Automotive Industry News & Information - Stuart Rolfe Muffler & Auto Service

No matter what type of car, truck, or SUV you drive, old or new, it probably has doors. Those doors are heavy, and they see a lot of use. Naturally, from time to time, parts wear out. If your door doesn’t function as well as it should, here’s why, courtesy of Stuart Rolfe Muffler & Auto Service in Midlotian.

It’s easier than ever to keep your fleet running smoothly for thousands of miles. If a vehicle has less than 50,000 miles on it today, chances are it still has 75 percent of its driving life ahead of it. That’s good news if you’re a company managing a fleet of vehicles. It wasn’t that long ago that hitting the 100,000-mile mark on the odometer was a major milestone. Today, vehicles are built to last. With the proper maintenance and attention, there’s no reason you shouldn’t expect to see that 50,000-mile reading on the odometer one day roll right past 200,000 and keep ongoing. Here at Stuart Rolfe Muffler & Auto Service, we're going to give you some tips on how to make that happen!

Foggy headlights are a problem that has arisen in the past couple of decades, as we have moved away from glass sealed beam bulbs and into an era of plastic lenses with bulbs inside. While modern headlights are superior to the sealed beam headlights of years ago, they do tend to fog up after years of use. It’s a good trade for far better illumination and easier replacement, but an issue nonetheless. Hours and hours of heat, sunlight, and age eventually cause them to cloud up, which can reduce visibility at night in addition to worsening the appearance of your car, truck, or SUV. From Stuart Rolfe Muffler & Auto Service in Midlotian, VA, here are some tips on taking care of your foggy or cloudy headlight issue.

While keeping your car, truck, or SUV looking nice is important, there are other reasons to keep the exterior of your vehicle in good shape. From Stuart Rolfe Muffler & Auto Service in Midlotian, VA, here are some tips for keeping your car looking good, and how that keeps it reliably on the road.

There can be a lot of uncertainty around remanufactured components. What are they, what does remanufactured mean, and when are they a good choice? Remanufactured components offer a cost-effective way to repower, rather than replace, a fleet vehicle. This article aims to clear up some of the confusion around remanufactured components and offer some insight into why they are the right choice. Here’s what you need to know, from Stuart Rolfe Muffler & Auto Service in Midlotian, VA.

Ever looked at the bottom of your shoes and noticed that one area of the sole is more worn than another? The way you walk causes a wear pattern to occur as you put more weight on certain areas of your feet. If your shoe needed work, you would take it to a cobbler.

While fuel pump issues are common, they often get misdiagnosed. What is your fuel pump, how do you know if yours is bad, and what should you do about it? At Stuart Rolfe Muffler & Auto Service in Midlotian, VA, we are going to make sure that you are an informed driver so you know what to look for and what you should do about it.

At Stuart Rolfe Muffler & Auto Service in Midlotian, the history of cars is a huge topic of interest to us. Here’s an interesting piece of automotive trivia, from us to you.