Keeping your used car properly maintained will not only make it drive consistently better but also reduce the risk of incurring costly repairs from deferred service or outright neglect. Because it’s a used car, you want to avoid spending more money when taking it to the manufacturer’s dealership. Instead, you’d like to find a trusted…
Making sure that your tires are properly inflated may sound like something your grandfather would tell you to be mindful of, but it is a legitimate reminder. When your tires are under-inflated on the street, they can wear prematurely and unevenly, forcing you to spend hundreds to over a thousand dollars or more. Under-inflated tires…
When the seasons change, your vehicle needs to be ready. Warmer air and road conditions mean returning to a regular mix of fuel and more energy required to run your vehicle’s air conditioner and air filtration systems. There are also other things to consider with your vehicle upkeep. Winter road conditions will leave behind some…
Tires are indeed the most overlooked component in your car. They can determine how quietly your car rides at highway speeds and how well the vehicle tracks in a curve. They have a significant impact on how quickly your car will stop in emergency braking and can impact your ability to hold the road in…
A couple of generations ago, almost anyone in Indiana didn’t think twice about having a set of “snow tires” stored in the corner of the garage, waiting until October or November to be swapped with the regular tires until springtime. This is less common now, but should it be? Alderman Automotive explains. Two issues diminished…
At Alderman Automotive you will find rear-, front-, all-, and four-wheel-drive vehicles. They all serve the same basic purpose of getting you from one place to another, so what is the difference between them, and which is best for you? For about 80 years, most cars and trucks had engines in the front and drive…
Autumn can mean different things to different people. For kids, it is the return to school; for others, it’s football. Many others celebrate the death of tree leaves because they get so pretty as they go. Halloween and Thanksgiving can also figure prominently. But for everyone in Indiana and the Midwest as a whole, it…
When looking at a used car, never overlook that no matter how powerful the engine or how sophisticated the suspension and related technologies, the only real contact the car has with the rest of the world is through its tires. At some point, all tires need to be replaced, and fortunately, tires are the easiest…
