Category: Auto Repair
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The Importance of Regular Maintenance for Your Vehicle
The Importance of a Regular Maintenance Schedule for Your Car or Truck We in Asheville, are lucky that we live in such an amazing area. So amazing, in fact, that WorldAtlas has released a list of nine best places to visit in North Carolina and Asheville is one of them. Of course, we’d like to…
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The Top 10 Dashboard Indicator Lights: What They All Mean
Your Vehicle’s Dashboard Indicator Lights: What They Mean and What to Do Here in South Carolina, we have signs everywhere that inform us while on the road. For example, highway signs that inform and honor our Gamecock women’s basketball national titles. Go Gamecocks! But, we also have signs inside our vehicles that are equally informative…
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Don’t Wait! Why Refueling BEFORE You Get to Empty is Best
Why You Shouldn’t Wait Until Your Tank Is on Empty to Refuel Gas prices are a continuing concern for drivers here in Hickory. But, gasoline prices have fallen slightly over the last three straight weeks, providing some relief at the pump. And while this hits our wallets at little less, it’s still tempting to stretch…
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New Tire vs. Retread: Which Option Is Best for You?
The Pros and Cons of Purchasing a New Tire vs. Having Your Tire Retread Imagine this: you’re driving home from a fun-filled day with the kids at Mountain Play Lodge when — pftsss — you get a flat tire. So, you take it to Meineke Hendersonville Road to find that the tire needs replacing. But, the…
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What You Need to Know About the Dangers of Vapor Lock
Understanding Vapor Lock: What It Is, How It Affects Your Vehicle, and Prevention Tips We’ve been enjoying some great weather here in Walkertown this week, but we’re about to turn on the heat this weekend with hotter temperatures this weekend. And with hotter weather comes a greater risk of an automotive issue called vapor lock.…
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Brakes Giving You Problems? What You Need to Know
How to Tell if Your Vehicle’s Brakes Need Repair or Maintenance—and Why You Shouldn’t Wait A Lincoln County grandmother immediately thought about her grandchildren when she won the first $4 million top prize in a new lottery game. And she choice to invest her winnings into her kin. Clearly, she is making a wise decision.…
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One Tire? Or All Four? Your Best Advice Before Deciding
Should You Replace Just One Tire or All Four? Pros and Cons Picture this: You’re coming home from a fun-filled day at our amazing North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame, when… POW… on the way your tire blows out. And now you’ll need to replace your blown tire with a new one. But, this…
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What is Auto OBD? And How Does it Saves You Big Bucks
What is OBD and Why It’s Essential for Optimal Car Care Being prepared with the best information can help save you time, effort and, in the long run, money. And that’s why we do our best to keep informed on what’s going on… from our community right down to our vehicles. Because knowing, for example,…
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Is Your Auto Repair Shop ASE Certified? Why it’s Important
Why Using an ASE-Certified Auto Repair Shop is Important When you want the best Cuban Coffee, you go to Haywood Famous in West Asheville. Because when you’re a coffee lover, choosing the right coffee shop is a must. Similarly, when it comes to maintaining and repairing your vehicle, choosing the right auto repair shop is…
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Blow Head Gasket: Your Best Solution to the Problem
Understanding a Blown Head Gasket: Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention Imagine this: You are coming home from an evening at the Foothills Playhouse in Easley. But, when you got into your car and pulled out of the parking lot… Fizzzzz… white smoke pours from the exhaust and the engine seizes. Unfortunately, it’s your worst fear: a…