Tips & Advice: Protect your car

You decide to rent an RV for your next summer vacation. You can save on hotel costs, you won’t have to unpack every evening and you can even cook your favourite delicacies on board. For many people, an RV means freedom. Some planning is required, however, beginning with the budget.

If your car has been on the road all winter, it’s probably filthy by now. Salt, sand and snow have made their way inside the car, and you’ve probably got a shovel and a jug of windshield washer fluid in there with you. As soon as spring rolls in, it’s …

Even though it’s summer, you’re having a tough time maintaining your car’s shine. You dutifully wash it every week, but nothing seems to work. The problem may be that you’re inadvertently sabotaging your best intentions. Here are some traps to avoid if you want to keep your car sparkling all …

The best way to protect your vehicle’s paint from inclement weather is to cover it with a protective coating. Adding a layer of wax or sealant will boost your vehicle’s appearance and protect it from dirt, dust, debris and especially sunshine. Whether you’re headed to the store to buy a …

For car owners, summer is synonymous with car washing. After all, driving a shiny car is a great boost to anyone’s moral! And on a more serious note, keeping your vehicle clean enhances its appearance and can help increase its resale value over the years. Of course, we’re not all …

Your car got you through winter, with all the wind, snow, ice, salt and sand. You may have gone into hibernation mode, but your car didn’t. And chances are you haven’t taken it in for maintenance since you had the winter tires put on. After all, it’s been too cold …

Not all car shows offer you the opportunity to buy a car on the spot, but in fact, every company has sales staff posted here and there who are ready to make you an offer you supposedly cannot refuse. However appealing it may seem, buying a car that way isn’t …

We are often asked whether all-wheel-drive is a necessity in Quebec in winter. To begin at the beginning, what do we mean by “all-wheel-drive”? An AWD vehicle is one in which the power produced by the engine is applied to the road by all four wheels. In other words, when …

Not so long ago, there were a great number of products destined to improve the quality of the fuel that we were putting in the tanks of our cars and trucks. In the dead of winter, with our rough climatic conditions, are there still some miracle additives we can use …

Any mechanism is more fragile in winter, and I'm not just talking about the human body, which finds the going tougher when the thermometer dips below freezing. I’m talking about the mechanisms in the family car. Think about a crankshaft, a set of pistons and assorted pumps beset with frigid …