New Year Car Maintenance: Check Your Oil

As the new year gets underway, it's time to go through a
checklist of easy auto maintenance tasks that you can do in your
driveway. One of these is to check your oil. All you need a rag,
or some paper towels.


You should check your oil after your car's engine has been
stopped for at le...
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What You Need To Know About Road Salt

Icy roads are treacherous roads, which is why one of the
first things road authorities do when the forecast calls for
winter precipitation is to send out the salt trucks.


The goal of this procedure-the point of road salt-is to
increase the salinity of the moisture that covers the roadwa...
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Should You Switch Engine Oil Types In Winter?

Winter means cold temperatures, and cold temperatures mean
that the oil in your engine gets thicker. In the past, this
typically made it more difficult for your engine to turn over
when you started your vehicle. Using a type of engine oil that
maintained adequate viscosity in cold temper...
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Should You "Warm Up" Your Car in the Winter?

It's a bone-chilling morning, and you're on your way back
inside to make your coffee after starting your car to "warm it
up" ahead of your commute. Smart thinking, right?


Not so fast.


Nobody likes to shiver in a freezing car. It's also true
that a cold engine sustains greater wear, ...
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Is Your Car Ready for Winter?

The first frost has come and gone, and winter is almost
upon us. Here's a short list of essential steps to make sure your
car is ready to get you through to springtime.


First, test your car battery. When the weather gets cold,
your car's engine needs more power to get started--and at th...
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Your Car Is Stuck In The Snow. Now What?

No matter how well you've prepared for winter driving, you
may still find yourself in a situation where your car is stuck in
snow or ice. If help is delayed or unavailable, here are some
steps you can take to try to free your vehicle.


Regardless of whether you've just skidded into a sno...
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Driving In The Snow: Dos and Don'ts

The safest approach to driving in the snow is also the easiest:
If possible, avoid doing it at all.


If traveling in snowy or icy conditions is unavoidable, try
to give your local road crews' plows, sanders, and salters enough
time to do their jobs before you join them on the roadways....
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Preparing a Winter Kit For Your Car

You've switched to winter tires, put the ice scraper in
your trunk, and changed to 5W-30 motor oil at your last service
visit. Your car is ready for winter.


But are you ready for winter in your car?


No matter how well you've prepared your car for cold, icy,
and snowy roads, you migh...
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Run-flat tires: What You Need to Know

Run-flat tires have been around for several years, but
drivers continue to harbor many misconceptions about them. A
run-flat tire will allow you to keep driving if your tire's tread
is punctured by road debris, but there are important limitations
to be aware of.


For a driver's purpose...
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Using Your Phone To Check Your Tires

Smartphone apps that claim to be able to judge your tires'
air pressure from a photo taken with the phone's camera have
begun to surface on the market, but don't throw away that old
fashioned tire gauge just yet.


TireCheck, made by Neomatix, prompts you to align each tire
in a tire sh...
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Five Things to Know About Fixing Your Flat With A Can

Many motorists guard themselves against the risk of a flat
tire by keeping a can of pressurized tire sealant, such as
"Fix-A-Flat," in their vehicle. Available for as little as $5.00,
these products can be an important part of a driver's emergency
toolkit, but they have limitations that a...
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Tires and Your New Driver

You may know how to change a flat tire? But what about your
teenaged child, who just got his or her license?



According to a 2011 survey, two out of three teen
drivers don't know how to change a flat tire.
Make sure your new driver knows what to do if they suddenly find
themselves o...
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How Much Gas Money Can Your Tires Save?

You've probably heard that having properly inflated tires
is not only good for your safety and your tires' durability, but
also for how much money you spend at the gas pump.


Most cars' tires are supposed to be inflated to between 30
and 35 pounds per square inch (PSI), but according to ...
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Your Spare Is In The Trunk ... Right?

You've had your new car for about two years. It's reliably
taken you to and from work every day, and you like driving it.
Then, one day, you feel a wobble and hear a pulsating noise
coming from one side of the car. You have a flat tire.


No problem.
You know how to change a tire, righ...
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When Low Tire Pressure Is a Good Thing

If you live in an area that's subject to wintry driving
conditions, and a set of snow tires isn't in your budget, one
option that's available to you is to let some of the air out of
your tires.


Though it's important to be aware that underinflating your
all-season tires is not a substi...
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When Low Tire Pressure Is a Good Thing

If you live in an area that's subject to wintry driving
conditions, and a set of snow tires isn't in your budget, one
option that's available to you is to let some of the air out of
your tires.


Though it's important to be aware that underinflating your
all-season tires is not a substi...
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Let Your New Tires Break In

That new set of tires makes your car look pretty sharp,
huh? Are you thinking of taking it for a spirited spin through
some twisty back roads to "try them out?"


Well, okay. But take it easy. You need to break in those
tires. Here are the two main reasons why.


One of the final steps ...
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Mastercraft Fall Tire Rebates

Get up to $75.00 mail in rebate offer on select Mastercraft tires
purchased at D.A.N.Z. Automotive from October 1st to November
15th. See store for details.
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RANCHO "SHOCKTOBER" EVENT

Stop in to D.A.N.Z. Automotive and purchase any four RANCHO
shocks (RS5000, RS7000, RS9000) between October 1st and October
31st and recieve a mail in rebate offer for the price of one
shock. Mail in rebate does not include the price of installation.
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Event: RANCHO "SHOCKTOBER" EVENT - Oct 1-31

Buy any four rancho shocks (RS5000, RS7000 or RS9000) and get a
mail in rebate offer for the price of one. Cost of installation
is not included in offer.
...
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Event: Mastercraft Fall Tire Rebates - Oct 1 to Nov 15

Get up to $75.00 mail in rebate on select Mastercraft Tires at
D.A.N.Z. Automotive. Rebate offer runs from Octoer 1st to
November 15th 2013.
...
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