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Adorable Car Theme Halloween Costumes!

Posted by AskPatty - Automotive Advice for Women at Oct 31st, 2016 2:00pm

We love Halloween! Especially the part where we get to dress up our children as cars! Check out this fabulous list of kids car costumes!

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Halloween Safety for Drivers and Trick or Treaters

Posted by AskPatty - Automotive Advice for Women at Oct 31st, 2016 11:00am

Halloween is the most dangerous night of the year for child pedestrians. Darting out into the street is one of the most common causes of pedestrian death among children. As children scurry from house to house collecting treats, it is important to take the following precautions: Visibility Decorate costumes, bags, and sacks with reflective tape and stickers. Use costumes that are light or bright enough to make children more ...

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Getting My Car Ready for Winter Storage

Posted by AskPatty - Automotive Advice for Women at Oct 31st, 2016 6:00am

Yikes! As much as I don’t like to think about it, winter is just around the corner. Right now, many of us are enjoying the beautiful fall weather and watching the leaves change colour. I will enjoy this as well, but in the back of my mind, I’m also thinking about the things I need to do to get ready for winter. I need to put my gardens to bed by pulling out and trimming back lots of plants, pile firewood since ...

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Top 10 Hottest Celebrity Cars

Posted by AskPatty - Automotive Advice for Women at Oct 26th, 2016 10:00am

Nothing stops our favorite celebrities from spending big money on some serious automotive power. Here's our top 10 list of the most expensive and amazing cars we've seen so far. Paris Hilton car: $220,000 Bentley Continental Paris Hilton, the Hilton Princess, drive an amazingly customized Bentley Continental GT. There isn't a single part of the hot pink $220,000 Bentley that doesn't have Paris' personal ...

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October Doesn't Have to be Scary with these Fun and Helpful Tips from AskPatty

Posted by AskPatty - Automotive Advice for Women at Oct 6th, 2016 6:00am

October is our favorite time of year! Yummy pumpkin recipes abound! Nature’s color palette warms up to our favorite shades of gold, orange, and red, and the weather changes from summer’s blistering heat to more comfortable temperatures before winter arrives. But October’s also known for Halloween hijinks, with witches and ghosts hiding in scary dark corners! Don’t worry: AskPatty has identified some scary ...

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Enter the Valvoline Instant Oil Change PINK MY RIDE Photo Contest

Posted by AskPatty - Automotive Advice for Women at Oct 5th, 2016 12:05am

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and once again, Valvoline Instant Oil Change (VIOC) will be promoting its annual PINK Wiper fundraising campaign throughout the month. In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Valvoline Instant Oil Change encourages you to show your support by purchasing AutoTex PINK Wiper Blades! With every purchase, Valvoline Instant Oil Change will make a donation ...

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Share the Road Safely: AskPatty offers 10 #BackToSchool #Safety Tips

Posted by AskPatty - Automotive Advice for Women at Sep 7th, 2016 12:01pm

More school-age pedestrians are killed during the hour before and after school than any other time of day, according to NHTSA. In fact, SafeRoutesInfo.org reports that more children are hit by cars near school than at any other location. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in fall 2016, approximately 50.4 million students will attend public elementary and secondary schools. And upcoming high school ...

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Kardashian's Cars 2016

Posted by AskPatty - Automotive Advice for Women at Aug 31st, 2016 9:00am

Our favorite reality family drives some pretty serious cars. Today we run down the top cars that we've seen on the Keeping up the Kardashians and in the tabloids. Kim Kardashian driving her Mercedes G-Wagon Although we sometimes see Kim driving, Kanye is often spotted driving it around California. The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, sometimes called G-Wagen (short for Geländewagen, "cross country vehicle"), is a mid-size ...

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Hot August Days: Hot Car Tips for Kids and Dogs

Posted by AskPatty - Automotive Advice for Women at Aug 3rd, 2016 2:09pm

Summertime is heating up, with high temps beginning to rise after the Summer Solstice in July. According to Weather.com, early to mid-August tend to be the hottest time for a swath of the Southern United States -- from central and eastern Texas into the Ozarks, Lower Mississippi, and Tennessee valleys. Parts of the West Coast won't typically hit their warmest temps until September when hot, dry winds -- known as Santa Anas ...

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AskPatty's Guide to 12 Great National Parks

Posted by AskPatty - Automotive Advice for Women at Jul 10th, 2016 12:08am

There's nothing like taking a great family road trip, and our country's national parks offer a variety of locations across the United States for perfect summer vacations. It's the centennial year of America's National Park Service, founded to protect our country's greatest natural treasures, so AskPatty is featuring 12 great national parks during July. It was August 25, 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson ...