Happy New Year! We are through the first decade of the new millennium. We at Pfefferle Tire and Auto Service wonder what’s on the horizon. Pfefferle Tire and Auto Service celebrated its ten year and fifteen year anniversaries in the decade. We also experienced many challenges and changes.

Cars are much more sophisticated now than what they were at the turn of the century. We used to keep 30 different tire sizes in stock, now we keep 90 different sizes in stock. Vehicles are very vehicle specific now but we can service almost all makes and all models. Continued training, constant improvement, and high quality technicians keep us on top of the auto service industry. We hope you continue to seek us for all of your auto service needs!

Chris Napier is celebrating his birthday on February 12th. He turns 31! George Kuchma is celebrating his three year anniversary with us on the same date, congratulations George! In other news, Chris Pfefferle was married on December 19th to his longtime girlfriend Kristin Ellsworth who he met at The Ohio State University.

With the start of the new decade, vehicles are still ever-changing. Service intervals: how often you bring your vehicle in for work, are decreasing. But, this also means when you do bring your car in for service, the prices and the amount of items you have serviced increases. It was easy to spread out routine maintenance and repairs in the past, but now service items are lumped together. We see your vehicle half as often as we used to. The prices of service have increased. For example, tires last longer than ever before. If your car is equipped with tire pressure monitor sensors, and someone steals a valve cap off of the valve stem (very common) the rain and snow can ruin that valve stem or tire pressure sensor. That can cost you up to $150! Something that used to cost $10 is now as expensive as $150. Times and technology change, we just want our customers to be prepared.

It is an industry standard for tire sales to slow down in the winter time. Many people put off buying tires because of the holidays. This is understandable. To counter this, tire wholesalers run specials throughout the winter months. Call us today 829-1900 and we will see if we can get you a bargain deal on some tires for your vehicle.

When you go out in the morning to your car, you expect it to start. The battery may seem fine, but is it? Let us electronically test your battery for free to make sure it is good. The battery in your car slowly decreases over its life. The last thing anyone wants is to be stranded on the coldest day of the year and be 50th in line for AAA. Stop in any time to have your battery tested.

It is recommended that in the winter months your oil is changed more often. Cold temperatures make your oil work harder. Dirty oil is thick and sludgy and does not get to the top half of the engine as fast where the valves are located. Semi-synthetic and full synthetic oil’s have additives in them to help with better cold-start protection. Protect your engine and investment by using synthetic oils or changing your oil more often in these colder months. We also offer free oil check and top-off for loyal oil change customers!

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Our lucky winner of a free full-service oil change valued at $37.18 is Lisa Holbrook! Congratulations Lisa!

Thanks,
Chris Pfefferle, Manager