the perilous position that many franchise businesses are in for a variety of reasons, real estate, bad business models and overly optimistic revenue projections. Franchise businesses are starting to drop like flies. The automotive repair shops are a good example. The article referenced below is a good [...]
Lauren Fix is currently the host of a TV show on the Do-It-Yourself Network which provides viewers with in-depth demonstrations and tips for auto repair. She has won numerous awards including a 2000 Car Care Council Communications award and in 2003 an International Automotive Media Award. Read full press release here : Alfred University : [...]
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In recent months, Joe Castainca has been hearing the same sad song from customers at Metuchen BP Service Center coming to have their car repaired. The boost in the auto repair business is the flip side of the new car business, where sales are down dramatically. Read full article here MyCentralJersey.com.
The Quantico Auto Hobby Skill Center is open to all Marines and civilians interested in doing automotive maintenance to their vehicles, but is not well known among base occupants. Originally located in an airplane hangar near Larsons gym, the shop and was moved in 2006, to Building 2080 between the Pruitt Hall Building and Motor-T. [...]
These days, many motorists are putting off the purchase of a newer vehicle. But as existing vehicles continue to age, major components can begin to fail and leave motorists facing a tough decision—invest in auto repairs to an older vehicle or invest in the purchase of a newer one. “While repairing major vehicle components such [...]
Travis Butler, owner of Butler Automotive, looks for a tool before going back to work on a car in his shop recently. A lot teeming with cars, trucks and SUVs is something car dealerships dread and repair shops pine for. And so it goes in early 2009 for the automotive industry. “For big repair shops [...]
More motorists are fixing their old cars instead of buying new ones, in hopes their jalopies will survive a long recession. Auto dealers and garage owners say they are seeing drivers pay more attention to regular maintenance and be more willing to spring for costly major repairs now that they are reluctant to trade in [...]
