Performance Unlimited Blog

A limousine or a tow truck can get you off the road Another McHenry New Year’s Eve is almost upon us. For many, the New Year’s Eve party is the highlight of the year. Even those who are generally more socially inhibited are liable to let their hair down on New Year’s Eve. It’s important to ensure that your free-wheeling approach to the holiday doesn’t end in an undesirable fashion. How could all that fun end unpleasantly? Most people are forgiving of a little social faux pas. That’s not really the problem. The way that New Year’s Eve could end badly is if it involves rotating red and/or blue lights. And the connection between flashing lights and the New Year’s Eve party is alcohol. This isn’t to say that folks shouldn’t drink but there needs to be some consideration given to how transportation will play a part in this equation. For those people who don’t imbibe in the consumption of alcohol often, this may require a little more planning. For others, hopefully, they’ve already wor...

With Christmas rolling around again, you’re going through that annual dilemma of finding a gift the car lover in your life will appreciate. That’s not an easy question to answer. You’ve bought them the all the car cleaning tools, appliances, soaps, waxes and more you can imagine. You’ve bought them shirts with the make and model of their favorite car broadly silkscreened across the chest. Last year, you bought them a clock with the make and model that is now on the wall in the garage. What’s next: bedding with the little logos of the make and model of their favorite car? How about something different? How about a selection of DVD or Blue Ray movies that no car lover could resist? Not just on Christmas Day, but any day of the year, they can pop in a movie and enjoy the cinematic experience that fits their passion. Here is a selection of some cinematic gift ideas for car lovers: “Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans” (2015 – story about the actor’s experience in the world’s ol...

We’ve already had one major winter storm in McHenry this winter. Weather, such as this, seriously tests the integrity of your car’s weather strips. The weather strips are around your windows and doors. If they’re failing, cold air and moisture will get in. The cold air is a nuisance in a McHenry winter when you’re trying to stay warm in your car. Who wants a cold draft on the back of their neck while driving down Rt. 120? Your car’s heating system may already struggle to keep the car’s cabin warm. Leaking weather stripping makes the heating system work that much harder. Leaks may even make it impossible for the heating system to keep up. That’s especially true when winter really throws its worst at us this winter. If the weather stripping is a problem when the temperature is just below freezing, how will the weather stripping do when the temperature drops below zero. Imagine a night when its 12-degrees below and the wind is howling. Leaking weather stripping is like an open windo...