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The Back-to-School Car Check Every Phoenix Parent Should Make Time For

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The first bell is days away, and for a lot of Phoenix families that means a teenager is about to start driving to campus every morning. The car they will drive just sat through the hottest months of the year, and Arizona summers are harder on…

Dust Storm Season on I-10: How to Stay Safe on the Drive Between Phoenix and Tucson

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Every monsoon season, the stretch of Interstate 10 between the southeast Valley and Tucson becomes one of the most dangerous drives in Arizona. A wall of dust can roll across the open desert and drop visibility to near zero before you have time…
Car Won't Start?

Mobile Battery Delivery vs. a Tow: Which Saves You Time and Money

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When your car will not start and the battery is the culprit, you have two paths: have the car towed somewhere that sells batteries, or have the battery brought to the car. Most drivers default to the tow because it is the way things were always…
Fuel delivery emergency - out of gas?

Out of Gas in the Desert? How Fuel Delivery Works

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Nobody plans to run out of gas, yet it happens to careful drivers every day in Arizona, and summer makes it more likely. Air conditioning working overtime burns fuel faster than the gauge suggests, and the distance between stations on desert…
Heat Warning

How Phoenix Heat Cuts Car Battery Life in Half

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National battery manufacturers quote 4 to 5 years of service life. In the Phoenix metro that number drops to 2 to 3 years. The reason is not driving style, not brand, and not bad luck. It is heat. Surface temperatures on a Tempe parking lot…
Battery Blues - Dead Battery, Jump starts

Why Car Batteries Fail Around ASU and Tempe

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Tempe runs hotter than the desert around it. Asphalt, concrete, and 24 hour traffic create what climate scientists call an urban heat island, and downtown Tempe sits in the middle of one of the strongest in the Phoenix metro. Surface temperatures…
Broken Down RV in Phoenix Arizona

Dead RV Battery? Here’s What Every Arizona RV Owner Needs to Know

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Summer in the Southwest is brutal on RV batteries. Triple-digit pavement, long sun exposure, and high desert temperature swings can shorten battery life by half, leaving you stranded at a campsite, a rest stop, or your own driveway just as you…
Locked out of your car? Call Dugger's

Locked Out of Your Car? Why It Happens, What to Do, and How Dugger’s Gets You Back In Fast

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It happens at the worst possible moment. Your groceries are melting in the trunk, your toddler is buckled in the back seat, or you can see your phone sitting right there on the dashboard. Getting locked out of a vehicle is one of the most common…
Don't Risk a Roadside DIY

What to Do in the First 60 Seconds After a Breakdown

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The minute after your car breaks down is the most important minute of the whole event. What you do in those first sixty seconds shapes how safe the rest of the wait will be, how quickly help can reach you, and in some cases whether the situation…
flat tire

Flat Tires and Desert Roads: What Every Arizona and New Mexico Driver Should Know

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Desert driving puts unique stress on tires that most drivers never think about until they hear the pop. Between scorching pavement temperatures, road debris that collects on shoulders and construction zones, and long stretches of highway between…