Category: automotive repair
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Springtime is Tire Time!!!!
If you live in Ottawa or other parts of Ontario, there’s NO MANDATORY DATE by which you must remove your winter tires. However, a good rule of thumb is to wait until spring melt has started and the forecast starts showing consecutive days above 7 degrees Celsius. We’re getting there folks. Do you feel it?…
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Tires – Inflate Your Vehicle Performance
Your tires are an important contributor to your vehicle’s performance. At Savasta, we inspect your vehicle, every time we change your oil, for the following: tire inflation pressure tire tread wear, abnormal wear visually check tires for embedded stones, glass and other objects AND we remove them check for need to rotate tires front-end for…
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Ontario DriveON Program
The DriveON program (new in 2024) combines the heavy-duty diesel vehicle emissions testing program and MTO’s Motor Vehicle Inspection Station (MVIS) Program into a single digital inspection program. Enrolment for DriveON opened on 2024-05-09 for MVIS facilities that perform annual and semi-annual inspections. The complete program details, including the onboarding process and contacts, can be found at…
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Pot Holes Got You Down?
The summer of 2018 in Ottawa saw us sinking in an infinite ocean of potholes, due to a past harsh winter during which we experienced 42 freeze and thaw cycles between November 2017 and February 2018. If you look to receive money from the city of Ottawa for damage to your vehicle, keep in mind…