Your vehicle is important to you, and keeping it running properly is important to your lifestyle. That's why you're smart enough to have it serviced regularly at Sterling Car Care in STERLING H...
MI service centers have a menu board that lists the services they provide. Some STERLING HEIGHTS drivers may not be familiar with all of the items on the board so here is a quick description of some...
At Sterling Car Care we've had a lot of STERLING HEIGHTS customers asking how they can make their vehicles last longer. These questions are actually a reflection of a trend that's been building for se...
A generation ago, STERLING HEIGHTS drivers seemed to be more inclined to keep their vehicle's preventive maintenance on schedule. One reason for this may be that vehicles back then were a ...
The hottest MI news story may be different every day, but there's one topic that seems to come up over and over again – the price of gas in STERLING HEIGHTS. If you feel like most of your payc...
STERLING HEIGHTS area residents may remember when the U.S. government's “Cash for Clunkers” program made a splash on the news scene. People were offered incentives to trade in old vehicles...
Most STERLING HEIGHTS folks occasionally have days when they've got a bunch of errands to run. Yesterday was my day off and I needed to fill the gas tank, pick up some groceries at my STERLING HEIGH...
When it comes to their vehicles, some STERLING HEIGHTS residents don't have a maintenance mindset. They know they need to take care of their cars, but it just seems really hard to get them...
About 90% of our driving decisions in the STERLING HEIGHTS area are based solely on what we see. So having a good pair of windshield wipers is extremely important.Most STERLING HEIGHTS drivers have ex...
Every STERLING HEIGHTS car owner who has taken their car in for an oil change has been told that their engine air filter's dirty. Here's what goes into the determination of when to change the filter...
You've likely heard how important oil is to your vehicle's engine. Did you know that there's one part that's responsible for holding that oil so you can use it every day? It's called the oil pan, and ...
Today in our Sterling Car Care blog, we're going to talk about following recommended service intervals. Your vehicle isn't the only aspect of your life in STERLING HEIGHTS with recommended inte...
Recalls are pretty serious for STERLING HEIGHTS residents and don't happen all that often. But sometimes cars have less serious problems that STERLING HEIGHTS residents still might want to know about....
The government mandates a lot of equipment on cars in STERLING HEIGHTS, MI: emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements. All of this is grea...
Recently, Nissan introduced the latest version of its Leaf, the company's electric car. It has many new features, including something called e-Pedal. It allows the driver to let up on the accelerator ...
Hey STERLING HEIGHTS - this is something really amazing: Your vehicle uses 12,000 times as much air as fuel when you drive it. All of that air has to be filtered to keep your engine clean....
The median age for cars in the STERLING HEIGHTS, MI area was over nine years. And two-thirds had over 75,000 miles. At Sterling Car Care we hear reports that those numbers continue to rise.
If you ha...
If you've ever heard a squealing sound under your vehicle hood, chances are it was your serpentine belt. More importantly, the belt powers the alternator. The alternator creates electricity that's u...
Which item is most often stolen from vehicles in STERLING HEIGHTS?Is it:
Stereo
Wheels
Air Bag
DVD System
Well, if you said stereo – you used to be right. But airbags have now s...
A while back, the Cash for Clunkers program was all over the MI news. STERLING HEIGHTS people could trade in their old vehicle for a new one that got better gas mileage and receive a gover...