Driving Green: Car Care Tips

We drove on I 44 almost to Joplin MO when another piece of chrome came loose. Bruce stopped on the interstate to see what it was. I took my trusty duct tape and taped it up until we could nail it. I have learned to never go any where with out duct tape.

Make sure your lug wrench fits the lugs on your wheel. Now a days many cars have anti-theft lug nuts that require a special key. One end of the key slips over the nut; the wrench is then inserted in the other end. When buying a used car with special lug nuts, make sure you ask the previous owner for the key. This is something I did not consider last year until one of my stems went bad and I had to have my car towed to three different tire shops before finding one that had a key to fit my lug nuts. Along those same lines, be sure that your wrench fits into the key since there are many different sizes.



Drivers who always maintain more air pressure than recommended levels should keep a close watch on their tires because they may wear very fast. Especially, the center portion of the tread will wear quickly due to this. But, in the case of less pressure, the shoulders of the tires wear quite fast.

Its important to either ask (if you are buying off EBay) or check yourself if you can for that the tire you are buying is not for example a snow tire - sometimes it can be hard to see from a photo on an auction site but the tires you are buying may have a snow or off road type of tread which will result in extremely poor handling and traction on tar seal. Its important to check that if you are looking for an on road only tire - that is what you end up purchasing.

cadillac pensacola Mud and snow tires are specifically engineered for low temperatures, using a special chemical make-up. They have a soft tread compound to ensure a good grip on snow or ice. When you look at a mud or snow tire, you will see more grooves in the tread pattern than in all season tires; these additional grooves provide extra grip for slick surfaces. You will also notice M&S or M+S marked on the tire, telling you that it is designed to be a mud and snow tire.

People, usually, have an opinion that these second hand parts are of very poor quality. They think that the only place where they could hunt for them is a nearby junkyard. This is, however, not the truth. In fact, there are many reliable and reputed places where you could find used auto parts that are as good as new ones. What's more, you get them at incredibly low prices. This, however, doesn't mean that they're of inferior quality.

Satellite photography has brought to us the power to look at any house in the nation within a few seconds. Like the old saying goes good fences make good neighbors.

So you've had your cruiser looked over and everything is good to go. You've packed wisely and are prepared for most emergencies likely to happen (alien attack and zombie apocalypse do not count). What about how you're driving during the trip?

Theft is a big issue with larger wheels; it is like they are a magnet for attention. So what do you do to make sure they stay yours, and not stolen? Purchase wheel locks and an after market security system. The wheel locks are special lug nuts that require a special key that only you will have.

You will find small weighted objects on the rim of your Toyo tire. These weights will keep your tires balanced when traveling at high or low speeds. If these weights are not properly adjusted you can receive high vibrations through the steering wheel of your car.