You could hold your breath a really long time. That’s one way to keep your windshield from fogging up on the inside when you leave your Johnsburg home. Of course, how long can you really hold your breath? In the winter, the problem is that it’s warmer inside your car than outside. If there is significant humidity inside the car, that moisture can collect on the car’s windows. Breathing pumps

The car won’t start and there are multiple explanations for why it has left you stranded in the parking lot of this McHenry shopping center. The battery could be bad. The alternator could have run its course. The serpentine belt that drives the pulley on the alternator could have broken. These are all plausible explanations. You could even have some other deeper electrical problem, though that’s

The roads in Johnsburg aren’t appreciably worse than roads anywhere else. But, that’s not to say there aren’t any potholes in Johnsburg. So, the question is, “Can a pothole throw your car, truck or SUV out of alignment?” The answer is, most assuredly, yes. Of course, it generally depends on how severe the pothole is. Inevitably, whether driving in Johnsburg or any other road at or above

There’s not much you can do, living here in McHenry to put the brakes on winter driving: that you can somehow bring an early end to winter or the driving conditions it causes here in the McHenry area. As long as you’re stuck driving in winter conditions, the question is whether your brakes are up to the task. Winter isn’t convenient for McHenry area drivers. It tests your driving ability to

Do you have roadside assistance? You might have it and not even realize it; it sometimes comes with your auto insurance (check your policy). Roadside assistance is a good thing to have, especially in McHenry during the winter. Lacking roadside assistance, when the winter winds of McHenry are howling, and often carrying snow, is not a good idea. With roadside assistance, you’re only a phone call

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