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How to Prepare Your Headlights for Your Next Road Trip

Doing some traveling during the holiday season and thinking about that long drive ahead? Preparing your vehicle for travel can be stressful, but ensuring your car is equipped for the mystery travel holds is important! Often overlooked, headlights can make or break your road trip. Especially since the winter months bring shorter days and more […]

5 Most Common Vehicle Failures

While you never want to be stranded on the side of the road, winter is probably the least desirable time to have this happen. And although there will always be unavoidable, unfortunate events, we’ve compiled a list of the five most common vehicle failures and how you can prevent them! 1. Check Engine Light An […]

4 Tips to Keep Animals Out of Your Car

As the temperatures start to drop, wild animals are busy searching for any type of shelter they can find that is safe and warm. To them, your car seems like the perfect home for the winter. There are many different hiding places that animals can crawl in to. Many animals find solace in the warm […]

5 Warning Signs of Bad Brakes

Your vehicle’s brakes are obviously very important. It may not always be so obvious when you’re driving on bad brakes. There are many signs that you’ll want to notice long before your brakes stop working. This type of oversight can be very dangerous and very expensive. To keep your vehicle ahead of any costly brake […]

Is Your Vehicle Car Pool Ready?

It’s that time of year again when we switch from the swimming pool to the car pool. Now that school is back in session, are you sure that your vehicle is safe and ready to carry your most precious cargo? In this weeks “Ask the Auto man” segment we look at what you can do […]

3 Common Vehicle Service Myths: Tire Pressure, Brake Fluid & Coolant

When it comes to servicing your vehicle, there are a lot of myths out there. At West Automotive Group, we’re here to help you fight through the auto repair fog and determine the best ways to care for your car! Below we have outlined three common vehicle service myths about your car’s coolant, brake fluid […]

5 Tips for Effectively Changing A Tire

Please enjoy this guest blog post from our friends over at TrackYourTruck.com! Tire leaks and blowouts happen, and there’s plenty to be concerned about when they do — safety, efficiency and future maintenance, for starters. Whether it’s you or one of your drivers who needs this info, mark it down. Knowing how to change a […]