On June 28th the Dilawri Group and Crown Mazda once again partnered with Habitat for Humanity and in addition to making a financial donation, a number of managers also donated their time and effort to help build homes for the less fortunate.
For a bunch of guys who normally don’t do a lot of physical work it turned out to be an amazing, rewarding experience. At the end of the day, Crown Mazda and the ...
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With high gas prices, more drivers are waiting until the very last second to fill up their vehicles and this is causing a lot of fuel pumps to fail. When your Mazda goes below a quarter of a tank of gas, the fuel pump is no longer completely submerged in fuel and this can cause the creation of unnecessary heat because your fuel acts as a coolant. It’s recommended not only that you always keep your gas ...
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When you’re driving at night and it’s raining often times reduced visibility is attributed to the fact that your headlights aren’t bright enough. In reality though, your headlights are actually too bright and the reflections of the raindrops can, for a brief time, blind you.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have been hard at work attempting to solve the problem and think they may have found the answer, figuring out a way to reduce the reflection issue by combining computers and ...
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Roughly 80 percent of vehicle accidents are attributed to poor visibility yet the average driver only gets their windshield wipers replaced every two and a half years. At most they should be changed every year, if not every six months.
Your Mazda’s windshield has to put up with a lot: rain, bugs, dust, pollen, bird droppings and more. If your wipers are old and worn and you turn them they may cause an even bigger mess instead of clearing ...
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Check your air filter. Your gas mileage can be improved upon by as much as 10% with a clean air filter and approximately 25% of all vehicles could use a new one. Replacing your old air filter has the potential to take you nearly 40 kilometers further on a single tank of gas.
Straighten out and drive right. Poor wheel alignment makes your engine work harder and wears out your tires faster resulting in gas mileage reduction upwards of 10%. Getting ...
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