Why Do I Have to Pay Diagnostic Fees for My Car?
Fairfax, Virginia – Just the other day I visited an orthopedic surgeon for my third post-surgery exam. The surgeon asked me a few questions, moved my kneecap around a bit, flexed my leg and told me …
Fairfax, Virginia – Just the other day I visited an orthopedic surgeon for my third post-surgery exam. The surgeon asked me a few questions, moved my kneecap around a bit, flexed my leg and told me …
What are Anti-Lock Brakes? Fairfax, Virginia – Your Anti-Lock Braking System, or ABS, is a safety feature on your car, truck, or SUV that helps you to maintain control during hard braking, especially on loose, wet, or …
Have you ever seen someone driving the car next to you on the highway with a bowl of cereal in one hand and a spoon in the other? It happens. Somehow. Boy, those drivers must have …
Check your oil every month. Change it every five thousand miles. Have your tires rotated while you are at it. These examples of common recommendations for routine vehicle maintenance are a piece of the maintenance puzzle. …
There was a time when car odometers did not read past 99,999 miles. There was no need. Vehicles just a few decades ago were not expected to make it much past the hundred thousand-mile mark. But …
Winchester, Virginia – LOF. There was a time when any car owner would recognize what those letters stood for. Every three months or three thousand miles, folks would head to the service station (or to the …
A fella recently took his car to a dealership for a bad transmission. Days earlier, he had a hard time getting it to move more than sixty miles per hour on the freeway. Screeching sounds yelled …
Sterling, Virginia – Potholes. Everywhere. In some places potholes are so common they should be considered right up there with the state bird, or the state flower. What is the deal with all the potholes? Where …