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The Eco-Logical Business Program recognizes that Tom Dwyer Automotive Services Inc. has reached the highest standards in minimizing environmental impact. Our goal of preventing and minimizing pollution generated by our customer’s vehicles and protecting our employees has been recognized and … Continue reading
Arctic Vault to Protect World Seed Collection
Reprinted from the Financial Times, Monday, June 19, 2006. Article by Fiona Harvey Work begins on Monday on a vault in the frozen earth of an Arctic mountain, off northern Norway, that will safeguard a vast collection of the world’s … Continue reading
Who To Ask For Car Advice… Men or Women?
HOUSTON, TX (May 10, 2006) – Women who turn to men for car care advice may not be getting good counsel as often as they think. A national survey sponsored by Jiffy Lube International, a subsidiary of Shell Oil Co., … Continue reading
How to keep track of tire wear
We check your tires every time you let us inspect your vehicle. Reading the tread of your tires can foretell the future. We check your tires for things like uneven wear and defects. Uneven tread wear can indicate suspension problems, … Continue reading
Will Polyurethane Replace Rubber for Tires?
BOULDER CITY, NV (Jan. 2, 2006) – Rubber has ruled the automotive tire industry for more than a century. That may be about to change, with new patented technologies that, for highway and agricultural tires, may lead to the replacement … Continue reading
Fun car facts
The first cars did not have steering wheels. Drivers steered with a lever. The New York City Police Department used bicycles to pursue speeding motorists in 1898. The first speeding ticket was issued in 1902. In 1916, 55 percent of … Continue reading
Tips for Filing a Claim After a Serious Car Accident
A Total Loss? By Edmunds.com Editors: 11-17-2000 You’re OK. Your kids are OK. You have much to be thankful for. As for your car, well, there’s not a lot left. The last time you saw it, it was being hoisted … Continue reading
Timing Belt Boot Camp
If we don’t have any record of a timing belt being replaced and your vehicle is nearing or has passed the recommended interval, we’ll want to talk about it with you. The only thing worse than having one of our … Continue reading
I Want You (to help me fight)
Tom Dwyer Automotive supports KPOJ because it’s one of the things we can do to stop the onslaught of Corpratocracy. What will YOU do?
Vitamin B Halts Memory Loss
New Research at Oxford University looked at ways to slow or stop Alzheimer’s disease, and the study investigators found that three vitamin B supplements considerably slowed brain shrinkage linked to memory loss. Drug trials have not been successful in memory … Continue reading