What You Should Know The check engine light may be the most misunderstood piece of equipment found in your vehicle. Although it’s understandable to view it with dread and frustration, the light should actually be viewed with a little more appreciation. Sure, it may not let you know what exactly is wrong with your vehicle […]
What You Should Do Your vehicle’s braking system plays a crucial role in the safety and performance of your vehicle. It’s because of this role that it’s important to properly and consistently care for your brakes throughout your vehicle ownership. Although many people settle for following a routine maintenance schedule, that may not be enough […]
How You Can Keep it Warm Winter can be one of the most excruciating seasons to drive in if you and your vehicle aren’t prepared. Although winters in Arlington, Virginia are much more manageable compared to other places like Colorado or Minnesota, it still helps to keep your Audi vehicle prepared in case we get […]
Understanding Mercedes-Benz Maintenance Services As many Mercedes-Benz vehicle owners know, they must have their vehicle go through two major maintenance services — the A and B Service. These services play an important role in ensuring a Mercedes-Benz vehicle maintains its high level of performance, but why is it so important? Why can’t a Mercedes-Benz vehicle […]
Do You Need to Be Concerned? One of the most common maintenance tasks that all vehicle owners perform is an oil change. It’s because of this service that you’re able to replace the old, dirty oil in your engine with new oil that’ll help improve your engine’s performance and keep it clean. But, have you […]
Winter is coming! Cool weather is in the air! While we have lattes and warm cider, the neighborhood critters are looking for ways to keep themselves warm and can make their way uninvited into our vehicles. What you see below in the picture is where Stuart Little chewed through important fuel injector wiring on a […]
Introducing The Jeep Wrangler JL There’s been a lot of talk over the last couple of years of what the Wrangler would feature once Jeep announced the platform would be receiving a makeover. All of it has been speculation and road shots of heavily camouflaged prototypes – up until now. Last night Jeep revealed pictures […]
How many times have you gone out to your car on a bitter cold morning, started it, began driving, only for the heat to come on a minute or two from your school or work? For those of us living in cooler climates, this happens all the time. Fundamentally, your heater works by blowing air […]
There are some SUVs that come with a degree of rake from the factory, meaning the rear sits slightly higher than the front. This also happens when heavy aftermarket accessories are installed to the front – such as metal bumpers, bars, and winch accessories. There are leveling kits (different from a lift kit) designed to […]
This past week we had the opportunity to work on a rare Volkswagen Jetta. “Huh, what do you mean rare, like stunt car from the Fast & Furious rare?” Okay, maybe rare is a bit of a stretch, but unique would be fair. The reason being – 2005 was the only year the MK4 Jetta […]
