Category Archives: Maintenance Tips

4 Not-So-Obvious Winterizing Tips

Improve Your Car’s Safety on Snow and Ice

By Leslie Silverman

We might have been tricked into thinking winter wouldn’t come to Connecticut this year. Didn’t the October storm seemed to dump a season’s worth of snow on us all? But yes, it’s here, and this morning we awoke to a pretty layer of fresh flakes. In November we wrote about some of the basic winter safety items to keep in your car once inclement weather is imminent (like a shovel, blanket, and sand or kitty litter for emergency traction). Continue reading

Frights for your Finish: Things that Scare your Paint

Those Dreaded Eggings

Halloween is around the corner, and spooks are popping up all over. One thing that scares every car owner this holiday is the dreaded “egging.” Urban legend has it that if your car’s paint gets egged, it will corrode your paint’s finish. But you can relax, at least a little: there is nothing in an egg that corrodes paint on contact. What you should really fear is removing the egg shells and oh-so-sticky innards the wrong way. That’s what will scratch your finish! Continue reading

10 Top Secrets To Detail Your Ride Like a Pro

By Leslie Silverman.

Here are Ten Top Secrets from our crackerjack Detailing Team at Hoffman Auto.

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Keeping Your Engine Safe From Unwanted Visitors

Story and photos by George Gombossy.

I am not a vegetarian, but would be if I had to kill what I ate. I even break for skunks. But after having two of my car’s electrical systems chewed up my mice, I am more than happy to kill the little rodents. Continue reading

Windshield Wipers, Your First Line of Driving Safety

By Ron Winter

The lowly windshield wiper is one of the most overlooked, yet essential pieces of equipment on every automobile. Even though it is within the driver’s field of vision every time the vehicle is driven it often is ignored, especially when it is not needed.

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