Depending on how old you are, or perhaps more importantly, on how old your parents were when you started driving, you’ve probably heard that letting your car idle for a few minutes to warm up the engine before driving is important for your engine’s life. But do you really have to do that? The quick answer from Alderman Automotive is yes,…
The biggest strength of EVs is the ability to charge at home, so you have 200-300 miles ready for the day. When you come home hours later, you can repeat the cycle again, without a stop at a gas station, worrying about gasoline pricing, drivetrain maintenance, or even tailpipe emissions. EVs have not been seen as…
Affording a vehicle today is on everyone’s mind. With new vehicle prices, monthly payments, and insurance costs rising, it’s hard to imagine ever reaching the dream of owning that special car you’ve had your eye on. A sports car is indeed a special vehicle to own. Some may argue that it is the ultimate dream car – one with agility, performance, and the license to have fun on…
If you are old enough to have driven or ridden in cars from the 60s and 70s, you may remember the signs that a car battery was getting weaker. Instead of starting the car right away, you would hear the starter turning more slowly for several seconds, and sometimes that was enough to start the car. It…
As he recounted in his autobiography, it was during a sales meeting in 1909 that Henry Ford said, “Any color the customer wants, as long as it’s black,” about his plans for the assembly line-built Model T. Indeed, as his famous assembly line started up, Model Ts were only in black from 1914 until one hundred years…
With budgets tight and wallets stretched to the limit, we have to find a vehicle that will keep us on the road. Something that we can easily afford. Not just the price of the vehicle, but also the cost of fuel, maintenance, insurance, and other upkeep costs. The question is whether there is a vehicle you can get that is reliable and easy on…
If you are a truck owner who may have thought about replacing your truck with a new one, chances are the new truck prices have given you pause. Perhaps you will try to keep your current truck a bit longer, or if that is not a viable option, get a used truck, which, of course,…
In the past, your vehicle may have started to feel its age when the odometer hit 100,000 miles. Thanks to improved engineering, build quality, and technology, your vehicle can now last longer. Do not be surprised if your vehicle hits 250,000 miles on the odometer. How does a vehicle make it 250,000 miles? There are plenty of factors that will keep a vehicle on the road to meet…
As summer warms up in Indiana, a reliable air conditioning system becomes more than just a nice feature. It helps keep every drive more comfortable, whether you are heading to work, running errands, or planning a weekend road trip. The problem is that many drivers do not realize there is an issue with their A/C until the…
TopSpeed.com published an article listing its picks for the most comfortable SUVs for a long road trip. It divided the list into five luxury and five non-luxury models. Last month, an Alderman Automotive blog post covered the non-luxury models. This month, we follow up with TopSpeed.com’s list of luxury models. Comfort comes more easily to these luxury models, as their higher price…
