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Have you noticed a trend of people doing just about everything besides driving when they’re behind the wheel? Have you noticed a trend of people doing just about everything besides driving when they're behind the wheel? The driver who believes it's safe to use their phone if they add a few extra car lengths behind the flow of traffic or the driver applying makeup or eating their meal behind the wheel.

While it doesn’t happen often, getting a flat tire can be a major inconvenience. Being prepared by understanding the basic steps to change a flat can help make an unpleasant experience manageable.

No one wants to give up the keys…Staying behind the wheel enables us to maintain our independence and keep our minds sharp and healthy.  With age come additional challenges that impact driving: arthritis, hip and knee replacements, joint pain – just to name a few!  A recent study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that seniors who stopped driving are two times more likely to suffer depression and five times more likely to enter an assisted living center.

Denver just got its first real snow of 2018, but anyone driving in the mountains commuting or for recreation can expect these conditions almost any time. Conifer got 15 inches from this storm.

As the weather gets colder, your battery has to work harder to start your vehicle. If all the connections are clean and tight, enough current will flow to start the car every time. If, however, there is corrosion or loose connections, it can impede current flow, resulting in not getting enough juice to the starter to turn the engine. Corrosion is the worst enemy of the starting system. Aside from increasing the resistance in the battery cables, dirt and corrosion on the battery become a conductor that can suck power out of the battery.

With our next grandbaby coming soon, I decided to brush up on child seat installation. We had gotten training in the past, but I wanted to be sure I was doing things correctly. As I started reading, I came across a few startling facts.  

No one likes to be in a vehicle accident.  Many times, our first instinct is to try to minimize the situation.  But clear thinking and attention to detail can save you a lot of headache, a lot of time and a lot of money as you navigate the insurance and car repair process.  

It’s that time of year again.  The ski areas are starting to make snow, the 14ers are turning white again and we couldn’t hold off any longer and had to turn on our furnace.

If you have been keeping up with the scheduled maintenance for your vehicle, it’s ready for winter, but if not, here are a few things you can do to cover the basics.

Automotive car paint continues to improve but there are still some substances that can harm your vehicle’s paint.

Squeezing every last drop out of your gas tank before filling up is tempting but in an effort to save a little time you may be causing damage to your fuel pump. Fuel pump installations on domestic vehicles costs from $600-$800 and European models $1000-$1200.