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When you wash your vehicle, you’ll need to clean your wheels in the beginning. When dust and grime is stuck in your tires and under the axles, you’ll get a lot of splash back that goes on other parts of your car. The best way to avoid this is by cleaning your tires regularly and always using a professional grade wheel cleaner, such as Wolfgang Tire and Wheel Cleaner. These are especially made to clean rubber, even if it’s coated or anodized.

In addition, you want to make sure that you dilute this cleaner up to 3…

At Barnes Crossing Kia, we like our community to be ready for winter driving. We have some tips for travelers to ready an emergency kit for winter. An emergency kit can include personal items, survival items and maintenance items for your vehicle.

Items for you and your passengers should fit together and include food, water, blankets, gloves, and other warm clothing. Blankets and small pillows are great for warmth and comfort. Cell phone chargers can help you stay connected in winter weather.  

Barnes Crossing Kia wants you to know what can happen to your vehicle when it sits in a place where rodents are present. It is important that you understand the damage that rodents can bring about and that you do what you can to protect your vehicle while it is parked.

Do not keep food near your vehicle if you want to keep rodents away from the vehicle. It is not a good idea to store your pet food on the ground in the garage with your vehicle, as that can attract rodents and bring them to your vehicle. 

When you start to skid, you may think that you always have to steer into the slide. In truth, this can help, but if you oversteer or understeer, you could also be in trouble. Top notch cars don't typically allow you to slide that much, but if you do then you should be careful in how you control your vehicle. If you find your vehicle is stuck headed straight, you may want to oversteer, which means turning the steering wheel too hard.

When an understeer happens, it's because you can't turn the wheel hard enough, resulting in…

Flat tires are the cause of many accidents on the road. Understanding your spare tire and how it works will help you to avoid using it improperly, keeping you safer while driving.

Using a full-size tire as your spare can be an excellent option. When you need to replace a flat tire, using the full-size spare means you don't have to buy a new tire. Simply install it and be on your way. You will need to remember to rotate it out with your other tires so that it wears equally with them. A compact temporary is a quick…

Although it is vital to keep your vehicle's motor oil changed on a regular basis, it is also just as important that the proper oil is used in your vehicle. At Barnes Crossing Kia, we can help you understand how your vehicle functions. Read our content below to learn more about motor oil viscosity ratings.

When you look at a bottle of motor oil, you will notice a number followed by a letter, such as 10W, which is its motor oil viscosity rating. Viscosity determines how well the motor oil resists flow. The number measures its viscosity in hot…

Basic maintenance is an essential part of car care. The back to school period is an ideal time to make sure that each vehicle is up to date on basic maintenance. The engine oil, transmission fluid, and coolant protect moving parts and avoid severe damage from heat and friction. Whether delivering kids to a local school or sending an older child off to college, back to school maintenance is critical.

Most drivers understand the need to prepare for the cool weather of Autumn and the wintry weather that follows. 

We all know that we should perform regular maintenance for our vehicle on the working parts, inside and out. However, keeping the exterior of the vehicle clean is also helpful for maintaining the outer paint and coating. Using wax during this cleaning increases the protection level and limits degradation from outside factors.

Wax is all about protection. It places a buffer between the paint and the negative outside elements such as water that contains pollutants, UV rays and anything else that may be present in the surrounding air. 

The second the tire pressure indicator signals something is wrong with your car tires, the sooner you should be getting to the bottom of the issue. Here are a few of the issues you could experience when you don't take corrective action to resolve this tire pressure issue.

The car tire that is overinflated can make it very hard to control your vehicle at high speeds because less of the tread is now coming in contact with the road surface. The tire tread will begin to wear unevenly, so the potential for a blowout increases. 

A transmission system is either front-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive. Both are vital to propel a vehicle forward, but they do so in a different manner. If you want to gain a better understanding how rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive differ, we have provided you with some key differences below.

The primary difference between rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive is how and where the power is distributed to the wheels. Front-wheel drive uses the front wheels to pull a vehicle forward, and rear-wheel drive uses the rear wheels to push a vehicle forward.