Hankook Tire Rebates Hankook Tire Steps Up To The Plate with 2017 ‘Great Catch’ Rebate Promotion. Hankook tire rebates, receive up to $100 with a mail-in rebate on a set of popular Hankook passenger or light truck tires As professional baseball teams and fans get ready for the start of the 2017 season, Hankook Tire […]
Brave a Shave for Kids with Cancer
As our Commitment to Community, Northwood Garage is proud to be teaming up with other local business and our neighbors to once again to support St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s Brave a Shave. As in the past Cooper Hill Pizzeria will be hosting the event. Josh and his family is inviting you all to join us for […]
Gas caps & check engine lights
Q#1 My check engine light keeps coming on. I had the code checked and they say that it’s an evaporate leak and the gas cap caused it. I got a replacement gas cap and the light came back on. I had the code checked and it was the same code. They said it might be […]
Family bonding with computer codes
Need some bonding time with your family? Look through and enjoy this list of computer codes found on many of today’s vehicles. Keep in mind that this list continues to grow and it is missing a group of hybrid vehicle codes. May I suggest a couple of sugar covered donuts for the kids and an […]
Goodyear Tire Rebates
To receive the pricing shown below you need to use a Goodyear credit card and purchase a set of 4 qualifying tires.
Shenanigans flash back, just inspected Ford
Shenanigans flash back I enjoyed the comments and feedback from the last Shenanigans. I was cleaning up our digital photo file when I came across these pictures from a couple years back. OMG this vehicle was Shenanigans at its best/worst! Look at the inspection sticker on the windshield. Notice the white block in the center […]
March Tire Special
March tire Sale! We know that March is all about the Wearing of the Green, but how about some Savin’ of the Green?? Take a look at our March tire specials! Almost as good as finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! Special pricing applies only to the tires listed and […]
Got What! in the box?
It started with a no heat concern As Jeff was driving the vehicle into the shop he turned the heater’s blower on. He knew in an instant that there was something going on. He turn the blower off quickly, as the smell told him
Shenanigans 02/22/2016
Shenanigans 02/22/2016 2000 Nissan Maxima The phone call started with, “How much to put my timing chain back on, I think it fell off” This set Dan back a bit. What..!? Dan’s mind was straining with the concept of how that could possibly happen? The customer went on to say that they were driving on […]
Extended Warranties
Q#1 We’re buying a used car and the salesman is pushing us to buy an extended warranty. He is telling us that it will cover most any problem. With today’s vehicles, computers can cost a fortune to repair. Should we buy the warranty or not? We were told that we have 90 days to decide […]
Jeff’s training continues
Jeff’s training continues Congratulations to Jeff Swain for recently passing two ASE exams, • Auto: Brakes (A5) & • Auto: Suspension and Steering (A4). He has also successfully completed specialized training of Gas Direct Injection (GDI is an advanced fuel system found on many of today’s vehicles) focused on GM, Ford and Toyota vehicles, and […]
Our staff: Brian & Winter Hiking
Brian is 1 of our 3 ASE Master technicians with L1 certification. His automotive background includes Roush Engineering, where he specialized in prototype development, engineering, manufacturing and product testing in their automotive division. As an adrenaline junkie, Brian’s activities include winter hiking, night hiking, mountain biking and competitive Motocross racing. For Brian, 4000ft mountains are […]
February tire special
February tire special is here! The prices we’re offering on tires this month is quite remarkable! Our supplier is looking to clear out some inventory and has offered us great savings on these in-stock tires. February tire special pricing applies only to the tires listed in this special and cannot be combined with any other […]
Chevy Silverado losing blower speeds
Let’s Talk Cars Q#1 The heater on my husband’s 2008 Chevy Silverado has been slowly losing blower speeds. Now it seems that the only speed that works is high. Knowing my husband he’ll wait until the heater stops working completely. Is the blower motor starting to fail?
Bad brake rotor
Bad brake rotor I didn’t hear a thing As a New Hampshire State Safety Inspection Station we get to see a lot of interesting vehicle problems. It’s the ones that come in for an oil change that can be interesting. When your vehicle comes in for an oil change we do much more than […]
Northwood’s Best Free Coffee
The best free coffee in town Here at the Northwood Garage we make Northwood’s best free coffee and we take coffee seriously. For many years we were just amazed at how consistently Phyllis could make a great pot of coffee. All of us tried but to no avail. The coffee come out like water with […]
Mickey’s last ride
Caution this article contains pictures that may not go well with breakfast! 2016 has started off as the greatest rodent infestation we’ve seen to date. The problem is so pronounced that we’ve tripled up on the common cabin air filters we stock. The other day Doug was looking for an anti-theft tool for the lug […]
Brake line quick fix
Yes, the customer really drove their pickup truck to the shop using rubber fuel line and hose clamps to stop the brake fluid from leaking out. Brake pressure normally lives around 300 psi to 500 psi for an average “one-toe” stop. During a “Panic stop” it can be as high as 4000 psi, especially if […]
US DOT NHTSA Safety Recalls 12/28/2015
Honda/Acura recalls another 3 million Air Bags SUMMARY: Honda/Aura is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 Honda Civic vehicles manufactured March 21, 2000, to January 20, 2005, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX vehicles manufactured June 14, 2000, to August 19, 2004, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid vehicles manufactured February 24, 2002, to January 18, 2005, 2003-2007 Honda Accord […]
Buy a Filter or Be a Filter
Q#1 What is a cabin air filter and what does it do? The cabin air filter is what I call a people filter A cabin air filter is a lot like the air filter for your car’s engine… it filters dirt, dust and debris from the air that the engine uses. The air that enters […]
