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Tire Care For Families

Since your tires are the only part of your vehicle that is actually ON the road, you can assume that they are integral to essentially all aspects of how your vehicle handles, rides, starts, stops, accelerates, and handles all manner of weather. Tires can be a bit confusing though, and we field quite a few basic questions about how to check them for damage, maintenance, and replacement. This infographic will tell you everything you need to know and then some.

Why does my car’s air conditioner smell?

In this series of Q&A posts, we are using google’s autocomplete function to find the most commonly asked questions about cars and giving them each a definitive answer. Today we are answering questions about smelly air conditioners with some DIY tips to sort it out in a jiffy.

Need to Know: Alternators

It is a diagnosis we have to make very frequently. A client phones with a story so common we recognize it immediately. Click through to read a breakdown of exactly what happens as your alternator fails and exactly what to do to get a clean bill of health again.

Why doesn’t my car’s air conditioner work?

The summer is here, and after months of sitting of idle, my air conditioner is not blowing any cold air, why? Andrew Kralt weighs in on the common and not so common reasons your A/C is on the fritz.

My car sounds like an airplane. Why?

In this series of Q&A posts, we are using google's autocomplete function to find the most commonly asked questions about cars and giving them each a definitive answer. This week we answer the question "why does my car sound like an airplane?"

Pre Purchase Inspections

The best money you can ever spend is on a Pre-Purchase Inspection of your next vehicle. When you buy a new home your purchase conditional on the home inspection, and for vehicles you should do exactly the same thing. Here is what we do and how we do it, in this week's "Need to Know."

Why does my car shake?

In this series of Q&A posts, we are using google's autocomplete function to find the most commonly asked questions about cars and giving them each a definitive answer. This week we do a differential diagnosis on vehicle shake, why it happens, and how to fix it.

Why does my car smell like rotten eggs?

I this series of Q&A posts, we are using google's autocomplete function to find the most commonly asked questions about cars and giving them all a definitive answer. This week's question: "Why does my car smell like rotten eggs?"

Why won’t my car start?

I this series of Q&A posts, we are using google's autocomplete function to find the most commonly asked questions about cars and giving them all a definitive answer. This week's question: "Why won't my car start?"

Electrical Round-Up

We just finished 3 new pages covering all areas of your vehicle's electrical system. They all need regular maintenance, so we have outlined what each system does, what to look for to diagnose problems, and how we go about repairing them to get you back on the road safely.

Our History

We just added a 4th bay to the shop, and the expansion has us reflecting on our past. So much has happened in 35 years. This photo essay shows how Parkside and the neighbourhood have changed with the times.

New Service Resources

Learn everything about how we perform our services with complete transparency. Time, expense, procedure, descriptions, FAQs, and team members all profiled here. We will build out these services pages over the next few months to help serve and educate our clients even better.