Should I trade my car or sell it online?

List online or trade?

If you’ve got a current ride that you’re looking to get rid of when you purchase a new or used vehicle, the first question you’ll probably need to ask yourself is: “Should I trade my car or sell it online?” Certainly there are advantages and disadvantages to each choice, so we’re here to help you sort through some of the major points for and against both options. Now, it’s true that we deal in trades here at Mazda of Lodi so you might think us biased toward that option, but the reality is that we want you to do what’s best in terms of time, effort, and finances, and we’ll give it to you straight. Let’s begin.  Read the rest of this entry >>

How to clean your car in winter

Keep it clean for maximum visibility

Keeping your car clean is important year round, not only for appearances (though we certainly know those are important, too) but to maximize visibility, minimize corrosion, and keep the health and value of your vehicle alive and well no matter what the season brings. It would be hard to argue that any season presents more of a challenge than winter — in any area really, but today we’re focusing on vehicular cleanliness. So today we’ll give you our best tips for how to clean your car in winter — inside and out.  Read the rest of this entry >>

Only drive on bad road conditions if you have to.

New Jersey drivers that live here during the cold winters know how dangerous it can be to drive on winter roads.  Some of us are more experienced than others in driving on nasty snow covered roads, but no matter how safely you think you drive, winter roads are very dangerous.  Mazda of Lodi wants to help you stay safe while driving on the highways so we would like to share these 7 tips to avoid a pileup on the highway.

7 tips to avoid a pile up on the highway

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Learn how to get the most money for your car.

There are many costs to owning a car but one that is forgotten is the depreciation of your vehicle.  If you own your car and plan on driving it into the ground than there is no need to continue reading this but if you hope to someday sell it or trade it in than you will want to keep reading so you can learn how to get the most money for your car when the time comes to replace it.  Mazda of Lodi wants you to get the best trade-in price for your car when you come in to buy a new car in Lodi, NJ so we are offering some inside knowledge on how to get the most money for your car. Read the rest of this entry >>

Most Popular and Commonly Broken Resolutions

Making a change in your life, whether it’s big or small can be difficult to manage, especially because we quickly become creatures of habit. We fall into routines, to help keep ourselves on track, on time, and to try and get everything done on our ever-growing to-do lists. New Year’s resolutions are a fantastic idea, but sometimes that’s all they are–a nice thought that only lasts for a couple of days, weeks, maybe even months if you’re lucky. If you’ve fallen short of your New Year’s resolutions you definitely aren’t alone, just take a look here at some of the most popular and commonly broken resolutions: Read the rest of this entry >>

Road Trip Tips with Kids

Planning ahead is going to be your strongest ally when traveling with kids of any age. If you know you have a long haul ahead of you, and want to try and make the most of it, take a gander at these road trip tips with kids. Read the rest of this entry >>

Tax Tips and Common Mistakes

The new year keep creeping up and it will be 2015 in just a few weeks. Unfortunately it’s also time to slowly start gathering up all of your W-2, receipts, and all financials statements. In order to keep things rolling around smoothly, and make sure that you get back everything you should, take a peek at these tax tips and common mistakes. Read the rest of this entry >>

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Cheap Tricks to Prevent Your Vehicle from Freezing

Just not in the mood to bundle up, trudge through the snow, and and scrape the ice off of your frozen vehicle? Are you ever in the mood to do this? For those of you who aren’t exactly too thrilled about the forecasted ice and snow coming your way, and are looking for ways to avoid spending your morning running late to work and having to thaw out your vehicle, check out these cheap tricks to prevent your vehicle from freezing. Read the rest of this entry >>

Mistakes You Didn’t Know You Made Driving in the Snow

Got your ice scraper in your car already and are ready to put that remote start to work this winter season? Driving in the snow isn’t anything new for us, and yet the first heavy snowfall always seems to take drivers by surprise and many people seem to forget how to drive. Even expert drivers get a little too relaxed and overly confident driving in the winter months, so be sure to check out some of the mistakes you didn’t know you made driving in the snow. Read the rest of this entry >>

What to Keep in a Cold Weather Car Kit

As dependable and reliable your vehicle may be, mother nature has a twisted sense of humor and sometimes isn’t too kind to cars. In the event that you swerved to avoid another vehicle that lost control, your battery decided to clunk out on you, or the show drifts have barricaded you in, we’d like to at least help you prepare for this bad day before it turns into a worst case scenario.

An easy way to do this is by keeping a few necessary tools and items stowed away in your vehicle that can be accessed in case of emergency; therefore, we’d like to tell you a little about what to keep in a cold weather car kit. Read the rest of this entry >>