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Spring Car Cleaning Hacks

  • Posted 9 years ago
  • by Justin Pritchard

A list of springtime cleaning tips to get your ride big-time  shiny, with minimal time and money

It’s springtime, and that means you’ve got stuff to do. Things to plant. A lawn to bring back to life. Projects to tackle ahead of a season of summer relaxation. Providing your trusty family ride with some well-deserved TLC and a good shine-up after a long and hard winter is important too, and you know it. Read more →

Car not itself lately? Check the ignition system!

  • Posted 9 years ago
  • by Chris Blackwell

DSC_1227An engine is a complicated thing that works on a fairly simple principle: the explosion of a flammable substance– namely gasoline. The exploding takes place in the combustion chamber as fuel is sprayed into the cylinder, and then ignited by a tiny spark. It’s a highly regulated process which takes place many times per second, every single second your engine is running. Read more →

Winter Driving Safety: Top Things Not to Do

  • Posted 9 years ago
  • by Chris Blackwell

Winter driving safety is important. We’re Canadians. We know this.

It’s winter. You should put on your winter tires, buy the usual array of flashy winter-driving products yelling at you from the weekly newspaper flyers, and be sure to scrape your windshield every time you set out so you can see things.

So, instead of the usual top-five winter-readiness tips, we offer the following: five things to avoid doing this winter where safety and peace of mind on the road are concerned. Read more →