‘Tis the season for finding and setting up your holiday decorations! Whether you grabbed all your holiday decorations during Black Friday sales, or are heading off to a farm to cut-your-own Christmas tree with the family, it’s smart to figure out your game plan before you start the journey. In this blog, we wanted to share a few useful videos we found about how to find and deal with live Christmas trees. From finding the perfect tree, to getting it home on your car, to setting it up at home, these videos may answer all your questions. Read the rest of this entry
Monthly Archives: November 2018
Cut-your-own Christmas tree farms near Austin TX
Winter has arrived, and it is a great time of the year to start up on the Christmas decorations and enjoy activities like ice skating. While you can get a Christmas tree at many pop-up lots and store parking lots in our area, there is another option: going out to a farm to cut your own tree. This can net you not only a great tree, but can also be a fun experience for the whole family. We’ve found a few cut-your-own Christmas tree farms near Austin TX and have little write-ups for each of them below. Read the rest of this entry
Ways to tell that your tires need to be changed
We’ve written in the past about how often you need to rotate your tires, and even the difference between all-season tires, winter tires and summer tires, but in this blog we wanted to look at a basic question: when should you replace your tires? There are a few ways to tell that your tires need to be changed. If you notice a lot of slipping when you drive, that may be a red flag that your tires aren’t holding onto the road, but most other ways to check if your tires are okay go back to one thing: measuring your remaining tire tread. Read the rest of this entry
What’s the difference between summer tires and all-season tires?
Winter tires vs summer tires vs all-season tires
We’ve talked before about the importance of getting quality tires of the right size when the tires on your current vehicle are up for replacement, but now that the seasons are changing we wanted to focus on a different question: do you need to put winter tires on your vehicle? Or for that matter, what’s the difference between summer tires and all-season tires? We’re going to look at winter tires vs summer tires vs all-season tires to see what actually separates these options. Read the rest of this entry
Vehicle Identification Number: Where is it on your car and documentation?
The Vehicle Identification Number on your vehicle (known more commonly as the VIN) is a unique number for every vehicle in the United States. The VIN uses numbers and letters and contains a lot of information including the manufacturer, where the car was built, the model year, engine size and more. This unique identifier is required when you are filling out any paperwork involving your car, like making a claim after an accident or selling the vehicle. But where can you find the VIN on your car? And what documents have it? Read the rest of this entry
Window tinting on vehicles in Texas
Window tinting can serve many purposes. For some drivers it’s a way to reduce sun glare for driving comfort during the hot Texas summer, or to minimize a medical condition like migraines. For others, it looks cool and helps maintain more privacy. But is it legal to have tinted windows in Texas? Read the rest of this entry