Colorado Springs sits at the foot of the Rockies, and that means hills, grades and winding roads in nearly every direction. In summer, those slopes are scenery. In winter, with snow, ice and bitter cold, they become a test of your car’s brakes. Every descent asks the brakes to control a lot of weight on […]

Winter in Colorado Springs can change in a single afternoon. A sunny, mild day can turn into a snowstorm with plunging temperatures, and the roads around the city, from I-25 to the climbs near the mountains, can go from dry to icy quickly. A car that is ready for those swings is safer, more reliable, […]

Colorado Springs sits more than six thousand feet above sea level, and while most drivers notice the altitude affects their own breathing on a hike up to Garden of the Gods or along the trails near Pikes Peak, far fewer think about how it affects their vehicle. Your car’s engine is essentially a large air […]

Colorado Springs sits at over 6,000 feet above sea level — and that altitude changes everything about how your vehicle operates. Thinner air, rapid weather changes that can swing from a sunny 70-degree afternoon to a blizzard by evening, brutally cold winters, and dry summer heat create a set of conditions that are genuinely harder […]

Car trouble always seems to hit at the worst possible time. When it does, you’ve got two options: drive (or tow) your car to a shop and wait it out, or call a mobile mechanic in Colorado Springs who comes straight to you. More Colorado Springs drivers are choosing the second option every year — […]

Colorado Springs sits at 6,035 feet above sea level, nestled at the base of Pikes Peak and surrounded by terrain that makes it one of the most scenically dramatic places to drive in America. Garden of the Gods to the west, Black Forest to the north, Cheyenne Mountain to the south — getting anywhere in […]