Although Extreme Temperatures Cause Damage To Your Car Battery, Heat May Be The True Culprit

If you equate vehicle battery failure with frigid winter temperatures, you’re not alone. Many people believe if their car’s battery is going to fail, it will probably happen on an extremely cold winter day. Batteries certainly do fail in cold weather, but you may be surprised to learn more car batteries fail in summer than they do in winter.

One way to avoid a disastrous road trip is to make sure the vehicle you will be driving is running well. A 10-minute pre-trip check is a quick and easy way to help avoid the inconvenience of a breakdown many miles away from home. A pre-trip check to help ensure safety and reliability on the road is always a good idea, especially in winter.

I've been engaged in the automotive industry in one way or another for most of my life. At 15 years old, my first real job was pumping gas, washing cars, and helping keep Andy Long's Atlantic Filling Station in Shamokin, PA, clean and tidy and, of course, putting those little "Red Balls" on our customer's antennas. Remember the days when someone else put gas in your car, and the give-aways were abundant—no more Tiger Tails in your tank from Exon these days.

This month was possibly the most difficult one to deal with for everyone ever since the outbreak of COVID-19. April would typically be a time when friends and family come together to celebrate Easter or Passover, but that wasn't possible due to the current situation. Although the loss of these moments is disheartening during these uncertain times, we are putting the lives of our staff and the economies of the communities we serve first before anything else. We are taking all the precautions we can to protect you and our team. We are disinfecting our customer's vehicle inside and out before they are returned.