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Driving Tips

By admin November 30, 2007 2:11 pm

Filed under: Driving News

Often driving tips vary depending on who you ask. When there are cold frosty mornings the right answer needs to be known immediately to prevent car damage. Of course if you are thinking of drag racing the tips are totally different!

Although many believe they should get their engine warmed up by racing games (like you are in Nascar) it in the morning the problem is that an idling engine can’t get lubrication to the necessary metal parts and without lubrication those parts wear out prematurely. Idle that car, such as the Nissan Pao, for not more than 30 seconds and save wear and tear on moving parts.

Below freezing starts can damage an engine. To avoid this use a multi grade oil either 5W-30 or 10W-30. These oils are formulated to resist thickening in cold weather and this leave more oil available for lubrication.

In preparing for winter cold have the cold-cranking power of the battery checked by your mechanic which is the major reason there are cold weather stalls.

Antifreeze should not be used at full concentration because when water is added the freezing point is actually lowered. Silicates and phosphates in the antifreeze require water to keep them in a solution to do their job. Think about new tires.

Do not under inflate your tires for more traction before traveling on slippery roads. On icy roads one needs more traction and stopping capabilities which is accomplished with inflated tires.

The most serious problem in icy conditions occurs with drivers inexperienced with snowy icy road conditions. If your car has traction control there will not be a problem. Apply the emergency brake just a few notches until it begins to grip. This will make the braking system equal on both driving wheels and will cause to turn at the same speed. But be careful in using that emergency brake because too much braking can damage it.

Skidding is a frightening problem and it is hard to know at this panicky time. The easy answer is no matter which direction the car is skidding turn the wheel in the direction you want to go.

One of the best driving tips though is that you should never be under the influence of alcohol or drugs while driving. This absolutely destroys your reaction time and impairs your judgment. If you have issue with alcohol, please visit one of these sites for more information:

Missouri Alcohol Rehab Center

Nebraska Alcohol Rehab

Nevada Alcohol Rehab Center

New Hampshire Alcohol Rehab Program

North Carolina Alcohol Rehabilitation Center


Car Insurance for Young Drivers

By admin November 29, 2007 5:59 pm

Filed under: Insurance News

When I was a teenager and I first had my drivers license, I could have used some real guidance on how to get inexpensive insurance.  Unfortunately there wasn’t a World Wide Web then and there was not great resources like Fancy a CarFancy a Car is a great site that has a great resource page for getting car insurance for young driversFancy a Car

They offer specific ideas and tactics on how to control the price of insurance for young drivers.  Ideas like having an older driver as your primary driver on your policy or utilizing good grade discounts are discussed.

If you are a new driver or if you have a young driver in your life, you should check out the resources at Fancy a Car.


Discount Part Center and DPC Cars

By admin November 28, 2007 1:57 pm

If you love working on your car and like doing any maintenance and enhancements yourself, you know that the key thing is to find a great resource for your parts. Finding a reliable, knowledgeable parts vendor is not an easy thing to do. But luckily we at Gas Pedal Addicts have found one online in Discount Part Center.Discount

Since 1996, Discount Part Center has been selling high quality inexpensive tires , wheels, and parts from the world’s top manufacturers. Their award winning Web site has been around since 2001 and enables you to find the parts that you want 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The backbone of Discount Part Center’s offering is its discount tire selection where they cover every type of tire. From passenger vehicle tires to high performance tires. And from snow tires to all season truck and van tires. They also only carry new tires that have the complete manufacturer warranty.

But Discount Part Center is more than just tires, wheels and parts. They also have an unbelievable resource of articles and info about how to maintain and enhance your car. They have an entire library of reDPCsources about tread life, tire maintenance, and general auto safety.

They also run a wonderful sister site called DPC Cars. DPCars is the place to find the best and most popular car videos, car pictures, motorcycle videos, and RC videos from all over the Web. You can also find information for street racing, hot rods, and fast cars.

No matter if you are looking for great tires, wheels or parts or if you are looking for the coolest car videos, you need to check out Discount Part Center and DPC Cars.


Trucks and Trailers

By Bea November 27, 2007 8:55 pm

Filed under: Trucking News

Everything that you ever wanted to know about 4X4 Trucks and Trailers has now been compiled into one compact site: 4X4 Trucks & Trailers.

Whether you are looking to find more information about truck tires, lights, clean gas induction in trucks, or even about the different brands of trucks and trailers, 4X4 Trucks & Trailers will have an article, or more than one article, for you. Want to know more about Toyota trucks, Hondas, or Nissans? What about those truck stops? Did you know that every company of truck stops in America guarantees the top quality in everything a stop would need such as a small arcade or a convenience store? At 4X4 Trucks & Trailers, you can find out everything that you wanted to know about trucks.

For those of you who do not know too much about trucks, do not fret! 4X4 Trucks & Trailers even has an article for you that explains the anatomy of a truck. Every part is explained simply, but thoroughly, so even if an experienced trucker were to forget something, this would be a great reference.

Even if you are more interested in trailers or the types of trailers rather than trucks, 4X4 Trucks & Trailers has the articles and links that you would want as well. Assuming that most people buy a trailer with their truck, 4X4 Trucks & Trailers has almost covered it all.

Let 4X4 Trucks and Trailers be your “one stop” reference log for information about trucks or trailers today!


Car Tuning Central

By Bea 8:39 pm

Looking to find out more about the history of BMWs, Bentleys (like the MTM Bentley Continental), or other car brands? Trying to find out why people love Fiats or what six models Acura has? Car Tuning Central will have the perfect articles for you!

Everything that you wanted to know about tuning cars can be found on Car Tuning Central. There are even featured recent articles about virtual car tuning! To “fix” or tune your car to look exactly how you want it to be, Car Tuning Central provides links to companies who can help you. They also have articles about ways that you can self-tune your car. For example, one article is about car lifts. Looking for information about 2 post car lift kits? 4 post? Scissor car lift systems? Another type of car lift? Car Tuning Central has information for you in their article!

Perhaps you would like to make your car more fuel efficient. Car Tuning Central has a lengthy article about clean gas induction, which is a technology that results in your car being more fuel efficient and it reduces the amount of pollutants going into the air by your vehicles’ exhaust.

Many people dream of having a good looking car. At Car Tuning Central, they publish articles about the nicest cars and their latest tune-ups. You can read, see pictures, and learn from every article on the page. What makes it even easier, is that the site provides related links at the top of the page when you are browsing a certain article. This will make it faster to look for what you want. Of course, you are welcome to search the entire site with their search bar.

Car Tuning Central is the site to go to for information about car tuning or the nicest cars.