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Electric Apple Car in 2020: Apple Car Dealerships, CarPlay, and Other Challenges
It might be best to say that Apple is a company known for its ambition rather than its innovation. The Cupertino tech giant created an alternative to the personal computer that has amassed a dedicated following, they changed the landscape of the music industry, and they revolutionized the way we think about our mobile phones.…
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Is Google Fiber Laying the Infrastructure for Google’s Driverless Cars?
Earlier this week, you may have heard the news about Google’s driverless car company, Google Auto LLC. Since 2011, this subgroup of Google has been working on everything from autonomous Priuses to their very own autonomous Google vehicle. At the same time, Google has been working on installing their highly anticipated internet service, Google Fiber.…
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Leaky Car? Diagnose The Fluid Spots Under Your Car
There’s nothing more unsettling than your car leaking fluid. Most of the time the fluid is just condensation from your air conditioning unit and during these hot summer months you’re sure to be seeing plenty of that. But some leaks can be more nefarious. Identifying what that leak may be is difficult without a knowledge…
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What should you do if your check engine light comes on?
If you look up dread in the dictionary, next to the definition you will find a picture of a check engine light. That’s probably how most drivers feel, along with confusion and frustration. If you don’t know what the check engine light means, you’re probably thinking it’s just an omen of lost time and money.…
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How a Manual Transmission Works
Your car’s transmission is among its most vital elements. It connects the engine to the drivetrain and governs how much power you use from moment to moment. Yet for most people, it’s a complete mystery how it works. The prominence of automatic transmissions has lessened the need to understand how this magical box beneath our…
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New Car? Break Out of the Break-In Period
Buying a brand new car is an exciting and nerve wracking experience. That new car smell, the tight and responsive steering, and the touchy accelerator enchant your senses… You pull your new car off the lot with extreme care, making sure to come to a complete stop and look both ways like it’s your first…
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Blog of the Week: Leith Lincoln’s Android Auto
Our favorite post by a Leith blog this week comes from Leith Lincoln, writing about Android Auto. This is the concluding post to a two-part series about new smartphone interfaces in cars, the other one being about Apple’s CarPlay, naturally. Google and Apple are on the verge of allowing new choices in car technology. For…
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This Inventor Might Have Solved Cupholder Spills
One of the chief problems that has plagued automakers for years is cupholders. Too big, too small, soft drink sized, coffee mug sized, space for a handle, no handle, removable, coverable, etc. How does one get the dried stickiness of a spilled drink out of there? Should the holder have straight walls, or should they…
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Leith of Wendell is Hosting a Blood Drive Thursday, March 19
Leith Autopark Wendell is excited to announce that we will be partnering with Rex Hospital and UNC Health Care next week for a blood donation drive. If you are a healthy human being with a functional circulatory system, i.e. not a zombie, we encourage you to visit our dealership when the Bloodmobile comes to town.…
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Apple CarPlay: Getting Sirious about infotainment
As is the case every six months or so, the tech world turned its collective eyes and ears toward California this week as Apple hosted another press event. This “Spring Forward” event focused primarily on the Apple Watch as well as some updates to the company’s highly sought after computers. However, the tech giant also…