A Review Of America’s Car Donation Center

Americas Official Car Donation Center has been in business since 1992. The center accepts cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, trailers and RVs that will help to support thousands of local and nationwide charities. This often allows for new research funding and outreach because of your donation.

Over 1 million donated vehicles have supported hundreds of non-profit charities through the work of Americas Official Car Donation Center. The center is also equipped to receive trailers, boats, trucks, RVs, and some other recreational vehicles like snowmobiles and jet skis. They accept most vehicles even if they are not running, so your “junk car” is welcome here.

The donation process is pretty easy. There is an online form or you can call to request a form. Local and national charities that include the American Red Cross, United Way, Humane Society, SPCA, Boy Scouts of America, the USO and many more. Check out the list by state, cause or national chapter on their website.

Towing companies that are associated with Donation Charities Center are professionally licensed, bonded and insured. Americas Official Car Donation Center is able to pick up in every US state except for Alaska. Usually the towing company will be notified by the center and call you and come up with an agreed upon time to pick up the vehicle.

John Leigh Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Recognised for 40 years as key industry figure.

John Leigh, Managing Director of Europcar UK and National Car Rental, has received the highly coveted lifetime achievement accolade in the Holiday Autos Partner of the Year Awards, confirming his status as an industry legend. In acknowledging his enormous and positive influence which has helped to shape and evolve the sector, the Holiday Autos Partner of the Year Awards ceremony honoured John for his dedication and commitment to the vehicle rental industry.

The Award was presented by Brian Murphy, Group Managing Director of Lastminute.com at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

“The evening was very emotional for me and I feel proud to be honoured by the industry in this way,” said John Leigh. “The Award was a complete surprise and it means a great deal to me to be recognised by my colleagues and partners who have put this industry where it is today.

Duro Tires

High performance tires from companies like Duro Tires, Sumitomo Tire, and Falken Tire can give you vehicle the ability to perform at its peak condition. Without durable tires that cling to road surfaces well, even the best could lose control of a well designed car. Understanding your driving conditions and vehicle, though, could help you choose the passenger tires that are right for your truck, car, or SUV. Knowing your options will also help you choose performance tires for cars that are designed for high speeds and tight turns.

Choosing Duro Tires

Duro Tires offers a wide assortment of tires for vehicles such as SUVs, passenger cars, ATVs, motorcycles, light truck, and even trailers. If you are interested in purchasing passenger tires for a commuter vehicle, then you might consider their DP-3000, DP-3050 Impulse, or DW-9100 Snow Hawk. These tires are designed to work with passenger vehicles under circumstances that commuters often encounter on surface roads and interstates. If you are not sure what kind of passenger tires or SUV tires are right for your vehicle, then you should consider contacting a reliable dealership to help you determine which ones will work well for you.

Choosing Sumitomo Tire

Car Battery Maintenance A New Years Resolution!

For many people, the end of the holiday season is the time to make resolutions for the coming year. The New Year may present a financial challenge for many vehicle owners. If your budget is tight, you may need to keep your current car running strong another year with a simple car battery replacement. It’s easy to overlook seemingly minor car care issues, such as car battery maintenance.

5 Car Battery Maintenance Tips:

Avoid the hassle of a dead car battery, especially if you’re headed to the mountains for a little skiing or other fun recreation in the snow. Here are five simple tips to help keep the charge in your car battery.

1.Park in a Garage. A thoroughly insulated garage will keep your battery warm in the winter. If your garage is not insulated, insulate the battery.
2.Keep your battery clean. Remove the clamps and clean away grease, dirt and oxidation. A dirty battery connection will weaken the charge.
3.Recharge it with Solar. You can purchase an inexpensive solar charger to refill your battery’s charge with solar energy. Just be sure not to overcharge it.
4.Add Distilled Water. If you’re stretching the life of a conventional car battery, you may have to add some water to it.
5.Secure the Battery. If your battery is jiggling around, it could tip over. Battery acid spilling all over your motor is not a good thing! Keep the battery tray clean and make sure it sits correctly.

Modern Car Care Myths

Our vehicles can be costly, and for that reason, we all want to take good care of them and make sure we can get as much life out of them as possible. In this, most of us want to know what we should do to help our vehicles along but we also want to know what not to do, so that we arent wasting our money.

So what are some of the basic car care myths professionals have identified?

1. Myth #1 Tune-ups How often should you have your vehicle tuned up? Do you know? Most engines are computer monitored and controlled the good news with this is, they dont need tune-ups as often as a traditional engine. There was a time that with a standard tune-up, it often called for new ignition parts such as a distributor cap, spark plugs, and points and rotors. Besides spark plugs, which usually don’t have to be changed until 100,000 miles, today’s cars aren’t built with points and rotors, and many engines don’t have distributor caps that need replacement as often.

2. Myth #2 Having Your Car Lubricated In the old days, cars had chassis that needed lubrication. All that metal, potential rust you name it, the car needed to be greased. But now, cars are a combination of metal and plastic and therefore need little additional lubrication.