If you’re a car enthusiast then you’ve driven a manual transmission car at some point in your life. When you started driving in high school, the coolest cars were probably stick shift. There’s no replacement for the connected feeling you get from shifting your own gears. As you grow up though sometimes life gets in the way of what was once awesome. Wife / girlfriend (both?), kids, work, school etc. can all sway us away from what was once a very important part of our motoring life.
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The estimated 250,000 cars flooded by Hurricane Sandy will drive up used car prices in places as far away as California. In the short term, some experts say prices could rise $700 to $1,000 on the typical used car. Even though these effects will be more felt by those closest to the flood zone, the increasingly digital and national market for used cars will spread the price shocks widely. The amply supply of Sandy damaged vehicles further pose the risk that many will wind up in the hands of unscrupulous dealers peddling to unwitting consumers. These vehicles pose financial and health risks.
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Give your Headlights a New Look! At Tom’s Foreign Auto Parts, we care about the quality of the products that we sell our customers, which is why we take the time to properly inspect every part we receive before it leaves the building.
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When you’re on the road, whether you’re on a road trip or running errands, the last thing you want is to be stuck without provisions during an emergency. While you hope it never happens, these things are unpredictable and you want to be as prepared as possible for the various situations that can occur. Here’s what you need to create your own emergency kit for your car.
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There is a lot of cars that can go over 200K miles, actually any car can do it as long as it is taken care of. I am going to explain some tips on how to help you reach the 200,000 mile club. A few things I will be talking about is reading and following your owners manual, finding a trustworthy mechanic to help you out, get personal with your car, and some other tips and tricks.
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According to the latest J.D, Power and Associated 2013 Avoider Study, fuel economy remains the most influential purchase reason for buyers when shopping for new vehicles. This study shows that although new buyers still avoid hybrids and electric vehicles because of higher initial costs, 15 percent of new vehicle owners said fuel economy was the primary consideration in purchasing their vehicle. Different reasons why new car shopper are avoiding hybrids and EVs are due to their exterior styling.
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Every day we buy and inventory new vehicles. Most of what we get is hand picked from salvage auctions along with some cars we get from private sellers. When we inventory a car we want to make sure our customers can see exactly what their getting which is why you’ll notice that we take a ton of pictures of the car and the parts. Our inventory guy also takes a full walk around video of each car as he inventories it.
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