- April 3, 2012
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Maintenance
Before You Leave, Get A Trip Inspection
You know, at Texas Express Lube & Auto we get a lot of people asking about how to prepare their car for a trip. That’s a big deal. You could be driving through mountains and deserts in some pretty lonely areas outside of . so you may be anxious to know that the car is
- March 29, 2012
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Maintenance Free Myth
Sometimes we hear people say, “What’s up with all this maintenance stuff? Modern cars just don’t break down.” While it is true that today’s cars and trucks are extremely reliable, they are also becoming increasingly complicated and use more exotic materials than ever before. All that complexity demands higher tolerances for everything. For example, most
- February 14, 2012
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Risk of Extended Oil Change Intervals
Nothing in your engine workers harder than your oil. With hundreds of moving parts, and thousands of explosions every minute, it’s no wonder that engine oil needs to be changed frequently! You’ve probably heard the old rule of thumb: Change your oil every 3,000 miles/ 5,000 kilometers or 3 months, whichever comes first. But some car
- October 11, 2011
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Are Modern Vehicles Maintenance Free?
In our auto video today we’ll be talking with Alan Peterson about myths surrounding automotive maintenance. You can lump these myths into the statement that “modern cars are so reliable, they are virtually maintenance free”. Any good myth has some elements of truth. No offense to Bigfoot fans, but this maintenance-free myth has more evidence
- September 22, 2011
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Keys to Long Lasting Vehicle
New cars cost so much these days. Add financing and insurance and, well a new vehicle may not seem so attractive. A lot of Luling or Kerrville, Texas people are hoping to make their cars last a lot longer. The good news is that with the current state of automotive engineering and manufacture, there’s no
- August 24, 2011
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Make Your Vehicle Last
We live in such a disposable society. It’s amazing all the stuff we throw away. New stuff comes out so fast, we just toss the old and move on. In the old days people were real sticklers about taking care of their things. If something got lost or ruined by neglect, tough – they had
- July 26, 2011
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10 Overlooked Services.
We live such busy lives nowadays: work, social events, running the kids all over. Some days it’s all we can do to keep track of everywhere we need to be. That’s why you’ve gotta be organized. Lists, PDA, calendar- we have to keep track of it all. So let’s talk about schedules. Specifically, automotive service
- July 20, 2011
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Maintaining Your Older Car
The government mandates a lot of equipment on cars : emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements. All of this is great for the motoring public, but it does add quite a bit to the price of a new car. Because new cars are more expensive, people in the
- May 3, 2011
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Keeping Your ‘Old Faithful’ Auto Running
At Texas Express Lube & Auto we’ve had a lot of people asking how they can make their vehicles last longer. These questions are actually a reflection of a trend that’s been building for several years. The median age of personal vehicles is now over nine years. And 33 percent of all vehicles on the
- March 25, 2011
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Budgeting for Maintenance
Life’s full of surprises, some of which cost money. A leaky roof, a broken tooth, or an unexpected car repair. Texas Express Lube & Auto and AutoNetTV have done some research on how we can budget for proper vehicle care. Everyone does our best to budget for scheduled vehicle maintenance. What’s hard is unexpected repairs.
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