Winter Auto Maintenance Checklist

These winter maintenance jobs will keep you and your car out of trouble.

Check your antifreeze: Your antifreeze is an essential part of your car's winter protection. Your car contains a 50/50 mix of water and antifreeze. Make sure the level is full and the mixture is close to 50/50.

Inspect your tires: Winter is not the time to get cheap about your tires, so take the time to check the tread depth. Also, be sure to check your tire pressure. Believe it or not, they lose a little pressure when it gets cold, so pump 'em up.

Replace your wipers: Fog, snow and rain will cut down your visibility in winter. Make sure wipers are in top shape to keep your windshield clean and safe.

Inspect your brakes: Brakes are not a good area to cut corners. Be sure your brakes have enough meat left to get you through the season.

Check your battery: Winter puts more stress on your battery, particularly if you park your car outdoors.

Cold weather safety should be a concern for anybody living in a cold climate. These tips will give you the upper hand when Old Man Winter tries to put a chill on your winter travels. 

For more more information, contact the Bianchi Honda Service Center.

  

Couple only suffers minor injuries in major accident

“Thank Honda” is all Francine Miller could say as she and her husband Jim waited for an ambulance to arrive at the scene of the accident.  By looking at the wreckage, passersby might have thought that the passengers walked away with more than just some scrapes, bruises, and a broken foot.

Thanks to the ACE body design, the structure of a CR-V helps spread out the forces of a frontal collision to help avoid concentrated impacted forces that can cause serious injuries.

“It is beyond me how anyone could feel as safe as I felt in that car after the accident happened,” said Francine.

Fortunately for the Millers, the combination of seatbelts, the CR-V design, and a little luck, they suffered only minor injuries.  The team at the Bianchi and the Millers are grateful for how the situation turned out. Just ask Jim--He hit the links for 18 holes of golf shortly after the collision.