AUTOMOTIVE TIPS

* A broom is the quickest way to clean snow from a car. You can cut the handle down on the   broom and store it in the trunk.

In the glove box, keep a few Handy Wipes to remove gas odor from your hands from filling the tank. A hubcap can be used as a shovel if your auto gets stuck in the snow, mud, or sand.

Remove auto grease from hands with baking soda and water Make a drip pan to collect oil drips by placing corrugated cardboard in a cookie sheet. Or fill a cookie sheet with kitty litter. Change as needed Paint a bright color strip or use luminous tape on center of back wall to aim the car down the center of garage. If you have poor lighting in garage, place reflector tape on objects that might be hit. Use carpet strips, foam rubber, or pieces of rubber tire around support studs or framing that car doors open against. Never warm your car in an attached garage and never with the garage door closed . When tuning up your car, set the gap on spark plugs using the widest gap that the manufacturer recommends. Your car will run better, idle better, and will give you better gas mileage Apply vaseline to battery posts for better contact. Clean hard to reach areas of your auto (dashboard, cup holders) with a dampened sponge tipped paint brush. Laundry pre-wash liquid removes tar from your car's finish Clean windshield wipers with a good scrubbing of baking soda and water. When do you replace automobile tires? Rotate tires every 5000-10,000 miles, and tires will last longer. Replace your tires approximately every 40,000 miles. Buy Tires on sale and save money. .