Car Care Tips & Advice

Expert guidance to keep your vehicle running at its best.

Why Maintaining Your Windshield Wipers and Washers Matters (Windshield Wiper and Washer Inspection)

What do mud, bird droppings and frost all have in common? When theyre covering your windshield, they can temporarily obscure your view of the road, leaving you driving blind. And when you cant see...

March 08, 2026

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Windshield Wipers

The Best Book that's Not a Best-Seller

Sometimes the movie is better than the book, sometimes it's the other way around. But when it co...

Mar 01, 2026 Read

Windshield Wipers

In the Hot Seat (Repair and Maintenance of Seat Heaters)

It's chilly outside. You flip on that switch that looks like a picture of a seat with little heat...

Feb 22, 2026 Read

Windshield Wipers

What is a TPS? (Throttle Position Sensor)

You know you have an accelerator pedal; step on it and your vehicle is supposed to go. But did y...

Feb 15, 2026 Read

Maintenance

Let Tuffy Richmond Help You Keep Your Vehicle Another Couple of Years

CASCO area residents may remember when the U.S. government's Cash for Clunkers program made a spl...

Feb 08, 2026 Read

Windshield Wipers

I Can See Clearly (Wiper Blade Replacement)

Warm weather can bring severe storms, and when the rain is coming down hard, that's one time you ...

Feb 01, 2026 Read

Windshield Wipers

When "Oh, no!" Turns Into, "All right!"

Things we don't expect happen to our vehicles. And let's face, no one really wants to spend money...

Jan 25, 2026 Read

Older Vehicles

Bad Vibrations (Brake Rotor Replacement)

If youve ever stepped on your brake pedal and felt your vehicle vibrate, thats a signal that you ...

Jan 18, 2026 Read

Exhaust

Positive Crankcase Ventilation ? PCV Valve Service at Tuffy Richmond

Hello CASCO! Did you know that the first federally-mandated emissions control device was introduc...

Jan 11, 2026 Read

Service Intervals

Reaching the Braking Point (Brake hose replacement)

If you notice your brakes arent working like they used to, thats the kind of thing thats importan...

Jan 04, 2026 Read