Meineke Car Care Centers Virginia
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Battery in Cold Weather: What You Need to Know
How Cold Weather Affects Your Car or Truck Battery and How You Can Protect It With the stretch of freezing weather heading into the Yorktown area, it’s important to keep yourself and your house warm. But what about your vehicle? When the temperature drops, your car or truck battery faces an uphill battle to stay functional.…
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Extreme Cold and Your Tires: What You Need to Know
How Extreme Cold Weather Affects Your Car or Truck Tires and How to Maintain Them Winter is here as an artic blast is headed our way. So, there is dangerous cold ahead for Hampton Roads. And this icy grip can take a toll on your car or truck tires in ways Hampton drivers may not…
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Oxygen Sensor: What You Need to Know to Protect Your Engine
How Does the Oxygen Sensor Work in Your Car or Truck? Picture this: You’re on you way to Michael Shapes Winery to tour their beautiful grounds, when suddenly your car starts to misfire. And you wonder, could it be your engine’s oxygen sensor? But, though you know a failing oxygen sensor can cause misfire, you’re…
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Need to Bleed Your Brakes? Why You Would and How to Tell
What Does It Mean to Bleed Your Brakes, and Why Is It Important? We here in Virginia Beach take pride in keeping things nice… from building ocean front parks in our beautiful city to making sure our vehicle’s brake are at their best. And bleeding your brakes, is a step to achieving this goal for…
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Trickle Charger: Do You Need One in Virginia Beach?
What is a Trickle Charger, and Do You Need One? Winter is in full force. And Virginia Beach preps to handle the snow that is making it way toward us. But, as we prep to ensure we are prepared in the city and at home, our vehicle’s battery shouldn’t be forgotten. Because it’s frustrating to…
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Fuel Grades at the Pump: What You Need to Know
Understanding Fuel Grades at the Gas Station: Is Premium Really the Best? Taking care of our beautiful beaches here in Virginia Beach requires beach replenishment when our oceanfront sand gage reads low from storms and tides. And the same replenishment is necessary for our cars and trucks when the gas gage reads low. But, when…
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Brake Inspections: Why They’re Important and Affordable
Start the New Year with Confidence: Routine Brake Inspections at Meineke in Virginia Beach As the New Year begins here in Virginia Beach, it’s the perfect time to focus on road safety and reliability for you and your vehicle. And one of the most critical components of your car or truck is its braking system.…
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Routine Vehicle Maintenance: Your Best New Year’s Resolution
Make Routine Vehicle Maintenance Part of Your 2025 Resolutions As we turn the page to 2025 here in Richmond with festive New Year’s celebrations, it’s also time to set meaningful resolutions. Because they enhance our daily lives. And routine vehicle maintenance should top your list. And while it might not seem as glamorous as other…
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Your Car Heater: All the Hot Info You Need to Know
Your Car Heater: How it Works and What to Do When it Doesn’t 2024 will end on a mild and rainy note here in Newport News, but colder, drier weather is set to move in for the start of 2025. And as the temperatures drop, your car heater becomes an essential feature for comfortable and…
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Transmission Flush: Everything You Need to Know
The Cleansing Transmission Flush: What it is and Why is it Important? The holiday season has come to an end and we in Williamsburg are looking to making 2025 the best ever! And part of ensuring your adventures in 2025 is smoothing sailing down life’s highway is a clean transmission. Because, your vehicle’s transmission plays…