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Keep A Safe Distance
Maintaining a safe distance on the highway is imperative to safety for a number of reasons. For example, the annual economic cost of motor vehicle accidents in the United States comes to nearly $230 billion, and one third of these collisions are caused by a driver following too closely, also known as tailgating. Not only...
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Fix-It Tickets
A fix it ticket is handed over to motorists for unsafe driving conditions on their vehicles. Examples of such conditions could be missing license plate, cracked windshields, non-working headlights or tail-lights, non working blinkers, horns and tinted windows and windshields etc. In many states, things like faulty exhaust systems could also get you a fix-it...
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How To Protect Your Car’s Paint For The Long Term?
According to auto marketing firm R.L. Polk, new car buyers are holding onto their cars for nearly 10 months longer than they did in 2008, and more than 16 months longer than back in 2001. Car owners are keeping their cars for longer than they did before the “Great Recession.” Due to economic uncertainties, people...
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How to Repair Minor Scratches on a Car?
Is there anything worse than a scratch on your brand new car? That first scratch really upsets most people. But, there may be hope for repairing the scratch without having to take it to the auto body shop. Some scratches are not truly scratches, but actually marks made from the transference of paint from another...
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Find The Right Tire Brand For Your Car
When the inevitable bald tire syndrome presents itself on your car, we all know it’s going to cost us a nice chunk of cash to buy new tires. So when shopping for tires, one must be as careful as possible to match the right tire with their own vehicle. Tires come in all types of...
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Built For The Highway
Some motorists prefer to drive at a leisurely pace, and others, it seems, live for speed. Some prefer the highway to get across the county more efficiently, whereas a more skittish driver would be more likely to stick to surface streets. However, there are advantages to using the highway for trips farther than, say, ten...
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What Prevents Your Car From Getting Rock Chips On The Freeway?
Tiny, annoying cracks in the body of your car or on your windshield can start off small, but become big problems as the crack becomes bigger and bigger. Although you do not always see small rocks coming toward your vehicle or are not always able to move out of the way to prevent your car...
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Insurance Claim
Body shops do not file insurance claims. If your vehicle has sustained damages due to a collision with another vehicle or was damaged by an act of nature, you have to take the initiative and file a claim with your insurance carrier or the insurance carrier of the party who caused the damage. Once you...
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Safe Parking For Your Paint Job
Parking your car outdoors can be risky. Although most car waxes have ingredients that resist ultraviolet rays, sunlight will fade a cars exterior over time. Falling objects also can do many different kinds of exterior damage to your vehicle. Parking in the shade carries its own hazards, though. For example, bird droppings and especially tree...
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Types of Gasoline That is Best For Your Car
Choosing the right type of gasoline is just as integral to your engine’s longevity as a routine oil change. You don’t necessarily have to be brand-specific, but it is extremely important to know what grade of fuel is right for your car’s engine. Gasoline is a mixture of hydrocarbons. When it is used as fuel...
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