Sterling Auto Repair

A regular Tune Up is a great help when maintaining your car! Would you like your car to last longer? Do you want better fuel mileage? Then you are at the right place. Our A.S.E. certified technicians will help to keep your vehicle ON THE ROAD. Why are Tune Ups Important? A TUNE UP CAN HELP YOUR CAR: It can extend the life of your car. Helps with your fuel economy. Reduce the cost of car repairs. Improve engine performance. May help prevent break downs on the road. A tune up is as important as an oil change. Regular oil changes and tune ups will make a difference the life of your car. TUNE UP MAY INCLUDE: Replacing fuel filters. Replacing air filters. Inspecting or replacing PCV valve. Fuel induction service. Replacing oxygen sensor. Inspecting distributor cap. Replacing spark plugs. Replacing spark plug wires. A dirty fuel filter and a dirty air filter will, most likely, reduce your fuel economy about 20%. Maintaining tune ups and using quality fue ... read more

Here at Gill’s Automotive, we always try to stress the importance of regular vehicle maintenance. Just to name a few, we take ourselves to the doctor, our pet’s to the vet, run anti-virus software on our computers, and have our furnaces/ac units cleaned to keep them running smoothly. Cars, on the other hand, seem to get put on the back burner for some folks which is sort of silly considering we all use our cars EVERY SINGLE DAY. It can really hit you in the pocket as well. Here is an interesting article on how important regular maintenance really is. Whether your an existing Gill’s customer, or would like to become one of our customers, give us a call TODAY and have a free 27-point courtesy check done on your car. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/maintain.jsp

A recent survey conducted by the Car Care Council found that drivers tend to stall when it comes to regular vehicle maintenance. Listen, we realize nobody wants to pay for costly auto repairs; however, regular maintenance is the key to keeping vehicles running well today and down the road. Their study indicated the following results: 25%of cars had low or dirty engine oil. 13%had low or contaminated brake fluid. 18%had dirty air filters. 17%had inadequate cooling protection or low coolant levels. 16% needed new windshield wiper and 27%had low or contaminated washer fluid. 18%needed new belts Overall, 89% of vehicles were in need of at least one service or repair. Regular service schedules can keep your car running at its best. We suggest you check out their website for a detailed Service Interval Schedule

How Ironic. Today is “National Day of Unplugging” and GM announces a new $20 monthly service plan that gives OnStar-equipped vehicles unlimited data. Interesting Car & Driver article if you choose to stay plugged in all the time. http://blog.caranddriver.com/for-20-per-month-people-can-watch-as-much-game-of-thrones-in-their-gm-cars-as-they-want/#more

First, we will have a little history lesson. The historical story of the VW Beetle dates back to 1930’s Germany. Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933 and announced he wanted to build new roads and affordable cars for the German people. At the time, Austrian-born engineer Ferdinand Porsche was already working on creating a small car. Hitler met with Porsche later, and the engineer was charged with designing the inexpensive, mass-produced Volkswagen, or “people’s car.” In 1938, work began on the Volkswagen factory, located in present-day Wolfsburg, Germany. Full-scale production of the beetle didn’t begin until after World War II. The Beetle Arrives in the United States The 1950’s… the Volkswagen arrived in the U.S. Initial reception wasn’t so good, due in part to the car’s historic Nazi connection as well as its small size and unusual rounded shape (which, in fact, is how it later led to being dubbed the “Beetle&r ... read more