Tires Tag

Your vehicle's tires ensure your safety and provide optimal road performance. Over time, tires wear down, and you will need to replace them. But how do you know when to invest in a new set of tires? Signs that indicate it's time to replace your tires include low tread depth, uneven tread wear, and poor fuel efficiency.   1) Worn Tires Tread Depth Tread depth is an excellent...

Is your car prepared for a roadside emergency? Do you have an adequate winter car kit packed and easily accessible in your vehicle? Is your spare tire in good shape? If not, read these winter survival tips, so you know what to do to prepare yourself and your car for winter driving.   Be Prepared For A Roadside Emergency With a Winter Car Kit Traveling in winter requires nerves...

It’s just about that time of year again. Students are making lists and buying supplies to be ready for the start of the fall semester. Whether you go to college in town, or across the country, make sure your vehicle is up to the task. Routine auto maintenance should never be skipped or overlooked, no matter how busy your schedule gets. Here are some back-to-school...

The condition of your tires has a direct impact on the efficiency, performance, and most importantly, the safety of your vehicle. Tires take a real beating while driving. Hazardous road conditions, incorrect air pressure, extreme temperatures, and even ‘normal wear’, all contribute to the degradation of your tires. As the tread wears down, you can lose traction and braking ability. This means that it may...

While spring is traditionally the season to rejuvenate your garden after the cold of winter, you should not forget something else: spring auto repair and maintenance. The winter months were also hard on your car, and it probably needs a couple of inspections, an oil change, a service, a few system checks, and maybe also a new set of tires. Plymouth Tire and Auto Center...

The best way to handle an auto repair is to not need one in the first place. Sounds easy enough, right? The number one way to prevent a breakdown is with proper preventative maintenance done by professionals. In this article, we will feature four expert auto repair tips explaining what you must do for your vehicle if you want to prevent future breakdowns. Auto Repair Tips Top...

The importance of having the right tires for the right season can’t be stressed enough. It doesn’t matter how much R&D and engineering went into your car’s chassis and handling if you have low-quality rubber or rubber designed for another season; you won’t get the performance you paid for. Summer tires give you grip in hot and dry conditions; winter tires find traction where all other tires will slip and slide. But neither of those would be worth a damn if you took them off-road. So be sure you’re prepared year-round. Where a summer tire’s near-slick surface would just aquaplane, the tread on a winter tire shovels and pumps water out of the way while gripping the snow to keep you going in the right direction.