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Saving Money on Auto Repair

Saving Money on Auto Repair

Everyone hates having their car repaired. It takes time, costs money, is inconvenient and often a scary process. Most people don't know if their repair bills are real or inflated because they may worry about finding themselves in a shop where making money overcomes ethics. At 106 St. Tire & Wheel, we see the same faces not only year after year but decade after decade. Why? We pride ourselves on honesty and fairness. We value our customers and treat them like family. And they keep coming back year after year which delights us and has helped us grow into NYC's Premier Tire & Wheel Dealers and offer more and more related services. Your business is deeply appreciated and it inspires us to reach beyond what most discount tire dealers, rim, brake, wheel and repair shops do to keep your business. We take an interest in y/our community. We've written an e-book chocked full of great advice about saving money on the spiraling cost of gas and the issues of our times like a greener tomorro ... read more

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Auto Repair 101

Avoid These Deadly Driving Mistakes in Winter

Avoid These Deadly Driving Mistakes in Winter

From the tire pros at 106 St Tire and Wheel, TWO WORDS about winter driving? “DRIVE SLOWLY” The University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health did a study that reports there is a casual affect of driving in poor weather and an estimated and staggering 7,000 deaths a year. About 800,000 injuries also result with a shocking 1.5 million car crashes yearly across the nation with an estimated economic toll of $42 billion. Yep, that's billion with a “B”. Why? The number one reason is not being properly prepared. Ever hear the expression an ounce of preventions is worth a pound of cure? You can't control the weather but you can sure be ready for it. Bad weather causes almost 20% of highway deaths according to this report. The report indicates that the most dangerous day to drive is the day after the first winter storm of the year when despite all the warnings people are unprepared to avoid driving or don't adopt safer procedures as comple ... read more

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winter auto tips

106 ST Tire & Wheel Sells the Hottest Wheels in the World

106 ST Tire & Wheel Sells the Hottest Wheels in the World

Queens 106 St Tire and Wheel has the hottest wheels in NY...it's a fact as Archie Bunker would say! And we've got the staff to help you acheive the look you want. In fact, we have a wheel configurator so that you can try on various wheel styles virtually so you can get an idea of how your ride will look dressed in stainless steel, steel or alloy. Making your auto needs easy to obtain is what 106 St Tire & Wheel has been doing for nearly a quarter of a century and se we add features to our site that help you seek what you want in the comfort of your home. Our site contains a wheel configurator and here's the link so you can get your shopping going when the weather is bad or in the middle of the night. Here's the link: http://106sttire.com/wheel-configurator so help yourself and when your ready one of our wheel experts will help you obtain the very hottest, most eye catching, most awesome wheel you want. Our most popular rims? Asanti Concept One D2 Forged Dub Hipnot ... read more

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Wheels

Tire Side Wall Reading 101

Tire Side Wall Reading 101

106 St Tire and Wheel is much more than a tire and wheel dealer. We are an information hub serving Queens for nearly a quarter of a century. Not only do we bring you the very best tires in the world but we're always very proud to help our customers learn about tires and wheels, get the best tires for their specific driving need and empower the community about relevant facts like saving money on maintenance, reducing air pollution, understanding the science behind why a basic knowledge of mechanics is critical to every driver. Today, we've posted the diagram above demonstrating all the information on your tires. Who knew? Come on, now, be honest. We feel an educated, knowledgeable customer is a more satisfied one. Remember, information is power. Here are the major brands of tires we sell at 106 St Tire & Wheel locations: BFGoodrich Bridgestone tires Capitol Cooper Continental Dunlop Falken tires Firestone tires Fuzion General Goodyear Hankook Kumho Mi ... read more

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Tires 101

DIY Oil Changes…Yes or No?

DIY Oil Changes…Yes or No?

Even if you're not a great mechanic, there's a sense of accomplishment that goes along with crawling out from under your car, scrubbing your hands with Go-Jo and knowing that you just successfully did a job like changing your own oil. At the same time, though, there can be a down side to DIY oil changes... You can cross-thread the drain plug, necessitating a tap-and-die job to cut new threads. On an aluminum oil pan, you may end up having to replace the entire pan. You can leave off the copper crush washer when reinstalling the drain plug, resulting in a slow leak The oil filter should be barely tighter than hand-tight...overtightening it can deform the rubber gasket, causing a leak. Not tightening it enough can cause it to loosen up completely and dump all the oil out of the crankcase! It's easy to overlook undercarriage problems such as worn or damaged suspension parts, rust, damaged or rusty exhaust hangers or other parts At the end of the job, you're left with five quarts ... read more

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Auto Repair 101