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It's starting to warm up, but we're still getting nights of freezing weather... which means one thing in the Midlothian, Virginia area: potholes. Here's a little more information on how they're formed, and how your Volvo can be affected.

This time of year is always an exciting one in the automobile industry. Car companies have gigantic, elegant shows in New York, Los Angeles, London and other large metropolitan cities. The shiny new models are unveiled by…shiny, young models on rotating stages as classical music plays in the background. With cameras flashing as the unseen announcer bellows the details of the new vehicle, the beautiful model lithely floats around it, opening the doors, pushing the buttons and retracting the trunk door.

It is fancy. It is gaudy. And, it gets the automobile media's attention which is what it…

Perhaps, Destiny's Child hit song, Bills, Bills, Bills said it best:

Can you pay my bills
Can you pay my telephone bills
Can you pay my automo' bills
I don't think you do
So you and I are through

(Copyright 1999 Sony BMG Entertainment)

Unless you have someone paying your insurance bills (and I doubt they are since you are reading this Volvo blog), you're trying to save every dollar you can and not give the insurance company one extra dollar more of your hard-earned money.  So, if you just take some time out one evening or…

No one wants to overpay for insurance on their Volvo, no matter what its age or who is driving it. You do, however, want your Volvo insured with a package of endorsements and coverages that will replace your auto parts and protect your liability properly.

It seems like common sense, and it is, but that sense can be so easily lost in the blizzard of different coverages available in the auto insurance marketplace. You may be over-insured and need to drop endorsements.

So, in order to save money but still cover your Volvo fully, you may want to practice a…

We know how much you love Volvos and we share your enthusiastic dedication. But, just like any major purchase, you need to consider all the important factors before you run into your Volvo dealer's car lot and fork over several thousand dollars. 

In our previous Volvo of Midlothian blog ("10 Items to check before buying your new Volvo Part 1") we said that you should consider the following: front-wheel drive/rear-wheel drive/all-wheel drive, maintenance reports, mileage, 5-speed v. automatic and mechanic inspection.

In this blog, we give you the next 5 Items to check before buying your new…

Buying a car can be both a hassle and a pleasure. Whether you want to add a new Volvo to your driveway or replace the old Volvo that you've owned for more than a decade (that actually does happen), you want to do it right. 

In fact, when you browse the used car sites and visit the car lots, you want to have all your "Volvo ducks in a row". First, answer the following questions:

1. Budget: How much do you want to spend?
2. Used or new: This is definitely linked to #1. Used are cheaper but newer Volvos have…

30,000 miles? 50,000 miles? 100,000 miles?

3 years? 5 years? 10 years?

This debate goes round and round (pardon the pun) as to the total mileage and years of wear and tear that it takes to finally end the life of a typical tire. We hear these numbers thrown around all the time when it comes to changing the tires on our Volvos.  We don't want to change them too early, however, due to the costs of quality tires but we don't want to turn them in too early, either.

Volvo owners, especially, tend to…

There have been a great many deep questions people have asked over the centuries, such as:

1. Why are we here?
2. What is truth?
3. How many licks does it take to get to the middle of a Tootsie-pop?
4. Where is Waldo?

But, perhaps the most pressing question Volvo owners ask is: What happens if I don't change the oil in my car? 

As strong and reliable as Volvos can be, especially compared to some other brands, they still need to have their oil changed regularly. Oil, as they say, is the "lifeblood of your car." Without…

The infamous bank robber, Willie Sutton, once was asked why he robbed banks and the serial thief was allegedly quoted as replying, "That's where the money is!"

Like, no kidding.

His reply is an urban legend but it has, nonetheless, been used effectively over the years as an allegory as to why people behave the way they do when they are in certain environments.

So, it should come as no surprise when motorists drive in the city events happen there that don't occur as often as they do anywhere else. One of those events is head-on vehicle collisions…