What are those strange QR Codes popping up everywhere?

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QR is short for Quick Response (they can be read quickly by a cell phone). They are used to take a piece of information from a transitory media and put it in to your cell phone. You may soon see QR Codes in a magazine advert, on a billboard, a web page or even on [...]

Nine Easy Ways to Pump Up Your Mileage

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I’ve been hearing that we may see gasoline prices creep up to $5/gallon at the pumps this summer.   It seems to be an annual game the oil companies play with consumers in the hopes of setting a new price level and has little to do with actual supply issues.   Here are nine things [...]

Beware of “FREE Snow Tire Changeovers”

Many of the larger tire retailer chains will offer  ”FREE tire changeovers” when you buy your winter tires from them.   But are they really free?

If you change over to snow tires with a single set of wheels it would be natural for you to assume that the FREE changeover would include the complete mounting and balancing process of re-installing your winter or summer tires on your wheels. In fact, it normally does not. The FREE changeover will most likely include the mounting process only. You will then be charged for balancing of your tires which will be anywhere from $15-$25/tire.  Find out what’s behind the word “FREE” by asking the retailer to give you the total cost of a seasonal tire changeover will be each Fall and Spring  before you buy the tires.