Category: automotive

Some Californians Are Paying $5.00 For A Gallon Of Regular Unleaded Gasoline.

Luckily that’s not me…yet. Prices are going to rise sharply sometime soon everywhere because the price at our pumps has not truly reflected the price of crude oil. Right now, we are paying $3.49 per gallon, which is the second highest I have seen it here in Southern California since I moved here 12 years ago. At one point, the pump down the street from me was at $3.79 and I expect to see prices higher than that in the coming months.

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The Benefits Of Run-Flat Tires Far Outweigh Their Expense.

I have been giving this some thought lately as our Mini Cooper has had to have 3 run-flat tires replaced in the past 20 months. Why? Well, the first one was because I did not know you could actually patch run-flats…the dealer said no and proceeded to put a new on on the car after a tiny nail made the “YOUR TIRE IS FLAT” warning light go off. The second and third one was because A. one had a blow-out and B. they wearing really funny because the alignment was off. So we replaced the two back ones. Now we are back to having 4 fully functional, almost new tires on the Mini. But the reason I wanted to write this article was because of a conversation I had with the guy at my local tire shop.

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Video About How To Get Out Of A Car Lease.

I didn’t know you could do this, wish I had known back when I used to lease cars. Be sure to scroll down through the videos to find the one about car leases. Pretty cool.