Top 5 Summer Maintenance Tips for your car

A lot of people decide to purchase a new car during the summer, because summer is a time that most people are traveling.  If you’re planning on a long car trip this summer, follow these tips to keep your family safe and your wallet a little heavier.

1.     Change your oil regularly: If you look into your owner’s manual, you’ll find that it probably says to change your oil every 7,500 miles or so.  Most oil change experts say that number should be closer to 3,000 miles.  If you’re planning a trip that will put a lot of miles on your car, especially in the summer when you’re car is more likely to overheat, stick closer to the 3,000 mile figure.

2.     Clean your battery: Hot weather can affect your car in ways you aren’t always thinking about.  Summer heat can speed up the chemical reaction taking place inside your car’s battery, which will really shorten its lifespan.  By regularly detaching the battery cables and wiping the terminals, it will decrease the chance of your battery being overcharged.

3.     Change the Air Filter – A dirty air filter can decrease gas mileage by up to 10 percent.  It’s recommended you change your air filter every 12,000 miles, and summer is a good time to do it since the streets aren’t so dirty with salt.

4.     Check your tire pressure – Tire pressure changes with the weather.  For every 10-degree increase in the weather, your tires could raise one-two PSI.  An over-inflated tire can lead to hydroplaning in wet conditions.

5.     Maintain refrigerant – Usually, if an air conditioner isn’t working properly, low refrigerant is at fault.  If you have low refrigerant levels in your car, that means you could have a leak somewhere in the system, and you should have your air conditioning system checked out by a professional.

The Rothrock Motors service department is happy to help if you have issues with any of the above.  Simply call 484-223-0570 to make an appointment!

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Tips to keep your Nissan Leaf smiling during summer months

Want to keep your Nissan Leaf fresh and refined for years to come? Following these tips will help to keep you and your Leaf together as long as possible!

1. Avoid exposing your Leaf to extreme heat for long periods of time – Keeping your car outdoors in heat over 100 degrees Fahrenheit for extended periods can make your Leaf’s battery less capable to hold a charge, effectively reducing the range you are able to drive in a single charge. Be sure to keep your Leaf inside the garage when you can.

2. Don’t charge your car to maximum – Normally, keeping your battery’s “tank” full isn’t too much of an issue, but in hot weather it can reduce your battery’s health. Try to stick closer to 80 percent if you are expecting very hot weather.

3. Charge your car when it’s cooler outside – Charging your battery causes it to slowly heat up. Having a very hot battery for an extended period will reduce its health.

Basically, your Leaf’s battery likes to stay cool. Keeping its battery cool should help in keeping its ability to hold a full charge and will extend the amount of miles you can travel on a full charge.  Come test drive a Leaf at Rothrock Nissan today!

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** may exclude some vehicles. Must present coupon at time of vehicle writeup. Free Checks are available Monday thru Friday 7:30am to 4:30pm. Not valid with any other offer or prior purchased. Offer Exprires AUGUST 31, 2011.

Congratulations!!!!

We'd like to congratulate our Service Advisor Kevin Menter who received the Governors Achievement Award from the House of Representatives and State Senate today. Way to go Kevin, all of us here at the Rock are proud of you!

Dodge Treats Family Movers, Muscle Models to SRT8 and R/T Makeovers

Although Chrysler Group introduced new models for its three brands at both the Los Angeles and Detroit auto shows, it reserved a bit of marketing heat for the Chicago show, which opened to the news media on Wednesday.

The Dodge division of Chrysler introduced five R/T models and previewed one future product on Wednesday, including what was perhaps most pleasing to Dodge performance fans, a 2012 Charger SRT8. The brutish muscle car, which had its debut as a 2006 model but was discontinued after 2010, roars back with 465 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque from a 6.4-liter Hemi V-8. It’s no coincidence that 6.4 liters translates to 392 cubic inches, evoking — at least for enthusiasts of a certain age — memories of the 392 Chrysler Hemi of the 1950s. While the previous SRT8 was not known as a prodigious road machine, the new version will reportedly handle twisty bits better thanks to adaptive suspension. Making noise inside is a 900-watt Harman Kardon stereo system.

With less muscle and a smaller price tag, the 2011 Charger R/T is equipped with a 370-horsepower, 5.7-liter version of the automaker’s Hemi V-8, and wears similar sheet metal to the standard Charger introduced in Los Angeles in November — though exterior and interior trim items distinguish the R/T from the base specification.

Challenger performance offerings are back as well. Here, the 6.4-liter Hemi logs 470 horsepower in the SRT8 while the 5.7-liter, when paired with a six-speed manual gearbox, generates 375 horsepower in the R/T Classic. Reminiscent of the eye-searing colors that Dodge offered in the ’70s is the so-called Green with Envy paint scheme, available on the SRT8 and R/T Classic.


Even two family movers, the Grand Caravan and Journey, receive the R/T treatment. Called the “man van” by Chrysler’s marketing team, the Grand Caravan R/T runs the same 283-horsepower, 3.6-liter V-6 as in the standard Grand Caravan, but spring rates and shock damping have been stiffened to give the vehicle a more sporting feel and greater handling prowess, while the exhaust note has been tuned to speak with some authority. R/T dressings include 17-inch wheels and a special black leather interior. Neither the Caravan nor the Journey — which also receives the 283-horsepower V-6 — would be mistaken for hot rods, but the R/T distinction imbues them with some needed personality.

The 2011 Durango R/T S.U.V., meanwhile, gets different suspension tuning, load-leveling rear shocks, steering tweaks, a lower ride height and 20-inch wheels with all-season performance tires. Under the hood is a 360-horsepower 5.7-liter Hemi V-8. Fuel economy numbers for the warmed-over Durango are 14 miles per gallon in the city with rear-wheel drive, and 13 m.p.g. for the all-wheel drive version. Both achieve 20 m.p.g. on the highway

The Jeep CJ-3B

A look At The Jeep® CJ-3B (1953-68)
Posted on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 7:00 am by Jeep in Heritage

As you have probably noticed, we’re delving into historical Jeep brand models over the course of our history (70 years, as of this year!). With this post, we’re shining a light on the famous Jeep CJ-3B.

The 3B was the third generation of our CJ model, and was a significantly more substantial update than the previous CJ-3A’s update over the original CJ-2A. The year it came out, 1953, was an important turning point in our long history as a brand, as it marked the moment that the entire Willys-Overland brand was sold to Henry Kaiser (60 million 1953-dollars, in case you were wondering). This change in ownership resulted a vast broadening of the entire Jeep brand range thanks to an extensive R&D program.

Now, let’s get back to the CJ-3B. This CJ is one of the most classically recognizable Jeep brand vehicles and was in production until 1968 – a good deal longer than the four-year lifespan of the previous two generations. Its new look featured a taller front grill and hood, both necessary changes in order to accommodate the taller valve train of the new four-cylinder engine, the “Hurricane” F-Head.