Erin Go Brakes 4 Signs That It Might Be Time to Replace Your Brakes It’s St. Patrick’s Day time in Cleveland, and that’s a big day that starts early and ends late! At some point during that day, from little ones who enjoyed the bagpipes to older folks who enjoyed a few green beverages, people will eventually have had enough and know that it’s time to head home. We call that being “partied out.” It’s also important to know when your brakes have had enough. Here are some things they might be telling you to signal that they are “partied out.”   They Are Squeaking and Squealing As your pads begin ..read more

Spring has Sprung Time for You to Spring Into Action for Your Vehicle Well, Northeast Ohio, we made it. We had what we would consider a mild winter, but even a mild Cleveland winter can take its toll on your vehicle. Ice, snow, and salt do their damage on the exterior, potholes wreak havoc on tires and your suspension, and cold weather is brutal under the hood. Spring is a time to refresh, and that’s no exception when it comes to your car or truck. We thought we’d help you game plan for the season with our 2020 Spring Vehicle Maintenance Checklist for your Cleveland and Akron vehicles.    Ti ..read more

2020 is the Year of Vision That includes a vision to keep your car running smoothly. It seems like everyone has a side hustle nowadays. On social media platforms, you might see friends hawking everything from lotions and beauty products to leggings to timeshares. Our society has never been more enterprising, and Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are proof of it. Everyone has a live seminar about how you can use tried-and-true business tactics to propel your income to the next level. Among those techniques is the vision board. A vision board is a mixed media poster that usually contains words cu ..read more

You are ready to go. Your car isn’t. What do you do when your car won’t start? It is the worst feeling in the world. You are already late for a very important meeting (because that’s the only time your car doesn’t do what you want it to), and you hop in to make your way to the office when you hear some horrible noises. Sometimes a whinny. Sometimes a click. Sometimes, it’s a collection of noises. Whatever it is, it’s not an engine starting. The panic sets in, but what do you do? The answer is: it depends. It depends on the noise and how your car is acting. Let’s run through some scenarios and ..read more

Nothing strikes fear in the hearts of Cleveland drivers like black ice. What do you do when you are driving and encounter black ice? It’s rush hour. You just want to get home. After wasting half a tank of gas in bumper-to-bumper traffic on I-480, you get off at your exit and figure you’ll cut some time off of your drive by taking the backroads. Your heater is on full blast. You’ve got the radio volume all the way up, and they are talking about yet another Browns loss. You see some snow on the side of the road, but you are so busy being mad at what the radio host is saying that you stop paying ..read more

All-season tires don’t cut it. But neither do snow tires. “All-season” could be the worst description for tires ever. These tires are considered to be your everyday, standard tires that you can use to get around throughout the year, but they don’t really cut it when it comes to delivering a premium ride in the winter. If you live in South Florida, these tires might provide great traction all year long, but if you live in Cleveland, you typically need a little more grip to get through a harsh winter. In fact, according to an article on Autoblog, a new all-season tire provides traction equivale ..read more

Talking Turkey About Your Car Repair Budget You’ll Thank Us for These Great Tips Thanksgiving is rolling around, and if your car is acting up, it might be tough to keep a thankful mindset. With family coming in for a Turkey Day feast and Christmas right around the corner, your budget is already stretched as tight as it will go! When you add car repairs into the mix, it can leave you stressed. That’s why Rad Air wants to give you some tips on things you can do with your budget to ensure that your car repairs don’t turn you into Ebenezer Scrooge this holiday season. Let’s “talk turkey” about ca ..read more

Life can drain you sometimes. You work hard and play hard. From dropping the kids at school, to working all day, to dinner with friends, and back home, where you go, your car goes too. You charge your phone in the car, plug in your GPS,  and the kids watch a movie in the backseat. All of these electronic devices can leave your car feeling how you probably feel at the end of the day. You can take a nice walk, read a book, or see the Cleveland Orchestra perform at Blossom to relax and recharge. But what can your car do to get that much-needed reboot? 1. Take a nice highway drive. The stop-and-g ..read more

We’ve all been there, you are driving in the Cleveland rain, when you hear a loud thump. You hear a flapping noise coming from your tire and feel the steering wheel pull to the left or the right. You pull over and see that what you’ve feared has happened – your tire is flat. No need to fear! Rad Air has all the tips on how to successfully and independently change your tire. 1. Pull over on the side of the road. Make sure that your surroundings are safe and on level ground. Put your car in park and turn on your hazard lights. If it is dark out, reflectors or road flares ensure an extra layer o ..read more

There’s that big glowing thing in the sky again! Is your vehicle ready for summer in Cleveland? Cleveland weather. Who knows if we’ll ever figure it out? When the local weatherman, in our case the beloved Dick Goddard, is one of the most famous people in your city, you know that weather conditions have a big impact on the locals. Usually, we are worried about how much snow we’ll have to traverse through on our way down I-480 as we head to work. But, the summertime is different. In Cleveland, summer means high temps and high humidity. While it’s not the same type of harsh environment we see in ..read more