2005 Volkswagen Jetta

Auto Safety Gone Awry: Time for a Safety Check!

Unless you are driving a miniature sized car, new auto designs are continually being optimized for safety.  Regardless of how safe a car is designed to be, it can only go so far before the negligence of a driver causes a crash.  In 2012, the fatality rates on U.S. highways spiked for the first time in years.  The fatality rate reported in 2012 rose a whopping 5.6 percent which translates to more than 34,000 lives lost on our highways in just a year.  Check the stats!  In the face of such a figure, it’s high time that we check ourselves on driving safety. Continue reading

Phoenix

One Thing that You MUST Check after a Season of Winter Driving

Winter driving puts all kind of pressures and pains on a car.  Vehicles are susceptible to anything from salt corrosion to cracking hoses during the cold months.  Once the weather warms up, giving your car a good measure of care is a must.  If you find that your car is having a tough time shaking the winter blues, it is possible that you may be dealing with a faulty oxygen sensor (Commonly known as an O2 sensor).  Based on a study conducted by CarMD, the most common problem of vehicles coming out of the winter months were faulty O2 sensors.  With that kind of finding, it’s definitely worth looking into how to diagnose a faulty O2 sensor. Continue reading

Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher T. Wood, corpsman, 2nd Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines and Point Pleasant, W.V., native, rests momentarily after a 12-hour raid on the Taliban-controlled Lakari bazaar.

Get a Great Military Discount with Ford

Serving in the military demands tough sacrifices.  Many of us find ourselves constantly moving from base to base, serving away from our families for months or even years on end, serving in combat or even losing friends and loved ones on the frontline.  We live in a great country which is why so many of us aptly respond to its call for service!  Having given so much, it is always nice when someone throws us a bone.   Continue reading