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Get Better Gas Mileage: 3 Helpful Fuel Efficiency Tips

Increase Your Miles Per Gallon (MPG) In Celebration of Summer and Road Trip Season, Auto Repair Brand Releases Money-Saving Strategies to Get Better Gas Mileage. As car owners shift gears and transition into summer, it is also time to plan all types of getaways to enjoy the season. Whether a [...]

By | June 1st, 2016|Auto Repair Articles, Cottman Brand News|

How To Prevent Transmission Problems And Extend Transmission Life

There’s really no other way to say it: Having a transmission rebuilt or replaced is an expensive proposition. If you’ve had one done recently, the last thing you want is to have to buy another one anytime soon. That’s okay: There are a lot of things you can do to [...]

By | June 1st, 2016|Automatic Transmission, Transmission Articles|

Cottman of Trenton joined with the US Army, WPST, Texas Roadhouse, and Hot Rides as a proud sponsor of Cruise Nights to benefit the Capital K9 Association

Cruise Night Sponsors The event took place at the Texas Roadhouse in Hamilton, New Jersey on May 17. This marked the first of six Cruise Nights. A large crowd attended and enjoyed food, music, and a good time in support of a good cause. All the proceeds generated by the [...]

By | May 25th, 2016|Franchisee's In the News|

How To Extend Transmission Life: Get More Miles With a Transmission Cooler

There are dozens of things that can reduce the life of your car’s transmission, from poor driving habits to inadequate service intervals. But the leading cause of damage to automatic transmissions is heat. Increasing Transmission Lifespan The transmission cooler is designed to help extract heat from the transmission: Transmission fluid [...]

By | May 18th, 2016|Automatic Transmission, Transmission Articles|

Cottman Wins Two Major International Advertising Competition Awards

The International Advertising Competition has just announced that Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care has won two categories in the 2016 competition: Best Blog Website for the Cottman Man Blog, and… Best Other Online Video for the Cottman Man Educational Video Series Web Marketing Association Award Winner The annual competition [...]

Water In Your Car’s Transmission? Avoiding The Water Hazards

Water And Car Transmission's Don't Mix Every time you watch the news lately, it seems some area is flooding. Texas just went through the worst flooding in recorded history, causing damage will end up costing billions to repair. But housing and road damage are only a part of the effects [...]

Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care Celebrates Outstanding Achievements at 2016 Annual Convention

Franchisees and Corporate Leadership Collaborate to Continue Company’s Leading Position in the Auto Repair and Maintenance Services Industry The spirit of unity filled a weekend of productive educational and networking sessions during the 2016 Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care National Convention. Held recently at the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort, [...]

Owners Tony and Liz Foy Featured on WLTX News 19 for Car Care Month

https://youtu.be/kMghAjHOqAQ Owner's of their own Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Repair, Tony and Liz Foy celebrate National Care Care Month!

By | April 27th, 2016|Franchisee's In the News, General Repair, Maintenance|

How Anti-Lock Brakes Work: Understanding Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS)

If your car was built in the last 10 years or so, it probably has “ABS” — Antilock Brake System. That sounds impressive, but what exactly is an anti-lock brake system? How do anti-lock brakes work? And how does it affect you? Contrary to popular belief, ABS doesn’t necessarily stop [...]

By | April 25th, 2016|Auto Repair Articles, Brakes|

Car Owner’s Manual Help: Give It A Read

Your Car Owner's Manual Is A Wealth Of Information You’re driving down the road when you notice a light on the instrument panel: It’s the letter “B.” What exactly does that mean? A comment on your driving? Is it something serious? Should you pull over, or can it wait until [...]

By | April 18th, 2016|Auto Repair Articles, General Repair, Maintenance|