What will this furry little rodent's Groundhog Day prognostication aboutthe rest of our Richmond wintermean for your car?Groundhog Day is upon us and that furry little rodent will give us good news or bad for the rest of the season, as well as for the tests our car will face the rest of this Richmond winter.If you put any stock in the groundhog, and the idea that the bucktooth member of the

Slippery roads in and around McHenry thiswinter can cause you to lose control. It doesn'thelp if you have bad brakes.One unpleasant side of driving in a McHenry winter is dealing with reduced traction on the road. It’s a simple fact that ice, snow, water and slush interfere with the ability of tires to grab the road and help you stop or go. But, if your brakes are bad, that seriously compounds the

Would she still be smiling if the cold of thisJohnsburg winter was enough that her cardoors were frozen shut?It was years ago, and the young man in Johnsburg was trying to open the trunk of his now-classic car – a 1973 red Plymouth Duster sportscar. The problem is that it was winter and the temperature was below zero and that trunk simply did not want to cooperate. Seeing him struggle, a passerby

You know about that thermostat in yourWonder Lake home. It's the one youand your loved ones disagreeon where to set. You also havea thermostat in your auto. But there'sno debate about this one. You need itand you need it to work.On the wall in your Wonder Lake home, you’ll find a device that controls your comfort. It’s called a thermostat. In this time of winter, it controls how much heat you have