Automotive News & Information - Lake Ridge Automotive

Everyone knows to get routine tire care every so often. Tire rotations, alignments, and even replacements are necessary to ensure your tires stay in competent condition and don’t pose any harm when you’re driving. At Lake Ridge Automotive, it’s important to us that your tires perform well and are safe to be on the road. Routine maintenance is sometimes not enough to get the most out of your tires. Here are just a few tips and steps to extending the lifespan of your tires, so they can continue to take you wherever you need for as long as you need.

Are your ball joints going bad? Here’s how to tell, and why you should care, from the experts at Lake Ridge Automotive in Woodbridge, VA.

The most important part of your visit to any shop is making sure that your vehicle receives the best repair. While we uphold that standard, the team at Lake Ridge Automotive will also go above and beyond to ensure that you get only the best customer service along with a competent repair.

Your gas mileage mostly depends on what kind of car you drive; engine displacement and vehicle weight are the largest determining factors on gas mileage, and there’s not much you can do to change either of those. That doesn’t mean attempting to improve your fuel economy is a completely hopeless endeavor, however. With these tips from Lake Ridge Automotive in Woodbridge, VA, you might be surprised how much your fuel mileage can be improved.

It’s time to start ringing in the new year. From all of us at Lake Ridge Automotive in Woodbridge, VA, we hope you’ve had a great holiday season and look forward to seeing you in 2019.

A battery isn’t something you would expect to be affected by weather; as long as it’s charged, most batteries just work. Vehicle batteries, however, are actually noticeably impacted by cold weather. You may notice on especially cold mornings that your vehicle is a little slower to start then normal...that’s because your battery struggles a little more than usual in the cold.

Christmas is just a few days away! If you’re like us, for many of you that means travelling this holiday season. Here are some travel tips from Lake Ridge Automotive in Woodbridge, VA to make sure your Christmas journey is merry.

As cars become more technologically advanced, the importance of your vehicle’s battery becomes continually more important. In the old days, a car battery essentially worked, or it didn’t; if it was good enough to start the car, it was good enough. Moderns vehicles are a different story. A faulty battery can cause a variety of issues, including engine codes, sensor failures, irregular transmission behavior, and the list goes on. Battery failure often causes issues that are commonly misdiagnosed, and in the hands of the wrong auto repair shop, a mechanic may spend hundreds of your hard-earned dollars chasing problems that don’t exist. At Lake Ridge Automotive in Woodbridge, VA, our mechanics are familiar with modern vehicles and the problems that accompany them.