Boulder Auto Repair

School is out and summer is here. That means it’s prime time for vacations. It’s a good year to consider car travel as an alternative to flying. Roadtrips are a great way to save money and time, especially with those long security lines at DIA. We’ve got some great Colorado roadtrip ideas to inspire you as you plan your summer vacations: 1. Southern Colorado Loop Outside Magazine’s Stephanie Pearson wrote about an adventure-packed route that takes you through some of Southern Colorado’s most famous outdoor attractions. You begin the route in Durango with a stop at the Animas River Whitewater Park before heading to Pagosa Springs for a dip in geothermal hot springs. Next, take a drive through Wolf Creek Pass along the Continental Divide on your way to Alamosa. Then head north toward Salida for some white water rafti ... read more

  Heading out on the highway? Whether you’re looking for adventure or just following the beaten path to grandma’s house, a road trip is always fun. Until it isn’t. How many times have you been cruising along, rocking out with some summer tunes and passed the sobering signs of recent disaster? Strips of tread from tires, shards of glass and metal are common sights on the road side in summer. That’s because summer weather and road trips are especially hard on your vehicles tires. Hot weather, heavy loads, and long distances traveled strain your tires. If they’re already worn, the danger becomes that much more severe. A flat or a blowout aren’t your only worries with bald tires though. Summer rain storms can be the worst. Water on the road becomes extremely hazardous when your tires don’t have tread to allow the water to escape. What happens in that case is that you wind uphydroplaning (floating) on top of the water, reduc ... read more

With gasoline prices slowly on the rise again and the summer roadtrip season approaching, we all like to know how to save money on gasoline. Drive Less Often This is a no-brainer, just drive less often. Whether it’s planning ahead so there’s less trips to the grocery store, or taking public transit, walking or biking to nearby places. How about a carpool to work instead? The less often you drive your car, the less gasoline you’ll need to buy. Buy Gasoline at Certain Times Buying gas on certain days and at certain times will help catch that good price before it goes up. Usually the best time to buy gasoline is early mornings, before the manager checks the competitor’s prices and adjusts theirs. 8 to 10am is a good time to do it. Also the best day of the week is Wednesday – right before the weekend hikes. Drive Smarter Learn to drive smarter. Drive slower and more consistent, brake le ... read more

  Admit it. You’ve seen the warning light and ignored it until it was too late. You knew it was bound to happen. It always does, but you thought you would be better prepared this time to take precautions. But you didn’t. For all of the times you took it to the limit, you never got caught. You were always smarter, craftier and luckier. But this time, you weren’t. You ran out of gas at the worst possible time. Knowing the fundamentals of what your car needs as well as the limits of your car’s fuel mileage is key to your automotive peace of mind as well as maintaining the overall mechanical health of your car. All cars are rated on their MPG or Miles Per Gallon. This is the average miles you can drive on a tank of gas. You will see two different numbers with regard to this definition on window stickers of new cars. One is if you drive mostly highway miles and one is if you drive predominantly in the city. Fuel is more efficiently burned during ... read more