Defensive Driving in Oswego, Illinois
March 29, 2020
There was a man in the Oswego area who learned that most car accidents occur within a mile of home so he moved. (Just kidding!)When we think of defensive driving, we often focus on our local Illinois highway situations. The fact of the matter is we need to be just as careful close to home in O... More
Speak Up: Talking with Your Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Oswego Service Advisor
March 22, 2020
About 80% of the vehicles on Oswego roads today are behind on their preventive maintenance schedules. That translates to about 160 million vehicles in the United States that aren't performing as well as they could be - thousands right here in Illinois. Some of the maintenance issues are minor. Ot... More
The Edible Engine
March 15, 2020
You may have had a friend whose vehicle was the victim of hungry rodents. After all, mice, rats and squirrelseven rabbitshave been known to gnaw on wires in engine compartments, causing vehicle electrical systems to go haywire. They can disable a vehicle completely and be very expensive to fix.... More
THE IMPORTANCE OF VISIBILITY (Cleaning Vehicle Glass)
March 8, 2020
We've all been through it. The vehicle ahead of us kicks up mud, slush, snow or salt on our windshield and we can't see a thing. And not being able to see a thing when we're driving? Not a good thing. Debris on a vehicle's glass can be blinding when driving directly into the sun. And other thi... More
On Board Diagnostics for Your vehicle
March 1, 2020
Today we're going to talk about on-board diagnostics and the questions we hear from folks around Oswego, Illinois, who need answers about diagnostic services. They want to know what diagnostics are, what's involved and what the benefits are. They really want to understand the value of diagnostic ... More