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When Should I Get My Alignment?

If you’re wondering whether your vehicle needs an alignment, first look at your tires. Uneven tire wear -- often, more wear on the outside of some tires -- is a prime indicator that your car is likely out of alignment. Here are a few more indicators:

• Your car seems to be drifting to one side, even when you think you’re driving straight
• Your steering wheel vibrates
• You are driving straight, but your steering wheel isn’t centered

If none of these indicators occurs but it’s been a while since your last alignment, check…

Imagine this, the highway is rain-soaked and full of puddles when suddenly the car begins to swerve, then skid. Your car is in motion of hydroplaning. 

Hydroplaning can happen at almost any speed, but it is far more likely to happen at high speeds. Invariably, hydroplaning catches drivers by surprise. Inexplicably, the car begins to skid although you haven’t swerved, haven’t braked, haven’t changed lanes, or drastically changed your speed.

Yet now you are in a skid you can’t seem to correct. Steering in the direction of the skid (as most driving experts advise) doesn’t…

Most vehicle manufacturers recommend that the tires be rotated on the same schedule as oil changes. In most cases that means every 7,500 miles or six months.

A good time to rotate your tires is when you get the oil changed, assuming you do that at least once a year and more often if you drive in excess of 12,000 miles a year.

On front-wheel-drive vehicles, the weight of the engine and transmission, and because the front tires do most of the work in turns, it'll certainly wear quicker than the rear tires.

Rotating the tires between…

Not necessarily. A certain amount of brake noise is considered “normal” these days because of the harder semi-metallic brake pads that are used in most front-wheel drive cars, trucks, vans and SUVs. This type of noise does not affect braking performance and does not indicate a brake problem. However, if the noise is objectionable, there are ways to eliminate it.

Brake squeal might be eliminated just by having one of Rick Case’s ASE-Certified Technicians - Mechanics resurface your brake rotors.

Some brands of semi-metallic pads are inherently noisier than others because of the ingredient

How to know if your car needs more power:
 

The condition of the cell plates inside the battery determines whether or not a battery is still serviceable. Current is produced when sulfuric acid in the battery reacts with lead in the cell plates. As the battery discharges, sulfate accumulates on the plates and reduces the battery's ability to make current. The sulfate is returned to solution when the alternator recharges the battery by forcing current to flow in the opposite direction.

Over time, some of the sulfate becomes permanently attached to the plates. The sulfate forms a barrier that…

The new Honda 2022 HR-V is finally here and better than ever! This car is the best for long road trips or travel as the new design is slightly larger with more space and easier visibility while driving. It can hold up to 5 passengers with extra head and legroom for the front seats.
 

The new 2022 Honda HR-V is available in numerous colors. You can go for Crystal Black Pearl, Crystal Black Pearl, Lunar Silver Metallic, Modern Steel Metallic, or Platinum White Pearl. For a more unique eye-catching option, you can select the Milano Red, Aegean Blue Metallic, or Midnight Amethyst Metallic.