When is the last time you looked at your tires? I mean really looked, inspected, to make sure that your tires were in good shape? The importance thing to remember about tires is that they connect you to the road and keep you moving safely. However, as a critical safety feature, tires are often taken…
You work hard enough. Finding a car to help you get the job done shouldn’t be tough. Fortunately, it’s not. When it comes to comparisons, it’s easy to see why the Chevy City Express trumps the GMC Savana. While the GMC Savana has more to offer with respect to horsepower and torque, the Chevy City…
Fixing your flat tires can be a pain, and that difficulty is doubled when you have to check the pressure. This usually includes disconnecting the compressor to use a stand-alone gauge, which makes a tedious task that much more frustrating. Wouldn’t it be great if a tire inflator came attached with a pressure gauge? Oh,…
The year was 1918 when Chevy sold its first pickup truck. That same year, Chevrolet Motor Company merged with GM. That was the start of it; the start of what would become an unstoppable force in the world of automotives, more specifically, pickup trucks. Since then Chevy has been a leading contender and more often…
When a business is in the market for a commercial truck, they’re likely to prioritize specific features and specs. Assuming the business owner is savvy with their money, they’re likely looking for the best bang for their buck. This would mean minimizing the amount of money they’d have to invest in the future. Chief among…
It sounds kind of like an oxymoron, right? “Airless tires.” It’s at least a better name than it’s more scientific title, ‘non-pneumatic tires.’ Believe it or not, airless tires are already used on some vehicles, like riding lawn mowers, golf cars, AWPs, and some forklifts. The benefits are obvious: airless tires will theoretically never go…
What Makes Contact With the Road Let’s be honest, they’re expensive, dirty and most people know very little about them. We don’t even usually pay attention to them until it’s too late and something bad has happened. This is no way to treat what we need in our everyday lives, something we rely on to…
There is nothing like buying something brand new. A new set of tires from any of your favorite tire stores in Albany, NY, can make even the most well worn car feel fresh. But tires, like most products, have a shelf life so to speak. So, what can you do with them once they are no longer useful?…
If you’re like me and you’ve recently been embracing the memories of your father’s old Chevy pickup truck. You long for that feeling of pure power that only comes from sitting high up in a beast of truck that has the world turning around to see who’s coming down the street, then maybe it’s time you…
When you’re trudging through the snow on your durable tires in Albany, New York, has it ever crossed your mind how these tires came to be? It hasn’t? Well, I’ll be happy to tell you that the history of the tire is both lengthy and fascinating. The story actually began in 1844, when Charles Goodyear…
