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Pick the Right Tires for the Weather and the Seasons

Purchasing new tires requires making decisions. Factors besides price must be taken into consideration. That’s why tire manufacturers produce summer tires and all-season options. Based on your driving patterns, one may be better than the other.

The summer may bring to mind images of the hot sun, but the summer months can also bring a great deal of rain. Rain makes roads slippery. The heat also impacts the road making it hard for tires to grip. Summer tires are made to deliver enhanced traction to those who prefer such an attribute. 

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How Important is the Alternator in Your Vehicle?

While many drivers are under the impression that the car battery does most of the powering of electrical components in the car, it is in fact the alternator that is doing all the hard work. The car battery will send power to the starter motor, which allows the vehicle to start. From there, the alternator takes over powering things like the power doors and windows, stereo, a navigation system, and the lights.

The car alternator is, in fact, a generator, and it gets its power from a wheel on the crank that spins quickly as the car is running. 

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Gaskets - Small But Mighty Fixtures

When we think of gaskets, we think of relatively unimportant accessories, yet these small accessories are very important to our vehicles. It's important they're taken car of regularly. Our certified technicians at Gunther Volvo Cars of Delray Beach know the importance of gasket maintenance and can inspect and/or replace them if necessary.

Your vehicle has all sorts of different fluids running through it and it's important that they don't end up where they don't belong. 

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How to Read the Size of Your Tires

Looking at the list of numbers and letters on your tire's sidewall can be confusing. The important thing to know is each number and letter in the sequence have a specific meaning. The following breakdown is generally what each of those letters and numbers means:

  • The first letter is the vehicle type for that tire. For example, "P" for passenger vehicle.
  • The number following is the width of the tire, in millimeters, from one sidewall to another.
  • After the slash mark is the tire's aspect, or height, ratio. 
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Gunther Volvo Cars Delray Beach: Giving You Quality OEM Parts


As a car owner, you may have realized that going downtown to check on your mechanic has become too common. Part of the problem is that you may have been replacing your original car parts with poor quality Aftermarket parts not designed to suit your car manufacturer standards.

When you visit us at Gunther Volvo Cars Delray Beach, we offer you superior quality parts specifically designed for your car by your manufacturer. OEM parts hit the market with a manufacturer warranty that gives an...
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