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When the temperature rises to 93 degrees, the inside of these cars are like ovens. And the sun is punishing the car battery in each of these cars, as well as the finish. These are the true dog days of summer – the gritty days when the heat can feel like a damp and suffocating blanket. And through it, the sun beats down baking the earth and everything on it. Perspiration seems to form on your brow if you so much as look out onto the scorched world around you. What does this heat mean for your car? Plenty. Air conditioning: Hopefully, your car’s air conditioning is really healthy and robust. If not, this kind of weather will break its spirit and leave you sweltering in the car where you expected the cooling relief that the car's air conditioning always otherwise provided. If your car’s air conditioning isn’t quite up to the task, no problem, just bring it into a trusted auto repair shop and they can give it an energy boost that will keep the sun, humidity and heat at bay. T...

Who doesn’t want to go green: green with their home, their work, their transportation. There are ways that you can go green in all of these areas. In this blog, we’ll be focused on how you can go green with your car. Recycle One way to go green with your car is to recycle. Recycling, in the automotive sense of the word, means that you’re careful with how you dispose of fluids and parts that could adversely affect the environment. For instance, what do you do with the oil from your car when you do an oil change? And if you don’t do the oil change yourself, what does the shop, where you bring your car, do with the old oil? If you change your car’s oil yourself, find an environmentally friendly place to drop off the oil – somewhere that reuses the oil in an environmentally safe manner. If you drop the car off somewhere for an oil change, ask them what they do with the old oil. Make sure they handle it responsibly. The same holds true with other fluids, such as antifreeze/coolant....

Support the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund in the process When we install a NAPA starter, alternator or battery in your car, you receive a rebate VISA card and deserving members of the military and their families receive some  assistance. Here at Performance Unlimited, we’ve partnered with NAPA Auto Parts to offer rebates when you purchase a NAPA starter, alternator or battery. You can receive a pre-paid VISA card of $15 to $25 with a purchase of any of these three items. The best part of the deal, we think, however, is that the program will also support the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund was started in 2000 and established as a not-for-profit organization in 2003. The goal is to support men and women of the Armed Forces and their families. To date, nearly $200 million has been provided to families of American and British military personnel who were lost or severely wounded while fighting in the war on terror. For the families of service...

Some people say that having an auto repair shop they can trust is almost as important as having a family doctor they can trust. If you could tell the difference by driving past an auto repair shop, that would be great. But, you may want to investigate auto repair shops before you choose one as yours. Having one auto repair shop you trust, where you always bring your car, truck or SUV for repairs and service is a very good idea. The auto repair technicians at the auto repair shop will get used to your car. They’ll have a solid idea of the condition of your vehicle. And, in the process, you’ll develop a relationship with the auto repair shop where you’ll have confidence that they’ll take care of you and your car, truck or SUV if you ever have any issues. First, however, you want to choose the right auto repair shop to develop a relationship with. In doing so, you’ll want to ask several questions. You’ll want to know the answers to the following questions: Are the auto repair tech...