So you’re mechanically inclined? Fabulous! You probably know a lot about repairing and installing car parts. When working on vehicles, there are certainly times when parts need to be replaced, costing you and, in turn, the customer a lot of money. But there are ways to cut your costs. Have you considered using recycled car parts? Automotive recyclers offer great deals on used car parts. There are more recyclers...

It seems kind of silly to be talking about promotions for a mobile car wash business, especially since there are more cars than people in our country. God made dirt on the second day, as he made the heavens and then the Earth. Of course smart thinking for him and very opportunistic for you he made the damn thing out of dirt? Wonderful as it gets on everyones cars. As a mobile carwash owner, you are thinking; Right On!...

Ok guys lets talk a little about the driving force behind therestoration business; it happens to be T. V. With all of theshows running on Discovery and the other channels therestoration business is on the rise in this country, and it’sabout time, we need to pay more attention to our old Americancars they are an American icon. I realize that restoration is not cheap, but neither is a newcar, and will it be with you...

The Driving Environment Todays motoring environment is very different to that of thirty or even fifteen years ago for a number of key reasons and we will examine these to get an idea of the kind of skills needed to survive in todays world and stay accident free. For the first time in over one hundred and fifty years our population has exceeded 4 million and continues to increase steadily. Demographics… The age of...

Where did the name come from? Not from the original designer andbuilder, the Bantam Car Company. It wasn’t Willys, the famousmanufacturer of the Willys MB, either. Ford didn’t pick the namewhen it was making the GPW, and the U.S. Military neverdesignated the term either. Truth be told, no one knows for surejust how the name “Jeep” came about, but the one common threadis that all of the theories...

This vehicle was sold in 2002 only. In fact, it is one of themost short-lived vehicles in the automobile industry. TheLincoln Blackwood is a luxury pickup truck that has beenmanufactured and introduced under the Ford Motor Company’sLincoln brand. And all due to its short lifespan, this vehiclehas been known and considered as one of the most spectacularfailures in the automotive industry. In its history the Lincoln...

Many cities are disallowing car wash fundraisers unless the non-profit group can guarantee that no dirty car wash soapy water will go into the storm drain. No matter how you feel about the governments philosophy on car wash fundraisers, we suggest that you follow some of the following Best Management Practices (BMPs) especially if your city or county regulates such discharges. They might not and a little soap is actually...

Auto parts. Something we really don’t think much about. We buyour nice shiny new Honda or Jeep or Lexus or whatever and praythat it runs forever with no problems. And then if there is aproblem we hope that the repair isn’t too expensive and that theparts can be found with relative ease.Welcome to the REAL world.Auto parts sales is one of the largest industries in the world.Makes sense since almost everyone...

The quickest way to ruin the wheels on your car is to let brakedust gather unimpeded. Sure, you can clean the dust off on adaily basis, but who has the time? What if you ruin them byusing an abrasive cleaner? However, if you dont do somethingabout the problem, your wheels finish will most certainlycorrode and deteriorate. This is not something you want to see:your pricey AMG 129s eating dust! Fortunately, in this world...

If you are fortunate, you can purchase a brand new car. If yourfortune takes a turn after you purchase the car and problemsarise with the car, what can you do? Are you covered under thestate lemon law? Can you just return the car? Will the dealertalk to you? What requirements must my car fit in to be called a”lemon”?Do you have a lemon? You may not like something about the car,but that doesn’t qualify...