For many people acquiring a driver’s license is a rite of passage. Reaching this milestone also means added responsibility. After gaining experience on the road, a driver may need to sit for a defensive driving course in order to dismiss a ticket or lower insurance costs. You cannot stop real life to pass either of […]
Group Formed to Develop Guidelines for Green Service Standard
Follows EPA’s new Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas rating requirements January 7, 2015 – Steven Schillinger, Administrator for the National Green Garage Challenge campaign announced that a group of industry professionals has convened to develop guidelines for the vehicle service and repair industry to implement the new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Environmental […]
Is Gap Insurance Really Worth It?
I recently bought a pick-up and the dealership wanted to sell me gap insurance. This is insurance that is supposed to pay the difference if you owe more on the vehicle than you receive from you insurance. So they basically pay the difference. It sounded good so I decided to purchase the gap insurance. As […]
Smash and Grab: How to Handle (and Prevent) Car Break-Ins
Governments don’t keep statistics on car break-ins (often called smash and grabs), but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. If anecdotal accounts and car theft statistics are anything to go by, smash and grabs still occur even though the number of car thefts has dropped to much lower rates since before the Great Recession. Car […]
To Fix it, Junk It or Sell It? A Quick Guide to Determining the Fate of Your Car After an Accident
by Cash Auto Salvage We’ve all seen cars on the back of flatbeds that are dented, dinged, or completed crippled. A lot of the time, these cars are headed to junk car heaven, destined for the crusher once the insurance claim goes through. Other times, the cars will be repaired, and eventually put back on […]