On average, in January Tea, SD, gets as cold as 6 degrees Fahrenheit; that type of cold is brutal on your car, truck or SUV. J&M Auto Service can help you prepare for our infamous winter weather with fall maintenance to ensure your vehicle runs efficiently during the icy conditions. A service visit gives us a chance to check for minor issues before they become major problems.
Why This Is Important
A breakdown in this kind of cold is more than just inconvenient; it’s extremely dangerous. If you are in a rural part of the state or it takes a long time for help to arrive, you could freeze to death. That might sound overly dramatic but it is something everyone should take into account. If you were stranded in 6-degree Fahrenheit weather for several hours, would you be able to stay warm enough? What if your vehicle stalled and you didn’t have access to its heater?
This is why we stress the importance of a fall service visit. It’s not to get more money out of you; it’s to ensure you don’t end up in an emergency situation that could place you in danger. It’s also to ensure your vehicle stays safe during operation to avoid accidents. When it gets as cold as it does in Tea, SD, the roads basically turn into icy, slippery messes, and you might not know that the salt used on the roads to de-ice them can actually damage the underside of your vehicle.
What a Fall Maintenance Check Entails
A fall maintenance check allows us to inspect your vehicle from top to bottom to check for many things. For example, you might not know that your vehicle has
- Bald or underinflated tires
- Clogged filter(s)
- Dirty or low fluids, including antifreeze
- Frayed belts
- Rust on its undercarriage
- Worn or loose hoses
Any of these things is a recipe for automobile trouble in cold weather. Bald or underinflated tires alone will cause you to lose control of your vehicle on wet, icy roads. This could make you the cause of an accident and injure you, your passengers and others.
Located in Tea, SD, J&M Auto Service is ready to inspect your vehicle before the severe weather hits to make certain you will be safe all winter long. We will look for potential problems that could hinder your car, truck or SUV’s ability to operate safely and efficiently once the mercury drops. Call us at 605-368-2050 today.