When It’s Time For New Brakes

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Picture this: It’s raining. You’re driving down Kent Kangley and the car in front of you decides at the last minute to turn into the Starbucks (you know the one, right there on East Hill, next to Kent Meridian High School) and your life flashes before your eyes; you realize just how important your brakes are. If you’ve… Read more »

Hitting The Brakes In Kent

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Hello Kent, let’s talk about brakes. Braking, as all WA motorists know, is slowing or stopping your vehicle. As you can imagine, brakes are engineered to work well on a particular vehicle application. For example, you would expect more powerful brakes on a heavy-duty pickup that routinely hauls big loads and pulls trailers, than you… Read more »

Stop It! Getting Good Brakes Service

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Good brakes are obviously very important. If you’ve ever had your brakes go out while you’re driving around the Auburn area, you’ll know how terrifying it can be. Today we’ll focus on how to tell when you have a brake problem, and how to make good repair choices. Often, the first indication that something’s wrong… Read more »

The Importance of a Brake Inspection

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Richard Petty once told AutoNetTV, “You’ve gotta have good brakes. If you’ve got good brakes you can keep yourself out of a lotta trouble.” This is why it’s so important for Kent drivers to get a regular brake inspection. An inspection at Central Avenue Automotive will ensure your brake system is operating optimally and prevent… Read more »

Wet Weather Affects Your Brake Fluid

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The dangerous thing for cars in western Washington, particularly Seattle and south King County, is that the area is built on multiple hills. Drivers are using their brakes all the time to climb a lot of hills and that’s really tough on the car. The car is working hard to climb a really steep hill, and then… Read more »

Brake Service

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Brakes really aren’t optional equipment. And taking care of them isn’t optional either. A regular brake inspection is on every car’s maintenance schedule. An inspection will check your brake system and let you know if there are any problems. Of course, if you’re having trouble with your brakes, get your car into a Kent or… Read more »