Archive for December, 2008
Winterize Your Ride V
In our final entry of Winterize Your Ride, we’ll go over packing an emergency kit for your vehicle. Regardless of the precautions you take in winter while driving, there is nothing stopping an accident from occuring if it wants to. Sometimes things just happen. For this reason, it’s a good idea to always have an emergency [...]
Winterize Your Ride IV
Windshield Wipers When it’s snowing or raining, your lifeline to visibility is your windshield wipers. While it may seem like common sense, it is of vital importance that your windshield wipers are working and that you have plenty of wiper fluid in the tank to get to where you need to go. Most wiper blades [...]
Winterize Your Ride III
Check the Oil On top of the tires, your engine’s oil is of vital importance. You need to check the oil regularly during any time of the year, but regular checks of your vehicle’s oil levels are of special importance during the winter months. Make sure your levels are topped up and that you are [...]
Winterize Your Ride II
Tire Pressure Regardless of the tires you happen to be using, you need to keep your tire pressure in check during the winter months. Because traction is often at a premium in snowy or icy conditions, your tires need to have just the right amount of pressure to prevent slippage. A properly inflated tire will [...]
Winterize Your Ride I
The cold weather is upon us and many of us are starting to be concerned with snow and ice on the roads. It is that trick time of the year, when additional travel and other errands can make for treacherous driving. For this reason, it is of vital importance to have your vehicle tuned up [...]
Getting around During Christmas Break in your 2009 Nissan Maxima
It’s surprisingly easy to get a little bit of cabin fever over your holiday break. When the kids are home from school this year, there are many places you can go in your 2009 Nissan Maxima to get away for a little while, and get them out from in front of the television or their [...]
Nissan Says Don’t Worry?
With the holidays upon us, it’s nice to have some comfort and some good news. And that’s just what Nissan boss Trevor Mann has given workers in a Sunderland plant. After praising workers for their patience and hard work over the past year, Mann told them “See you in the new year.” With many plants [...]
Nissan Cuts Output (Again)
It seems that every day we are spending more time discussing news that automakers are cutting production output and are laying off workers. It is Nissan’s turn at the plate again, as today was the harbringer of doom for more production cuts. Nissan announced a reduction of 78,000 vehicles from January 2009, marking a move [...]
Nissan Releasing Commercial Vehicles in U.S.
In the middle of this economic turmoil, it turns out that Nissan cars has even more tricks up its collective sleeve. The idea is to provide an influx of commercial vehicles to dealerships in the United States and to seriously move some units. Many are considering Nissan’s venture to be relatively optimistic, while the car [...]
There Can Be Only One…
Alright, we get it. We’re deep within it, up to our elbows. Recession and economic turmoil haunts us at every turn and there isn’t much we can do about it. Cry, scream, throw yourself out of your office window…nothing is going to help at this point. The automotive companies and the banks and the lending [...]
