Three ways your vehicle helps fight winter’s frost Winter driving is its own peculiar beast, and when it comes to your vehicle, there are three must haves to combat these challenging conditions – traction, clear [...]
Sluggish. Squealing. Unreliable. Vibrating. If any of these descriptors fit your vehicle’s recent behavior, it just might be trying to tell you something – like it’s time for a tune-up. Today’s vehicles differ significantly from [...]
You may be surprised – shocked even – to learn just how important automotive shocks and struts really are. If you need new shocks or struts, don’t delay, because these are crucial safety items that [...]
Which parts of your car end up as landfill? Each year, around 10-15 million vehicles are disposed of in the United States. Luckily, over 95 percent of these “retired” cars head straight to one of [...]
As the lubricant for the moving parts of your engine, motor oil is widely considered to be the most important fluid you can use. It prevents excessive engine wear and tear, which makes it vital [...]
We’ve all experienced that fateful day when something in our engine started to clunk, the rear brake squealed, a strange whining came from somewhere or — horror of all horrors — the “check engine” light [...]
Waymo test vehicles are requiring less human intervention, Calif. DMV says. Waymo’s self-driving test vehicles are relying less on humans and are miles ahead of the pack when in comes to driver takeover rates, requiring [...]
A Question: “I’ve never leased a car before, so I have no idea what the end-of-lease inspection is like. My 2014 Nissan Leaf is in good condition overall, but I backed into a rock in my [...]
Had a great experience with the people at Smith's. Guy and John provided great service. Car fixed right, on time and fair price. "Great Service" - Nissan owner. Very easy to work with. Polite and knowledgeable. [...]
Ford drops an engine, lowers the hood on ’18 Mustang Ford Motor Co.’s dropping an engine and lowering the hood on the Mustang as part of the venerable pony car’s 2018 model year freshening. The [...]