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Tips on How to Jump Start Another Car

Things you need to jump-start any car, jumper cables, gloves, wire brush, safety glasses. Once the vehicles are touching nose-to-nose, turn off the engine and be sure the car lights are off. Open the hoop, put on your glasses and gloves, and use the wire brush if any corrosion is present on the terminals of the battery.

Now you'll need to unroll the jumper cables and begin by putting one red cable to the good battery positive terminal, the other red to positive on the bad battery. Next, black to negative on the good battery, then take the last…

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How Hot Weather Affects Your Car Battery

Car batteries store electricity using a chemical reaction between lead and a liquid acid solution. Because temperature is a factor in how fast chemical reactions happen, extremely hot weather can cause car battery problems.

Hot summer temperatures can cause a battery's life to be shortened drastically because it damages its electrolytes. It's estimated that a car battery that is exposed to temperatures averaging 92 degrees Fahrenheit will have its lifespan cut by one third compared to a battery that is exposed to no more than 77 degrees Fahrenheit most of the year.

 

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Know Your Tire Markings for an Accurate Selection

All tires are not the same; however, all tires have specific markings that have important meaning. If you’re looking for new tires, then you should be aware of them.

For car tires, the very first letter “P” indicates passenger tires. However, for trucks you will see a “LT”, which stands for light truck. The markings are part of the tire’s class, which correlates to the type of vehicle that you drive.

 

 

 

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Trunk-Or-Treat Ideas for Halloween

Do you have a trunk-or-treat idea for Halloween? If so you have to find out the specifications of your hatch or trunk. What'll fit and what won't? It doesn't make sense to build a display that doesn't fit. It does make sense to couple your size to your imagination.

 

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Maintaining Your Greatest Ally

Almost every household owns a car to navigate their daily lives. Cars are necessary to get to work, pick up kids, go to the gym, and many more things that are integral in maintaining a positive lifestyle. So why would someone neglect their most important ally by not taking it into our service department for a maintenance check? If your vehicle is not running at peak condition, you could risk disrupting your busy schedule and maybe even your safety.

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Consider Buying a Used Car in Kahului and Save More Money

If you are serious about saving money, buying one of our used cars will be the best investment you could make. Here at Valley Isle Motors Ltd, we only offer the best quality used vehicles to our loyal customers. The prices of our used cars are significantly lower than that of a new car. The sales tax and the registration fees associated with the used cars are going to allow you to save even more money.

A used car from our dealership retains its value, so less depreciation means you get to keep that money in your pockets instead. All…

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The Importance of Finding your GAP Insurance Cover

If you've ever had to deal with the aftermath of an accident, you would understand the stress and financial difficulties that can come from not having GAP insurance. Designed to cover the difference between your vehicle's actual present value and its market retail price, this specific form of insurance can prove to be vital if you're leasing or are an owner of a new vehicle.

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Say Hello to the Quirky, Yet Charming 2017 Ford Flex

It seems to us here at Valley Isle Motors Ltd that our full-size crossover, the 2017 Ford Flex, is something of a shape-shifter. Part wagon, part utility vehicle, the Flex is not one to play by the rules of others; it adheres only to its own.

And yet, its singular design language is somehow only the tip of the iceberg.

Wondering what else it has in store? If so, then scope the clip below. The industry experts at Edmunds are here to fill you in on the finer details:

Chock-full of incredible creature comforts, the Flex's entry-level SE trim…

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2018 Lincoln Navigator in Line to Arrive in Fall 2017

Are you looking for the perfect vehicle to suit your needs for luxury and utility?

Why choose one over the other when you can enjoy the best elements of both? See how worlds collide in the 2018 Lincoln Navigator, due to arrive in fall of 2017.

The all-new Lincoln Navigator has a few style upgrades. The new front end bears closer resemblance to other Lincoln models like the Lincoln Continental and Lincoln MKZ. Overall, it has a much more unified appearance.

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