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Feb142023
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What to Do if Your Parking Brake is Stuck

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Your parking brake – often called a handbrake or emergency brake – functions separately from your vehicle’s primary brakes. This independent braking system gives you a safe option to resort to if your main brakes ever fail. How to Properly…

May242022
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How to Tell if Your ADAS is Calibrated Correctly

How to Tell if Your ADAS is Calibrated Correctly

A crucial safety feature of most modern vehicles, your ADAS (or Advanced Driver-Assistance System) incorporates a wide range of components designed to prevent collisions and detect potential threats on the road. The Importance of Proper ADAS Calibration With accurate calibration,…

Apr202022
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OEM vs. Aftermarket Car Parts

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One of the hottest topics in the car industry, the OEM vs. aftermarket car parts debate strikes up a great deal of controversy.  It makes sense…car parts can be expensive! Car owners need to make sure they are getting the…

Apr202022
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Top 9 Practical Ways to Care For Your Engine

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There’s no getting around it — engine repairs and replacements are tricky and expensive!  Fortunately, you can give your engine a long life if you provide the proper maintenance and care. First, you need to understand your engine and what it…

Mar222022
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Why It’s Essential Not To Ignore Car AC Issues

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When it comes to car air conditioning problems, many people are reluctant to spend the money for a repair they view as unnecessary. To fix or not to fix — that is a tough question. After all, people managed without…

Mar142022
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Is Premium Gas Worth It?

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If you have a luxury vehicle, odds are you want to take exceptional care of it to give it the longest, problem-free life-span possible. That means, of course, giving it the right kind of fuel. When it comes to high…

Feb222022
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Are You Misusing Your Driver-Assistance System?

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These days, you’d be hard-pressed to find a car without an Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS) — the technology that uses sensors and cameras to help drivers avoid accidents. If used properly, ADAS technology has the potential to prevent up to…

Feb142022
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European VS. Domestic Vehicle Maintenance

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There can’t really be THAT big of a difference between European and American vehicle maintenance, right? After all, any given repair shop has enough knowledge and experience to service my foreign car…right? Wrong! When it comes to vehicle service, Domestic…

Dec232021
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What is ADAS Calibration?

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Advanced driver-assistance system or ADAS for short, is a crucial component of your vehicle that works to actively keep you safe. Your vehicle’s ADAS system consists of accident-avoiding components such as blind-spot monitors. This makes having your system calibrated correctly…

Nov152021
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Why Alignments Are Important

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Alignments: What Are They? Alignments carry a big misconception as a nonessential service when it comes to European auto repair Wilmington maintenance. An alignment is the correcting of the tire angle to ensure the tire meets flush with the road….

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