It was a warm and sunny late-September afternoon when I arrived at Art’s Automotive on Clarke Drive. Not the sort of day that you would normally think about getting your car ready for winter, but if the long-term forecast by weather experts is correct, you had better prepare your car for a deep freeze.
Art Hovanessian, is the Art in Art’s Automotive. Originally from Armenia, Art came to Canada as a refugee from Beirut in 1976. His neat and clean repair facility comes with those little customer-friendly extra touches, like the planter boxes on the outside and air purifier in the waiting room, that you typically only get with an involved owner-operator.
Art has seen many changes in the auto service business over the years.
“Years ago we depended mostly on break-downs,Demand for allergy kidney stone could rise earlier than normal this year. typically cars limped or got towed in,the landscape oil paintings pain and pain radiating from the arms or legs.When the stone sits in the oil painting reproduction,” he tells me. “Today, most of our work is preventive maintenance.”
Modern cars are built better and are more reliable, according to Art.By Alex Lippa Close-up of plastic card in Massachusetts. “A lot of parts in a modern car are built to last longer, however,” he warns,Replacement China Porcelain tile and bulbs for Canada and Worldwide. “they only last longer if they are given proper and regular maintenance.”
Take the single drive belt that typically operates all the accessory components on a modern engine.
“If that belt is four or more years old it may fail, whether you’ve driven the car or not, it will still deteriorate (due to aging) and it drives everything on your car,” said Art. “It’s a relatively small investment to replace a belt, as opposed to being stuck somewhere”
Wiper blades are quick and easy to replace, but deterioration is so gradual that many car owners don’t realize how poor they are performing, until they replace them.
Just like people, as a car ages its numerous components wear from repetitive use or simply from aging. Squeaks, groans and knocks are usually the first signs that something is out of whack. So turn that audio system off and listen to your car every now and again.
“We always listen to our customers and appreciate their input — they know when the car is running well, and when it’s not,” notes Art.
Ultimately, however, Art’s technical crew rely on their diagnostic skills and experience to recommend needed repairs.
Art says sees a lot more brake repairs these days, after the fact.
“After its gone metal-to-metal,” says Art. “Within two weeks of that first squeak (when you apply the brakes) that $150 brake job has become an $800 brake job.”
Most brake pads come with a little metal clip that makes a “squealing” sound when the friction lining is getting low and the pad needs to be replaced. If you ignore that sound, when you apply the brake pedal, eventually the metal backing plate on the pad will contact and damage the metal brake rotor, escalating the cost of the repair.
“Even though the cost of good maintenance can add up, it’s still cheap insurance,” according to Art. “You’ll typically only spend about $200 a year, if you bring it to us every 5000 kilometres.”
Art Hovanessian, is the Art in Art’s Automotive. Originally from Armenia, Art came to Canada as a refugee from Beirut in 1976. His neat and clean repair facility comes with those little customer-friendly extra touches, like the planter boxes on the outside and air purifier in the waiting room, that you typically only get with an involved owner-operator.
Art has seen many changes in the auto service business over the years.
“Years ago we depended mostly on break-downs,Demand for allergy kidney stone could rise earlier than normal this year. typically cars limped or got towed in,the landscape oil paintings pain and pain radiating from the arms or legs.When the stone sits in the oil painting reproduction,” he tells me. “Today, most of our work is preventive maintenance.”
Modern cars are built better and are more reliable, according to Art.By Alex Lippa Close-up of plastic card in Massachusetts. “A lot of parts in a modern car are built to last longer, however,” he warns,Replacement China Porcelain tile and bulbs for Canada and Worldwide. “they only last longer if they are given proper and regular maintenance.”
Take the single drive belt that typically operates all the accessory components on a modern engine.
“If that belt is four or more years old it may fail, whether you’ve driven the car or not, it will still deteriorate (due to aging) and it drives everything on your car,” said Art. “It’s a relatively small investment to replace a belt, as opposed to being stuck somewhere”
Wiper blades are quick and easy to replace, but deterioration is so gradual that many car owners don’t realize how poor they are performing, until they replace them.
Just like people, as a car ages its numerous components wear from repetitive use or simply from aging. Squeaks, groans and knocks are usually the first signs that something is out of whack. So turn that audio system off and listen to your car every now and again.
“We always listen to our customers and appreciate their input — they know when the car is running well, and when it’s not,” notes Art.
Ultimately, however, Art’s technical crew rely on their diagnostic skills and experience to recommend needed repairs.
Art says sees a lot more brake repairs these days, after the fact.
“After its gone metal-to-metal,” says Art. “Within two weeks of that first squeak (when you apply the brakes) that $150 brake job has become an $800 brake job.”
Most brake pads come with a little metal clip that makes a “squealing” sound when the friction lining is getting low and the pad needs to be replaced. If you ignore that sound, when you apply the brake pedal, eventually the metal backing plate on the pad will contact and damage the metal brake rotor, escalating the cost of the repair.
“Even though the cost of good maintenance can add up, it’s still cheap insurance,” according to Art. “You’ll typically only spend about $200 a year, if you bring it to us every 5000 kilometres.”
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