European Auto Repair & Maintenance Blog
THOMAS’S MERCEDES BENZ
Meet Thomas: Thomas works for RE/MAX and is one of the best realtors in the Cary NC area. Thomas relies on his Mercedes Benz CLS550 to provide the best experience to his customers when buying or selling a house. Thomas called me a few weeks ago when his Mercedes was...
FRANK’S JEEP
Meet Frank: Frank drives a Jeep Grand Cherokee and came to Peak Auto for an oil change. On this occasion Frank waited on his service and was in and out fast. At Peak Auto our preference is for our customers to drop off there vehicle for service so that we can take the...
TIMING BELT TIMING CHAIN
Timing belt vs. timing chain, which is better? Great question. This debate has been going on for many years. The thought behind the timing belt was that is was less expensive to have on a vehicle’s engine then a timing chain. The belt was dry, so it did not add extra...
MIKE’S BMW 335I
Meet Mike: Mike drives a BMW 335i and has recently had a routine service performed at Peak Auto. During his annual service Peak Auto’s expert technician performed a full synthetic oil and filter change using the new BMW Twin Power Turbo oil made by Pennzoil (Euro...
PAM’S FORD F150
Meet Pam: Pam drives a Ford F150 and had a whining noise coming form the engine. She was not happy with the shop she was using in Fayetteville so her uncle recommended that she drive all the way to Apex NC to visit Peak Auto. Located right next tot the Cary Auto Mall...
ED’S PORSCHE BOXTER
Meet Ed: Ed has a BMW M3 that he first brought to Peak Auto for service in 2013. Recently Ed purchased a Porsche Boxter and brought it into Peak Auto to diagnose an airbag light that was on. After determining the cause of the airbag light Peak Auto’s expert technician...
ABBEY’S VW TIGUAN
Meet Abbey: Abbey is in college and drives a Volkswagen Tiguan SUV. She just left for school so her father brought in her vehicle for a service, state inspection, and check before her trip to Indiana. At Peak Auto our expert technicians provide a detailed vehicle...
AUGUST’S MAZDA
Meet August: August drives a Mazda CX5 and recently brought his SUV to Peak Auto for a brake inspection and to look over the vehicle for any other maintenance needs. At Peak Auto our brake inspection goes a little deeper than what is included on our standard 50 Point...
MIKE’S VOLKSWAGEN
Meet Mike: Mike has a Volkswagen Jetta that he first brought to Peak Auto in January of 2017 for its’ 60,000 mile service. Mike puts a lot of miles on his Jetta, since January the Jetta has had two full synthetic oil and filter changes. His Jetta has the new style of...
JIM’S AUDI
Meet Jim: Jim drives a 2004 AUDI A6 Quatro with a 2.7 liter V6 twin turbo with only 64,000 miles on the odometer. Jim has owned this pristine conditioned vehicle since it was new. About two years ago Peak Auto replaced his timing belt and water pump with OEM parts but...