Taking Care of Your Brakes
Brakes might not be a part of your car you think of often, but it’s pretty obvious why you should. It’s a part of your car that should always be in top working condition.
Techniques for Driving In the Rain
Driving in the rain isn’t fun, but sometimes it’s unavoidable. We’ve already seen some rainy days this spring, and it’s important for all drivers to know how to safely maneuver their vehicle when spring’s rainy weather strikes.
Milking MPG
Gas prices are low now, and most people are enjoying a few extra bucks in their pockets each month. Depending on political or economic events, prices could rise again, and it’s a safe assumption that prices will rise at least a little during the summer driving season. Keeping in mind a possible price hike, drivers …Continue Reading
Attention Teen Drivers: Put Down the Phone!
Great Plains Auto Body Encourages Teen Drivers around the Country to Put Down the Phone and Enjoy the Once-in-a-Lifetime Experiences. Prom and graduation season is here! With it comes the excitement of sharing photos, videos and texts with friends and families. But it also is accompanied by an elevated risk for teen drivers, particularly when …Continue Reading
Tire Rotation 101
Rotating your tires means moving them from front to back, one side of the vehicle to the other, or a combination of both. Periodically rotating your tires is an important part of tire maintenance as it helps achieve a more uniform wear for all four tires. Uneven tire wear can lead to poor performance and decreased …Continue Reading
Do I Need To Wax My Car?
Yes. Although car manufacturers add a layer of clear coat to seal and protect your car’s paint from environmental abuse, that environmental abuse still causes the surface of your car to get hazy and the shine to subside. Generally, there is no damage to the color layer below because of the clear coat, but the …Continue Reading
Why Hybrid
A hybrid car is one that uses more than one form of onboard propulsion, according to Edmunds.com. The hybrid cars we see on the road today are a combination of a traditional, internal combustion, gas-powered engine and an electric and battery pack. The availability of the electric motor cuts down on the need for the …Continue Reading
What’s My Ideal Tire Pressure?
For many drivers, it’s easy to forget about your tires until something goes wrong. Your tires lose pressure daily. In cool weather, a tire can lose one-two pounds of air per month. In warm weather, they can lose even more. It’s important to keep the correct amount of air pressure in your tires to help …Continue Reading
From Corn Field to Gas Tank
Most Americans understand the concepts of reducing dependency on foreign oil and carbon footprints. To that end, the United States has been searching for alternative eco-friendly fuel sources. Enter ethanol. Ethanol is an alcohol (ethyl alcohol), like what you find in booze. It can also be added to gasoline, thereby reducing the volume of gas …Continue Reading
No, You Shouldn’t Use A Dent Puller
It’s maddening to walk out to your car after grocery shopping to see a brand new door ding, a dent, or your car’s paint scraped away. If your car was hit and the culprit didn’t leave their information, you’re on your own to fix the dent. There are multiple devices on the market that claim …Continue Reading
