The goal of our Gearhead Guru Guide series is to make sure you become a knowledgeable driver and vehicle owner!  We want to ensure that you drive safely and are keeping on top of your vehicle’s regular maintenance protocol.

In this edition, we’re sharing our tips and service pointers to help you get road warrior ready for summer vacation and road trip season!  Before you hit the road, make sure you dot all your i’s and cross all your t’s, because nothing is worse than being stranded far from home and missing out on all the festivities.  Learn what to check for before you embark on your adventures with these tips on today’s blog.

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Our Gearhead Guru Guide series is designed to help you gain the knowledge and skills needed to car for your vehicle inside and out.  We want to make regular maintenance and basic troubleshooting as easy as possible by sharing our wealth of knowledge!  From washing and detailing your car, to organizing your garage, to preparing your vehicle for the ultimate road trip, we’ll be covering a little bit of everything.

Today’s topic is focused on learning how to diagnose and troubleshoot your car’s air conditioning system.  Even if you maintain your car in pristine condition, things still happen due to normal wear and tear, especially when the weather warms and you start utilizing your AC for the first time in a while!  If you notice that the air coming out of your car’s vents is not as crisp and fresh as it usually is, there may be trouble brewing.  Some common issues leading to your vehicle AC systems malfunctioning include (but are not limited to) refrigerant leaks or low refrigerant, a bad compressor, broken condenser, broken fans, electrical shorts.

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Classic Kia of Waukegan recently hosted our latest “Cars and Coffee” event, where local and regional car enthusiasts meet and bond over their shared love of all things automotive! The aim is to foster friendship, community, and camaraderie within the car community as we chat about our favorite vehicles over a nice hot “cuppa joe.” 

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Welcome back to another edition of our Gearhead Guru Guide series. We’re here to help you become a fully fledged car enthusiast by giving you the knowledge and tips you need to succeed. We’ll help you keep your car in prime condition for years to come with our troubleshooting advice, service tips, the latest gadgets and essential garage gear.

Today’s edition is focusing on the must-have basics that every automotive enthusiast should stock in their at home garage, so you can set yourself up for success on road and off!

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 Our goal for this year is to share and celebrate the incredible advancements and accomplishments of the diverse folks who provide insight, innovation, and inventions of the that drive us daily!  So, we’re wishing you a happy AAPI Heritage Month this May!  All month long we’ll be featuring notable voices and inventions of Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders in the automotive industry.

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We’re following up our helpful tips for National Car Care Month with the latest edition of our Gearhead Guru Series in which we highlight how to properly wash your car like a pro!  You’ll find a helpful task list for the step by step process of cleaning your vehicle from the inside out.  Get your daily driver road trip ready before the warm weather hits!

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Throughout May, we’re covering notable contributions, inventions, and innovations of Asians and Asian Americans in the automotive industry  as part of our month-long celebration of AAPI Heritage month!

Today, we’re highlighting the brilliant work of Dawon Kahng who, along with his partner Mohamed Atalla of Egyptian-American descent, invented the “MOSFET” or metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (say that one 5x fast, we dare you.)

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It feels like Spring has just arrived, but with Memorial Day fast approaching, we’ve also got Summer on our minds!  Today we’ve got a great list of amazing car shows and vintage cruise nights to enjoy all summer long.  Whether you love sports cars, muscle cars, trucks, or even rat rods, we know our list will have something that hits the spot for your niche.  And, of course, if you have a car show that you think our readers will enjoy? Leave us a comment on our social media!  We’d love to hear from you.

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May is a very exciting month here in Lake County, Illinois!  We’ve got plenty of fun-filled activities for you to enjoy on our local community calendar of events for May. From Mother’s Day Brunches to Live Music Events to Paint Nights to Memorial Day PArades, there’s something exciting to do every weekend!

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It’s festival season! Weather is warming up all across the country, and everyone’s itching to get outside and enjoy the sunshine. What better way to celebrate your love of life than enjoying a music festival with hundreds of like-minded people who know all the lyrics to your favorite songs?  We’re so excited about returning to music venues and have a busy summer planned, filled with lots of live music, band tours, and concerts galore.  Today, we’re planning our road trip out to the Greenbelt Music Festival in Iowa happening just a few weeks away in May!

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