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AUTO REPAIR AND TIRES
CALABRO TIRE & AUTO SERVICE *
1476 Bower Hill Road
Upper St. Clair, Pa. 15241
Phone: 412-221-4300
www.calabrotire.com
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Suze the Car

Is your car ready for winter?

CHANGE YOUR OIL Lucille Treganowan American car mechanic
Check with your vehicle manufacturer or trusted mechanic
for specific recommendations on which oil is right for your extraordinaire. In 1960 she was a clerk in an
vehicle auto-shop and got fed-up of saying “I don’t
know” in reply to every technical query from a
MAINTAIN YOUR BATTERY customer.
Test your battery and charging system and replace the
battery if it’s weak. A fresh battery is your best defense
against cold weather, but it isn’t a guarantee. Lucille had no interest or feeling for things
mechanical. However, at the age of 30
MAKE SURE YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOU ARE plus, she commenced on a course of self-
GOING instruction about how vehicles and engines
Being able to see where you’re going is always a top work. By 1973 she knew enough to go into
priority, but in winter it becomes especially important.
make sure all of your lights are working. If your headlights business in this male trade.
or tail lights are dim or yellow, replace the bulbs and clean
your lenses. Replace windshield wipers with winter blades Being somewhat unique, she got lots
in climates where snow and ice can be expected and fill of publicity in feature articles. Gradually
the windshield washer tank with a deicing fluid. she became a public figure, and taught a
INSPECT YOUR TIRES Powder-Puff Mechanics Course, later she
Traction is key here. Check your tires. If the treads don’t had her own TV program called Lucille’s
have enough depth, get a new set. Car-Care Clinic.

CHECK YOUR ANTIFREEZE Eventually Lucille’s specialty was automatic
This is one of the most important winter chemicals.
Visit your local car repair shop to make sure your car in transmission repairs (which male mechanics
winter ready if you don’t want to do all that. avoid). Major newspapers featured her as
a grandmother in a business suit, holding a
A happy car in winter is a car that gets you where you spanner and leaning on an isolated gearbox
are going.

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