Just a few more days before winter is just a memory. From potholes to road ice and snow, winter weather does a number on our cars. Spring is the perfect time to make sure your vehicle is ready for the upcoming season.
Here are five tips to get your car in tip top shape this spring:
There are many sensors on your vehicle, and it may be hard to keep up with what all of them are indicative of on your vehicle. To help you better educate yourself on all of the indicators, before visiting our service center, here are some common symptoms why your check engine light would be on.
One of the first things you could check are your O2 sensors. They're what measure the oxygen levels that your car's exhaust pipe emits. You can guess that you might have a bad O2 sensor when you're driving, and you notice that…
Your tires need some care routinely. We don't normally think about them too often unless they go flat or give us problems, but there is a lot riding on them. If you keep them properly inflated, then you will get good gas mileage, and your tires will wear evenly. Otherwise, you may be spending more money on gas and wear out your tires sooner than they should be. If you happen to have a tire pressure sensor, the sensor on your dashboard will let you know if your tires are under-inflated or over-inflated, but don't just rely on…
Ram 1500, 2500 and 3500 model trucks are paragons of the hardworking, salt-of-the-earth type. So when Ram showcased footage of its eponymous pickups to a custom recording and arrangement of Bob Dylan’s "Forever Young," performed by Low Country Sound/Elektra artist Anderson East and produced by Grammy award-winning producer Dave Cobb, we at Wedekind Motors felt it hit home. After all, Ram trucks are a testament to some of what we value most in life: making ourselves with the blood, sweat and tears of our labor. And with multifarious Ram utility to help us along the way.
Wedekind Motors knows that Schenectady- and Albany-area weather can tank the prospects of a road trip this time of year when it comes to unforeseen vehicle-mechanical circumstances. And you probably don't have a reliable service center on hand at home with the parts and labor required to make fixes happen. Luckily, in advance of the storm, you can help stave off some common problems with help from these handy tips.
Shopping for a new vehicle can be tough, especially when your budget and the car you have your eye on may not be in the same league. But owning a luxury vehicle isn't completely out of your reach; choosing a high-quality pre-owned luxury vehicle from Wedekind Motors means you can find a well-maintained luxury car or SUV that's been thoroughly inspected and is ready to give its new owner years of enjoyment.A perfectly attuned combination of performance and luxury.
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To comply with ever-tightening emissions regulations, many major automakers are making the switch from hydrofluorocarbons to a patented new chemical called HFO-1234yf to provide the cooling power in vehicle AC units.
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are extremely bad for the environment. They stay in the atmosphere for over a decade, and have a global-warming potential (GWP) over 1,000 times higher than carbon dioxide. HFO-1234yf, on the other hand, was...