Can you replace your tires with a different size? The short answer is you can, but it affects a wide range of factors in your vehicle’s performance. For a longer answer, we break down exactly what happens when you start drifting away from the standard tire size of your vehicle and start making it more…
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Driving is often a major component of many people’s lives, so it makes sense to take care of the vehicle that gets you from A to B. One aspect of that is choosing the right tires. But how do you find the best tires for your car? Below we break down how to understand each…
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While many, many classic cars are great, they are, well, classic and that comes with a lot of baggage. Don’t get us wrong, we love old cars, but driving around on a scorching hot summer day in the Okanagan in a car without air conditioning usually means sticking to leather seats like a combination of…
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“How do I find the best tires for my car?” It’s a common question we hear and the answer depends on several factors. Sure, you could just go online and buy the ones that are marked “summer” or “winter” tires on any tire retailer, but you can also underwear online without checking to see if…
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Although not all tires have tire treads (like those used in F1 races), most do and are the reason why we’re not all sliding over the road like we’re all wearing greased-up socks on hardwood floors. In fact, there are actually several types of tire treads that help maintain as much grip as possible. We…
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Mechanics are great when you have vehicle issues that you just can’t fix on your own, but you’d be surprised as to how many regular maintenance tasks you can do yourself. These range from learning how to put air in car tires to swapping out air filters. Many of which are as simple and easy…
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Spring has sprung and that means both spring cleaning and putting those winter tires away as well. However, before you simply toss your tires in the back of your garage until the first snowfall like a slightly deflated soccer ball you’ll definitely get around to inflating one day, you’ll want to take additional care to…
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Most drivers know the importance of switching from winter tires to summer tires, especially those in Canada. Summer tires in winter will turn the roads into a slip n’ slide, and winter tires in summer will wear down faster than a hungry kid licking the layers off of a jawbreaker. Neither use of tires is…
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Winter isn’t only hard on people, it’s hard on vehicles as well. Between the salt or sand-covered roads, slush, ice, and snow your car takes a beating during winter. Naturally, it makes sense to replace the key components of your car during this time. But when do you need to replace winter tires, windshield wipers,…
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