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Simple Answers from Midtown for Charlotte: Fuel System Service

{{ image('MzUx') }} Question:What benefit will I get out of a fuel system cleaning?Midtown Answer:Well, the dirtier your fuel system is, the bigger the improvement you'll see in performance and fuel ...
Published on: Nov 23, 2023

Minimizing Blind Spots In Charlotte For Safer Driving

When we Charlotte travel around NC, each of us must deal with blind spots. We can greatly reduce our blind spots by properly adjusting our vehicle mirrors to give the widest coverage possible. We shou...
Published on: Sep 25, 2023

E85 Fuel Safety For Charlotte Drivers

This automotive safety warning is coming from a very unusual source: fire fighting experts. You’ve probably heard of E-85 gasoline.  Some newer vehicle models are specifically built to run ...
Published on: Apr 17, 2023

Your Nose Knows Gasoline

Each time we fuel up our vehicles, we get a little whiff of gasoline, so the smell is very familiar. There shouldn’t be any gasoline smell in or around your vehicle when you are away from the ga...
Published on: Mar 24, 2023

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Charlotte vehicles with this new type of engine?Midtown Answer:GDI stands for Gasoline Dire...
Published on: Jan 03, 2021

Better Service, Better Fuel Economy in Charlotte

Maintaining your car or truck will make it more efficient.  It works the way it was designed to and that means it uses less fuel:  And you save money. To help organize our discussion, let&r...
Published on: Oct 10, 2019

Fuel System Cleaning At Midtown In Charlotte

Fuel, whether gasoline or diesel, is delivered to your engine to be burned to generate the power needed to keep you moving.  This fuel leaves a residue as it moves through your fuel system. ...
Published on: Jul 28, 2019

Midtown Service to Improve Fuel Economy

Let’s review some things that Charlotte drivers can do to improve fuel economy. Bottom line,  the better you maintain your vehicle, the less fuel you will use. It all adds up in a big ...
Published on: Jul 06, 2019