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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…

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…

Tires are often overlooked as one of the most important parts of a vehicle. When people think of important parts they often think about what is under the hood of the engine, but tires are what keeps your vehicle standing and what gives you the ability to get from A to B quickly.

Rain is normally not a huge problem for cars. Tires are well suited with good treading so they don't slip and slide on wet roads. Windshields are equipped with wipers that keep the window clear. But what about when the rain starts turning into snow or ice? Can your car still handle this? Fortunately, with very little maintenance, your car can be ready for the snow and ice during the winter.

You may want to take the time to have winter windshield wiper blades installed. Winter blades work hard to get rain off of your windshield just like normal…

People are always looking for ways to save money on just about everything. On some things, it's okay to cut corners and save a little money, but when it comes to your car, cutting back can lead to more spending in the long run.

It may seem that something as minor as windshield wiper fluid, could be omitted, watered down, or completely replaced with water without any consequences. However, replacing your wiper fluid with water, dish detergent, or other chemicals can damage your windshield washer system.

Washer fluid does more than just clean your windshield of dirt, grime, and…

?Owning, financing, or leasing a vehicle is an important part of most of our lives. Unless we have gobs of money to throw at vehicles – something that only a select sliver of us United States citizens have – alongside the ability to have others drive for us, we’re highly likely to value the vehicles we have.

Either way, we all value our safety, and others’ safety. As such, you should know about kitty litter, salt, and sand. Salt works best for salting our driveways – or, as its name implies, spreading salt across hard surfaces in front of our homes and…

The Kia Soul remains a beloved vehicle in the Kia lineup. Last year a new turbocharged engine twas added which gives the Soul a power boost, this makes it hard to beat in wagon category. The 2018 delivers with great styling and a roomy interior. The Kia Soul provides plenty of room to seat five people or you can load it up with cargo and make it a two-seater.