Tricks to Max Out Your MPG this Holiday Season

Traveling is always rough on your wallet. Here are a few tips to help increase your miles per gallon and help lighten the cost of your next trip.

Maximize the Life of Your Car Battery

With all the technology and gadgets manufacturers add to cars nowadays, there is one vital part that keeps everything running: the battery. Without the car battery, a car wouldn’t work. From lights to spark plugs, everything is depending on the battery to give them the power to perform properly. Maximizing the life of your car battery helps both the health of your vehicle and your wallet. Here are the biggest factors that hurt the life of your battery.

It’s the Perfect Time for Fall Car Care

Fall is here! This time of year can be exciting and stressful. To relieve some of the pressure as fall weather starts to pick up, here are some things you can do to maintain your vehicle and eliminate any unwanted worry.

Fall Weather and Tire Pressure

Autumn is a time of change. More specifically, autumn temperatures rise and fall pretty rapidly. As we go from summer to winter, fall temperatures undergo some pretty severe drops. There are many things to watch out for when temperatures change. Today we are going to talk about how temperatures affect tire inflation.

Taking Care of Your Vehicle Before and After Summer Fun

Summer is in full swing and the weather is hot. Summer road trips are some of the best trips, but that means wear and tear on your car. In order to make sure your car is ready for the next summer adventure, here are some tips to help maintain your vehicle as best as possible.

Summer Wiper Blade Tips

Have you ever been caught in the rain only to find out your wipers do not work properly? Your windshield turns into a streaky puddle and you can’t see a thing. Take a few easy steps in order to make sure you can see out your windshield when those showers strike. The following are a few easy suggestions on how to keep your wipers working:

New Mexico High School Students Receive Scholarship Awards from Jiffy Lube

The “What Drives You?” scholarship program funded by New Mexico Jiffy Lube owners has awarded $8,000 in scholarships to three New Mexico high school students for the 2018-2019 school year. 

Jorge Marquez Chavez of Centennial High School is the overall scholarship recipient and will receive a $5,000 scholarship award on behalf of Jiffy Lube. Lucas Sandoval of Sandia Prep High School will be awarded $1,500 as a runner-up. Adam Rounsville of V. Sue Cleveland High School will also receive $1,500.

The “What Drives You?” scholarship program is open to all teen drivers as well as students enrolled in drivers ed in New Mexico.  

Avoiding Tire Problems Out on the Road

Tire problems can seriously dampen any plans of fun adventures. Here are a few tire tips to help keep you safe and on the road no matter where you are going.

How to Tell if You Need a Brake Inspection

There is nothing more important than properly working brakes on your vehicle. Safety is paramount out on the road, and properly working brakes are key to avoid dangerous situations. Here are the signs your vehicle will make when your vehicle is suffering through some brake issues. If you see, feel, or hear any of these signs, get your vehicle in for a brake inspection as soon as possible in order to maintain your safety out on the road.

Yearly Maintenance Breakdown

Let’s face it, life gets busy. It is hard not to get stuck in the fastlane in this busy life of ours. For that reason, it is an incredible help to have reminders and easy charts to view to help us remember to take care of the vital things in our life. That is why we’re posting an easy to see maintenance checklist for your vehicle. When life gets crazy, things like your vehicle take a backseat and necessary maintenance can get pushed back. Well, here’s a handy maintenance timeline to show you what on your vehicle needs to be checked or changed and at what time-frame. Let’s get to it!

Dashboard Warning Lights: What Do They Mean? - Part II

Warning lights are normally a real downer. Nobody likes seeing a warning light turn on while driving. They can be a real headache to try to understand and diagnose. Here’s another quick guide to help walk you through the meaning for some of the most common warning lights and what you should do next to remedy the situation.

Dashboard Warning Lights: What Do They Mean?

Have you ever been driving and notice one of your dashboard warning lights turn on? What does it mean? What should you do next? Well, here’s a quick guide to help walk you through the meaning for some of the most common warning lights and what you should do next to remedy the situation.