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Edmund's recently did a survey of the most complained about vehicles, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The figures are adjusted for the number of vehicles sold, something not always taken into account. For instance, Volkswagen has 4.1% of the complaints, but only sells 2.4% of the cars sold. The list also seems to very closely agree with our in-shop experience. Something to consider before buying a new car?
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Many times vehicle suspensions are raised or lowered by well intentioned enthusiast. The change in vehicle height often provides an appearance they find more pleasing. Unfortunately, it can also provide quite a few problems. Tire wear, poor handling and suspension component failure often result.
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Automotive frame and unibody repair is a field that few people know a lot about. A sort of mysterious craft somewhere between science and art. Properly performed, a mangled vehicle frame is restored to pre-accident condition. The vehicle handles properly, does not wear tires and there is no signs it was ever damaged. Poorly performed, the list of symptoms is numerous and the results are quite disappointing.
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More and more, people are finding out the hard way about going too long between oil changes. The cost is staggering, otherwise good vehicles going to scrap yards. Vehicles that might have given twice as many years of service.
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AGCO Automotive was awarded a Gold ADDY for its "Lay it on Lucy" radio campaign at the 2010 American Advertising Federation of Baton Rouge's ADDY Awards. The campaign was created and produced by local advertising agency, Creative English. The 2010 competition attracted 446 entries from Baton Rouge professionals and LSU students, and was judged by a panel of out-of-state advertising executives. Winners of the Baton Rouge awards are eligible to compete in the five-state District 7 competition in April, where winners then move to compete nationally in June.
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When a transmission fails, there are multiple ways the problem may be addressed. Knowing your options may help you decide which is the best for you and what is the difference.
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Not many people would knowingly neglect something that might cost them thousands of dollars. With automatic transmissions there is so much mis-information floating around it is hard to know what to do. Hopefully this short article might shed some light.
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The valve stem cap is extremely simple, yet misunderstood and can be the cause of a good many problems. Tires that do not hold air are often caused by missing valve stem caps. Vehicles often come in for wheel alignment only to find a low tire, caused by a missing valve stem cap. On newer vehicles a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) warning can be another expensive symptom.
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Our testing is complete and we could not be happier with the new PCL Accura 1 tire pressure gauge.
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As a repair shop owner, I often hear, "Why did this happen?" When it comes to vehicle repairs, the answers may surprise you . . .
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Demonstrating the quality of service before it is rendered is not easy. We use a three step approach . . .
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The most common failure symptoms in differentials are noise and leakage. While they are often mistaken as the problem, both are more often the symptom of another problem. For instance axle seal leakage often indicates a worn axle shaft, bad axle bearing or a plugged vent tube.
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Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to have a used vehicle thoroughly checked before buying it? AGCO offers pre-purchase inspections . . .
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On September 10th AGCO Automotive will once again take our staff and their spouses on a company cruise. Many people have asked if this is an incentive. Actually it is not an incentive at all. The entire staff goes and there are no predetermined criteria attached. Rather I consider it a reinforcement, for hard work and excellence and a team building exercise.
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Our long planned digital reader board is finally a reality. When our new energy efficient LED sign replaced our storm damaged sign, plans were also made to add a digital reader board. In the old configuration, a fluorescent reader board displayed changeable letters.
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Vehicle manufacturers make very specific recommendations for their transmission designs. Failure to use the proper automatic transmission fluid can result in transmission shifting and other problems.
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Many years ago, AGCO began an involved search for an accurate tire pressure gauge. Every commercially available gauge we could find was not accurate or worse did not repeat. A good deal of research revealed a sad truth. Commercially available gauges just were not adequate. It really did not seem to matter how much or how little they cost. Accuracy and repeatability problems were an issue.
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They have been around almost as long as cars; those devices claiming to increase fuel mileage . . .
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It never seems to fail. Just after the end of the warranty period something expensive always seems to break. Wouldn't it be great to know what was going to fail, before the warranty ended . . .
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There are two things most people know about automotive air conditioning. You cannot do without it [in South Louisiana] and it is expensive to repair. The first is a fact the second can often be prevented.
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When AGCO closes their doors for the Memorial Day break, there will still be a great deal of activity in the shop. We will take this opportunity to kick off our next major remodel of our facility.
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Oil leaks in rear differentials are fairly common. They are also sometimes mis-diagnosed and sometimes improperly repaired. The former is annoying and the latter can be extremely expensive.
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As of June 5th 2002 the State of Louisiana has mandatory emissions testing (State inspection sticker) in the Greater Baton Rouge area. Many people are understandably concerned when their vehicle fails the inspection. Following are a few items that might help clear up some mis-understandings.
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Could a very common mis-belief be endangering your family?
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Good automotive service, it is very difficult to find. Not only does it take two to three days to get the vehicle back, often it is not fixed the first time. Better shops often have a week or longer waiting lists for appointments. Whatever happened to the "good ole guy" at the gas station that could fix anything? The answers may be a surprise.
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There is an awful lot of hype concerning hybrid vehicles these days. All sorts of claims are made, particularly by those that profit from the sale of hybrids . . .
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AGCO is often asked where we find our technicians.
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Do you know what an "Up-sell" is, as it relates to the auto service business? This knowledge may save you a bundle . . .
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I am often asked why I recommend only Michelin tires. Those that know me also know that I do not recommend them because I sell them. On the contrary, I sell them because I know the quality they represent.
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Fortunately, in South Louisiana, the weather is nice and vehicles can be driven year round. Still there may be times when it is necessary to store a vehicle, for a period of time. While storing a vehicle is always less desirable than driving it, there are measures that lessen the detrimental affects.
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AGCO proudly announces the addition of top quality automatic transmission service to its growing list of services available to clients . . .
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One of the most useful parts of the AGCO website is the Vehicle Questions category. Here you can find answers to hundreds of questions we have been asked over the years. When an interesting question is emailed to us or asked on the radio program , we add it to our data base. It's easy to use and provided without charge by AGCO automotive.
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I think it is no accident that Deming management helped raise Japan from the ashes of WWII and never really took hold in the West. Cultural differences were certainly a factor. Japanese society has long ago realized cooperation is their best way getting ahead. Western society tends to almost exclusively reward individual effort.
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