Carolina Tire Lists Top 10 Car Killers

It pays to beware of these 10 Most Wanted Car Killers, the corrosive agents of your car’s destruction from within. They tend to be stealthy killers, often escaping the notice of even the most careful car owners.

Thankfully there's a way to protect your car with BG brand products and services from Carolina Tire. Get to know your car’s 10 worst enemies. Then ask your Carolina Tire service advisor about BG Scheduled Maintenance. There’s a quality BG service specifically designed to protect your car from each one of the 10 Most Wanted Car Killers.

#1 - Lube & Fuel Oxidation

Oxidation of engine oil produces harmful sludge that can reduce engine cooling, accelerate component wear and plug passages necessary for proper oil circulation and lubrication. Abrasive material then accumulates within the engine, which can destroy bearings and promote seal leakage. Likewise, oxidative by-products of fuel reduce the volumetric efficiency of fuel pumps and filters, and can result in costly fuel injector failure. Higher tailpipe emissions and poor fuel economy always follow in the footsteps of damaging fuel deposits.

# 2 Diesel Injection Clogging

Heavy carbon residues build up on fuel injectors, thus reducing their optimal efficiency. This leads to a poor fuel spray pattern, reduced injector cooling and flow, and inefficient combustion. If left unattended, this condition can rob an engine of power and will produce excess exhaust gas smoke, poor power and fuel economy and shortened injector life.

# 3 Drive Line Abrasion

Rear differential ring and pinion gears can suffer scoring, fretting and pitting due to lack of lubrication and corrosion. Stress cracks may develop that serve to weaken the gear surface and promote further damage. Also, excessive gear and bearing noise may indicate that abrasive metallic wear is occurring within your gear set. Progressive gear wear within this unit will have a negative effect on seals, causing fluid leakage.

# 4 Fuel Air / Induction Carbon

Gummy residues derived from residual fuel vapors have a tendency to accumulate within the air intake (plenum) over time. These deposits restrict air flow and disrupt combustion air swirl and dispersal. This all serves to decrease engine efficiency and fuel economy. Engine devices like MAF sensors, Idle Air Controllers and critical throttle plate clearances are also impeded by these gummy deposits.

# 5 Transmission Sludge

Transmissions operate under widely adverse conditions and expose the transmission fluid to wide swings in temperature. As Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) ages, it forms sludge, which reduces fluid circulation and transmission cooling. Abrasive metal particles generated from aged ATF will ruin seals and cause irreversible damage to internal transmission components. A customer may eventually experience erratic shifting, excessive vibration or noise, or even transmission failure.

# 6 Power Steering Debris

High pressure power steering units require excellent lubricants to function properly. Damage to gears, seals, O-rings, bearings and bushings, and spool valves are dramatically increased by poor quality lubricants. Critical brass and other soft alloys rely on the proper balance of lubricant additives to ensure long power steering life and trouble-free operation.

# 7 Cooling System Scale

Minerals found in tap water have the tendency of combining with the additives found in automotive coolant. When this happens, they form a chemical complex called “phosphate scale,” which coats the heat transfer surfaces of the radiator and heads, resulting in decreased heat-transfer efficiency. When this occurs, your car will overheat and run much hotter than it was designed to. This scale can also lead to the destruction of water pump bearings.

# 8 Brake Fluid Moisture Contamination

The gradual deterioration of brake fluid over time happens by exposure to heat, pressure, and moisture contamination. As the brake fluid additives deplete, the fluid breaks down at an increased rate, resulting in corrosion of brake parts, poor compressibility and eventual loss of brake function.

# 9 Climate Control Mold

Mildew, mold and spores can inhabit your automotive climate control system. The presence of moisture in air conditioning ducts is common since the air leaving the air conditioner evaporator is saturated with it. Air conditioning used continuously during hot weather provides little time for ducts to dry out. High moisture in ducts can cake with dirt and provide an environment for mold to grow. This situation leads to serious indoor air contamination problems, resulting in symptoms of illness such as headaches, watery eno, nausea, skin disorders and fatigue.

# 10 Battery Corrosion

Slower than normal cranking may be a sign that your battery is holding less than it’s optimal electric charge. Oxidation of the battery terminals and build-up of exterior dirt and corrosion accelerate the loss of current through the case of the battery, thus prematurely discharging it.

All these killers can be caught and put away at Carolina Tire & Auto using quality BG Products and space age technology and equipment for your car, truck or SUV.

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Toyota Recalls Fuel New Auto Safety Laws

The numerous recalls by Toyota have forced the United States Government to devise new auto safety laws to regulate the problems associated with these recalls. It aims to bring some impacting changes into the whole recall process. This would legally require all vehicles sold in the United States to be equipped with brake override systems. Brake override would assist drivers in countering the effects of unintended acceleration thus reducing accidents.

There have been over 6000 complaints registered against Toyota related to sudden acceleration over the last decade. These complaints also include statistics of more than 80 loss of human live. The new auto safety law has placed consumer safety the utmost priority and all measures are being taken to reduce the number of accidents.

The United States Government is planning to make it mandatory for all cars to have black boxes to record crash information. This installation would help in extracting relevant car accident data. However, experts are debating over the violation of privacy if black boxes are placed inside the cars. Anyhow, the new auto safety laws ultimate objective is to stiffen potential penalties against automakers. This will give the government more powers to demand a recall and push the car companies to meet new safety standards.

It seems the efforts to reduce accidents caused due substandard cars, will increase the budget of the U.S. Government. Now, we have to wait and watch how viable these new rules are if they are implemented.

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Ft Myers Toyota Sales Rise

On Monday, Toyota reported strong profits for fiscal year 2009 and local Toyota dealers confirm that the Toyota brand is as strong as ever.  Ft. Myers Toyota has seen a steady increase in showroom traffic and sales post Toyota recall.

According to the CNN newswires on May 11th:

"Toyota (TM) reported an annual profit of ¥209 billion ($2.2 billion) over the last year, the company said at a news conference. That figure compares to a loss of ¥437 billion for fiscal year 2008. "

Ft Myers Toyota Sales Momentum

PCG Digital Marketing (PCG) surveyed Toyota dealers in the United States to document  post Toyota recall trends.  The PCG survey data confirmed Toyota 2009 numbers; sales momentum has been strong at local dealers across the United States.

One of the dealerships surveyed, Ft. Myers Toyota in Florida (http://www.fmtoyota.com) , confirmed that sales have continued to rebound from weakness in 2009.

Ft. Myers consumers have confirmed their confidence in the Toyota brand. The temporary setback from the massive recall is old news for car buyers who have rushed to Toyota showrooms across the country to lock in great financing deals offer by Toyota.

According to Vice President Pamela Templeton and a member of Ft Myers Toyota Executive Team:

"Fort Myers Toyota owners are very loyal. Our franchise is known as "The Family Store" and the recall issues did not cause our customers to leave ’the family’. We were able to promptly fix the Toyota cars impacted by the recall and confirm our commitment to local Toyota owners in Florida"

Toyota Showroom Traffic Strong

PCG survey data showed that from Massachusetts to California, Toyota sales are robust. At Carson Toyota in California, sales of new and used Toyota cars are strong.  Carson Toyota can be reach at http://www.carsontoyota.com.

In Litteton Massachusetts, Mike Hills, GM of Acton Toyota commented: " I see a strong demand for Toyota cars in New England. I’m very encouraged to see the strong traffic in our showroom"

So it would seem that the worst for Toyota is over and their quality cars and trucks remain popular with US consumers. This is welcome news for all Toyota franchise locations in the United States.

Audi A3 Navigation at low price with high quality

 Main features:

> Made by a long-term cooperative manufacturer, guaranteed high quality 

> Navigation operating system: Win CE 6.0 

> 6.2 inch TFT sharp high-definition digital LCD screen, 800*480 resolutions. 

> Supports iPod full function control (Tested on ipod touch 8GB) 

> Perfectly match your car: AUDI A3 

> Button LED light color: Blue| Green| Red | None 

> 6 virtual discs changer 

> Steering wheel control, USB port, Two MicroSD card slots 

> Dual zone: Enjoy music while navigation 

> Built-in bluetooth. You can make hands-free calls or listen to music through bluetooth 

> Built-in DVB-T digital TV function are optional (You have to pay extra 58USD) 

> Supports RDS 

> Auto rearview function, you can add a rearview camera. 

> After installation, this unit won't support  LCD display beside speedo. 

>  GPS console 

Lastest GPS console. You can set up the path of GPS map by yourselves, view the GPS monitor, watch video, listen to music, and read e-book.    Support all maps that work on windows CE 5.0 O/S, we have tested Route 66, iGo8, Polnav, etc. We recommend you always try demo before buying. 

Adapting 16:9 HD digital LCD display 

completely supports DVD/VCD/CD/MP3 and other A/V multimedia formats 

Complete control over your DVD discs. 

Floating control buttions when touching the screen   Enter the SD/USB interface, you can see each file of U-disk/SD card . 

When touching, the floating buttons will appear, the operation is similar with DVD player. Double tap to play the music/video or view pictures. Note: SD card view only function to units with two SD card slots.   

Bluetooth:

Enable pair, then you can turn on Bluetooth of your cellphone to search the unit. Enter 0000, your cellphone and the unit will be paired. 

The unit supports A2DP, you can play songs in your cellphone through bluetooth, which can be heard over the speakers of your car.     

After paired, you can use the keyboard to make calls, as well as answering calls. This is very convenient and safe when you are driving.   In the Bluetooth mode, you can also turn on PIP function. 

Dual-zone:

Dual-zone within the unit. You can listen to the radio, music from SD card or U-disc while navigating. 

Dual-zone with the headrest monitors or flip-down monitors. When turning on 2-zone, passenagers on the back seats can enjoy DVD movies while you are navigationg. 

Ipod control:

Technically, it supports all generations of iPod. Due to limitation of conditions, we can only test that it supports iPod touch 2rd. 8GB. Some generations may not fully supported, such as lyrics or titles and so on. When connecting ipod using the special harness we provide, all the playlists in the iPod will be downloaded. You can control the music by the touchscreen. Play, pause, next,previous, F-F, F-B, volume. 

Radio/AM /FM:

FM1/FM2/FM3/AM high sensitive digital tuner 

Support FM/AM scaning, storage(32 stations at the most) 

Frequency display, audio adjustment    Auto search and store 

Dial the frequency of your favorite radio stations 

Supports RDS function 

You can turn on PIP when listening to the radio. Want to be dynamic, you can turn on spectrum when listening to the music on the radio 

Virtual CD changer-6 discs:

You can store 5 CDs in the first five virtual discs, and your favorite ones in the last virtual disc. 

Normal storage: About 20 minutes for a single CD 

Fast storage: About 10 minutes for a single CD (can not enjoy music while storing) You don't have to buy a CD changer, but can enjoy the convenience of a real CD changer. 

Besides, this unit does not support CD changer 

More information , please come to our website :www.car-gps-navigation.com

New Driving School Starting Up In Sleaford Aims To Be The Best

Ben Willis is a driving instructor based in the Sleaford area. For the last 5 years Ben has been working with a national driving school and after building up his reputation and customer base has now decided to create his own driving school.

' After 5 good years with a large driving school i have managed to help numerous people through there tests and have also picked up lots of training and advice from other instructors' explains Ben ' However when you are with a national driving school there is always certain elements that you have no control over, the main one being the price of lessons and any special offers you may want to run. This was one of my main consideration's when i decided to set up independently as i want to offer a introductory offer that would attract people but also a normal lesson price that was competitive with all the other driving instructors in the area which i now feel i have.'

Ben teaches a large variety of people ranging from those that have never been behind the wheel before up to those who are close to, or about to take their test. Ben is also Pass Plus accredited and has done a lot of Pass Plus courses and motorway training once the test has been passed.

Ben's driving school which he has decided to call 'Willis Driving School' will start running from 19th April and will be covering Sleaford, Lincoln, Grantham and all the villages in between. As he has mentioned he is offering a very competitive introductory rate of the first 4 hours for £40 and then £22 after that. He has set up a website with all the information on which is www.willis-drive.com and is also available on Facebook.