Blind spots may be a good thing when it comes to a spouse’s annoying habits, but when driving an automobile in Evanston, they are definitely to be avoided. So, while it’s not good marital advice, it’s good auto advice to minimize your own blind spots and stay out of other Evanston drivers’ blind spots, especially…
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Many Chicago area folks want to know how to improve gas mileage. At Doc Able’s Auto Clinic, Inc., we help Evanston, Rogers Park, Skokie and surrounding areas keep their vehicles in prime condition which makes them more efficient fuel-wise. When your car works the way it was designed to, it means it uses less fuel,…
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When people in Evanston, Rogers Park, Skokie and the surrounding area talk about vehicle safety, they think of tires and brakes. But do we think about our windshields? Isn’t the ability to see a prime safety factor when it comes to driving around Illinois? Yet we often don’t even notice our windshields until we can’t…
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Most Evanston drivers know something about preventive maintenance on a vehicle. We know we should routinely replace the oil and wiper blades and other fluids. But have you heard of a PCV valve ? This little car part needs to be replaced regularly or it can cause some serious problems in your vehicle engine. PCV…
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When winter approaches in Illinois, Evanston, Skokie and surrounding Chicagoland area residents break out the sweaters, coats, boots and mittens. We want to be ready for Illinois winter conditions. Your vehicle needs to be ready for winter as well. The last thing residents want is to get stranded out in the cold. You need your…
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Good vehicle care for us Evanston, Skokie, Rogers Park and surrounding area residents has always meant taking our vehicles in every spring and fall for a check-up. Vehicles needed routine maintenance to prepare them for the changes in weather. Today’s vehicles aren’t quite as sensitive to seasonal changes. Older vehicles required different weights of oil…
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Batteries are a huge part of modern life. Think of how many battery chargers you have. Of course, our purpose here is to talk about your car battery. When people come into Doc Able’s Auto Clinic, Inc. and need a new battery, they’re really not that happy about having to spend the money. But the…
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So you’ve bought a used vehicle in the Evanston area. Do you know what you’re getting? It is hard to know what you’re getting because people in the Evanston area sell vehicles for different reasons. Think about why you’ve sold vehicles. Did you just want something new or were there problems that you wanted to…
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Today in our Doc Able’s Auto Clinic blog, we’re going to talk about following recommended service intervals. Your vehicle isn’t the only aspect of your life with recommended intervals: What about six-month dental cleanings and regular physical exams? Then there’s laundry, mowing the lawn, paying your electric bill, changing your furnace filter – you get…
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Air quality has certainly become a hot issue in our modern world. We install air filters on our ventilation systems and in our vacuum cleaners. There’s a filter that cleans the air going into our vehicle’s engine — so why not one for the air in the passenger compartment? Foreign and domestic vehicle manufacturers haven’t…
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