Car Insurance Basics
The Basics of Car Insurance In the United States, most states require vehicle owners to have some kind of car insurance, but the laws regarding what kinds of car insurance you need vary from state to state. Your auto insurance company won’t sell you anything less than...
Why Won’t My Car Start?
If you’ve been in a car accident, your first concern is generally for the safety of the people involved, and then you have to figure out how much damage was done to your vehicle. When your car won’t start, there could be a hundred causes - so how do you narrow it down...
Dangers of Driving with a Cracked Windshield
Cracks and chips in a windshield can be annoying, especially if they're right in your field of view, but they can easily be forgotten if they’re not. Unfortunately, they can be more than just an inconvenience. Chips and cracks can be a major safety hazard, and in some...
What to do When You’re in an Accident
You’re on your way, and suddenly, BAM. The sound of your car making contact with another knocks you out of driving mode and a panic sets in… What now? Auto accidents aren’t fun, and they can bring about a mess of questions about what to do, dealing with insurance,...
Airbags – What You Need To Know
The airbag system is also called the supplementary restraint system (SRS) or the supplemental inflatable restraint (SIR), and acts as a secondary line of defense against injury in a crash. The primary restraint system is the seat belt. In the event of a car accident...
Why Frame Measuring Matters
When a vehicle is in a collision, it means that it made contact with another moving object. Sometimes, vehicles make contact with stationary objects, or stationary vehicles are hit by other moving things. When a vehicle collides with something else, whether it’s...
Post Collision Painting
After a collision, repainting your vehicle may be the last thing you’re thinking about - especially if the damage was severe. However, it may be the final step in the repair process. Painting is an important part of maintaining the look of your vehicle, but it’s also...
Steering And Suspension
Your vehicle’s steering and suspension system plays a huge role in the performance and safety of the vehicle, and it’s one of the biggest ways that a driver maintains control of the vehicle. Usually, when the steering and suspension system is affected, it is due to a...
All About Air Bags
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) in your Vehicle The supplemental restraint system, or SRS, in your vehicle does exactly what its name implies: it supplements the restraint, or seatbelt, system. In the case of a collision, the primary function of the supplemental...
What Is Your Car Made Of?
Metals and Carbon Fiber used in Vehicle Manufacturing As auto technology evolves, so does the materials from which vehicles are made. Many different metals, plastics, and carbon fiber are used to manufacture the various components of a car. Manufacturers may try...