While there are a few cosmetic issues that are sure to put a damper on your day, spotting rust spots on your vehicle is a strange one. It clearly isn’t a good sign, but many people ignore small rust patches and chalk it up to the car getting older. However, while rust isn’t pretty to look at, it could be a much bigger problem than you think.

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An accident is a stressful, harrowing, and terrifying experience every time it happens. Whether it’s a moderate fender bender, a collision when your vehicle was parked, or a major crash, one of the biggest concerns once your nerves have settled is whether your vehicle is all right. Will you need dent repair? Is it worth […]

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Paintless dent repair gets your vehicle back into good physical health in a quick, easy, and affordable way. Sometimes things can happen, such as backing into an obstacle, getting into a fender bender, or, in some cases, dents can even just seem to magically appear. Whatever the cause, dents in your vehicle don’t look so great, and they can negatively impact the value of your vehicle if you were considering selling or trading-in. 

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Whether it’s at the beginning or the end of the process of searching for a new car, truck, or SUV in Kansas City, you’ll need to determine if you want to purchase or lease. Is it better to pay more over a longer period of time to own the vehicle, or is it better to […]

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There are only a few worse feelings than driving along, enjoying your favorite song, playlist, or podcast on your way to work or home, and bouncing in the driver’s seat because you hit a hidden pothole in the road. It can turn a good day into a bad one or a bad day into a […]

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Did you hear a strange rumbling noise while you were driving and had to pull over, or did you walk up to your car to find you had a flat tire? Flats can have several causes including: Nails or screws in the road Potholes And other sharp objects A fact of life is that driving […]

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There isn’t any other sound quite as fear and anxiety-inducing as a pebble or rock smacking your windshield at 60+ MPH on the highway, only to see a dent or crack immediately forming. Similarly, few events feel as exasperating as walking to your parked car and seeing a crack formed on your windshield, seemingly out […]

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Drats, we’re already well into fall and staring directly at a coming winter filled with those lovely cold Kansas City mornings (and days, and nights,) sleet, snow, frosted over glass, icy roads, and road salt. Accidents are going to happen (even if they’re caused by someone else who isn’t quite as good a driver as […]

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Hail damage is an interesting thing to deal with, to say the least. Why? Well, when hail hits the area where you live, you could deal with anything from small dents on your car’s hood and roof to shattered windows, depending on how large the hailstones are. Let’s look at what hail damage can do […]

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You want to your car to be well-maintained and run well across its lifespan, but how do you ensure that it’s still going strong when it has over 100,000 miles on it? High-mileage vehicles require their own type of maintenance, but this maintenance isn’t radically different from the kind that lower-mileage vehicles receive. Let’s look […]

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