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Wintertime presents unique safety risks and dangers when driving. Thus, you are wise to prepare a winter survival kit to be kept in your car. There are some points to bear in mind when making a survival kit for your car.

In addition to some basic items you might keep in your car year-round, you will also want to add extra blankets and additional warm clothing in winter. This should include gloves and hats. You will also want to create a winter survival kit for your car that includes a snow shovel, windshield ice scraper, winter boots, and cat litter…

One of the side effects of snowy winter weather is an excess of road salt that may accumulate on your car. This can have a serious impact on your car's performance if not taken care of in a timely manner.

The reason why road salt can be so dangerous for the exterior of your car is that it can corrode the paint if left unattended over time. This may cause rust to form, which could ultimately damage the mechanical components of your car. Rather than waiting to deal with the damage at that point, it is best to have…

One of the most important aspects of your vehicle is the battery. Therefore, you have to take a lot of precautions in order to make sure that your battery is working. Among the precautions you have to take involve making sure that your battery is in a comfortable environment.

Another thing that you have to do is look at the CCA, which is the cold cranking amps. When it gets cold, the battery has a reduced capacity. Therefore, you have to check the number of CCA in the battery so that you can make sure that it is not in…

Cat litter is now being used by many more people than just pet parents because of the moisture-absorbing qualities of this product. Here at Lithia Subaru of Oregon City, we believe cat litter should be one of the most important items included in any winter weather survival kit all drivers should carry when snow and ice are possible.

In the U.S. and especially Oregon, snow levels can be high during winter months and leave many drivers stranded on roadways and driveways because of a lack of traction. 

Some seasons provide the worst conditions that could be precarious for drivers. When it’s freezing, snowing, raining heavily or the temperatures are frigid, you need to change elements like the windshield wipers to stronger ones because it's the small details that make the most difference.

The winter wipers are molded explicitly for the icy weather. The frame is sturdy because the moving and adjustable parts are not present under the rubber and this prevents it from bending as it moves the snow from the windshield.