What? Lube your brakes
Did you realize your vehicle’s brake system requires lubrication? Not many of us would consider lubricating brakes. Are brakes not meant...
Why do my breaks squeak?
The front brakes on my SUV squeak. In the winter I forget about it because whoever engineered my SUV did an excellent job of...
Fuel economy
As the price of regular gasoline nudges $1.30 per litre in our area, my thoughts turn to saving fuel. In particular it is about time I...
That stings
An associate producer from a national television station contacted me recently by email. She said she was doing some research on the...
Reliability
How reliable is your vehicle? Do you think twice about taking them on a long trip? One of my vehicles has 180 000 kilometres and the...
Winter and why you need stability control
Blessed with living in the Kootenays means we get four distinct seasons. Fortunately or unfortunately, winter is one of them. During...
Simple or serviceable?
I am writing this article on Christmas Eve. I have given up hope. It seems all the presents are wrapped and under the tree. I don’t...
TPMS
I imagine everyone has their snow tires on by now. I also imagine there are a lot of vehicles driving around with an extra little orange...
The broken car
The seriously broken vehicle that arrives by tow truck is not often something a garage owner celebrates even if the service bays may be...
First principles
Every now and then a vehicle from the seventies or early eighties comes through the door that has a running problem. I always have to...
