When you think about a car's safety features, what comes to mind? Most people would say seat belts, airbags, anti-lock braking systems, traction control, and even more recent, technology advanced features like accident avoidance systems and rearview cameras. Well every vehicle on the road today has a safety feature that predates all of them, in fact it has four; they're your car's tires. Only one part of your car comes in contact…
When it comes to the overall amount of money you spend to drive your car, from purchase, to maintenance to filling up the gas tank, the last one on the list is certainly one you can be proactive about reducing. Fuel efficiency, measured and advertised in miles per gallon, is definitely something to consider when you purchase a vehicle, and there are many ways to maximize your car's mileage capabilities.
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In general, there are three ways in which you will come to own the tires on your car. Either you will have purchased a new vehicle, which will come with original equipment tires (which can sometimes vary on a particular model depending on what packages are included on the specific vehicle you're purchasing); you will purchase a previously owned vehicle which will have tires that already have wear on them that are either original…
