Fix-a-flat works, but unless you’re a “hyper-miler” who needs to shed excess pounds from the trunk to save gas, our advice is to go with the spare tire set. Fix-a-flat in a can is a propellant (Butane, Propane or Isobutane) mixed with glue; A sticky, poisonous and milky solution that you spray into the tire [...]
Summer is here, gas is still less than $3 a gallon and now you’re thinking of taking a much-needed summer road trip. Before heading out here’s five quick tire tips before you go, to make sure that the official family tires are up to pounding the hot asphalt ahead. 1. Use the “penny test” to check for tread [...]
I recently returned from the Continental Tire test track in Uvalde, Texas where I experienced, first-hand, the difference between vehicle understeer and oversteer. Simply put: Understeer is when you’re turning the steering wheel and the car is still pushing, sliding or plowing forward, just like the first time you hit the brakes and turn the steering wheel on that [...]
Forget about sticking pedals….Driving along, you see a 60 second countdown on the dashboard that’s accompanied by a clicking noise, and then finally warning honks in the final seconds. As the time hits zero, the car’s engine is killed and the doors are locked. Your car has just been hacked…. In 2009, Researchers showed that a program like CarShark [...]
Simply put, let’s look at Yokohama’s Nanotechnology. Or check out the science behind Goodyear’s innovative new Assurance Fuel Max tires with Tim Miller, Goodyear’s national fleet manager.
I’m not making this up. It’s a real feature length movie about a killer tire. Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival in France later this year, this indie horror/comedy movie “Rubber” by director Quentin Dupieux is the story of a tire named Robert who, after being abandoned in the desert, suddenly comes to life, for [...]
Our shop, that unique, well-oiled machine: 1 normal size garage bay and 2 smaller bays has functioned very well over the years. Last year we serviced over 3,500 cars, but it’s no fun working on the floor anymore and this year we decided to take out some of our warehose space and make the 2 [...]
Have you ever wondered about the differences between a bias ply and a radial tire? Lucky for you, I found this short by the undisputed vintage tire king, Corky Coker, to get an explanation on the differences in construction and how it affects your car’s handling.
Next time your’re washing the car, take a look at the tires. Most drivers wear out their tires before tire cracking even becomes an issue, but tires start to show signs of aging after 3-4 years and may get small cracks in the tread or sidewall. Acid rain, harsh chemicals, dripping gasoline, tire shine products, under [...]
