Posted Wednesday, May 31, 2023
They say your vehicle has one, but you've never seen it. And you might not even know it if you stumbled on it accidentally. We're talking about the jack, that tool that allows you to lift one corner of the vehicle up, so someone can change a flat tire. So you say you'd never try [...]
Posted Tuesday, May 16, 2023
When you head down a straight road, does your vehicle pull to one side? Do you feel vibration in any of the wheels? If you've noticed any of these things, it's probably time for you to get your wheel alignment checked. When your vehicle left the factory, its wheels were parallel to each other and [...]
Posted Tuesday, May 02, 2023
One topic that hits the news in TX on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some TX drivers is to buy a vehicle that gets better fuel economy. For those of us in MCALLEN who don't want to add a car payment to our monthly expenses, we need to improve [...]
Posted Friday, Mar 10, 2023
There is no escaping it: things work better when you take care of them. Something most of us in MCALLEN can relate to is our computers. You've probably noticed how they get slower and slower over time. It takes longer to start up and programs take forever to load. Eventually, many of us just get [...]
Posted Friday, Jun 11, 2021
When MCALLEN drivers need to replace tires, they need to know how many they should get and on which axle they should be placed. Replacing a damaged tire may leave you with three others with significant wear, which could affect your traction control, stability control and anti-lock brake systems. If you can’t afford to replace [...]
Posted Thursday, Jun 10, 2021
Heat isn't easy on vehicle tires, and as the seasons change, make sure yours are ready to take the heat. Let's talk first about inflation. Heat causes air to expand, so heat alone can raise the pressure in your tires. If you are driving on overinflated tires, they won't have as much contact with the [...]