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Safety Feature Info

Yesterday we talked about one of the things you need to consider when evaluating a vehicle’s overall safety. Today we will talk about other factors that impact your car safety. A vehicle’s ability to help you avoid an accident is … Continue reading

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Must Have Safety Feature 4: Antilock brake system (ABS)

Yesterday we talked about one of the things you need to consider when evaluating a vehicle’s overall safety. Here is today’s must have feature. CR’s auto experts highly recommend getting an antilock brake system (ABS), which is available as standard … Continue reading

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Safety Feature #3: Rollover resistance

Last week we talked about the things you need to consider when evaluating a vehicle’s overall safety. The range from how it performs in an emergency-handling situation and how it protects its occupants in a collision to how easy it … Continue reading

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Safety Feature #2

Last week we talked about the things you need to consider when evaluating a vehicle’s overall safety. The range from how it performs in an emergency-handling situation and how it protects its occupants in a collision to how easy it … Continue reading

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Safety Feature Must Have #1

You need to consider several factors when evaluating a vehicle’s overall safety. They range from how it performs in an emergency-handling situation and how it protects its occupants in a collision to how easy it is to secure a child … Continue reading

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Test Driving the EcoBoost

Planet Ford employees from both our 45 and 59 stores went to the 2011 Ford F150 Round Up event at Sam Houston Race Park to try out the new 2011 Ford F150. Our employees we’re looking forward to test driving … Continue reading

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My “Check Engine” light is on.

My “Check Engine” light is on. Why is it doing that? Should I ignore it? It means your vehicle’s onboard computer system has self-diagnosed some kind of problem. The “Check Engine” light, which is also called a “Malfunction Indicator Lamp” … Continue reading

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2012 Ford Focus ST

There has been a lot of buzz about the Paris Motor Show for many auto manufacturers, and Ford is no exception. The biggest announcement is the first official viewing of the new high-performance Ford Focus ST, and it will be … Continue reading

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New App for Fiesta

Ford is the latest to jump on the Apple bandwagon, with a new iPad app for the 2011 Fiesta. The Fiesta iPad app is essentially an interactive sales brochure, providing users with tech information, features, photos, videos and lots of … Continue reading

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Can I recharge my A/C system myself?

A person came to the shop yesterday at one of our sister stores and ask a very important question to one of our mechanics. the question was how he can recharge his A/C system himself? Well to summarize the answer … Continue reading

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