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Safety Devices reduce Auto Insurance Costs

July 25th, 2016|Blog|

  Safety is the number one concern of any auto insurance provider. Many applicants will have their rates determined based on their insurability risk, which must be low enough to make them reliable customers. There [...]

Toyota reveals solar roof option for Prius

June 28th, 2016|Blog|

New panels will boost electric-only plug-in range by 10 per cent, car-maker claims. And will migrate to other models. Toyota has announced a solar panelled roof option will soon be available on its current plug-in [...]

Trucks Banned From I-95 For A Week During DNC

June 27th, 2016|Blog|

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Commercial vehicles weighing more than five tons will be prohibited from traveling on Interstate 95 between Exit 13 (Interstate 76 West/Route 291/Valley Forge) and Exit 22 (Interstate 676) [...]

Do You Need to Replace Your Drive-Axle Boots?

May 30th, 2016|Blog|

Front-drive vehicles, many all-wheel-drive vehicles and some rear-drive vehicles have constant-velocity joints that connect the transmission to the drive axles and wheels. A front-drive vehicle will have four CV joints, each covered by a boot. [...]

Do I need to maintain my cars struts?

May 27th, 2016|Blog|

Struts don’t need to be replaced unless your vehicle is bouncing like it’s on a pogo stick or bottoms out in potholes and over railroad tracks, or unless a mechanic finds that they’re leaking fluid [...]

When should I replace ball joints?

May 26th, 2016|Blog|

Worn ball joints allow too much movement in the suspension, so the driver may feel more vibrations — or hear squeaks or rattles on bumpy surfaces or when turning — caused by looseness in the [...]

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