Automotive Industry News & Information - South Mountain Collision & Auto Center

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We’ve all been here: You start up your vehicle in the morning and begin to back out of the driveway. Before your hand reaches the volume dial on the stereo to crank up your favorite morning radio duo, you hear a noise coming from your car. A vehicle shouldn’t make that noise, yet yours is. And it sounds bad. But is it?

Has the day finally come to replace your engine? If your engine is tired, worn out, and problematic, we can help at South Mountain Collision & Auto Center. First, let's take a look at remanufactured engines; what they are, what ‘remanufactured’ means and why they’re a great way to give your car a new life.

At South Mountain Collision & Auto Center in Middletown, MD, we know that the life of a transmission is solely dependent on the quality of repair and maintenance it receives.

At South Mountain Collision & Auto Center in Middletown, transmissions are our game, and taking care of them is at the top of our list of priorities. Here are 5 things you can do to take care of your transmission, from the pros:

No matter what type of car, truck, or SUV you drive, old or new, it probably has doors. Those doors are heavy, and they see a lot of use. Naturally, from time to time, parts wear out. If your door doesn’t function as well as it should, here’s why, courtesy of South Mountain Collision & Auto Center in Middletown.

In the market for a new car, truck, or SUV? Used cars aren’t always what they seem; here’s some advice from South Mountain Collision & Auto Center in Middletown to make sure you get the used car of your dreams.

At South Mountain Collision & Auto Center in Middletown, MD, we know buying a used car, truck, or SUV can be a gamble. While there are no guarantees, there are key points of inspection that tell us a lot about the condition of a vehicle and how it has been maintained. There are some important points of the inspection we verify when checking out a used vehicle.

At South Mountain Collision & Auto Center in Middletown, the history of cars is a huge topic of interest to us. Here’s an interesting piece of automotive trivia, from us to you.