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3 Tips To Help Simplify The Auto Loan Approval Process
At some point in time or another, just about everyone has gone out and gotten themselves a new vehicle. While some pay cash for their next vehicle, others look to finance it. Financing your vehicle gives you the freedom to drive away in the vehicle of your dreams without having to save up enough money to pay for it all at once. If you are in the market for a new vehicle and want to help get the loan process underway as quickly as possible, here are three tips to help simplify the process for you.

Three Simple Ways To Extend The Life Of Your Tires
Visiting a tire shop to buy new tires for your vehicle is an important way to stay safe on the road, given that old, worn tires can affect your ability to stop in a timely manner and control your vehicle in general. While buying new tires is a necessary expense for everyone who owns a vehicle, there are a number of ways that you can extend the life of your current tires to get the most out of them.

Improvements You Should Make To Your Truck If You Want To Go Off-Roading
One of the joys of having a pickup truck is the fact that you can take it many places where a car cannot go. For example, you might want to take you truck through the mud or into the woods for hunting or just hanging out. Regardless, just because you have a truck does not mean that it's ready to go anywhere and everywhere that you want to take it. For best results, you should make a few improvements to your truck first.

Preparing Yourself And Your Teen For Safe Driving
When your teenager reaches the driving age, your entire world will quickly change. That person who depended on you to take them everywhere they needed to go will no longer need you as they once did. You will go through the worries that every parent experiences when their teen leaves the house independently not knowing if they are okay or not. Preparing your teen for the responsibility of driving independently will help you and your teen during a very difficult and stressful time.

Two Methods Of Collision Auto Body Repair That Might Work At Home
If you are currently looking at any sort of dent in your vehicle, you may be considering trying some "home remedies" to take the dent out yourself. The traditional method involves a drill, a hole in the dent, and popping the dent back out. While effective, this method does leave an unsightly hole where the dent used to be. If you would still prefer to DIY your auto collision dents at home, but avoid creating additional body damage, there are a couple methods you can try which may or may not work, depending on the size of the dent and your skills in this area.

Four Habits That Can Destroy Your Automatic Transmission
Your transmission is responsible for bringing power from the engine to the wheels of your car, and bad driving habits can take their toll on the transmission. Use this guide to learn which driving habits you should break to keep your car running smoothly and avoid destroying or seriously damaging your car's automatic transmission system. 1. Shifting Without Breaking While vehicles with manual transmissions are designed to shift while the car is still in motion, this is not the case for cars with automatic transmissions.

Car Smells Like Burnt Rubber? Check Under Your Car For Plastic
If you've had your car for awhile, you can probably tell when it has problems just by the way it smells. For example, if your car smells like gas, it most likely has a fuel tank leak. But if your car smells like burnt rubber inside, you might not have a clue as to why. Burnt rubber is one of the strangest smells to show up in cars. One of the causes of your car's rubber smell is plastic.

Buying A Car On A Low Budget: The Best Tips
If you're looking for a new car and you don't have a lot of money to spend, you should consider picking up a car someone wants to scrap because it needs new parts. If someone has a bad motor or transmission, they may want to pitch the car instead of repair it. Cars like this are a cheap option. You may not be able to drive the car right away, but at least you'll own the car when it's fixed and ready to drive.

Engine Inspection When Buying A Used RV
If you are trying to join the approximately 9 million households that own an RV by purchasing a used motor home, then you need to be aware that you will also be buying a used engine. Now you may be thinking, "Well, duh!" But you would be surprised how many people buy RVs without giving a thorough inspection to the various used parts including the engine. A used RV can cost you between $20,000 and almost $70,000 depending on how old it is, so ensuring that all the parts are in good working condition can save you both time and money and allow you to enjoy the RV experience.

Auto Tune Up Vs. Maintenance Check: Past And Present
Once used as a very specific term, car tune ups are now used to reference any regular maintenance needed by the car to keep up its performance. Below is a short history of the original meaning of "tune up," as well as the modern-day equivalent. What a Tune Up Meant in the Past Before ignition and other major car processes were automated by a computer chip, cars would literally become "

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Three years ago, I was driving home for the holidays across the country. As usual during the holiday season, a huge snowstorm hit. I ended up being stranded on the side of the road in a huge snowdrift. Luckily, I was prepared with food, warm blankets, and--most importantly--the phone number for my favorite towing company. After a few hours, they were able to pull me out and take me into the shop with no lasting damage. I can't imagine what would have happened if I hadn't had the information for the towing company. I could have been stuck in the middle of the winter storm for days! This led me to do some research on cars, towing companies, repairs, etc. which I've decided to share via this blog. I hope it helps keep you out of a rut one day.

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