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I’ve always said that having a good auto repair shop where you can bring your car is only second in importance to having a good family doctor you can trust. An undependable auto repair shop can leave you stranded on the side of the road somewhere someday. Additionally, if you can’t trust your auto repair shop, how do you know when they’re digging too deeply into your pocket? You don’t. Considering how much money you have invested in your car, as well as the cost of maintenance and repairs, who wants to cross their fingers and hope they’re getting a good deal when they bring their car into the shop? I’ve brought my car to Performance Unlimited since 2009. That’s when I met owner Denny Norton. I had an immediate sense that this was someone who put business ethics before profit. That’s the essential first ingredient I look for in an auto repair shop; can I trust them? The second essential ingredient is experience based knowledge of their profession. I’ve discovered that Norton and his ...

There’s not much that I like about winter. I don’t snowmobile or ski. If I want to ice skate, I can do that at the Crystal Ice House in Crystal Lake, and they have ice year round. I enjoy driving but even this is less of a pleasure in the winter. What’s wrong with driving in the winter? How about having to clean snow and ice off your windows before you go anywhere? How about the slush and salt spray that coats your vehicle in a gray haze? Oh, and then you have the other drivers who either panic at the sight of snow and drive 20 mph below what is required by conditions or the 4-wheel driver who thinks his truck is invincible and tries to prove it by tailgating in the most horrendous driving conditions. For all these reasons, driving in the winter just doesn’t seem to hold the same appeal as driving on a nice, sunny summer day. Once in a while, however, winter throws a curve. Such was the case about a week ago after we had a small winter storm. I was driving down Bull Valley Road betwe...

With these articles, we try to share a little useful information for people who rely on automotive transportation. That, of course, refers to the vast majority of us. We also, occasionally, share high performance automotive tips, from time to time. Our goal is that these articles are of value to as many drivers as possible. The other day, we discovered that we may not speak to as many drivers as we had thought. We heard a story about a widow whose husband had always taken care of the care. When he passed, that responsibility fell to her. To say the least, she was somewhat overwhelmed. Thankfully, she found a qualified and trust-worthy auto repair shop that could help to keep her on the road while ensuring that a less scrupulous sort didn’t take advantage of her. Still, her story has pointed out that, with some people, we might as well write our tips in Greek, assuming the reader doesn’t read Greek. Some drivers wouldn’t know how to open the hood, no less to check the oil. So, today, ...

There are fast lube shops where they do oil changes and a few other mechanical odds and ends. There are also auto repair shops where they can handle tune-ups, the aforementioned oil changes, alignments, and most of the other customary repairs. Where, however, do you go if you want something out of the ordinary for your car? What if you’re tired of your car doors bumping into other cars in parking lots? What if you simply like the idea that your car doors will open up instead of out? For that kind of work, you need an auto repair shop with capabilities beyond quality auto repair of the first order. You need an auto repair shop where they’re qualified to handle absolutely any project involving your car. Performance Unlimited is that kind of auto repair shop. Recently, they demonstrated their superior ability to go beyond auto repair and into the realm of automobile modification when they installed Lambo doors on a late model Dodge Challenger. Modifying the hinges on a door to swing up ...