Interstate 70 winding up the valley toward the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnel in the Colorado mountains

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Colorado driving guides

Snow, passes, hail, heat and mag chloride: what Colorado does to your car, season by season.

Driving here is different. These guides cover what Front Range and mountain driving does to an import, with the rules from CDOT where they apply, and links to what the usual repairs cost.

Snow-covered peaks and pine trees at Loveland Pass, Colorado Winter prep for import cars in ColoradoA Colorado-specific winter checklist for BMW, Audi, VW, Subaru, Mercedes and other imports: tires and the traction law, batteries, coolant, wipers, and what to have a shop look at before the first big storm.Read the guide →Interstate 70 winding up the valley toward the Eisenhower-Johnson Tunnel in the Colorado mountains Driving I-70 and the mountains: brakes, cooling and the chain lawWhat long mountain grades on I-70 do to your brakes and cooling system, how to drive them without cooking anything, and what Colorado's traction and chain laws mean for your import.Read the guide →Silver Audi SUV covered in hail dents across the hood and roof Hail damage on your car in Colorado: what to do nextColorado gets more hail claims than almost anywhere. What to do after a hailstorm, how insurance and paintless dent repair usually work, how to avoid storm-chaser scams, and what else to check on an import.Read the guide →Open engine bay with intake plumbing and coolant reservoir Summer heat, altitude and overheating: keeping an import cool in ColoradoWhy hot summer days, mountain climbs and thin air push cooling systems on BMWs, Audis, MINIs, Porsches and other imports, the warning signs, what to do if the gauge climbs, and the parts that usually fail.Read the guide →Badly broken asphalt road surface with potholes and patches Spring after-winter checklist for Colorado drivers: mag chloride, potholes and alignmentWhat a Colorado winter leaves behind on your car: magnesium chloride residue, pothole damage, alignment problems and worn wipers. A spring checklist for import owners, with the jobs to ask a shop about.Read the guide →

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