Spring has arrived in the Pacific Northwest! The sun is out past 7 PM, the first flowers are starting to bloom and we have actually experienced some sunshine! With longer days and more sun means more time back driving on the road.  Here are some tips to help you and your vehicle have a safe […]

Despite all of the talks about a La Nina winter weather pattern this year (which I guess means warm and wet), we will also probably have a cold snap or two.  When the “atmospheric river” collides with the “Arctic Blast” its almost always “Snowpocalypse” in the great North West. In all seriousness I have never […]

A Question that I still seem to be asked quite often is did “Subaru ever fix the head gasket problem”  or do Subaru’s still blow Head gaskets. Its September of 2023, I wrote my first post about this in 2007    If you want to read other posts about Subaru Headgasket leaks and comments from other […]

Announcing Toyota Service and Toyota Repairs at All Wheel Drive Auto in both of our locations Kirkland and Bothell Washington. For almost two decades All Wheel Drive Auto has been providing Expert Subaru Service & really mostly just Subaru Service & Repairs Since 2020. However, we have found ourselves with a lot more requests to […]

Summertime has finally arrived in the Puget Sound area! I’m sure after what seems like a long, wet winter, this could not have come soon enough. Yes, traffic is back to normal, and the roads are as busy as ever,  but I know we are all looking forward to months of sunshine and hopefully some […]

We recently went through a cold, robust winter season, with several snow fall occurrences, below normal temperatures, and even some freezing rain. While spring is almost on the horizon, the impacts from these weather events are sure to affect our road conditions. In a recent poll, it was found that Washington has the 11th roughest […]

Typically , the weather during winter months in the Puget Sound area is pretty mild, but the 2022 season has started abruptly without warning. Normally, we have it pretty good in terms of experiencing a fairly mild climate, but don’t let the past seasons distract you. Remember just how important it is to Winterize your […]

As of now, schools are out for the season, and after a long wet season,  it’s finally Summertime in the Puget Sound area! For those of us that have been juggling work and getting back to to office, this couldn’t come soon enough. Hopefully you have taken some time and planned a Summer vacation! And […]

I started this blog post by looking through some of the older articles I have posted about fuel economy and it’s interesting to take a look back and read some of my thoughts as well as comments from readers.   I think we can all agree on one thing: Paying 50 cents + a gallon more […]

The weather during the Winter months in the Puget Sound area is typically pretty mild when compared to other areas of the country. The west side of Washington state doesn’t often suffer days of snow storms or even prolonged days of temperatures below freezing. In other words, normally we have it pretty good in terms […]