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You Might Go On Vacation But Car Maintenance Never Should

As we enter the dog days of Summer, family vacations and long road trips become top priorities. But even if you're taking a break from your regular routine, car maintenance should never be put on the back burner.

Getting Prepared To Go

Before hitting the open road, be sure to give your car a once-over to make sure everything is in working order. This includes checking your engine oil, coolant levels, tires, and brakes.

When you buy a new car, you are excited about keeping it looking good. You can keep that new car look around a lot longer if you make washing it a regular ritual. As you drive, you accumulate rain, mud, bug splatter, and road salt. All of these things can damage your paint and make your car look old before its time.

The folks at JT Auto Group want you to know as much as possible about your vehicle. Keeping your engine lubricated is an effective way to ensure that it runs like it should at all times. Generally speaking, you can get away with not changing your oil every 3,000 miles.

Driving in winter is more hazardous than at other times during the year, according to the team at JT Auto Group. Thus, whether you will be motoring in Sanford or elsewhere you need to be certain that you outfit your car with a proper winter survival kit. There are a number of key items that you need to keep in your kit.

Warm blankets, additional winter clothing, fresh bottled water, and nonperishable food items are examples of what goes into a winter survival kit to be kept in your car. You will also want to be sure to have a…

Auto-dimming rearview mirrors work to reduce the glare of headlights from other vehicles. This technology increases safety for night driving on highway and rural roads. Many drivers use their high beams when driving at night, which can adversely affect other drivers’ ability to see the road in front of them.

Auto-dimming technology causes the rearview mirror inside your car, and side-view mirrors outside to automatically dim when impacted with glare from other vehicle lights.