The 4-wheel drive option on your truck, Jeep or SUV offers assistance driving on Wonder Lake’s winter roads and the potential for fun if you’re inclined to take your driving off-road. But, do you know your Ps and Qs when it comes to 4-wheel driving? What’s to know, right? You engage the 4-wheel drive and give your truck, Jeep or SUV the gas. Whoa!!! Actually, there could be a little more to

How much time do you spend in your car? If you’re like most of us, you probably spend quite a bit of time in your car. In fact, one study suggests that the average American spends 293 hours driving each year. For someone who drives for 50 years, that works out to more than 610 hours. You wouldn’t spend all that time driving without adjusting your seat in the car or adjusting the mirrors. But,

If you live in the Richmond area, and you’ve driven for any significant period of time, you probably have a good idea how to drive in the snow. If you’re a newer driver, you may not be as familiar with driving on Richmond and area roads in the winter. This week, winter has decided to test your winter-driving acumen. If you’re a new driver, and this is your first winter behind the wheel, even

A Feb. 26, 2015, story from Canada reports that “Modern plastic vehicle parts (are) cracking under temperatures.” The story states that the flexible plastics used in the manufacture of cars today “easily ‘shatters’ when temperatures dip below -20 C.” It’s Canada. It’s -20 C. That’s darn cold. That’s an Arctic temperature. We don’t have to worry, right? Guess again. A conversion

Are you one of those from Wonder Lake who still makes New Years Resolutions? A lot of people have given up on the practice, many of those after repeated New Years good intentions to exercise and lose weight. There is one possible New Years Resolution you may want to consider and keep. How about making a New Years Resolution to change your car, truck or SUV’s oil on schedule in 2018? This is a resolution

There is plenty to celebrate as we bid 2017 adieu and welcome in 2018. What are your plans for New Year’s Eve? What a great night to join some friends and party. Just think of the letdown, however, if the night ends in handcuffs or on an ambulance gurney. Why should you wind up in handcuffs or on an ambulance gurney? A little too much party, mixed with an unwise decision to drive is a roll of the

All Virginia wanted to do was get home. After all, who really wants to work Christmas Eve. With two young children at home, she had struggled to keep her mind on her work all day. Now, with the sun setting over the McHenry horizon, she rushed out to the car driven by the anticipation of the joyful greeting she would receive when she came in the door back at home. That hour of Christmas Eve the

There is a good reason you can count on your car to start throughout the Wonder Lake winter that is swiftly approaching. You have an integrated charging/starting system under your hood with parts and mechanisms that work together to ensure your car will start when you want it to. There is one primary reason that system might fail you sometime this winter. The system generally fails because someone

The coolant/antifreeze that flows through the veins and arteries of your car’s engine and radiator are essential to the vitality, endurance and efficient operation of your car. As a coolant, it carries away heat caused by friction between moving engine parts. As antifreeze, it avoids the risk of freezing so it can’t flow when you start the car. It’s amazing that something as vital as coolant/antifreeze

They can also make your car more comfortable In recent weeks, this blog has focused on coolant/antifreeze, freeze plugs and radiator hoses – all integral parts of a car’s cooling system. There is another part of the cooling system that plays a vital role in its efficient operation that we have not discussed – the thermostat. In your home, you have a thermostat on the wall that you can adjust