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In the summer, you have to pay special attention to the battery in your car. This is so that you can avoid any sudden problems with your vehicle. Hot temperatures can actually shorten your battery life when it gets to the extreme level of heat. The life of a battery is reduced by 50% for each rise in temperature by 15 degrees.

In order to know what you can do to keep your battery working throughout the hotter days, you have to look at the major factors. One major factor is overheating in the vehicle. This could significantly reduce your…

The Lincoln Navigator is a preferred SUV among consumers because it offers a host of features. Among these features include innovative technology features that help make your drive more convenient and enjoyable.

To keep passengers in the back seat entertained, you can choose the available Lincoln Play Rear-Seat Entertainment System. This system enables your passengers to view content from their mobile devices on a 10-inch adjustable display screen. The screens are mounted to the back of each front seat. Another media technology that's featured with the Navigator is Lincoln Connect. 

Keeping your gaskets in good health is an essential part of car maintenance. Gaskets are seals to keep fluids and gases contained in the appropriate parts. One of the most important gaskets is the head gasket, which prevents oil from leaking from the engine. In the worst-case scenario, this can cause your engine to overheat.

Gaskets are often made from chemically resistant rubber, copper or layers of steel. They are exposed to temperature extremes, high pressures and friction...

 

Tires need to be in good condition in order for you to get the best traction and for you to be able to drive safely on the road. In order to keep your tires in the best condition for the longest period of time, you need to make sure that your tires have the right amount of tire pressure.

If your tires are over-inflated, there are problems that can occur. Over-inflated tires can blow out more easily. If a tire has too much air pressure, it can cause the tire to wear excessively in the center causing the tire to…

You can bring you cat, dog or other pet for a leisurely ride to the park, a vacation or a trip to the vet without sacrificing your car's interior. In fact, pet-proofing your car may encourage you to bring your pet along more often, which will be fun for both of you.

A quick brushing right before you leave ought to remove loose hairs and reduce the amount that could get trapped in your upholstery. Keep your pet in a carrier to really reduce the contact they make with the seats or put down a thick blanket, pet pad…

SAVE BIG at Fox Motors Labor Day Sales Event

Happening from August 20th through September 3rd, the Fox Motors Labor Day Sales Event offers you a way to enjoy deep discounts and savings for two weeks only!  If you're in the market for a new car or SUV in the Traverse City area, then the right time to buy is with us during our Labor Day Sales Event! Happening for only two weeks, August 20th through September 3rd, you can save big on the new, used, and Certified Pre-Owned model you want here in the Traverse City area.

People in the Traverse City area often ask if it's okay to wait to change their oil if they don't drive their car all the time or drive minimally. The answer to any oil change question should be that you should change your oil according to the specifications given by each individual car, according to the owner's manual, which has both time and mileage recommendations for when the oil should be changed.

If you have only put three thousand miles on your car, but it is past the date that you were supposed to change oil, you…

Vehicle safety ratings are established by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). They test different vehicles to see how they perform under different circumstances and assign a rating so that drivers know how relatively safe they are or not.

The NHTSA performs crash tests on vehicles and assigns the worst ones a one-star rating and the best ones a five-star rating. It evaluates front and side impacts as well as how likely the car is to roll over. The IIHS performs five crash tests on vehicles and rates them as either…

Lincoln has been around for some time, and the new Lincoln MKT tech features have impressed us at Fox Grand Traverse Lincoln. The following features are just samples of what you can expect from this mid-size crossover.

Blind Spot Information System

This intuitive system tries to keep drivers in Traverse City and other cities a little safer. The technology can detect vehicles in your blind spot and alerts you of this with an indicator light in the connecting exterior mirror. This feature can also be helpful when backing out of parking spots, thanks to the cross traffic alert feature.