Our Expert Automotive Service & Collision Repair Blog

Automotive Service Advisors are crucial to the car repair and service process. As a Service Manager and Advisor, Dan Solis, communicates your concerns and service requests to our technicians, translates technical terms and advises on the best steps to address the needs of our customers. Working hand in hand with our expert technicians, Dan helps to ensure you and your vehicle get the best care in Denver.

Addison Auto is grateful for the character and expertise Dan brings to his role.

Article adapted from The National Safety Commission’s Article titled How Receiver Hitches Affect Rear End Collision Injuries

As you have no doubt noticed in Colorado, more people are towing boats, trailers, and campers as we continue to weather the pandemic and its dramatic effects on our lives. But did you know that the receiver hitch can actually make you less safe in the event you are involved in a rear-end collision?

It is likely the role your car plays in your life has changed significantly since the start of the pandemic. If you had asked me in January, I would have said your car is likely used most to get you to and from work. Now, with an entirely different culture and reality, the car has taken on a new place in society. We are using our cars to safely celebrate the things in life we miss, like milestones and travel. 

Right now, airline travel isn’t attractive. But, NOT vacationing isn’t attractive either! Last year, I wrote about traveling within Colorado and adjoining states. Who knew car travel would be
even more relevant this year! At least we have the good fortune to live in a part of the country so full of the wonders of nature. When Brenda and I moved to Colorado in 1971, we bought a Renault 16 hatchback (picture below) and drove it all over the state, stopping and camping wherever we wanted. A loose air cleaner bolt allowed the sand to get into the engine while driving through a sandstorm in Arizona. We got through the sand storm only to find our engine blowing a smokescreen. After spending an interesting night in Tuba City, Arizona, we continued to the Grand Canyon, and about a case of oil got us back to Denver. It took me about a week of late nights to rebuild the engine. The moral here is to be sure your vehicle is thoroughly inspected before leaving.

Summer is around the corner which means we will start to use the air conditioning in our cars more often. Before you start to use your AC, you should consider getting your cabin air filter checked and receiving an EVAP service.

Since the Denver and Colorado stay-at-home orders went into effect, traffic has decreased dramatically and the air quality has increased with 20% - 30% reductions in Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide.  This will not last as Colorado reopens idled businesses; none the less, it would be nice to retain a little of the gain as the state transitions to safer-at-home and folks return to work. A significant number of workers may continue to work from home thus reducing traffic, but for the current fleet of vehicles, maintenance can make a big difference in how cleanly they operate.

We took some time to interview a long time customer who has been with Addison since the very beginning in 1982, back when the shop was known as Swedish Automotive.

While Addison has come a long way and grown a lot since 1982, Tom says he always remembers all the "laughs with Jim from day one." One thing that has never changed is our commitment to providing personal, honest, and caring service.

Jim and Brenda Addison explain their unpredicted start. 

Betty Hunt began her career with Addison in November of 1999. She is a familiar face to most of our customers and holds two decades of knowledge; she is always the first person to ask when you want to know where something is or how something works. To mark her contributions and the 20-year milestone we sat down with her and asked the following questions:

It’s October and you are probably saying to yourself, “Here’s Jim again telling me about tires and the Colorado Traction Law.” Well, you are mostly right, but effective August 2, 2019 the law changed as a result of HB1207 by the Colorado Legislature.