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A Vehicle Owner’s Preventative Maintenance Checklist

Tweet Organized people love a list. It helps them get more done, and feel more accomplished when they check something off as being completed.   If you’re a vehicle owner, you should love a list, too … a preventative maintenance checklist. It might not make you feel productive, but it will help you know what […]

Summer Car Care Tips to Beat the Heat

Tweet Many people look forward to summer and all that warmer weather has to bring – barbeques, pool parties, gardening, and road trips! Summer here in Arizona, however, can see temperatures rise over the 100-degree mark, making it especially important to be prepared to handle the heat.   While you’re stocking up on shorts and […]

10 Common Causes of Poor Gas Mileage

Tweet If your vehicle has you feeling like you have another teenager in the house, causing you to make frequent trips to the gas station to “feed” it, it’s time to take a closer look. While it’s true that there are some causes of poor gas mileage that you can’t control, it’s more likely that […]

What Are the Best Car Care Tips for Spring?

Tweet For many families, spring means planning for family vacations, trips to the cabin, camping excursions, and weekend road trips. Whatever your style, chances are you are getting ready to hit the road. But, what shape is your vehicle in? Have you been performing regular preventative maintenance? Do you think you are due? Spring is […]

Potholes – Damaging and Disastrous

Tweet What do you get when you mix a lot of rain water, colder temperatures, traffic and a cracked section of asphalt? A recipe for disaster – potholes! Often unavoidable, potholes can wreak havoc on car tires, wheels, alignment and suspension, causing drivers to spend millions of dollars every year to repair the damage. The […]

Power Steering System Information for Drivers

Tweet Most drivers these days have become so accustomed to their power steering system that they wouldn’t know what to do without it. They admit that they LOVE having it which is why knowing your vehicle, and the systems that drive it, as well as certain parts, can be so beneficial.  When your steering system […]

Used Car Buying – The Best Places to Look!

Tweet There may come a point where you aren’t sure if you want to keep your current vehicle, sell it, buy a new car, buy a used car or get some solid advice from someone who knows… well… cars. At Good Works Auto Repair in Tempe, they are now buying and selling used cars and […]

Suspension System Repair and Maintenance

Tweet You’re driving down the road in your convertible on a warm summer day – hair blowing in the breeze, the radio playing your favorite tunes, and you feel like you’re floating on air. Are you dreaming? No, you’re enjoying the effects of a properly functioning suspension system! What is the suspension system? In automotive […]

Auto Repair Financing for Unplanned Repairs

Tweet You’ve done a good job making your down payment, making regular payments, insurance payments and preventative maintenance payments. We all know that having some money set aside for major auto repairs is a good idea, but sometimes, it just isn’t possible. The reality is that saving hundreds or even thousands of extra dollars for […]

Differential Repair to Keep You Moving Smooth

Tweet Your wheels go different speeds and different distances, so the differential system in your vehicle is vital. Locked up wheels and other problems that arise aren’t going to get you very far. How the Rear Differential Works The name is descriptive; it can distribute different kinds of speeds to wheels especially during a turn. […]