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Pre-winter Car Maintenance

This time of the year the days are getting shorter and the weather getting cooler. Most people start doing their pre-winter automobile maintenance, other than regular timely oil changes. If you drive in winter, you should have your winter tires ready for the oncoming season.

You should have your vehicle inspected before the snow starts to fall.

Don’t Hesitate – Prepare Your Car for Winter

Randomly we will find some surprises like a somewhat worn tire which looks just fine from the outside but it may hide a serious belt separation at the inside.

Like the BMW tire on the picture which was at the right front, unfortunately it was destroyed, because worn bushings and misalignment. The owner said he was driving it at 130 kph and felt OK. This could end up in a crash or cause a serious mishap while endangering others.

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Tire safety and vehicle safety is your responsibility and is a serious matter, which should not be taken lightly. Always regularly check for excessive tire and suspension wear and correct it in a timely manner. It will save your tires, fuel and excessive wear and tear in the long term. There is no magic to having a safe vehicle, it should be second nature.

Whenever we do regular maintenance on any car, we do provide a visual comprehensive inspection on the car, with you as a car owner / driver safety in the forefront to get you to your destination.

Get Ready for Winter Driving Again

Don’t forget to clean your windshield drains from leafs this time of the year, or your electronics may go for a “swim” ! See pictures for partially clogged drains on a 3 series BMW.

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Do you have any questions, how may we help? Give us a call to:
(1) 905.795.0419.

Time to think about winter driving again

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Mini Cooper pre winter check

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Which part is the most important component of your car?

Tires and brakes are the most important and literally the most neglected component of any automobile.

Why this two most vital components are the most neglected on the majority of the cars around us?

Tires and brakes get the least amount of respect despite they are the most important, the most used and abused components on any car. Tires are all black and round and they all look the same. Sorry nothing could be further from the truth.

Tire carcass the structure the material consisting the way it is woven and the belt and materials chosen with the secret recipe of the compound makes it some really complicated piece of engineering.

BMW i8 with Winter Tire on

Look no further than F1 or Le Mans or pretty much any high end motorsport where tire choice will determine of the outcome of any race. Furthermore without perfectly performing brakes the whole effort is wasted by the entire team.

Braking control and vehicle performance relies on proper traction. Your tires are your only contact between your car and the road so tire choice is the out most importance.

Tire choice should be not decided by on price only it should be guided by a knowledgeable technician an expert in the field wit decades of experience to guide you thru a very important decision with choices based on know how rather than price and or appearance or perhaps by brand recognition only.

Probably you realized too, winter is just around the corner. The temperature drops and we might get some snow at anytime. This time of the year driving on bald tires has it’s consequences, in most cases sudden, expensive or tragic at worst.

Bald or slick tires belong on a race track only, please keep in mind race tires are compound specific to maximize traction at all times, which brings us to the point as the current weather in November quite unpredictable we need to optimize traction by installing winter tires.

Winter tires as said above are specific compound to stay soft and pliable in cold temperatures. The benchmark is 7 Celsius, at 7 Celsius summer or three season tires will turn into hard rubber like a hockey puck.

Literally any modern winter tire is superior to any 3 season tire commonly called “all season” tires in the late fall and in the winter season. To optimize tire wear and traction, tire pressures should be checked at least once a month and alignment should be checked at least once a year.

Winter tires for European Import Cars

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Hydroplaning decrease. Winter tires’ tread pattern has a high drainage level in order to prevent hydroplaning. Continue reading….

Winter tires are designed to perform better in a wide range of wintry conditions such as wet roads, snow and ice. They also improve your vehicle’s grip and performance in these conditions and they shorten your braking distances for better safety.

Any questions we are here to help . Our phone number: 905.795.0419

Winter tire time is coming soon

Welcome to fall again.

As always and somewhat predictably, as this year again we have the fall in full swing, meaning the temperatures drop. With it naturally road temperatures and tire temperatures drop, together reducing the traction available for braking or turning.

When is the time right to install winter tires?

The magic number is 7 degrees of Celsius. The so called “all season” and all performance tires will become brittle as their compound will partially become nearly hard as solid plastic.

Tire friction requires warm road surface or pliable tire surface to generate any meaningful friction to slow down a moving vehicle at all times. Since the road temperature is given and cannot be influenced by the driver than we got no choice but choose the softest tire for the job, which are the winter tires.

Winter tires formulated to stay soft and pliable in extreme cold temperatures.

What we have learned is, winter tires are not only meant for snow or ice but for cold weather driving, which what they are really engineered for ultimately.

Maximum traction requires the best weather specific rubber to be put to the road for ultimate safety and optimal vehicle performance .

Winter Tire and Alloy Wheel Package on BMW M3

Any questions? Give us a call to: 905.795.0419

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Winter Tires for European Import Cars

The wet and cold weather just arrived. It is almost winter tire time. Staying safe on the road starts with the highest quality tires, special at winter time in Canada. We at Techmax know tires. We can assist you to get the right tires – Winter Tires for your European Import car or SUV.

Continental Winter Tires at left

We provide our customers with list 3 competitive brand name tires quotas (Michelin, Yokohama, Continental).

For the budget minded we offer basic winter tire package too.

We not just sell tires, we install them in our shop. Also, for small charge we offer safe and convenient tire storage for our customers’ off season tires, in our heated storage facility.

If we storage your tires, than you have first in the line status for seasonal tire changes.

Please call us for more details. Our phone number is: 905.795.0419

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