Get Ready For Fall With These Three Services

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The weather is changing all around the country and that means that cooler temperatures, falling leaves, and even ice and snow are on the horizon. From your brakes and tires to your heating systems, there are dozens of systems on your vehicle that have the potential to fail as the seasons change if you do…

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The Right Time For These Three Vehicle Maintenance Services

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When it comes to your biggest financial investments like your car and your home, it is always best to be proactive about maintenance and repairs. The reality is that, if you let your vehicle go too long between maintenance service appointments, you could find yourself with a hefty repair bill on your hands. You, of…

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Essential Vehicle Summer Maintenance Services

Summer is finally here and that means it’s time for sun, vacations, and road trips with the family. This summer is truly one to remember as people are coming out of quarantine and taking to the roads more than ever as they look to get out of the house. If your car has been sitting…

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How To Optimize Your Car’s Air Conditioning

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With temperatures on the rise and the sun out more than ever, do you know how well your vehicle’s air conditioning is functioning? Most of us start up the car, crank up the air conditioning, and hit the road without thinking twice about how our air conditioner functions or if we are even using our…

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Keep Your Vehicle Healthy Through COVID-19 Quarantine

We are living in truly unprecedented times, with millions of Americans working from home and millions of essential workers braving the COVID-19 outbreak in order to keep this country running. With so much going on and so many changes happening every week, the one thing that has remained constant is the need for our vehicles…

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The Essential Spring Service Checklist

Even though we are spending nearly all spring sheltering at home due to COVID-19, we still need to get out for essential items and services.  Especially if you are a first responder or a health care worker, that vehicle is important to you.  As an essential business,  Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers is open to…

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When To Change Your Starter

Woman placing her key into her vehicle's ignition

When you put your key in your ignition or press your starter button, a complicated series of events fire off to almost simultaneously get your engine to turn on. Most of us don’t think much about this process, but the timing of this 1-2 second ignition process is impressive. Even if one of your starting…

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Prep For Winter With These Four Services

Winter weather tires on a snowy road

Winter is right around the corner, and that means that the roads are going to get icy and rain and snow are going to start falling more and more. If you aren’t prepared for the change in weather, you could find yourself stranded on the side of the road or even the victim of an…

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Improve Your Driving Visibility For Winter

Vehicle driving in the autumn evening on a dark road

Fall is finally here and dropping temperatures mean falling leaves and branches, ice, and rain are going to make driving more challenging and the hazards on the roadways harder to see. If you are unprepared for cold temperatures and bad weather, you could find yourself stranded on the side of the road or, even worse,…

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Fall Service Checklist

Vehicle driving down an autumn road

Fall is here and that means that harsh winter weather is not far off. It is a good idea to set aside one season a year to do a deep dive into your car’s health, and fall is one of the best times to do this. By taking your car in to be serviced now,…

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