Maintenance
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When your vehicle breaks down in the Sumter, SC, area, or just needs some routine service, it can make you a little nervous. Because your vehicle's so important to your life, you need to b...Published on: Feb 12, 2013 -
A while back, the Cash for Clunkers program was all over the news. Sumter people could trade in their old vehicle for a new one that got better fuel economy and receive a government rebate. A l...Published on: Mar 28, 2013 -
When I was a kid, my dad always made sure he took the cars in for Spring and Fall checkups. I was telling a friend that it's about time to get into Turner's Garage & Transmission for a checkup and he ...Published on: Jun 13, 2013 -
The government mandates a lot of equipment on cars in Sumter, SC: emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements. All of this is great for the ...Published on: Jul 11, 2013 -
SC service centers have a menu board that lists the services they provide. Some Sumter drivers may not be familiar with all of the items on the board so here is a quick description of some of the ty...Published on: Feb 05, 2014 -
Sometimes busy Sumter residents dream about going back to the “simpler” days of our grandparents. But if you could travel back in time and take a road trip around SC in a Model T, you migh...Published on: Sep 19, 2014 -
A generation ago, Sumter drivers seemed to be more inclined to keep their vehicle's preventive maintenance on schedule. One reason for this may be that vehicles back then were a lot less r...Published on: Apr 01, 2015 -
Have you checked out the price of new vehicles at Sumter car dealers? Ouch! Add financing and insurance and a new ride may not seem so attractive. A lot of Sumter, SC, folks are hoping to make their...Published on: May 31, 2016 -
Many Sumter car owners have probably wondered: "What's the harm in putting off replacing an engine air filter? The answer is that not replacing it could cause your Mass Air Flow (MAF)...Published on: Jun 28, 2016 -
These days many people in the Sumter area are really committed to making their cars last a long time. First thing: you've got to start with what you've got. It'd be ideal if people started with a br...Published on: Aug 23, 2016 -
A while back, the Cash for Clunkers program was all over the SC news. Sumter people could trade in their old vehicle for a new one that got better gas mileage and receive a government reba...Published on: Oct 02, 2016
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There's a segment of the Sumter area population that's not committed to proper vehicle maintenance. {{ image('http://autonettv.com/media/thumbs/MaintenanceFreeMyth_SusanneTimothy_Split_s.jpg') }} N...Published on: Dec 19, 2016 -
Most Sumter folks occasionally have days when they've got a bunch of errands to run. Yesterday was my day off and I needed to fill the gas tank, pick up some groceries at my Sumter market, swing by ...Published on: Mar 20, 2017 -
Sumter consumers are demanding. We want a safe, reliable vehicle that handles well and is comfortable to ride in. Oh, and we want good fuel economy, too. We also want vehicle repairs that are che...Published on: Apr 30, 2017
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Sumter area residents may remember when the U.S. government's “Cash for Clunkers” program made a splash on the news scene. People were offered incentives to trade in old vehicles for new, ...Published on: May 14, 2017
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Sometimes we hear people in Sumter say, "What's up with all this maintenance stuff? Modern cars just don't break down." While it is true that today's vehicles are extremely reliable, they ...Published on: Jun 26, 2017
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We live such busy lives nowadays: work, social events, running the kids all over Sumter. Some days it's all we can do to keep track of everywhere we need to be. That's why you've gotta be organized....Published on: Jul 25, 2017 -
The hottest SC news story may be different every day, but there's one topic that seems to come up over and over again – the price of gas in Sumter. If you feel like most of your paycheck goes ...Published on: Aug 01, 2017 -
Recalls are pretty serious for Sumter residents and don't happen all that often. But sometimes cars have less serious problems that Sumter residents still might want to know about. For these less seri...Published on: Oct 09, 2017
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Because 90% of our driving decisions are based on visual information, unobscured vision is paramount. Which brings us to the topic of today's Turner's Garage & Transmission article: wiper bl...Published on: Dec 10, 2017