Is Your Vehicle Ready For Ski Season?

Is Your Vehicle Ready For Ski Season?

Is Your Vehicle Ready For Ski Season?  With a White Winter in the mountains and a chilly January ahead, there’s excellent powder just to the east in Utah. Ski Season is here again and promises great fun for those families willing to brave the elements together! Will you and your family be among the many planning to head for the hill this January for ski season? Is your vehicle up to the challenges of snow and ice? If you want to be sure your vehicle is ready for the snow, here’s a list of recommendations before you head for the hills! Check your fluids.  Ensure your brake fluid, engine oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze, and anything else (power steering, windshield wiper,…
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Top 5 Tips To Make Holiday Road Trips Safer

Top 5 Tips To Make Holiday Road Trips Safer

Enjoy the Open Road Road trips are a wonderful way to explore freedom and see outside our own limited worlds. Venturing into unexplored places and discovering new attractions, new delights is a wonderful way to pass the time. If you need some advice on traveling this winter, Frank’s European has a few concerns we hope you will address, for your safety and your car’s longevity. Here are our Top 5 Tips To Make Holiday Roads Safer! Do Your Research Road trips can be dangerous when not properly researched. There are stretches of road in Kansas where gasoline is many miles apart. Fail to get gas at the right interval and you could be stranded. This is doubly true for electric…
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Why The Urge To Buy Cheap Gas Is A Mistake

Why The Urge To Buy Cheap Gas Is A Mistake

Is money tight?  If you're like most people right now, you may find your budget is desperately trying to keep up with your expenses and rising costs.  Saving money on gas is a good thing. But where should you cut costs? Should you buy the cheap gas a few cents below the one down the street? The old phrase, "You get what you pay for," comes to mind.  Did you know there is a difference in quality in gas brands and fuel grades? Therefore, it's time to end the myth that all gasoline is the same. All Gasoline Is Not The Same Frank Scandura, the owner of Frank's European Service in Las Vegas and Henderson, NV, wrote a book called,…
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Thrifty Road Safety Tips for Parents with a New Baby

Thrifty Road Safety Tips for Parents with a New Baby

Once you’re expecting, you suddenly become acutely aware of all the dangers there are in the world; your child will need careful protection in every aspect of life. In prepping for baby’s safety today, however, it’s important that you don’t sacrifice saving funds for her future. Being thorough and budget-conscious is best. With all that in mind, it doesn’t take long for new parents to realize that a car seat is only the beginning of protecting a little one while on the road. Here’s a quick parent’s guide to staying safe with a baby on board. The proper installation of the car seat is even more important than most people are aware of. Here is a link to the  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website with…
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What (not) to do if you need a new key fob

What (not) to do if you need a new key fob

So you need a new key fob. you likely called the dealer and got shell shock. Now that you have recovered, you may be tempted to search online for a better deal. Buyer beware! there are a number of sellers online selling used keys as new, or they offer “new” keys that just need to be programmed. Not so fast, many of these keys will never work. While some keys sold by the dealer do need to be programmed with the proper legal equipment just as many are ready to go as soon as you get them, plug and play. To make matters worse, they are a number of unlicensed mobile repairers claiming they can “Make a new Key” and…
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