Wishy-Washy in Tucson Perhaps you’ve found yourself driving when something all of a sudden splashes on your windshield, obstructing your view. You know that sinking feeling when you try to turn on the windshield washers and no fluid comes out. Now you’re blinded even more. What can you do? The best thing is to make […]

Does Your Car Have A Recall Item? Your Tucson service center receives updated information through subscription plans, which are sometimes available in consumer versions too. Whatever your source, pay attention to Tucson vehicle recalls to keep you and your passengers safe. No matter how well they’re made, vehicles are bound to have problems with their […]

Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson Tire Safety: Washington vs. Lincoln Let’s focus on stopping in wet Tucson conditions. In order for a tire to have good contact with the road, it has to move the water out of the way. If it can’t move the water, the tire will actually ride on top of a […]

Make Your Vehicle Last We live in such a disposable society. It’s amazing all the stuff we throw away. New stuff comes out so fast, we just toss the old and move on. In the old days, AZ folks were real sticklers about taking care of their things. If something got lost or ruined by […]

Fuel Saving Tip: Slow Down in Tucson There’s not much Tucson drivers can do about the price of gas in AZ, but we can control – up to a point – how much we use. Our driving habits can dramatically affect our fuel economy. The first thing we can do is watch the go-pedal. Hard […]

Advantage Auto Repair & Transmisson Alternator Replacement Service in Tucson Your vehicle alternator doesn’t get enough credit. Though your battery gets your engine started, after that – it’s all about the alternator. Driving around Tucson is a lot of work for your alternator, and as upgrades such as heated steering wheels, cooled seats, stability control […]

Tucson Customer Detective Work Cars are made up of a bunch of complex systems. There usually could be a number of reasons for any given symptom. So, it’s challenging to track down the actual cause of the problem. And it can be frustrating for the vehicle owner because it can take time and money to […]

Breathe New Life into Your Engine (MAF sensor replacement) If you’ve noticed your vehicle is hard to start, stalling, or has lost power, the culprit may be a part with an odd name: the MAF sensor. You may have never even heard of a MAF sensor, but it’s important that it be working correctly, or […]

How Tired Are Your Tires? (Tire replacement) Of the things you think about most, your tires are probably pretty far down the list. That’s understandable because today’s tires are engineered to do their job without needing you to pay too much attention to them. But they DO wear out, and worn tires can contribute to […]

Keeping Your Cool (Coolant leak repair) If there’s one thing you should pay attention to with your vehicle, it’s the temperature gauge. It’s the one that may say C—H (that means “cold—hot”). Or maybe yours has a picture of a thermometer on it and a blue and red zone. If you see the needle heading […]