Rockville Auto Repair

Like everything in the MD automotive market, there have been great strides in headlight technology in recent years. MD drivers can be safer at night because of it. Good headlights improve visibility on Rockville roads, enabling you to see farther. They also improve your peripheral vision, helping you to see the sides more clearly. The more you can see, the more quickly you can react to road conditions. This is because nearly half of traffic fatalities take place at night. And as Rockville resident population ages, everything that helps older eyes is welcome.Most new vehicles sold in MD come with halogen headlamps. A decade ago, halogens were exotic and expensive. Now that they are standard equipment, the price has come way down. Many luxury cars are equipped with high intensity discharge, or HID, headlamps. You have probably seen them on some Rockville roads; they're very bright and have a bluish tint.From behind the wheel, there is no doubt that HID headlamp ... read more

Imagine you've left Rockville and you're up in the arctic on a dog sled.Your dog team is pulling straight and true. You can cover a lot of ground quickly. Now imagine what would happen if one or two of the dogs wanted to go their own way and were pulling off to the side.That would slow you down. You would have to work harder to keep the sled going where you want it. The dogs are all working as hard as before, but you're covering less ground for the same effort.You're wasting kibble.The same is true of your vehicle when the wheels are out of alignment. That wheel that's pulling to the side is dragging down the rest of the vehicle; so you push a little harder on the gas pedal to keep up your speed. You're wasting gas.So have your wheel alignment checked at least once a year. It is important to get it checked right away if you feel the vehicle pulling to one side.Sometimes we Rockville residents bump a curb or hit a pothole and knock our wheels out of alignment. An accident can take ... read more

Weight is the enemy of fuel economy. Everyone from Rockville knows this makes sense.Some of us in the Rockville area carry a bunch of unnecessary weight, and I'm not talkin' what you see in the mirror.Guys: sports equipment and tools. Ladies: well, just take a look around the passenger compartment and trunk. I think my car has about 45 pounds of french fries on the floor.All that extra weight wastes gas as you drive between here and there, and everywhere else.Lose the junk and save some money....And you really only need one of those spare tires. Auto Clinic Care 5531 Nicholson Lane Rockville, MD 20852 301.881.7891 http://WWW.autocliniccare.com

All MD pilots have checklists for every aspect of flying. They always use their checklists even if they only have two steps on them. They do this simply because a checklist is a great way to not forget steps. It is also how they can assure a predictable outcome. That is why Rockville automotive service centers including Auto Clinic Care have procedural standards for each service they perform. Auto Clinic Care technicians are trained step by step. And they perform the procedures step by step, the same way each time. By training to procedural standards, MD service centers can assure a quality outcome. The job is done right every time and Rockville customers leave happy with how their vehicle performs. Each company trains its technicians to standards. The MD automotive industry as a whole is very committed to standards of excellence and encourages individual MD service center operators to apply them to every vehicle they service. An example is how Auto Clini ... read more