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While beautiful, winter also poses plenty of driving challenges. Beat the elements by preparing your vehicle in advance and carrying supplies in case you break down.

Get your vehicle ready by ensuring your tires have the proper traction level for your climate. If you get lots of deep snow, you may want to add studs to a dedicated set of winter tires. Have your battery tested for its ability to hold a charge, and fill your windshield wiper fluid reservoir.

Add an emergency kit tailored for cold weather that includes a warm blanket, a folding shovel for...

Your vehicle's headlights perform a crucial function in keeping the road in front of you safely illuminated. Cloudy headlights can ruin any road trip, making it important that you keep them as clean and clear as possible.

There are a variety of ways that you can restore your headlights on your own using common household products. Insect repellent containing DEET can be sprayed on to a rag and used to wipe down the light. Do not spray the repellent directly on the headlights. 

Car owners know it's important to maintain their car to keep it running at its optimum level. And know how to keep the exterior looking like it just came off the showroom. Brunswick Mazda remind car owners that interior maintenance is just as important to retain top value, should you want to resale or trade up. Interior care is more than just wiping it down and spraying air freshener.

For instance, pet hair can become a problem if not cleaned after every trip. Allowing pet hair to build up makes it tougher to remove. 

While people who go against the crowd and follow their own ideas tend to be the types of people who are admired for their creativity, there are times when listening to the crowd is actually very valuable. One of these times is in the leaf-peeping road trip. You will get more out of the trip when you take in different perspectives.

When listening to the crowd, it does not mean that you necessarily go around asking people about what they think is the best place to go. There are apps such as Yankee's Leaf Peeper. This app is crowdsourced…

Assessing how much life is left in your battery doesn't have to involve guesswork. A voltmeter can be used to test the state of charge and let you know whether it's time to get a replacement. There are digital and analog voltmeters widely available, with digital models being easier for most to read. Digital is the direction that we often point our customers in at Brunswick Mazda.

After making sure everything is turned off, connect the positive test lead to the battery's positive terminal. Then, connect the negative test lead to the negative terminal. 
 

 

When going on a road trip, it is very likely you are going to be spending a lot of money. Among the expenses you are likely to have is a hotel room. Therefore, you might want to make sure that you are thinking through every detail of the road trip so that you don't wind up regretting the amount you spend.

One of the first steps to take when planning your road trip is to create a budget. This allows you to spend a certain amount of money without going too far while you are out enjoying yourself.

 

When going on a road trip, it is very likely you are going to be spending a lot of money. Among the expenses you are likely to have is a hotel room. Therefore, you might want to make sure that you are thinking through every detail of the road trip so that you don't wind up regretting the amount you spend.

One of the first steps to take when planning your road trip is to create a budget. This allows you to spend a certain amount of money without going too far while you are out enjoying yourself.

 

With the colder months upon us, the team at Brunswick Mazda wanted to inform our audience that today is the perfect time to replace your summer blades with new winter wiper blades.

During the long summer months, the UV rays of the sun have been drying out the rubber in your wiper blades. These blades are no longer flexible, which means they cannot move water or ice out of your field of vision. The winter blades are encased in a rubber shell that protects the moving parts from freezing rain, ice, and snow.

 

 

As much as we’d like our tires to last forever, the sad truth is that they’ll eventually need to be replaced. Knowing when that time is here is often confusing. Stop at Brunswick Mazda and let us inspect your tires and offer our expert advice.

When your tires no longer give you good service, it’s time they were replaced. Here are some signs your tires need replacing:

• They fail to hold air consistently.
• The have bulges on them.
• They don’t pass the “penny test” for tread.
• They’re wearing unevenly.
• You’re getting a bumpy ride…

It is important for you to pay attention to all aspects of your car when you drive it so that you know if the vehicle needs service or repairs in any way. It is important for your fuel system to be working as it should so that you do not run into real trouble.

If you notice that the temperature gauge in your car shows that your vehicle is heating up, you may have a fuel pump issue that needs to be addressed. If you notice that a loss of power when your vehicle is going through a tough situation…