Maintenance
Winona area residents may remember when the U.S. government's Cash for Clunkers program made a splash on the news scene. People were offered incentives to trade in old vehicles for new, in the interest of better and improved air quality from reduced emissions.But a lot of Winona drivers want to h...
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Posted in Maintenance
on March 06, 2022
The government mandates a lot of equipment on cars in Winona, MN: emission devices and control computers, safety equipment like airbags and crash worthiness requirements. All of this is great for the Winona motoring public, but it does add quite a bit to the price of a new vehicle.Because new veh...
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Posted in Maintenance
on February 06, 2022
We live in such a disposable society. It's amazing all the stuff we throw away. New stuff comes out so fast, we just toss the old and move on. In the old days, MN folks were real sticklers about taking care of their things. If something got lost or ruined by neglect, tough - they had to do withou...
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Posted in Maintenance
on November 21, 2021
A generation ago, Winona drivers seemed to be more inclined to keep their vehicle's preventive maintenance on schedule. One reason for this may be that vehicles back then were a lot less reliable than they are today. Taking your vehicle in to your Winona shop every year or two for repairs seemed...
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Posted in Maintenance
on September 26, 2021
As Winona consumers, we live in a disposable society. It's amazing all the stuff we throw away.New stuff comes out so fast in MN, and much of it is fairly cheap, so we just toss the old and move on. It seems like when we were kids our parents were real sticklers about taking care of our stuff - e...
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Posted in Maintenance
on September 19, 2021
At Dahl Express Service Center we get a lot of Winona drivers asking about vehicle trip preparation. That's a big deal. You could be driving through mountains and deserts in some pretty lonely areas around MN, so it's important to know that the vehicle is up to the task and won't leave you stran...
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Posted in Maintenance
on August 15, 2021
Every Winona car owner who has taken their car in for an oil change has been told that their engine air filter's dirty. Here's what goes into the determination of when to change the filter: First, your vehicle owner's manual will have a recommendation of when the filter should be replaced.So be...
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Posted in Maintenance
on December 20, 2020
If you've ever been driving around Winona and had a headlamp go out, you've probably just wanted to replace the bad bulb. If your car uses halogen headlamps, they dim over time. So if you just put in one, they won't have the same brightness, which can be distracting and will affect your field of ...
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Posted in Maintenance
on May 17, 2020
Ask any Winona man or woman if they've taken their vehicle in for preventive maintenance lately, and the answer may well be no. Surveys indicate that over 80% of vehicles on the road today are in need of some kind of repair or maintenance. Now, ask that same person why he hasn't taken his car in ...
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Posted in Maintenance
on May 10, 2020
When it comes to their vehicles, some Winona residents don't have a maintenance mindset. They know they need to take care of their cars, but it just seems really hard to get them to remember to do it. Winona drivers generally accept that many things in life require regular maintenance but just m...
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Posted in Maintenance
on March 15, 2020
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