Rocklin and Sacramento Auto Repair

Everyone in the Sacramento area wants our tires to last as long as possible. Two ways to maximize tire life are wheel balancing and tire rotation. When wheels are out of balance, they wobble a bit. That makes the tires wear in a cupping pattern. And they vibrate. To fix this, your service technician at Made In America / Made In Japan puts weights on your wheels to balance them out. If a front wheel is out of balance you’ll feel it in the steering wheel. If it’s a rear wheel you’ll feel it through your seat. That brings us to tire rotation. The front tires on a car wear out more quickly than the rear tires. As they push through turns from Sacramento to Elk Grove, the shoulders of the front tires wear down. So rotating front and rear tires all ... read more

Life's full of surprises in Sacramento California, some of which cost money. A leaky roof, a broken tooth, or an unexpected car repair. Made In America / Made In Japan of Sacramento California and AutoNetTV have done some research on how we can budget for proper vehicle care. Everyone in Sacramento California does our best to budget for scheduled vehicle maintenance. What's hard is unexpected repairs. The truth is that our vehicles can stay on the road longer than ever before with proper maintenance. That's because of improved vehicle design and manufacturing quality. But some of those same improvements also lead to higher repairs costs. Let's take the fuel pump. Previous generations were often stranded by the side of the road by vapor lock. This occurred when the gas vapori ... read more