Are Transmission Services Still Recommended For My Vehicle?
The short answer is yes! Here at Shadetree Automotive we strongly believe that if you properly maintain your vehicle’s transmission, it is very unlikely you will ever have a major component failure. We believe this so much that we offer a limited lifetime warranty on any transmission we service. Please ask for further details! We are backed […]
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4 Ways To Better Maintain Your Vehicle
We can all agree that the cost of owning a vehicle is the biggest investment we have outside of the homes we live in. It cost a lot to buy a new vehicle and it cost a decent amount to maintain and repair our older vehicles. With over two decades in the auto repair, auto […]
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Why you should replace all 4 tires on an AWD vehicle at the same time
The general rule we follow when determining if we can replace just one tire, two tires or all four tires depends on tread depth. Tread depth can’t vary more than 2/32 from side to side on any vehicle. Tread depth can’t vary more than 2/32 from side to side or front to back on AWD vehicles. The reason why tread depth can’t vary more than 02/32 is friction. Tread depth on a new tire is typically around 10/32. The amount of tread depth a tire has left determines the total diameter of the tire. A tire with a smaller diameter must spin faster and have more revolutions to travel the same distance as a larger diameter tire. So if you have a tire with 07/32 of tread on the left front and a tire with 10/32 on the right front of a vehicle, the left front will be turning at a faster
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Why the parts store is less money
As an auto repair shop owner, one of the questions I get asked regularly is: “I jumped online and found the part for my vehicle for $120.00, why are you charging me $260.00 for the same thing? ”. Often times followed up with “Can I just go get the part and bring it to you?”
Read More →What questions should I ask my mechanic?
I definitely understand that calling your mechanic can be a stressful thing. It shouldn’t be…but it is. I have been in this awesome auto repair industry for 26 years now. I have taken countless phone calls and met a lot of great new people throughout the years. You can often hear the tension in someone’s voice when it is their first time calling your shop. People are afraid of the unknown. They don’t know if you are going to be friendly. They don’t know if you are going to talk down to them with technical words. They don’t know if you are going to trick them into something they don’t need. They don’t know if they can even afford to come in. I strongly believe that everyone just wants to know that everything is going to be ok. I am going to give you some advice and things you should look for when choosing your family mechanic that will hopefully make the process far less stressful. Follow this advice and everything is going to be ok!
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How do I know if my car is overheating?
As the owner of an auto repair shop, I have seen some of the most expensive car repairs stem from a young driver not paying attention to or understanding the overheat warning their vehicle gives them…until it is too late.
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