Working up a sweat is a great thing to do in a gym around Orland Park, but not in your car. When Orland Park auto owners' car's AC System has a problem, they'll often feel it right away. The question is, how long do you put up with it? You know, the old comfort versus cost dilemma. B...
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Posted in Air Conditioning
on May 05, 2015
The hottest Illinois news story may be different everyday, but theres one topic that seems to come up over and over again the price of gas in Orland Park. If you feel like most of your paycheck goes into your gas tank, this post is for you. Here are several basic things Orland Park...
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Posted in Maintenance
on April 29, 2015
Nowadays, Orland Park drivers are paying more at Orland Park gas pumps. For some families in the greater Orland Park area, it adds up to several hundred dollars every month. Thats got to come out of the budget somewhere. This is one of the reasons many Illinois drivers are putting of...
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Posted in Service Intervals
on April 25, 2015
If you're gonna drive around the Orland Park area, you've got to be able to see! So having a good pair of windshield wipers is extremely important. We've all experienced the frustration and fear of not being able to see clearly during a storm, or when our windshield is just dirty. It...
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Posted in Windshield Wipers
on April 17, 2015
Here's an interesting statistic for our car owners in Orland Park, Illinois: Only thirty percent of car batteries make it to forty-eight months. And the life expectancy varies by where you live. It ranges from fifty-one months in extremely cold areas to just thirty months in extremel...
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Posted in Battery
on April 10, 2015
All Illinois pilots have checklists for every aspect of flying. They always use their checklists even if they only have two steps on them. They do this simply because a checklist is a great way to not forget vital steps. It is also how they can assure a predictable outcome. That is wh...
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Posted in Service Standards
on April 01, 2015
We find that a lot of Orland Park service and repair at Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Orland Park are a little tentative when they talk with their automotive advisors. They want to ask questions, but don't want to be embarrassed or to seem pushy. Cars are very complicated and ther...
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Posted in Service Standards
on March 26, 2015
Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from here to Tinley Park knows this makes sense. Some of us in the Tinley Park area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight, and I'm not talkin' what you see in the mirror. Guys; sports equipment and tools. Ladies; well, just take a look ar...
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Posted in Fuel System
on March 20, 2015
The government mandates a lot of equipment on cars in Orland Park Illinois: emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements. All of this is great for the Orland Park Illinois motoring public, but it does add quite a bit to the p...
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Posted in Maintenance
on March 12, 2015
A lot of people get custom wheels in Orland Park. When you do this yourself (over the internet . . .) you could run into trouble if youre not careful. Sometimes, once theyre mounted, they just don't fit right. The tires rub in turns or on bumps. You dont want that.
Consulting your ...
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Posted in Tires and Wheels
on March 04, 2015
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