I NEED All Wheel Drive (Pros and Cons of AWD)
March 31, 2024
So winter has arrived and you don't feel confident in how your 2-wheel drive vehicle does in the snow and ice. You envy all those people with all-wheel-drive (AWD) and 4-wheel-drive (4WD) cars, trucks and SUVs. You start thinking, "I need one of those. I'll be able to go anywhere without any w... More
Timing Belt Service to Save Big Bucks in Toledo
March 24, 2024
Your engine is like a finely choreographed dance. All the parts have to work together. If the timing is off at the ballet, dancers crash into each other and fall down. It the timing is off in your engine, it may not run at all. One of the most intricate dances in your engine has to do with the c... More
Fuel Saving Tip: Slow Down Around Toledo
March 17, 2024
There's not much we can do about the price of gas in Toledo, OH, but we do quite a bit about how much we use as we're driving on our Toledo streets.Our driving habits can dramatically affect our fuel economy.The first thing we can do is watch the 'go-pedal.' Hard acceleration just sucks the gas. ... More
Tire Tread Depth for Toledo, OH Drivers
March 10, 2024
Driving on bald tires is like playing roulette. Though you may be fine today, eventually your luck is going to run out.The Feds don't have any laws for tread depth, but 42 of the states, and all of Canada, do have regulations. They consider 2/32 of an inch to be the minimum legal tread depth. Tw... More
Serpentine Belt Service at Tuffy Toledo (Airport Hwy)
March 3, 2024
Most Toledo folks occasionally have days when they've got a bunch of errands to run. Yesterday was my day off and I needed to fill the gas tank, pick up some groceries at my Toledo market, swing by the ATM and get the kids from school. I could have made four trips . . . but that would have been ... More