Posted by Monroeville Chrysler Jeep on 7:47 AM
Spring is here! And what comes with spring? Baseball! That’s right, baseball season is almost here and with these five tips, you can have the perfect tailgate!
1. Plan Ahead. Make sure you’re not rushing around in the morning trying to gather up what you’ll need. The day before a tailgate is the day you should go out and buy your burgers, drinks, snacks, plates and any other necessities you might need. Additionally, make sure you know where your grill and cooler are... those are sort of essentials.
2. Show Up Early. You’re going to want to show up 3-4 hours before the game starts. This gives you enough time to find the perfect parking spot and set up the perfect tailgate. It will also give you a head start on all the fun!
3. Bring A Tent. It might seem a little drastic to have a tent with you, but you won’t regret it. Not only do tents provide a great place to hangout in the shade, but they also provide a great dry area when it rains!
4. Bring Chairs. This one may be obvious, but you’d be surprised how many people forget chairs! Chairs are perfect for a tailgate in that they provide a place for people to hangout, congregate and easily eat their food.
5. Clean Up. No one likes the person who leaves all of his or her garbage behind after the tailgate. Trashing a parking lot can lead to both a bad reputation and tickets and fines! Respect the area, clean up after yourself and have fun.
Posted by Monroeville Chrysler Jeep on 7:14 AM
The history of the automobile is lengthy in America! Cars have been on the road for over 100 years across the country. Wondering what the weirdest things about cars are? Check out these fun car facts from eHow!
The Early Days
- The first speeding tickets were given out in 1902, when the top speed of most cars was around 45 miles per hour.
- Some of the first cars ever made used a pair of levers to steer. Steering wheels weren't introduced for several years.
- Even before the Model T, the first popular American car was the Curved Dash Oldsmobile, which sold new for $650.
- The first car ever produced in America for sale was known as the Duryea. Only one model is known to still exist.
- Before the 1920s, cars didn't have gas gauges. Drivers had to estimate how much fuel was left, or risk running out.
For Drivers
- Cleveland was the first city in the United States to get a traffic light in 1914.
- In 1972 the average speed of cars on Los Angeles freeways was 60 miles per hour. Ten years later, the growing traffic problem dropped that number to 17 miles per hour.
- The average American will spend two weeks of her life stopped at red lights.
- To drive on all of the paved roads in the United States, you would have to drive nonstop at 100 miles per hour for over four years.
- The first car insurance policy was issued in Westfield, Massachusetts, in 1897.
Read the original article here: http://www.ehow.com/about_5280598_funny-cars.html#ixzz2OHBzl0H0
Posted by Monroeville Chrysler Jeep on 6:59 AM
We all have little bits of interesting information and odd behaviors somewhere in our relationship with our cars. Some people don’t mind if you smoke in their car, others don’t always wear a seat belt (though they should), and most people have even named their car! This infographic presents the results of a poll where more than 1000 people were asked a variety of questions about their cars, so check out this infographic for the results.
More here:
http://blogs.automotive.com/car-confessions-data-chart-120407.html#axzz2M7LpmIqL
Posted by Monroeville Chrysler Jeep on 3:00 AM
Posted by Monroeville Chrysler Jeep on 3:00 AM
Imagine this, you walk out the door towards your vehicle, get in, and it won’t start. Oh no, maybe the battery’s dead! This can be because the headlights were left on, a door was not completely closed, or maybe the battery is just old. In any case, you’ve got somewhere to go, and you’re not going to let this stand in your way. Well as long as you’ve got a friend with a charged car battery and some jumper cables, you can still get where you’re heading after a quick jump.
Put on the safety glasses and open the hoods of both cars. Make sure the battery position on each car is compatible to the length of the cables.
Attach the red clamp of the jumper cables to the working battery in the assisting car first, then attach the black clamp to the negative terminal of the working battery in the assisting car. Be sure once both of those clamps are attached to the working battery that the idle clamps on the other end of the jumper cables do not come into contact with one another, or sparks will fly.
Hold the remaining clamps of the jumper cables apart and attach the red clamp to the positive battery terminal on the dead battery. Attach the black clamp of the jumper cable to a non-moving metallic ground away from the dead battery. Use a large bolt head or metal engine bracket within reach. Make sure that there is no slack in the cable or clamp connections that can come into contact with moving engine parts when the dead car battery starts the engine.
Start the car with the dead battery. If it doesn't start, you may need to start the engine of the assisting car and allow it to run for a while, or have the engine revved to accommodate the cold cranking amps of the dead battery. It will depend on how many cold cranking amps the dead battery calls for and how dead the battery is. A rule of thumb is to find a compatible vehicle to jump start from. A small compact car with a low cold cranking amp battery may have a difficult time jump starting a 3/4-ton truck with a high cold cranking amp battery.
Remove the black clamp from the ground position on the vehicle that needed to be jump started first, then remove the red clamp from the same vehicle (once the battery starts the engine). Again, be sure not to allow the clamps of the jumper cables to contact one another. Finally, remove the black clamp from the assisting car's negative battery terminal and then the last clamp from the positive battery terminal. Close the hoods and remove the safety glasses.
For two other ways to jump your car, check out this article. http://www.ehow.com/how_4899364_jump-start-car-safely.html
