The good news? There are plenty of ways to stop rust from damaging your vehicle. Here’s how.
We all know the stomach-drop feeling of getting in your car, turning the key, and… nothing happens. The car doesn’t turn over. You may hear an annoying clicking sound, or you may hear nothing at all. All of a sudden, you realize your battery is dead, and you’re going nowhere fast until you get a jump.
Fret not! Jump starting a car is a fairly easy process, as long as you have the proper tools and another friendly motorist to lend you some volts. Here’s our quick guide for how to jump start a car with another…
Maintenance Minder is relatively intuitive to use, but we know many Honda owners who have questions about how it works and what those pesky service codes mean. Let's discuss!
As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention (oil change) is worth a pound of cure (complete and total engine failure). Regularly changing motor oil is undoubtedly the most important task on any owner's car maintenance to-do list. Clean engine oil lubricates all the moving parts that keep the vehicle chugging; when that oil turns to sludge, those moving parts seize up and refuse to play ball, leaving you with an expensive repair or, more realistically, a 2-ton paperweight.
But is it better to swing by an express oil change shop or get an appointment at your car dealership…
Winter is just around the corner, and now’s as good a time as any to get your car ready for the colder, chillier months ahead. The certified service technicians at our Joplin Honda dealership want to help you get prepared. So, we’ve gathered some simple car care tips that you can easily do yourself. (Of course, our Auto Service Department is always ready and willing to lend a hand, too!)
Ever since the days of the Model T, car owners have been tinkering with their vehicles. From relatively simple tasks like changing the oil and installing new spark plugs to more complex jobs like replacing brake pads or even undertaking complete engine rebuilds, DIY backyard mechanics have reveled in getting under the hood and fixing things themselves.
We’re here to tell you that this seemingly bad dashboard warning light in your Civic is actually your friend, and its name is Honda Maintenance Minder! When you start seeing those car dashboard symbols, that’s just your vehicle's way of telling you that it needs some TLC—and not necessarily from an auto service technician, either. In fact, several Honda car light symbols and dashboard signs can be solved…
Everyone thinks their city or state has the worst potholes. But Missouri (and its 34,000 miles of roadways) actually does have the worst potholes in the country, according to a recent study per Springfield News-Leader. Decades of underfunding and lackadaisical pothole repair planning have exacerbated the issue—an issue which plagues much of the Midwest, not just Missouri, mind you—and drivers are feeling a wallet-sized twinge of pain at the tire shop as a result.