Fall Maintenance Tips!

Fall is here and winter is coming! Here are some maintenance tips to keep your car looking good and running smoothly: 

• Wax your car
• Replace carpeted mats with rubber or waterproof mats
• Replace your windshield wipers if they are more than six months old
• Top off your windshield wiper fluid (if it’s especially cold, use fluid with de-icer)
• Check your radiator coolant level when your car has been idle for a while (never open the cap when the car is hot)
• Check all hoses for wear or leaks
• Make sure all your lights (headlamps, brake lights, tail lights, signals) are working

Rear-Wheel Drive, Front-Wheel Drive, 4-Wheel Drive, and All-Wheel Drive Simplified.

Rear-wheel drive (RWD) cars have the back wheels pushing the car along. Most race cars have RWD because the driver can still steer if the wheels break loose and, in straight acceleration, a car tilts back, giving more traction to the rear wheels.

Front-wheel drive (FWD) cars have the front wheels pulling the car along. Front wheel drive cars are safer to drive in the snow and rain than rear wheel drive cars because there is more weight over the drive wheels, offering better traction. They also typically get better fuel economy.

Four-wheel drive (4WD) cars are different from all wheel drive (AWD) in that four wheel drive is an option from rear-wheel drive, while all-wheel drive drives all wheels on all surfaces continuously. Four-wheel drive (low mode) offers significant off road driving capability.

Car Terminology 101: What does the "V" in "V6" stand for?

Have you ever heard someone talking about a V6 or V8 engine and wondered what the "V" stood for? Well, turns out it actually doesn't stand for anything! The V refers to the geometric arrangement of the cylinders and pistons. When viewed from the front of the engine the cylinders will form a V.

If you ever hear someone say "V4", they don't know what they're talking about, because it doesn't exist. If an engine has four cylinders, they are arranged in a straight line. The specifications will usually say I4, which is short for inline 4.  However, there are also inline 6 and 8 cylinder engines.

How Can I Keep My Car Paint Looking New?

Tip: If you are going to wash your car often and use automatic car washes over hand washing, make sure you take your vehicle to a touch less car wash rather than a standard one. The contact between your car and the brushes can wear down your auto body paint and cause damage quickly.

5 Easy Steps on How To Beat Your Friends in Go-Kart Races

1. Have good posture. This leads to better turning control.
2. Learn how to make an efficient turn (see above picture).
3. Do most of your breaking before you start turning. The less time you're on the break during the turn, the faster you will go and the wheels won't lock.
4. Pass people by being faster at turns and cruising by them at the apex.
5.  Go full-throttle on the straightaways.

Then enjoy a victory dance after you win.

How Not To Fix Your Stereo

 

 

Nailed it.

Need a change of scenery?

Wallpaper Wednesday! Switch it up and set this artistic graphic from Mazda as your wallpaper background.