New tires are a big ticket item for most JEFFERSON CITY drivers. You're not only concerned about the price, but you want to know that it'll be a long time before you need to buy new tires again. And of course there's the safety aspect as well. The tires do a lot of work – they carry the weight of the vehicle and you and your passengers around JEFFERSON CITY. They need to be up to the task. You want to be sure they hold the road and provide good traction. JEFFERSON CITY drivers who carry heavy loads or tow a trailer need a high load tires to be up for the job. The tire professionals at Frosty Auto Clinic think it's important that JEFFERSON CITY drivers understand the effect of price on a tire's performance and durability. The major tire brands sold in JEFFERSON CITY that you're familiar with are known in MO as Tier 1 tires . These tires are well-engineered and very high quality. Comparable tires are usually in the same price range from brand to brand. Stepping down in price you come to private label tires . Some large JEFFERSON CITY tire store chains carry tires with the chain's own brand. It's important to know that most private label tires sold in the area are built by the same Tier 1 brands that you are familiar with – so they are a quality product. You can ask your Frosty Auto Clinic tire professional who makes their private brand. The lowest priced tires on the market are Tier 3 tires . These tend to be imported from China or South America. Since you get what you pay for, you can't expect a Tier 3 tire to deliver the same performance and durability as the others. Hey, sometimes the budget will only allow for a Tier 3 tire. That's OK because it's a good thing to be driving with safe, new tires than pushing your old tires beyond their safety limits. But it's good counsel to buy as much tire as you can afford, because it will be much less expensive in the long run. Your tires are the only part of your vehicle that touch the JEFFERSON CITY road. You're only as safe as your tires are well built. Buy value – not price . Give us a call . Read the original article on the NAPA website.

Question: My car has a bad odor when I run the heater or air conditioner. My friend said I might need a new cabin air filter – what’s that? Answer: A cabin air filter is a special filter that cleans the air that comes into the passenger compartment – or cabin – of your vehicle. Most new vehicles now have a cabin air filter. A cabin air filter catches dust, pollen, spores and other pollutants before they can get into your cabin. It’s kind of like the filter on your furnace, cleaning the air you breathe inside. As you can imagine, it eventually gets filled up and can even start to get smelly. So – you just have it replaced. Now some are easy to access, and others are tougher to get to. Your service technician will be able to take care of it for you. Your owner’s manual likely has a recommendation for when to replace the cabin air filter. If you live and drive where there is a lot of dust, pollen or pollution, the filter will fill up quicker. Of course, if you’re getting a bad odor bring it to the attention of your service advisor. Give us a call. Read the original article on the NAPA website.

It’s just common sense that your vehicle will drive better if all the wheels are lined up with each other and the road the way the engineers intended. When they’re not, that is called being out of alignment. Here are some signs that your alignment has problems. • Your steering wheel isn’t straight when your vehicle goes straight down a straight road. This one’s pretty easy to notice. If your vehicle’s logo on the wheel is tilted, that’s probably not the way designers wanted it to be. Bring it in and have us check it out. • Your steering wheel is vibrating on a smooth road or when you are accelerating. While this could be caused by several different things, one possibility is misalignment. If your steering wheel is shaking, it should be examined by a trained technician. • Your vehicle is pulling to one side without you wanting it to. Sometimes the configuration of the road will cause it to pull slightly left or right. But if you find yourself constantly correcting course to keep your vehicle headed straight down the road, that’s worth having us look at your alignment. • You’re going through tires like there’s no tomorrow. The tread on your tires should be wearing nice and evenly from the outside to the inside of the tire. If the wear isn’t even, it could be your vehicle needs an alignment. We have equipment designed to quickly and accurately measure your vehicle’s alignment. We can make precise adjustments to make sure you are headed straight where you want to go. Have your alignment checked regularly. It can help prevent more serious problems in the future and make your vehicle drive as beautifully as you remember it used to. Call Frosty's Today! Read the original article on the NAPA website.