Tips To Get Your Car Ready For a New York Winter

With Jack Frost settling in, and as temperatures across the region continue to drop, New Yorkers across the state are bracing for what could prove to be another brutally cold and blustery season.  If you do not know how to prepare your car for the change in season and are searching for Syracuse used car dealers, then your local neighbor at the Binghamton Auto Exchange would like to help with five tips on how to prepare your car for winter weather.

Because, while this time of year is great for just cozying up around the fire and sharing a mug of warm apple cider, you won't be able to enjoy it if your vehicle is in the shop because you didn't prepare. There is no worse time for a breakdown than during a snow storm. Let's try to avoid that with our winterizing tips below.

The first piece of advice that most people overlook is the importance of preventative maintenance in preparing their car for winter. Regular service is always a key part of any sound vehicle maintenance program, and it also helps prevent small problems from causing big headaches when winter weather is torturing cars. This is why all routine maintenance, from topping off oil and other fluids, making sure your battery is charged and checking your tires should all be taken care of before wintery conditions prove the roads increasingly dangerous. Don't neglect your automobile, putting off maintenance will affect the safety and reliability of your vehicle and is irresponsible and shortsighted. This is true not only for yourself, but it also creates a risk for other drivers who have to share the road with you and who have no say in your vehicle's upkeep.

With that in mind, Binghamton Auto Exchange has prepared the following winter car care tips so that you, your loved ones, and everyone else who shares the road with may get to their destination safely this winter season:

1) Check to see if your car's manufacturer recommends a switch over to snow tires for the winter. Some cars can be dangerous to drive with out-of-season tires equipped, as they can't properly grip the road.

2) Don't park on the street, park your car in a garage or driveway and consider using a car cover. This is especially true in times of extreme temperature.

3) Freezing temperatures can wreak havoc on your vehicle's internals, be sure to check anything made of rubber or plastic parts is in good working order. Examples include fan-belts, gaskets and hoses can all crack in cold temperatures.

4) Have your braking system, and brake pads checked, icy road conditions can increase stress on brakes precipitously.

5) Make sure you always keep a stash of emergency supplies like water and a warm blanket in your vehicle in case you get stranded.

If while preparing your vehicle for winter, you realize it may be beyond hope, and you think you might be in the market for a newer pre-owned vehicle and are searching for syracuse used car dealers, then you should plan to stop by the Binghamton Auto Exchange showroom. It is here that you'll find the best selection of pre-owned luxury cars, trucks and SUVs in the Southern Tier of New York. Binghamton Auto Exchange has been in business since 1976 and has been proud to serve our great community by providing high-quality, pre-owned luxury vehicles, for under $15,000, since 1976. Call us today at 607-754-9118 or visit us at 209 Vestal Parkway West in Vestal, NY and find out how serving you would be our pleasure!