Maintaining Your Tires Keeps Your Car Healthy
We often ignore our tires unless they're flat. But they play a vital role in the overall condition of your car. Maintain them properly, and you'll save money on repairs and on fuel costs.Keeping your tires properly inflated ensures that they wear longer and can prevent accidents. Your car likely has a card or sticker attached to the door edge or the inside of the glove box door. The right amount of air your tires need is specified here.
In case your car doesn't have this sticker, you can check your owner's manual.Serious accidents can happen if your tires are under-inflated or overloaded. One of my tires blew-out on me and caused an accident. Luckily I was on a little traveled country road and was going slowly. I hate to think of what might have happened if I had been in major traffic.Buy your own quality tire gauge. You can't tell if tires are inflated properly just by looking.
And the air meters at your service station may not be correct!Ask your auto supply dealer for a tire gauge calibrated up to 80 PSI. They'll know what you mean, even if you don't.Take a moment at the beginning of each month to check your tire pressure (don't forget the spare! Uhm, you do have a spare tire, don't you??) Check them before you get in the car to drive. Write down the actual under-inflation amount for each tire. Take this info with you to the service station.Now measure the inflation again and record these numbers. (Don't worry, this only takes a couple minutes.) Now inflate the tires to a level that equals the warm pressure (that you just took) plus the first under-inflation amount.
(called the "cold" inflation pressure)If the above instructions sound intimidating or confusing, take your car to a shop and give them the "cold" pressure numbers. They'll put the correct amount of air in your tires for a minimum fee ? sometimes they'll not charge you at all.The leading cause of tire failure is under-inflation. So make a habit to check them once a month.Overloading your vehicle can lead to tire failure, too. Just because you have a pick-up truck doesn't mean it can carry an infinite load.Schedule a tire check into your calendar each month and you'll save money, save fuel, and perhaps, even save your family from a car accident..
Terry LoweryThis article courtesy of http://www.mustang-owners-guide.com.support@arundel.netMini Mania, Inc. Announces $1,000 Spring/Summer Shopping Spree Giveaway
Nevada City, CA (ContentDesk) February 17, 2006 -- MINI & MINI Cooper S owners of all generations have an opportunity to fulfill their dreams by entering to shop in-store, or on-line at Mini Manias 2006 Shopping Spree giveaway. Winners of the drawing can select from performance, accessory, maintenance and restoration auto parts for their Classic Mini Cooper or New BMW MINI Cooper.Prizes include one $500, one $200, one $100 shopping spree, as well as one $200 gift certificate for the Mini Club with the highest percentage of registrants. Mini Mania Shopping Spree winners chose from the largest stock in the USA of performance and accessory parts dedicated to the Classic Mini & BMW MINI Coopers. Entry is free via the www.minimania.com website or by mail. The drawing will take place Saturday, August 19, 2006 coinciding with the 33rd Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca...
Mini Mania, Inc. Announces $1,000 Spring/Summer Shopping Spree Giveaway
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Discount Tires Online
The purchase of Discount Tires Online is fast catching up in many parts of the world. The ease of purchasing your favorite set of tires without leaving the comfort of your home has now become the norm.
Many tire websites in the United States have sprung up in the last few years. These sites allow a customer to understand the whole set of options, including guidance and cost-effectiveness, before he makes his decision. When one logs on to a typical website selling Discount Tires, one can see many links like types, sizes, store location, purchase options and more.
In some websites, the names of manufacturers are given along with the sizes and types of tires manufactured for different makes of vehicles. In others, there are different scroll-down menus, in which one has to choose these options and finally one is shown the tires available. In case you are not able to make a decision at this point, you are encouraged to e-mail their in-house tire expert....
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New Dunlop Tires Web Site Offers Driving Enthusiasts Roads Less Traveled, Interactive Promotions and More
AKRON, Ohio (ContentDesk) January 18, 2006 -- Dunlop? Tires, a global consumer brand of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. made famous in racing and motor sports, has launched a new Web site. The easy-to-use, streamlined site - www.dunloptires.com - created by Hitchcock Fleming & Associates Inc.s (hfa) interactive marketing division, the Buzzwerks", is the only Web site in the industry to offer online tire purchasing.
The new site also features a dealer locator, an online retail store and tips and technical facts for the driving enthusiast in us all.In addition to providing the ability to buy tires, setting this site apart from others is its Adrenaline Drives and Destination Drives sections.
Here, Web surfers can satisfy their craving for roads less traveled or family trips.
Each page provides photographs and hotlinks to travel information and points-of-interest.The result is a user-friendly...
New Dunlop Tires Web Site Offers Driving Enthusiasts Roads Less Traveled, Interactive Promotions and More
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Discount Tires Online
The purchase of Discount Tires Online is fast catching up in many parts of the world. The ease of purchasing your favorite set of tires without leaving the comfort of your home has now become the norm.
Many tire websites in the United States have sprung up in the last few years. These sites allow a customer to understand the whole set of options, including guidance and cost-effectiveness, before he makes his decision. When one logs on to a typical website selling Discount Tires, one can see many links like types, sizes, store location, purchase options and more.
In some websites, the names of manufacturers are given along with the sizes and types of tires manufactured for different makes of vehicles. In others, there are different scroll-down menus, in which one has to choose these options and finally one is shown the tires available. In case you are not able to make a decision at this point, you are encouraged to e-mail their in-house tire expert....
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