Stay Out of Harm's Way

Don't wait until the last minute to get onto a highway exit ramp. You can be rear-ended when creeping along in the right lane as you try to cut into the line of exiting traffic.

• Solid roadway lines mean no passing is allowed. Passing here is unsafe and dangerous.
• Merge at the end of an on-ramp. Trying to cut in early from the middle of the on-ramp can surprise other drivers and cause an accident.
• Don't use a highway shoulder as a travel lane or to back up to a missed ramp.
• Buckle Up. Even with air bags, seat belts are needed to ensure your safety.
• Secure Your Child. Child safety seats are recommended from infancy until age 8.
• Don't Drink and Drive.

Heavy Construction & Machinery

Used Heavy Equipment and Machinery; Construction, Utility and Landscaping Vehicles

We have established a new section on our website dedicated to Heavy Equipment & Machinery listings. The listings include many trucks as well as heavy machinery (such as 2 fifth wheel equipped semi-trucks or a crane).

There are construction vehicles such as an Eric truck crane, road service trucks such as an Oshkosh snow plow, utility trucks such as three white 1988 Chevrolet utility trucks, and landscaping truck, such as a 66 inch tree spade truck.

Thumbnail Samples of the Equipment/Machinery Listings you will Find:The owners of Syd's Eastside Auto Salvage, Inc., and Feimer Construction Company, Inc., are selling this heavy equipment, machinery and construction vehicles on behalf of Fejfar Construction & Equipment.

Currently, we are concentrating on getting photographs of this heavy equipment and machinery online so that interested parties can view the equipment, machinery and vehicles easily. The above thumbnails are merely a small sampling of what is available at the website. As of this writing, there are twenty-one listings, and we still have more photos to take and put online.

Later, we will add more detailed textual descriptions for the listings and then start listing them in on/off-line industry publications and other construction sales oriented websites.

We hope that you may find something that may be of interest to you. If you need more information, please contact us. We would be happy to take more and better photos of any of the heavy equipment, machinery or vehicles that you may be interested in. We are available online through our Contact Form, or you may call us at 1-605-665-5119 or 1-800-505-5119.

Link:
Heavy Equipment & Machinery

Vehicles Weekly Check Sheet

You should follow check sheet weekly.

1. Engine oil level
2. Power Assisted Steering Fluid level
3. Coolant level
4. Battery condition
5. Brake Fluid level
6. Screen Washer Fluid level
7. Screen Washer Jets
8. Tyre Pressure
9. Tyre condition
10. Spare wheel
11. Lights
12. General Vehicle condition
13. Legal documentation
14. First aid kit
    

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Link Building and Sinister Link Exchanges

I wrote an article about linking and the way sinister link exchanges profit from those who do not understand link building correctly.

The article is available at:
http://www.sydsautoparts.com/Linking-Evils.php

I think it is a pretty good article, myself. I really haven't seen another article like it. Though it is pretty much based on common sense, some may not be as well educated on the subject of Link Building, so that they can't make the connections concerning sinister linking techniques. Hopefully, this article lays everything out so that it is more easily understood.

A slight warning... this isn't a mini article that can be devoured in a few minutes, this is intended as a serious article that is written to help any webmaster, including beginners. If it misses that mark, tell me. I am anxious to hear how I might improve it.

http://www.sydsautoparts.com/Linking-Evils.php

Although this article is not directly automotive related, I know of many small business automotive shops starting or struggling to get their business online. This is intended to assist businesses (from any industry) with some great pointers along those lines.

-Doug (at work)

New Featured Parts & Products Showcase

Welcome Back to the Autos and Automotive Blog!

We have been testing and are now putting the final touches on a new Featured Parts & Products Showcase section at Syd's Eastside Auto Parts. We are happy to announce that it is now available and working. All online transactions are secured with 128 bit encryption and are safe (as usual for e-commerce at Syd's Eastside Auto Parts).

We will be adding many automotive parts and products to this new section over the next coming weeks. Here, we will be able to feature new auto parts and products, as well as showcase old auto parts.

Currently, the showcase is featuring a steering wheel from a 1949 Pontiac, and another from a 1952 Mercury.

1949 Pontiac Steering Wheel

1952 Mercury Steering Wheel

Syd's Eastside Auto Parts will use this section to showcase such older products as well as to expand our reach and offer new auto parts and automotive products.

The Syd's Eastside Auto Parts Search remains an important and functional focus for the website, where our customers can search virtually our entire inventory. But the Featured Parts & Products Showcase allows us to offer parts and products that you might not expect to find at an auto parts and salvage yard.

We hope our customers will enjoy the new service and that it may attract new customers.

Links:
Syd's Eastside Auto Parts
Featured Parts & Products Showcase

Q : Where on the steering wheel should your hands be when you’re driving?

A : Not at “4 o’clock and 8 o’clock.” The rationale behind “4-and-8” that many driver's-education classes advocate is that it keeps a driver’s hands out of the way of the steering column’s airbag, preventing injuries to hands and arms, and to the face. “That’s stupid,” says Smith. With hands low and elbows on their thighs, he says, drivers have little ability to control the car. Solution: Better to raise your chances of avoiding an incident altogether by having your hands in the tried-and-true “10-and-2” positioning, says Smith. Or, experts suggest dropping the hands slightly, to a “9-and-3” position, to keep them out of an airbag’s path. You’re also probably turning wrong. In this age of airbag-equipped cars, experts no longer recommend the hand-over-hand method of turning the steering wheel. Instead, use the “shuffle” method, which feeds the wheel through your hands and keeps them from crossing in front of the airbag.

Q : How to Approve For a Poor Credit Car Finance Loan?

Add Up Your Current Debts

The amount of money you pay each year toward debts shouldn’t exceed 30% of your annual income. This includes your car payment. Before applying for an auto loan, add up the total amount you pay toward your debts each year, including the amount you plan to pay on your car. If this amount exceeds 30% of your annual income, you’ll need to take measures to lower your debt-to-income ratio. This means that you’ll either have to pay off some debts before applying for a car loan, or you’ll have to reduce the amount you’ll borrow.

Clean Up Your Credit Before Applying

Obtain copies of your credit reports from the three main reporting agencies. Check each report for errors or inaccuracies. Keep in mind that it takes these companies up to 30 days to follow through on disputes. Make timely payments on your other credit accounts in the months prior to applying. Even a few months of timely payments will improve your chances of approval. Finally, avoid applying for other forms of credit. Inquiries on your credit report temporarily lower your credit score.

Make a Down Payment

If you have bad credit, lenders are going to want to make sure that, even if you don’t pay your loan, they can resale the car and get their money back. For this reason, it’s important that you take out a loan for less than the car’s appraised amount.
For example, if the car you’re buying is worth $15,000, you’ll want to borrow less than that amount. Usually that means making a significant down payment. Making a down payment makes you less of a risk to a borrower, therefore improving your chances of being approved.