Drivers are always being told to check their air pressures and check the tread, but how many of you know how old your tires are? Why is this important? Tires are made of rubber and over time lose their grip as the rubber become less elastic. Never buy tire that are more than 6 years [...]
Well not really! From basicinstruction.net
It’s been an easier winter than most on you and your car, and Spring is just around the corner. Before heading out here’s my top five tips to make sure that the official family tires are up to pounding the asphalt ahead. 1. Use the “penny test” to check for tread depth. The old test still works – [...]
Have you heard? Our new Kenwood Tire Valet is a door-to-door service for you and your car. And it’s part of our mission to make buying tires as easy as possible by offering great service: Let us help you choose a tire, or do your own research and let us know what you’d like in [...]
What would yours say? What kind of accent would it have? What kind of personality would it have? Where would it tell you where to go for service? Is it a happy car? Or not feeling all the love lately? And if an On-Star agent in Michigan can open the doors and start your car [...]
With our mild, wild and crazy weather here in New England it’s always good to be prepared for the worst driving conditions. Take a look at this neat video from Michelin on Oversteer vs. Understeer and see why it’s so important, that when replacing just 2 tires, to put them on the rear.
In a recent Consumer Reports survey, they found that three-quarters (77 percent) of respondents take their car to a shop for maintenance and repair, while 21 percent reportedly handle those duties themselves. Do You Do-It-Yourself? Have you ever changed the oil or bled the brakes on your cars? At Kenwood Tire and Auto Service, today’s [...]
It turns out that car owners put a lot of faith in their chosen repair shops, with 83 percent of those involved in repair decisions saying they’ll get the right maintenance and repair done for the right price. Read the survey by Consumer Reports: Survey: Consumers trust their shop for car maintenance and repair. What I [...]
A lot of drivers are and in our shop, scheduled maintenance like transmission and coolant flushes have taken a backseat to things that NEED to be now, like brakes, steering parts and tires. Take a look at this survey by Consumer Reports: Survey: Consumers are running risks by postponing car maintenance or repair. But what can [...]
What were we up to this year at Kenwood Tire and Auto Service? See for yourself with our favorite pictures from 2011
