Drive Smart Blog

A snapped serpentine belt takes out your power steering, charging, and cooling at once. Catching a worn belt early is fast and cheap.

High heat and stop-and-go driving break oil down faster than cool weather does. Summer is not the season to stretch an oil change.

An engine low on coolant can overheat fast in stop-and-go traffic on I-65. Overheating damage runs into the thousands, and it is largely preventable.

Heat does more hidden damage to a battery than cold does. The failure usually shows up later, on the first cool morning of fall.

A breakdown far from home is the fastest way to ruin a vacation. A pre-trip inspection is one of the most affordable ways to protect your plans.

Hot pavement and long drives put extra stress on your tires. A blowout at highway speed on I-65 is dangerous and largely avoidable.