Car Maintenance

7 Habits of Highly Effective Vehicle Owners

Karolena Serratos

Aug 5
3 min

7 Habits of Highly Effective Vehicle Owners

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Vehicle Owners!

Treat Your Car Right and She'll Treat You Right...

Karolena Serratos

May 28
2 min

Treat Your Car Right and She'll Treat You Right...

The best time to get educated about how to sustain your vehicle is as soon as you buy it.

My Personal Experience with the BG LifeTime Protection Plan

Karolena Serratos

Apr 29
3 min

My Personal Experience with the BG LifeTime Protection Plan

I'm just going to call it like I see it. It's basically a free warranty program.

Karolena Serratos

Apr 27
1 min

Car Wash!

I got to work early today to wash my car. Remember to show some love to your four wheels in honor of car care awareness month!

Karolena, I don't know how much air my tire is supposed to have.

Karolena Serratos

Apr 16
1 min

Karolena, I don't know how much air my tire is supposed to have.

Open your driver side door and look along the doorjamb* and you'll typically find a sticker like this one noting the tire pressure specs.

Karolena Serratos

Apr 15
1 min

Remember to Check Your Tire Pressure!

Every car this week has had low tire pressure. Be sure to check yours! Don't forget the spare!

Karolena Serratos

Mar 11
1 min

A Technician's Advice to Consumers

An old client, now service technician, shares four main pieces of advice for consumers to help get the most out of the car.

Know How Much You Drive Before Buying Tires

Karolena Serratos

Feb 12
1 min

Know How Much You Drive Before Buying Tires

Tires can be expensive and with so many different options it can be super overwhelming to chose "the right one" for you.

Karolena Serratos

Dec 21, 2019
2 min

Pilot Says He'd Think It's a Scam

The hardest part of my job is educating people on how to sustain the liability of what is a car. Education on sustaining things is missing.

Karolena Serratos

Nov 24, 2019
2 min

Transmission Services $-$$$

Transmission fluid services can range in price, but do you know what exactly you are paying for when you change the transmission fluid?

Karolena Serratos

Nov 23, 2019
2 min

The "Lifetime" Transmission Fluid

If you have one of those "lifetime" fluids you may want to consult your car care goals, think about how long you want to keep your vehicle.

Low Expense, High Reward Maintenance: Engine Air Filter

Karolena Serratos

Oct 25, 2019
1 min

Low Expense, High Reward Maintenance: Engine Air Filter

Did you know for every gallon of fuel burned, your engine can use up to 10,000 gallons of air? Clean air coming through the intake is vit...

Cheap, Simple Maintenance: Cabin Air Filter

Karolena Serratos

Oct 19, 2019
1 min

Cheap, Simple Maintenance: Cabin Air Filter

Gross fact of the day: Unfiltered air inside a vehicle can be up to six times dirtier than the outside air. Cabin air filters do exactly w...

Karolena Serratos

Oct 10, 2019
2 min

What Severe Maintenance Means...

Manufacturers provide descriptions and service schedules for two different driving habits. Normal Service and Severe Service. I am not su...

Karolena Serratos

Mar 2, 2015
2 min

Spring Cleaning!

Changing furnace and air conditioning filters placed second on HGTV’s Spring Clean Up List. But did you remember about your vehicle’s cab...

Karolena Serratos

Jan 20, 2015
2 min

Used Tires Are Just Not Worth It

Tires can be expensive and in some cases irregular tire wear can at times seem to appear from nowhere. Many people try to offset the cost...

Karolena Serratos

Jan 6, 2015
2 min

Cheap Insurance: the Oil Change

Oil changes are probably the most important service for a car. Unfortunately, it is often under valued and in many cases neglected. So le...

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