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Vehicle Maintenance

Ingenuity and Stone Cojones Get the Job Done

May 2, 2010

An American Icon We’ve all seen the manufacturer TV spots and print ads. Huge super duty trucks powering through rough and dirty terrain loudly and proudly hauling enormous payloads, with their V8 turbo charged diesel engines purring away like a contented Tiger. These uniquely American packages of torque and horsepower are designed to perform the [...]

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Owners Keep Their Vehicles Longer

April 24, 2010

You Can’t Afford Not To A recurring mantra around the office is “keep your vehicle regularly maintained, keep your vehicle regularly maintained……” Why? Because in this tough economic climate you can’t afford not to. The relatively minimal cost of scheduled and preventative maintenance pays back many times over in reduced expensive repair bills and significantly [...]

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Do You Have an Irrational Emotional Attachment to Your Vehicle?

February 11, 2010
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Find Out Why It Might Not Be So Irrational I’ve clocked 175,000 miles in my ’96 Ford Explorer off-roading in the New Mexico deserts. My wife is dropping not so subtle hints that it’s time to upgrade. But I’m pushing back big time and don’t really know why. The driver’s seat molds perfectly to the [...]

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Walking Into a Meat Locker – Naked!

January 10, 2010
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I was up unusually early this morning in preparation for the busy day ahead.  As I brewed my first caffeine fix of the day I spotted the outdoor temperature gauge reading 4 deg.  F. It’s a digital gauge fed by a signal from an outdoor sensor. Thinking that the battery was dying I stepped outside [...]

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