Scottsbluff Auto Repair

The hottest NE news story may be different every day, but there's one topic that seems to come up over and over again – the price of gas in Scottsbluff. If you feel like most of your paycheck goes into your gas tank, this post is for you. Here are several basic things people in Scottsbluff can do to greatly reduce their gas consumption, save money, and help the environment. You can really improve your fuel economy by how you drive – but first, here's a review of things you can do for your vehicle that'll save gas no matter how you drive.The first one for Scottsbluff drivers is keeping tires properly inflated. That can save 2 miles per gallon/.85 km per liter. Driving on low tires is like driving through sand – your car just has to work harder. Most Scottsbluff service centers will fill up your tires for free, so just ask Twin City Auto. Also, make a habit of checking your tire pressure whenever you fill up. Many Scottsbluff gas stations have an ai ... read more

Sometimes busy Scottsbluff residents dream about going back to the “simpler” days of our grandparents. But if you could travel back in time and take a road trip around NE in a Model T, you might change your mind. The improved designs and quality of today's automobiles have significantly reduced the amount of time Scottsbluff residents spend at the side of the road during breakdowns. With proper maintenance, today's vehicles can stay on the road longer than ever before.Some of those improvements, however, have led to higher repair costs. For example, older cars often broke down from vapor lock. Gas vaporized while traveling from the gas tank to the fuel pump. No gas, no power. The car quits going. The solution was simple — you just sat by the road until the car would start up again. Today's Scottsbluff drivers would hardly tolerate that kind of inconvenience, and it's likely that yesterday's Scottsbluff drivers didn't care much for it, either. So on today's vehicl ... read more

These days many people in the Scottsbluff area are really committed to making their cars last a long time. First thing: you've got to start with what you've got. It'd be ideal if people started with a brand new car, never missed a scheduled service item, paid attention to the severe service maintenance schedule and had regular inspections. But if you've had the vehicle for a while or bought it used, its maintenance history is what it is; and that's where you start.Go through the maintenance schedule for your vehicle and see what's been done and when. Have your Scottsbluff service advisor at Twin City Auto do an inspection and come up with a list of stuff that needs to be done. Review the list and prioritize the work, talk about budget and make a plan to get caught up.Making a plan is so important. Suppose you go in for an oil change and learn you need your cooling system serviced, a transmission service and are coming up on a timing belt replacement in the next ... read more

When your vehicle breaks down in the Scottsbluff, NE, area, or just needs some routine service, it can make you a little nervous. Because your vehicle's so important to your life, you need to be back on the road as soon as possible — with the problem fixed right the first time.We've been checking into some of the training our Scottsbluff, NE, technicians receive, and we're very impressed. It's amazing how much knowledge and skill goes into diagnosing and repairing a modern vehicle. So it's not like when your uncle worked on his hot rod over the weekend.Today there are four-cylinder engines around Scottsbluff that make more power than the V-8's in luxury cars did 20 years ago. A new V-6 Toyota Camry could beat Sonny Crocket's Ferrari in a race to 60 mph/97 kph.Our engines are more and more powerful. And they're so reliable. This is all due to engineering. But the benefits come to Scottsbluff drivers at the price of simplicity. Modern cars are so much more comp ... read more

As Scottsbluff consumers, we live in a disposable society. It's amazing all the stuff we throw away.New stuff comes out so fast in NE, 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 - especially parents who grew up in the Depression. You know, hang up your clothes, polish your shoes, put away your toys. If something got lost or ruined by neglect, tough; we had to do without.  We couldn't afford new cars very often, so we tried to make them last as long as we could. It's a good thing that cars are more reliable these days. They just don't break down as often. And the good news for us Scottsbluff penny pinchers is that a modern car can easily go 200,000 miles (320,000 km) with proper care. The engineering's there and so is the manufacturing quality. The missing ingredient is us making sure we follow the vehicle manufacturer's maintenance schedules.Is it really that ba ... read more

NE service centers have a menu board that lists the services they provide. Some Scottsbluff drivers may not be familiar with all of the items on the board so here is a quick description of some of the typical services that might be listed.Twin City Auto fuel system cleaning: Over time, the vehicle fuel system gets gum and varnish built up. A fuel system cleaning gets rid of that and cleans out the fuel injectors. Saves gas, by the way.Twin City Auto headlamp replacement: Halogen and standard headlamps gradually fade. It's usually good to change them every year or so.Twin City Auto inspections: Scottsbluff drivers get inspections for many reasons. Maybe they're going on a trip or just want to make sure their vehicle's ready for a NE summer or winter. Maybe they just bought a used vehicle and want to give it the once over. An inspection may reveal some things that are broken or are getting close to having ... read more

The median age for cars in the Scottsbluff, NE area was over nine years. And two-thirds had over 75,000 miles. At Twin City Auto we hear reports that those numbers continue to rise. If you have a high-mileage vehicle in the Scottsbluff area, bring it into Twin City Auto for high-mileage maintenance.1802 E Overland Suite #4Scottsbluff, NE 69361308.635.7404 Many people in NE are keeping their vehicles longer. The economy has influenced that, but the fact that modern vehicles are more durable and reliable means that owning a high mileage vehicle doesn't have to be a painful experience.Local car owners in Scottsbluff with over 100,000 miles on their vehicles often ask which service intervals they should follow. Let's start with the special needs of the older vehicle...The reality is that time and mileage will take its toll. The engine and transmission will have more sludge. The fuel, steering and brake systems will have gum and varnish built up. There'll b ... read more

Just as our bodies need clean air to function properly, your vehicle engine needs clean air to operate efficiently. Let's go egghead for a minute. For every gallon of gas we burn driving on Scottsbluff streets, 20 pounds of carbon dioxide comes out the tailpipe. Question: how can a gallon of gas that weighs a little over six pounds produce 20 pounds of carbon dioxide?The answer is that the carbon comes from the gasoline, but the oxygen comes from the air. You see, it takes about 12,000 gallons of air to burn a gallon of gas in your engine. Clearly, your vehicle needs a lot of air to keep going in Scottsbluff. A lot of clean air is best. You've seen the pictures of people in Japan wearing face masks. They want some kind of filter to keep unwanted pollution and germs out of their lungs. Well, your vehicle also works better when its internals are clean. When your vehicle air filter ... read more

Hey Scottsbluff - this is something really amazing: Your vehicle uses 12,000 times as much air as fuel when you drive it. All of that air has to be filtered to keep your engine clean.That's like 100 gallons (380 liters) of air every block! The engine air filter is just another example of a very important but inexpensive part that has to do a tremendous amount of work. And when it works, everything goes well. But, when it doesn't, well, it can lead to problems. Of course, your vehicle manufacturer recommends how often to change your air filter. But like most service intervals, where and how you drive your vehicle in NE affects when your filter needs to be changed.Dusty conditions around Scottsbluff or polluted city driving means you'll need to change your filter more often. Our trained professionals at Twin City Auto can check your filter for you. In fact, it's often a routine part of an oil change.When you think about it, a clogged air filter ... read more

High gas prices in Scottsbluff increase the cost of living for NE drivers. You've probably budgeted a certain amount for vehicle related expenses. Increased fuel costs now consume a larger portion of our incomes, causing some Scottsbluff vehicle owners to skimp in other areas – like scheduled maintenance.According to NE news reports and automotive industry studies, this is becoming increasingly more common. In fact, nine out of ten personal vehicles on the road have at least one maintenance or repair item that hasn't been done. Some of these items pose serious safety risks. Others are just more likely to make it more expensive to drive. In this area, we can take a lesson from professional Scottsbluff vehicle owners. I'm talking about fleet owners and operators. You know, Scottsbluff folks like the trucking companies and delivery services. Because their livelihood depends on it, they have go ... read more