LRE Automotive
103 Seminole St, Edwardsville, IL 62025 618.656.4640

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Simple Answers from LRE Automotive in Edwardsville: Winter Tires

Question What is the benefit of winter tires? Answer This is a good question.  Most new vehicles come with all-season tires that work pretty well in the winter conditions many people encounter...
Published on: Jan 12, 2016

Questions to Ask Your LRE Automotive Service Advisor

A lot of  service and repair customers in Edwardsville are a little tentative when they talk with their automotive advisors. They want to ask questions but don't want to be embarrassed or to seem...
Published on: Nov 26, 2015

MAF Sensor and Engine Air Filter

Today's LRE Automotive post focuses on the importance of protecting your mass air flow sensor or MAF. Air and fuel are mixed together to be burned in your engine. The amount is controlled by how hard ...
Published on: Oct 10, 2015

Simple Answers from LRE Automotive: Synthetic Oil

{{ image('MzQ2') }} Question:What is synthetic oil and should I use it?LRE Automotive Answer:Regular oil, also called conventional oil, comes from dead dinosaurs. Conventional oil molecules are long ...
Published on: Jul 21, 2014

Simple Answers from LRE Automotive for Edwardsville: Selecting Tires

{{ image('http://image.listpipe.com/Simple') }} Question: I need new tires. How do I know which tires to get? LRE Automotive Answer: Let's look at selecting new tires in light of three factors: ...
Published on: May 23, 2014

Simple Answers from LRE Automotive for Edwardsville: High Mileage Vehicles

{{ image('MzQz') }} Question:What do I need to do for my high mileage vehicle?LRE Automotive Answer: Edwardsville drivers ask this question at LRE Automotive a lot more these days. The median age fo...
Published on: Mar 07, 2014

Chilling In Edwardsville With Winter Tires

There’s more to winter tires than you may think.  Those days of clunky, tractor-like snow tires are long gone, replaced by high-tech winter tires with special rubber compounds and advanced ...
Published on: Jun 26, 2013

Busted In Edwardsville: The Maintenance Free Myth

{{ image('MzAw') }} Quality surveys report fewer problems with new Edwardsville cars than ever before. So does that mean that modern vehicles have become maintenance free?Back when cars spent more ti...
Published on: Aug 02, 2012