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Severe service maintenance schedule for Sycamore and DeKalb automobile owners

Some of our customers at Bockman’s Auto Care are surprised to learn that there are actually two service schedules for their vehicles. One is the regular schedule and the other is the severe service schedule.

Let’s look at what the manufacturers say constitutes severe driving conditions, and let you draw your own conclusions:

  • Most of your trips are less than four miles
  • Most of your trips are less than ten miles and outside temperatures are below freezing
  • The engine is at low speed most of the time — not on the highway
  • You operate your vehicle in dusty areas
  • You regularly tow a trailer, carry heavy loads or a car-top carrier
  • Stop and go driving
  • Driving in very hot or very cold weather

So you can see that a lot has to do with how you drive, but some has to do with where you drive. Some areas of the country will be more or less severe than it is here in DeKalb County.

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Category : Bockmans Auto Care, May 2015 Edition
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Merlin 200,000 Miles Shop – More Life For You. And Your Car.

Merlin 200,000 Mile Shops are vehicle longevity specialists, offer a neighborhood approach to automotive service, and provide extraordinary maintenance and repair for all makes and models of cars, vans, and light trucks.

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Category : March 2011 Edition, Merlin's
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