New Year Car Maintenance: Check Your Belts

The new year is upon us. It's time to go through a
checklist of easy auto maintenance tasks that you can do in your
driveway. Among these is checking your car's belts.


Your vehicle's engine belt or belts should be replaced
about every 50,000 miles. For a typical American driver, that's
...
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New Year Car Maintenance: Check Your Coolant Level

The new year is upon us. It's time to go through a
checklist of easy auto maintenance tasks that you can do in your
driveway. One of the things you should be doing at least once a
year, if not more often, is to check its level of coolant, or
antifreeze. You don't need any tools.


The i...
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New Year Car Maintenance: Check Your Coolant Level

The new year is upon us. It's time to go through a
checklist of easy auto maintenance tasks that you can do in your
driveway. One of the things you should be doing at least once a
year, if not more often, is to check its level of coolant, or
antifreeze. You don't need any tools.


The i...
continue reading

New Year Car Maintenance: Check Your Belts

The new year is upon us. It's time to go through a
checklist of easy auto maintenance tasks that you can do in your
driveway. Among these is checking your car's belts.


Your vehicle's engine belt or belts should be replaced
about every 50,000 miles. For a typical American driver, that's
...
continue reading

New Year Car Maintenance: Check Your Coolant Level

The new year is upon us. It's time to go through a
checklist of easy auto maintenance tasks that you can do in your
driveway. One of the things you should be doing at least once a
year, if not more often, is to check its level of coolant, or
antifreeze. You don't need any tools.


The i...
continue reading

New Year Car Maintenance: Check Your Coolant Level

The new year is upon us. It's time to go through a
checklist of easy auto maintenance tasks that you can do in your
driveway. One of the things you should be doing at least once a
year, if not more often, is to check its level of coolant, or
antifreeze. You don't need any tools.


The i...
continue reading

New Year Car Maintenance: Check Your Belts

The new year is upon us. It's time to go through a
checklist of easy auto maintenance tasks that you can do in your
driveway. Among these is checking your car's belts.


Your vehicle's engine belt or belts should be replaced
about every 50,000 miles. For a typical American driver, that's
...
continue reading

Event: CHICKEN BBQ - Feb 2 @ 11:00am

Hop Bottom Hose Co. Annual Chicken BBQ


Super Bowl Sunday February 2, 2014 11:00 am until 2:00 pm


Dinner $9.00 Half Chicken $6.50
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Snow Isn't The Only Reason for Winter Tires

If your vehicle is fitted with all-season tires, and you
managed to drive unscathed through the early and mid-December
snows, you may be thinking that you don't really need winter
tires this season.


You may want to reconsider that. Winter tires are not
merely "snow tires." It would be...
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"Socking" It To Your Tires

A winter storm warning was just declared. Do you have snow
socks in your trunk?


No, they're not for your feet. Snow socks are commonplace
in a number of European countries, but only recently have begun
to catch on in the United States.


These lightweight tire coverings provide a vehi...
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Snow Chains: A Primer

The snowy season is upon us, and if you've spent any time
at all driving in heavily falling snow, you may be wondering
whether it's time to invest in a set of tire chains before the
next snowstorm.


Snow chains or cables will vary widely in cost, ranging
anywhere from $30 - $200 per pa...
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New Year Car Maintenance: Replace Your Wiper Blades

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 the easiest and least expensive things you can
do to make your vehicle safer (and easier to drive!) is to
replace your windshield wiper blades.


Wi...
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