Maintenance
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There's a segment of the Jacksonville area population that's not committed to proper vehicle maintenance. {{ image('http://autonettv.com/media/thumbs/MaintenanceFreeMyth_SusanneTimothy_Split_s.jpg')...Published on: Nov 01, 2013 -
Have you checked out the price of new vehicles at Jacksonville car dealers? Ouch! Add financing and insurance and a new ride may not seem so attractive. A lot of Jacksonville, North Carolina, folks ...Published on: Dec 20, 2013 -
Sometimes we hear Jacksonville auto owners say, "What's up with all this maintenance stuff? Modern cars just don't break down." While it is true that today's cars and trucks are extremely reliab...Published on: Jun 03, 2014 -
{{ image('http://autonettv.com/media/thumbs/SerpentineBelt_0909_SusanJoel_SN_s.jpg') }} All Jacksonville service advisors know that without the alternator, the battery will go dead in a few miles. ...Published on: Jun 19, 2014 -
Since driving requirements and lifestyles differ among Jacksonville drivers, your vehicle manufacturer publishes two auto maintenance schedules: the regular schedule and the severe service schedu...Published on: Jun 25, 2014 -
About 90% of our driving decisions in the Jacksonville area are based solely on what we see. So having a good pair of windshield wipers is extremely important.Most Jacksonville drivers have experience...Published on: Sep 05, 2014 -
Sometimes busy Jacksonville residents dream about going back to the “simpler” days of our grandparents. But if you could travel back in time and take a road trip around North Carolina in a...Published on: Sep 09, 2014 -
Hey Jacksonville - this is something really amazing: Your vehicle uses 12,000 times as much air as fuel when you drive it. All of that air has to be filtered to keep your engine clean.That...Published on: Oct 08, 2014 -
A while back, the Cash for Clunkers program was all over the North Carolina news. Jacksonville people could trade in their old vehicle for a new one that got better fuel efficiency an...Published on: Dec 12, 2014
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These days many people in the Jacksonville area are really committed to making their cars last a long time. First thing: you've got to start with what you've got. It'd be ideal if people started wit...Published on: Feb 05, 2015 -
Today in our Tire Country blog, we're going to talk about following recommended service intervals. Your vehicle isn't the only aspect of your life in Jacksonville with recommended intervals: Le...Published on: Jul 30, 2015
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Myths passed around our Jacksonville, North Carolina community start with a grain of evidence and are then built up with a lot of imagination and very elastic logic. And the internet is a breeding g...Published on: Sep 01, 2015 -
Sometimes we hear people in Jacksonville say, "What's up with all this maintenance stuff? Modern cars just don't break down." While it is true that today's vehicles are extremely reliable,...Published on: Jun 14, 2016 -
North Carolina service centers have a menu board that lists the services they provide. Some Jacksonville drivers may not be familiar with all of the items on the board so here is a quick description...Published on: Jul 12, 2016 -
At Tire Country we've had a lot of Jacksonville customers asking how they can make their vehicles last longer. These questions are actually a reflection of a trend that's been building for several yea...Published on: Jul 24, 2016
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Ask any Jacksonville man or woman if they've taken their vehicle in for preventive maintenance lately, and the answer may well be “no.” Surveys indicate that over 80% of vehicles on the ro...Published on: Aug 28, 2016 -
If you've ever heard a squealing sound under your vehicle hood, chances are it was your serpentine belt. More importantly, the belt powers the alternator. The alternator creates electricity that's u...Published on: Sep 05, 2016
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Recalls are pretty serious for Jacksonville residents and don't happen all that often. But sometimes cars have less serious problems that Jacksonville residents still might want to know about. For the...Published on: Oct 16, 2016
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We live in such a disposable society. It's amazing all the stuff we throw away. New stuff comes out so fast, we just toss the old and move on. In the old days, North Carolina folks were real sticklers...Published on: Nov 08, 2016 -
Today we're going to be talking about serpentine belts for our Jacksonville, North Carolina, customers. Let's start by talking about the accessories that are driven by the serpentine...Published on: Feb 06, 2017