AutoEducation.com Car Blog » General https://www.autoeducation.com/blog Helping you learn more about your car. Tue, 29 Aug 2017 01:09:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Load Rating On Tires Fails State Inspection https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/general/load-rating-tires-fails-state-inspection/ https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/general/load-rating-tires-fails-state-inspection/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2017 16:46:39 +0000 https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/?p=1323 Just had to tell a customer with a 3500HD truck that it doesn’t pass inspection because the new tires he put on are not up to the weight class of the truck. They installed the correct size so that was the right way. Problem is that they used standard load when the vehicle required a […]

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]]> https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/general/a-parents-guide-to-dipping-your-car/feed/ 0 Essential Automotive Websites You Have Probably Never Heard Of. https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/general/essential-automotive-websites-you-have-probably-never-heard-of/ https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/general/essential-automotive-websites-you-have-probably-never-heard-of/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:24:27 +0000 https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/?p=1154 Just spent some time today driving across the countryside looking for parts for my step-son’s car and I remembered a cool website which helps me search local junkyard (first website on the list). Even I need a reminder sometimes of the cool essential websites out there on the interwebs. So as a placeholder for myself […]

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]]> https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/general/essential-automotive-websites-you-have-probably-never-heard-of/feed/ 0 Why it matters who fixes your car https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/general/why-it-matters-who-fixes-your-car/ https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/general/why-it-matters-who-fixes-your-car/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:08:10 +0000 https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/?p=1143 When it comes to the expense of owning a car, maintenance and repairs can rack up a lion’s share of the costs. Who you have doing work on your car or truck can make or break you in the end. Let’s look at the three types of mechanics and where you are likely to get […]

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]]> https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/general/930/feed/ 0 EZ-Pass Velcro Replacement https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/general/ez-pass-velcro-replacement/ https://www.autoeducation.com/blog/general/ez-pass-velcro-replacement/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:21:13 +0000 http://www.cyberfoundry.com/ae/blog/uncategorized/ez-pass-velcro-replacement/ Did you ever wonder what type of Velcro is holding your EZ-Pass onto your windshield? Click the title to find out.

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