Tips & Advice: Protect your car

Tips & Advice: Protect your carWax vs. Sealant
The best way to protect your vehicle’s paint from inclement weather is to cover it with a protective coating. Adding a layer of wax or sealant will boost your vehicle’s appearance and protect it from dirt, dust, debris and especially sunshine. Whether you’re headed to the store to buy a …
Tips & Advice: Protect your carHow to Wash Your Car Like a Pro
For car owners, summer is synonymous with car washing. After all, driving a shiny car is a great boost to anyone’s moral! And on a more serious note, keeping your vehicle clean enhances its appearance and can help increase its resale value over the years. Of course, we’re not all …
Tips & Advice: Protect your carSpring Cleaning Your Car
Your car got you through winter, with all the wind, snow, ice, salt and sand. You may have gone into hibernation mode, but your car didn’t. And chances are you haven’t taken it in for maintenance since you had the winter tires put on. After all, it’s been too cold …
Tips & Advice: Protect your carShould You Buy a Car at a Car Show?
Not all car shows offer you the opportunity to buy a car on the spot, but in fact, every company has sales staff posted here and there who are ready to make you an offer you supposedly cannot refuse. However appealing it may seem, buying a car that way isn’t …
Tips & Advice: Protect your carIsn’t AWD The Answer?
We are often asked whether all-wheel-drive is a necessity in Quebec in winter. To begin at the beginning, what do we mean by “all-wheel-drive”? An AWD vehicle is one in which the power produced by the engine is applied to the road by all four wheels. In other words, when …
Tips & Advice: Protect your carAny Mechanism Is More Fragile In Winter
Any mechanism is more fragile in winter, and I'm not just talking about the human body, which finds the going tougher when the thermometer dips below freezing. I’m talking about the mechanisms in the family car. Think about a crankshaft, a set of pistons and assorted pumps beset with frigid …
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