This
past holiday weekend, Betty and I hit the open road and headed to Columbus,
Ohio. This was an important trip,
as we had planned to work on Betty’s mother’s house, getting it ready to
sell (Betty’s mother passed away last September).
It was also a high school reunion weekend for Betty, although she
doesn’t want me to say which one!! Saturday
evening we were to meet four of Betty’s classmates for dinner. Then, Monday morning Betty and I were to run in a 5K race.
We were to finish up by walking in a parade with members of her high
school class.
Driving to Columbus, we saw
many cars broken down along the road; some appeared to be overheated, some had
flat tires, some had other problems. None
of the passengers looked too happy.
I began to think.
If we had broken down, I would have missed cleaning the house.
I might have been late to a dinner with four divorced women who talked
about their former husbands in such a way that I could only remain mute, and
occasionally look up from my General Tso’s Chicken.
I might also have missed running in the 5K race (in which Betty beat me
by a little less than two minutes). And
I can’t forget tromping two miles in 90-degree sun through city streets,
alongside a float carrying middle-aged men and woman too old to walk (Betty not
included).
So you might ask what the
point of this article is.
Some might say, “Let your
car break down.” That is one
possibility.
But, if you really care about getting where you are going, make sure you have your vehicle thoroughly checked before starting out on a long trip.
On that note, we want to remind everyone
of our upcoming vacation. We will be closed from
Saturday, July 23 until we return on Monday, August 1. If you
need that last minute oil change or trip inspection before
YOUR vacation, call
us for an appointment. The week before we close has historically been one
of our busiest,
so call soon, before you forget! If you'd like to make an appointment
online, click here.
Thanks for reading,
Lowell
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PowerFlush Make its Debut at Lowell's
The process involves
first adding a flush chemical to your cooling system and letting it run
for a few minutes. This helps break down deposits that may have formed in your
radiator or cooling passages. Then
the machine completely flushes out the old, dirty antifreeze and pumps in clean
antifreeze. Finally, we add
a radiator treatment that helps to prevent corrosion.
Our new coolant
flushing service will prove very beneficial to our customers, helping to
eliminate and prevent deposits and corrosion in the cooling system. This service should be performed on your car every 30,000 miles or
two years. If you haven’t had
your car’s cooling system serviced within this interval, give us a
call at (859) 233-1173, email us,
or go to our Web site
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service to our customers. Women:
Men:
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on the Summer heat...
I believe that in India
"cold weather" is merely a conventional phrase and has come into
use through the necessity of having some way to distinguish between
weather which will melt a brass door-knob and weather which will only make
it mushy. Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence in society. -Mark Twain |
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Prius
problems...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is conducting a preliminary
investigation into reports of the Prius' engine stalling without warning.
The investigation involves about 75,000 2004-05 model Priuses. A Toyota
spokesman stated that this is "an early-stage inquiry" and not a Efficiency experts... Toyota gained the most last year in production efficiency, cutting its average production time in North America by 5.4%. It takes Toyota an average of 19.5 hours to build a vehicle, putting the company at #2 in production efficiency behind Nissan. Although Nissan's average build time is 18.3 hours, this figure represents a 6% increase over 2003. LS lengthened... Lexus' flagship sedan, the LS, will be restyled for 2007. With a 4.6 liter engine, the new LS 460 will be offered in both the standard length as well as a longer version, intended to compete with European luxury automakers who offer stretch versions of their upscale vehicles. The new LS will also be available in a hybrid version packing the equivalent power of a 6 liter engine. Hence the hybrid will be dubbed the LS 600hL. |
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Lowell’s
has recently obtained a PowerFlush coolant flushing machine.
recall.