Road Ready (Trip Inspection)
February 2, 2025
Maybe you've been cooped up for a while and are yearning for a change of scenery. Or maybe you need to visit a relative who lives far away. You choose not to fork out the big bucks for airline tickets, so it's time for a road trip. Make sure you're road ready by having your vehicle professiona... More
I Want a New Vehicle. Or Do I? (Vehicle Maintenance Payoffs)
June 9, 2024
Spring is a peak season for vehicle sales; companies aggressively market new models and offer all sorts of incentives. So you may be tempted to buy a shiny new beauty. But should you? If you've regularly maintained the vehicle you're driving now, you probably don't NEED a new one. Even if your... More
Beware Dangers of Spring Driving (Seasonal Driving Tips)
April 7, 2024
Sure, winter is quickly fading in the rearview mirror, but the peril of icy roads is replaced with a whole new set of driving challenges in spring. Deer and other wildlife. You are not the only one who gets spring fever. Animals do, too, and spring is the time they start looking for mates and fo... More
Marion Road Trip Preparation
May 7, 2023
People from Marion, Iowa, love their cars. And nothing goes with cars better than a Iowa road trip. Freedom from daily schedules, new sights and the open road it's great! But there's nothing like car trouble to bring the fun to a grinding halt.You can't always avoid problems, but you can take s... More
It Is Time to Check Your Intervals
May 22, 2022
Part of the engineering that goes into designing a vehicle is testing the components to ensure that they meet durability and safety standards. Because of this, manufacturers have a good idea as to how long the parts in your vehicle will last under normal driving conditions. For this reason, they... More
It's About Time: Following Service Intervals at Blair's Ferry Automotive
January 23, 2022
There are a lot of things in life that Marion residents have to do on a regular basis. We wash dishes every day, do our laundry and mow our lawns every week, and pay the bills every month. We should go to our Marion dentist twice a year and see our doctor for a check-up once a year. When we don'... More
Why People in Marion Hesitate to Get Their Vehicle Serviced
August 20, 2018
A recent report stated that over 80 percent of the vehicles on our Marion, Iowa, roads have one or more service or repair that's needed but hasn't been taken care of. Now that's a lot of undone service. That translates into something over 160 million vehicles in North America alone. Some of the n... More