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Winter can be a rough time on your vehicle. Salt, sand, and wintry mixes are not your car’s friends.
The holidays are all about treating others in high regard. As you shower people with love and affection this holiday season, remember to do the same with your car. Vehicles deserve genuine love and care throughout the year, and especially in these winter months.
It’s important to take good care of your car during winter, as the snow and cold can be especially difficult on it. Keeping your car clean helps improve the chances of avoiding damage and rust development on its exterior.
However, sometimes the car wash can be as difficult on your vehicle’s exterior as the weather itself.
Have you been involved in an automobile accident? Vehicle crashes can be among the most traumatic events in a person’s life.
While dealing with the emotional and physical toll these incidents can take, you are left with the aftermath of the accident and have to decide what is next for your car. Evaluating the damage to your vehicle, you have to determine if it is better to have it repaired or cut your losses. Is your car repairable, or should it be totaled?
If your car can be fixed, you will file a claim with your insurance to help cover the costs to fix your vehicle. On the other hand, labeling a car a total loss means it is beyond repair or would cost more money to repair it than it is actually worth.
It’s getting to be that special time of the year in the western part of North Carolina. Fall is one of the best seasons to be in the mountains. For families in the Asheville area, autumn signifies the time to enjoy pumpkin patches, apple cider, football, and bundling up by the fireplace.
Before you get too wrapped up in all the fun fall activities, it is important to prepare your vehicle for the fall and the colder months ahead. Just like students going back to school, vehicles have to get ready for the months ahead.
When it comes to driving, western North Carolina is a great place to be. Tens of millions of people visit the area each year just to drive on some of the famous mountain roads and passes. Roads like the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Tail of the Dragon twist and turn their way through the Blue Ridge and the Great Smoky Mountains, providing drivers with incredible views of stunning mountain vistas, waterfalls, and more.
For area residents, even the commute to work and school through the French Broad River Valley is surrounded by the tallest mountains on the East Coast.
Of course, driving isn’t always fun in the Asheville area. With the rapid growth our area has experienced in recent decades accelerating in the past twelve to eighteen months, the roads can get quite crowded during rush hour. Being a tourism destination, there are seasons when we experience even heavier traffic.
The weather can turn on drivers as well. From spring through fall, thunderstorms with high wind, heavy rain, and hail are common, often striking just at the height of the evening rush. During winter, snow and ice can make conditions slippery, leading to dangerous travel throughout the region. With the dramatically different elevations in the region, the same road might be wet in one place and covered in a sheet of ice just a few miles down the road.
All of the challenges of driving in the mountains are compounded when traveling at night. Weather, traffic, and twisty roads are all more difficult to deal with when the sun drops below the horizon. For drivers in our area, you need to take every step to ensure you can see as well as possible when you’re driving at night.
Over time you may notice your headlights are getting seemingly dimmer. Even when you replace the bulbs, you just aren’t seeing as well as you once did.
If you need to find a way to make your headlights brighter, you may be due for headlight restoration services.
Living in western North Carolina is a blessing. We are surrounded by beauty in every direction. From mile-high peaks to an abundance of waterfalls, there is no shortage of natural wonders. Asheville is known for its world-class art scene and fantastic restaurants. We have premier shopping, excellent schools, and top-notch medical care. There is a lot to love about living in this area.
However, every place has its downsides. While the pros far outweigh the cons, weather, dirt roads, and heavy traffic can wreak havoc on your vehicle’s exterior. Between the challenging terrain, heavy traffic, and potentially dangerous weather, maintaining your vehicle can feel like a full-time job.
If you have dents and dings, there are products and guides for how to DIY those repairs; however, you may not want to risk it.