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Child Passenger Safety Important All Year Long
Every year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sponsors Child Passenger Safety Week. All across the country, parents and caregivers are reminded of important tips to keep their children safe in vehicles on the road. Why is child passenger...
How to Maintain an Uber or Lyft Vehicle
Have you ever gotten into a taxi and been grossed out? Have you ever ridden in someone else’s vehicle and wondered who or what must be living under the seats? Maintaining the quality and cleanliness of a vehicle, especially if you are an Uber or Lyft driver is crucial...
Help Your Car Battery Beat the Heat!
Lately, it seems like the heat here in Arizona will never go away. The temperatures are really heating things up – but it is probably one of the things you love about living here! During the summer months, there can be a little extra pressure placed on your vehicle....
Your Road Trip Readiness Checklist
The weather’s beautiful, the kids are off from school, and you’re on vacation from work. You’re ready to hit the road! Not so fast. YOU may be ready for a long road trip, but is your vehicle? Summer road trip breakdowns can be inconvenient for sure. However, they can...
Beat the Heat with These HOT Car Care Tips
Arizona is a beautiful state, there’s no doubt about that, and we enjoy some scenic drives here, too. Driving in the summer heat, however, can be challenging. Summertime temperatures often top 100-degrees. It’s important to make sure that both you and your vehicle are...
Motorcycle Safety Tips for Drivers and Riders
Here at Good Works Auto Repair, we love our four-wheeled customers but know many of them are also motorcycle owners as well. When spring is in the air, motorcyclists are everywhere. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and everyone is responsible for the safety of...
5 Easy Ways to Improve Gas Mileage
Do you feel like your vehicle gets horrible gas mileage and you’re constantly taking it to the gas station to fill up? If so, you might just be driving a gas guzzler or an older vehicle that wasn’t made according to today’s fuel efficiency standards. More likely than...
How Much Do You Care for Your Car?
Ever wonder how to make your car last longer? The answer is easy: maintenance, maintenance, maintenance. April is National Car Care Month and a great time to focus on helping your car run at its best since winter is officially over. Many people will also be gearing up...
How Much Damage Can a Pothole Do?
Have you ever wondered how that pothole jumped out at you? It’s an unmistakable sound—that loud “ka-thunk” that is often unavoidable. This time of year, it is an ongoing battle between your car and potholes, and the pothole usually wins. As you can imagine, driving...
All You Need to Know about Power Steering
Have you ever driven a vehicle that didn’t have power steering? If so, you’d know it. Many drivers these days have become so accustomed to their power steering system that they wouldn’t know what to do without it. This is why knowing your vehicle, and the systems that...
Can I Put Off an Oil Change?
Most vehicle owners realize that a regular oil change is important to their vehicle's longevity, but oftentimes they push it off longer than they should. We realize that taking the time for preventative vehicle maintenance isn’t always the most convenient – you have...
Dangers of Dust Storms and Harm to Your Car
Anyone who lives in the Mesa or Tempe areas knows the dangers and possibility of a dust storm happening with little warning. Dust storms are common in Arizona and usually occur between May and September. A dust storm usually arrives in the form of a wall of dust and...