This is a hectic time of year – shopping, cooking, wrapping presents, spending time with family and friends. The last thing you need to worry about now is maintenance and repairs for your vehicle. If you’ve done a good job of staying up on your car’s maintenance there’s a very good chance you won’t have to worry about repairs now; you won’t have to worry your car won’t start in the

Remember Spring and Fall? You know, those where those seasons that used to come between winter and summer here in McHenry. These days, we just, kind of, move from one of the two remaining seasons to the other. A couple weekends ago, we had snow. Today, they’re expected highs in the 80s and it’s still May. If it reaches this kind of temperature now, what can we expect when summer is in full bloom?

What do you have planned for this summer? Are you going somewhere on vacation? Will you drive there? Maybe you’re not taking an extended trip but still planning to make same day-long excursions. In either case, you’re certainly expecting to have a good time at your destination. You may even expect to enjoy the drive.The last thing you want to deal with while driving to the Milwaukee Zoo, fishing

There’s not much that I like about winter. I don’t snowmobile or ski. If I want to ice skate, I can do that at the Crystal Ice House in Crystal Lake, and they have ice year round. I enjoy driving but even this is less of a pleasure in the winter.What’s wrong with driving in the winter? How about having to clean snow and ice off your windows before you go anywhere? How about the slush and salt

An old friend used to wash and wax his car every weekend when the weather was reasonably warm. He used a two-step Blue Coral brand of wax that essentially required waxing the car twice – a pre-wax and the actual wax. Today, Blue Coral even offers a combination wash and wax but not then. Most of my friend’s Saturdays were filled with washing and waxing his car – a red 1973 Plymouth

Have you ever seen someone who just seems a little carried away when it comes to maintaining their vehicle? Year after year, day after day, you see them doting over their car as if it’s the only thing they worry about, as if it’s their second biggest investment or something. Of course, chances are, it is their second biggest investment. Still, maybe there is a point where someone takes

Are you planning a trip for the holiday? Maybe you’ve opted to skip the groping and full-body scan at the airport; you’ve decided to drive. Good choice – you’ll save money and avoid the embarrassment. Of course, you’ll want to drive smart. In other words, you want to make sure you arrive in time for the opening of presents and the Christmas feast. There’s never a good time to

Performance Unlimited is well known as the place to go for superior auto repair services. However, as their name implies, Performance Unlimited is also the top performer in McHenry County for folks who want their rides to go a bit faster, a bit quicker and with a bit more torque. A walk through the shop at Performance Unlimited reveals some of the evidence that the mechanics in here know

This time of year, there’s a good chance you’re planning to head out to the mall. After all, you may very well have gifts to buy for loved ones naughty or nice.As the season is often hectic, there’s a tendency among shoppers to think about their shopping before they enter the stores. In fact, the closer we get to the store, the more likely we are to feel distracted from our driving while contemplating

MC3, the McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce business networking group, is holding its annual Shop With A Cop fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 15, to benefit the McHenry County Police Charities effort for children of families struggling economically. Denny Norton, the president of MC3 and the owner of Ringwood based Performance Unlimited, described the MC3 event as a party that benefits a good cause.To be sure,