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Installing a spare tire for safe driving

Tips for Maintaining and Driving on a Spare Tire

A flat tire can happen unexpectedly and leave you stranded on the side of the road. In such situations, a spare tire can be a lifesaver – allowing you to continue your journey until you can get the damaged tire repaired or replaced. However, driving on a spare tire requires a different set of considerations than regular tires. What’s unique?

Car drives with snow tires on an icy road in winter

Winter Is Coming. Are Snow Tires or All-Season Tires Better for Your Vehicle?

With the changing seasons comes the looming prospect of a cold, icy, and snowy few months ahead. For drivers on DMV roads, that means an increased risk for vehicles sliding, tires spinning, and families getting stranded in deepening snow. How can you protect yourself? Consider the benefits of swapping out your all-season tires for specialty snow tires.

Tire Rotation Auto Mechanic Rotates Tires

Should I Rotate My Tires?

A set of new tires is a great investment in the safety and longevity of your vehicle, but tires don’t come cheap. How do you get the most bang for your buck? The simplest and most cost-effective way to extend the life of your tires is through regular tire rotation. Here’s what that means.
 

Man prepares tire for rotation

Don't Skip Your Next Tire Rotation

Rotating your tires is a way of managing the wear on the tire’s tread. Tires wear out eventually, like how old shoes get a wear pattern, making them impossible for others to wear or for the shoe to perform correctly. Except our cars only have one set of tires and get more miles than our footwear. Still, some car owners see rotating their tires as an unnecessary trip to the mechanic. That is not the case. Rotating your tires is extremely important.

Man in car

Metro Motor’s Ultimate Car Maintenance Checklist

Cars are complicated. So, we created a mega-list of everything your car needs. We’ve broken it down by what to do throughout the year as well as by car mileage to help you find exactly what you’re looking for in our ultimate checklist.

How Often Do You Need To Run Your Car?

How Often Do You Need To Run Your Car?

Now that we’re more than a few weeks into Stay At Home advisories, your thoughts might be turning to our automotive companions. The big question on everyone’s mind seems to be: How often should you start your car to keep it running?

DC Roads Harming Your Vehicle? Here’s What To Do!

DC Roads Harming Your Vehicle? Here’s What To Do!

Pothole damage can be frustrating, especially if it happens to your vehicle over and over. If you live in the DC area and constantly have to adjust your driving style and worry about repairs due to the potholes that are unavoidable on many Washington streets during the winter, you are not alone.

Wheel Balancing at Metro Motor

So you love your job, and your family life is great. Congratulations! You have achieved balance. But can you say the same for your wheels? Washington DC car owners can tell if their tires are out of balance by vibrations at higher speeds on Washington DC highways. If one of the front tires is out, you feel the vibration in the steering wheel.

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