About Us
Why T & D Automotive Service?
We have ASE Master Certified Technicians and the latest computerized diagnostic equipment. Furthermore, our computerized automotive information system provides detailed data for your vehicles by year, make and model to ensure that your vehicle repairs and maintenance are in complete compliance with your manufacturer’s warranty. Other data includes lists of “high tech” specialty lubricants” required for your particular vehicle, the latest service procedures, diagnostic information and factory issued Technical Service Bulletins. The bottom line is efficient, dependable and cost effective service for you!
Manufacturer’s Maintenance Schedules
Manufacturers create detailed maintenance schedules outlining specific operations to be performed on various components and systems. These services are done at different mileage intervals to ensure proper operation and prevent premature wear. Manufacturers also indicate specific services that must be done to maintain the factory warranty and extended warranty.
Why Preventative Maintenance?
Manufacturers know that a properly maintained vehicle will be more dependable, safer, last longer and increase your satisfaction with their product. Car manufacturers and owners also have a responsibility to make sure emission controls receive regular service and are functioning properly. Regular maintenance helps accomplish these goals by keeping your engine running efficiently and eliminating potential problems that may leave you stranded.
What’s In It For You?
- Saves you money!
- A more dependable vehicle
- A vehicle that retains more “new vehicle feel”
- Less chance of a costly breakdown
- A safer vehicle for you and your family
- Doing your part for cleaner air
- A car that is worth more at trade in or sale
- An intact warranty
The True Cost of Driving
Q:
Do you know how much it costs you to drive from Point A to Point B? Consider this when you need to spend $1,000 in maintenance or repairs to prolong the useful life of your vehicle:
- The average new car now costs around $23,500+, so financing that car at 8% interest over 4 years runs $573.70 per month.
- The average full coverage insurance policy costs around $95.00 per month.
- Most people drive an average of 15,000 miles per year, which comes to 60,000 miles over 4 years. That mileage requires an average of $1,616 in maintenance over 4 years, which comes to $34 per month.
- Based on these averages, driving costs you $702.70 per month, or $8,432.40 per year, not counting tires or gas!
(And that’s after paying $1,175 in sales tax!)
A:
Driving from Point A to Point B costs you $33,729.60* over 4 years!!!
*May vary depending on your individual transportation requirements. If you have more than one vehicle, multiply the above accordingly.
What is a Tune-Up?
The term “tuneup” dates to the time when Henry Ford was working on his first automobile prototype.
In Ford’s simple ignition system, there was one ignition coil for each spark plug. If there were four spark plugs, there were four ignition coils, which needed to be adjusted to provide the same spark intensity for better idle and acceleration. As these ignition coils worked, they made a buzzing sound, and when they were adjusted properly, they all buzzed in “tune.” The term “tuneup” stuck and became associated with replacing spark plugs and correcting rough idle problems effecting engine performance.
Once the distributor was developed, the term “tuneup” had no meaning, but the consumer who was used to hearing this term around a garage still associated poor running quality with the need for a “tuneup.”
Today’s automobiles do not require “tuneups.” The term indicates the need for routine maintenance and should not be associated with poor performance. Automobile manufacturers have developed recommended routine maintenance schedules, which specify intervals for replacing spark plugs, PCV valves, fuel filters, etc. These schedules also specify intervals for checking or adjusting ignition timing, idle speed and other items related to engine operation, as well as emission control related devices.
If you experience any operating or performance problems between maintenance, let us perform an engine analysis. Make an appointment today!
