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High School Students Get Cars For Perfect Attendance

June 14, 2013 - Woody Allen said, “Eighty Percent of success is showing up.” Two students in the Los Angeles Unified School District were able to win free Chevy Sonics by showing up 100 percent of the time. To be eligible for these $18,000 cars, all these kids had to do was get perfect attendance…

Infographic with summer driving tips: car maintenance, fluid checklist, tire pressure, seasonal gas, and average temps.

Infographic: Summer Driving Tips

Check Battery: battery troubles pose the biggest reason for AAA response calls during the summer. The last thing you want is to have a dead battery when it is over 100 degrees outside. Make sure your battery is in proper working conditions before the heat becomes unbearable. Top Off Fluids: Make sure all the necessary…

Rare NBA Car Commercials

June 6, 2014 - With the start of the NBA Finals I tried to think of some of my favorite car commercials featuring NBA stars. Like most people, I enjoy all the Blake Griffin Kia advertisements. Like this one that features him going back in time to tell a younger version of himself to keep…

Harmonic balancer pulley with bolt holes, generic image.

What is a Harmonic Balancer?

June 5, 2013 - Before you ask, no it doesn’t have anything to do with the harmonica. It also doesn’t have anything to do with music, unless of course you’re talking about the music and the tune of a happy vehicle. In this blog post we go over what a harmonic balancer is, what a…

Car2Go: Smart Cars and a Smart Idea

June 4, 2013 - If anyone ever told me that it could be economical to rent a car by the minute, I would probably have told them they were absolutely crazy, but Car2Go, a subsidiary of Daimler of Germany has proven the concept of car sharing to be a success throughout Europe and many North…

DiabloSport: Taking Power to a Whole New Level

June 3, 2013 - Dating all the way back to big hair and rock ‘n roll of the 80’s days, DiabloSport has roots that have stood the test of time. First on the forefront of tuning chips, electronic fuel injection (EFI) technology and custom tuning software, DiabloSport is the name in the industry to be…

Road Trip 4: What Harmful Things Can Happen To Your Car On A Road Trip

May 31, 2013 - Road trips can be a fun way to travel and get your car out on the open road. Unfortunately, inconvenient car trouble can occur at any time, including during a road trip – and some things can be harmful. One of the best things you can do to prepare yourself is…

Stack of playing cards with three Aces and a Queen of Spades visible, ideal for road trip games.

Road Trip 3: Fun Ways to Entertain Yourself On A long Road Trip

May 30, 2013 - Long road trips can be exciting, but after a while they can kind of get boring. Being in a car for many hours with your friends or families with not much to do but look out the window can bring on a feeling of restlessness, and extreme boredom. Luckily, there are…

Road Trip 2: How To Prepare Your Car for a Long Road Trip

May 29, 2013 - Going on a long road trip can be fun and exciting, but before embarking on your journey, you must make sure your car is prepared to take the trip. Making sure your car is ready to take the long trip is very important if you want to avoid any possible problems…

Long, empty asphalt road through dry grass fields under a blue sky with clouds

Road Trip 1: Summer Car Road Trips

May 28, 2013 - Summertime is here and people everywhere are going to be taking road trips. In honor of the Summer Road Trip we are doing a week of blogs on nothing but road trips. It’s the best time of the year for families to take summer car road trips since kids and college…