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All Month Long: Fox Motors is Collecting Items for Kids’ Food Basket! From March 1st through 31st, we will be collecting wish list items for Kids’ Food Basket! Items collected will go directly toward attacking childhood hunger in our community.

Wish List Items Needed Snack-size zipper bags Bulk pretzel twists Toasted oats cereal (Cheerios) Cheese and cracker packs Granola bars Fruit or applesauce cups/pouches

#KFBGoOrange: Friday, March 23 Join us and Kids’ Food Basket…

Brake fluid is a highly compressible hydraulic oil that resists heat buildup. Brake fluid is responsible for moving brake parts within your car. Without brake fluid, you cannot stop your vehicle.

Brake fluid comes in two formulas. The oldest on the market is glycol based. Glycol formulas have worked well for decades. Today, glycol brake fluid is used in cars that do not have ABS braking systems.

The other type of brake fluid is silicon-based. The fluid has a slicker property than the glycol formulated braking fluid. The silicon-based braking fluid was developed for the ABS.

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Your car battery lasts far longer than either your phone or laptop battery. Why is that? We here at Fox Kia in Grand Rapids are here to tell you why your vehicle's alternator is the key to answering that question.

An alternator generates electricity when your car is on and driving. This electricity is then used to recharge your car battery so that it is able to start your car the next time you go out for a drive. Most automotive experts agree that an alternator can last upwards of 150,000 miles or up to seven years, whichever…

Discover what drives you at the 20th Michigan International Auto Show! Check out your next new car, car manufacturers from around the world will bring their finest traveling displays with new vehicles including sedans, vans, SUVs, trucks, hybrids, sports cars and more!

2018 Show Dates & Hours:
Thu, Feb 1: 11am-9:30pm
Fri, Feb 2: 11am-9:30pm
Sat, Feb 3: 10am-9:30pm
Sun, Feb 4: 10am-5pm

Click here for more info or to purchase tickets in…

Although it’s tempting to only add the amount of gas you need, that is not a great practice for your gas tank. Especially during the winter months when temperatures fluctuate. Here are the important reasons that keeping your tank full through the winter months is vital to your car’s health and your spending budget.

• Cars and trucks with fuel tanks filled below half tank tend to freeze, because of the air filled with water vapor.
• The frozen water melts and enters the fuel line causing damage all the way to your engine.
• Water that has mixed with the…

No longer do drivers have to fear that their engine components will be damaged by dirty oil. Many people are under the assumption that they still have to get their oil changed every 3000 miles and they are simply throwing their money away. Not only are they wasting money but they are also wasting oil.

There are many different oils that are on the market today, both conventional and synthetic oils, and both of these oils can increase the longevity of an engine's life while also increasing the amount of miles that can be put on an engine before…

The reason your car tires wear so fast and you are spending so much on new tires too frequently could be because you are not getting the tires inspected often enough. Here are just a few of the reason to get the car to Fox Kia so the team can properly rotate those tires and get you on your way.

At Fox Kia in Grand Rapids, we understand that 4-Wheel Drive and All-Wheel Drive can sound pretty much the same. Don't worry about it. We're here to help you decide which option would be best for you.

The first thing that you have to look at when deciding which option would be best for you is to understand the weather that you would be driving in regularly.

Why Get a Car with a 4-Wheel Drive?

For starters, if you are living in climates where there's snow, then it would make much more sense to purchase a vehicle…