Lauren Wants To Know

I’m a (fairly) new home owner these days … and there’s a lot I didn’t know about home ownership and maintenance. Needless to say, I have learned a lot this past year! When the winter season rolled around, my mother said “Hey Noni, you need to change your filter on your furnace!” (By the way, Noni is my nickname!)

Hhhmm … I thought to myself. Trying not to look too stupid, I relayed this message to my father. He, of course, told me what to do and it’s so simple! But  I guess that you don’t know, until you ask!

So I was thinking about the filter in our cars. I asked some people around the store when they change the air filters in their vehicles. I got a couple blanks stares, along with a few “I don’t knows.”  I even got a few brave souls to share their thoughts with you.

Make sure to watch to the end of the video for the real answer from Dave!

Hope that makes things a little more clear for ya’ll. What other service and maintenance questions do you have?

There’s nothing worse than hopping in your “iceberg” of a car and realizing your heat is on the fritz. How about inching down the highway in the middle of a blizzard only to notice your gas tank’s flirting with “E”? Or perhaps it’s clutching the wheel, praying your car makes it up the hill.

Every woman and man needs to understand that vehicles are not invincible and service departments do exist for a purpose.

After asking several McCarthy Auto service techs, writers and managers, I came up with this simple list of stuff to check out before the winter hits us.

• Tires
• Windshield wipers
• Brakes and brake lights
• Heater
• Washer fluid
• Antifreeze/coolant

No time to check these on your own? All of these services are checked during McCarthy’s standard 27-point inspection, at no extra cost. A good place to go if you need anything repaired or replaced too.

To learn more about winter driving safety, check out these tips for winterizing your car.

Special thanks to McCarthy service employees Dave Shepperly, Shawn Dearing and Ryan McLain for helping me write this post.