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The Automobile is Not Disposible

When discussing new age automobiles many people will go on about their complexity and how expensive they are to fix. Many people will...

The auto mechanic’s trade is a very humbling profession. How can a mechanic be cocky when challenged by many seemingly simple tasks? ...

Driving on a flat smooth road, your vehicle rides quietly and smoothly but hit the slightest of a rough road and your vehicle knocks and...

Officially April 30 is the last day you are allowed to be using studded snow tires on B.C. roads. As I am writing this on April 30, I am...

Mechanics fancy themselves as “Jacks of all trades” and I am probably as guilty as the next mechanic of thinking I can fix anything. The...

Professionalism, yes professionalism, that is what this automotive trade could use, a little professionalism. How can we be professional...

Two weeks ago I insinuated vehicles still need tune ups. Even if there is no such thing anymore. Like I said, most owner’s manuals make...

How do you know when your vehicle needs a tune up? You read the owner’s manual like I told you to and there is no such thing mentioned in...

“I don’t even lift the hood anymore” is a common statement mechanics frequently hear from customers. Many people that used to tinker are...

I have been watching my vehicle’s temperature gauge a lot lately. Have you? Yes, summer is here and it feels good but remember we all...