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How to Read Your Car’s Tires

June 30th, 2015 by
Man in a light blue shirt and grey overalls bending down and inspecting tires on a silver vehicle

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…

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Chevy City Express vs. GMC Savana

June 29th, 2015 by

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…

Best Portable Tire Inflators with Digital Gauge

June 28th, 2015 by
Close-up of a flat tire on the pavement

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,…

Posted in Albany Tire

How 1950’s Chevy Pick Ups Measure Up to Today’s Silverado

June 26th, 2015 by

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…

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How the Chevy City Express’s MPG Compares to the Competition

June 25th, 2015 by

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…

Why Airless Tires Are a Bad Idea

June 25th, 2015 by
Black airless tire on a green vehicle driving over grey rocks

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…

5 Tire Tips For When You’re In the Market

June 25th, 2015 by
Man grabbing a tire off an orange shelf of tires

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…

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How to Turn Your Used Tires into Treasures

June 23rd, 2015 by
Tires of various sizes painted blue, green, orange, red, purple, and yellow and stacked on top of one another with plants in the center

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?…

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How to Find the Best Used Pick-Up Truck

June 23rd, 2015 by

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…

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A Brief History of Tires

June 19th, 2015 by
Man in blue pants and grey gloves holding a tire upright

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…

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