Car Care Tips & Advice

Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

The Red Menace (How to Deal with Rust)

Rust. It's worse if you drive in places that use salt on the roads in winter, or if you spend time driving near a body of salt water. But any vehicle has to deal with rust after years on the road...

February 27, 2022

Read Article

All Tips & Articles

Fuel System

Don't be Fuelish (Signs Fuel Pump is Failing)

A driver of a large SUV loaded with equipment was heading on a 7-hour work trip when he stopped a...

Feb 20, 2022 Read

Exhaust

Sounds Like a Hot Rod (Noisy Exhaust System)

Driving along, your exhaust system's rumbling so loud that people turn and stare at you pass by. ...

Feb 13, 2022 Read

Customer Detective Work

QUIET TIME (Listening for Vehicle Problems)

Everybody's got friends like this. You know, the kind who, the minute they get in their vehicle ...

Feb 06, 2022 Read

Tires

It Wears on You (Tire Rotation)

If someone told you there was a fairly inexpensive way to improve your vehicle's handling, fuel e...

Jan 30, 2022 Read

Maintenance

Change Your Engine Air Filter at Tuffy Charlotte Metro

Many Fort Mill car owners have probably wondered: "What's the harm in putting off replacing an en...

Jan 23, 2022 Read

Windshield Wipers

I Had No Idea! (Four Things You Didn't Know About Vehicles)

Bet you didn't know:Some of the earliest rearview mirrors were marketed as "Cop Spotters" so driv...

Jan 16, 2022 Read

Older Vehicles

Bad Vibes (Disc brake rotor problems)

If you were to name the most important safety feature on your vehicle right now, what would your ...

Jan 09, 2022 Read

Maintenance

Looking Down the Road - Headlamps

If you've ever been driving around Fort Mill and had a headlamp go out, you've probably just want...

Jan 02, 2022 Read

Fuel System

Fuel Saving Tip: Car Weight and Your SC Driving

Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from Fort Mill knows this makes sense.Some of us in...

Jan 01, 2022 Read