Oasis Center for Girls's Car Wash

We here at Kia Autosport could not be more excited to host Oasis Center for Girls's car wash on June 21st from 11am-1pm. The car wash is part of Oasis's "Girls Can Do Anything" camp .The suggested donation is $5 per car, but any amount is welcome! All proceeds will go to charity.

 The Oasis Center for Girls is a nonprofit organization in Tallahassee whose mission is to "improve the lives of women and girls through celebration and support". They focus on personal, professional, and economic concerns facing women, girls and their families. In 2007 Oasis was created by women who believed in the vision of a general resource center for women and girls.

Their Girls Can Do Anything Summer Camp is designed to enhance leadership development, decision-making skills, self-esteem, and embrace how fun it is to be a girl! Come out on Friday, June 21st to support the amazing impact that Oasis is having on young girls' lives in our community.

The car wash is a great chance to not only come away with a squeaky clean car but also a full belly! June 21st is also Kia's monthly Employee Appreciation day, and we will be having a summer cookout with free food for everyone! You don't want to miss this fun day so come out and see us for free food, a car wash for charity, and a look at our brand new Kia Cadenza!

Changing a Flat Tire

With school letting out for the summer and families taking vacations, we want everyone to have safe travels! Before traveling you should always have your car checked out and tires looked at. Hopefully you don’t experience any troubles while driving, but just in case we want you to be informed on how to change a flat tire as quick and easy as possible.

Changing a Flat Tire:

·         Find a safe spot to pull over. If you're on the freeway, getting off is the safest bet, even if you have to drive on a blown tire. Otherwise, pull as far onto the shoulder as possible. Don't park in the middle of a curve, where approaching cars can't see you. Also choose a flat spot; jacking up your car on a hill can be a disaster. If you have a manual transmission, leave your car in gear. Be sure to set your parking brake!

·         Turn on your hazard lights. Get the jack, wrench, and spare tire from the trunk of the car and bring them over to the tire that is flat. Use other tools or supplies if needed.

·         Use the wrench to loosen the lug nuts. You may need to remove the hubcap. Don't remove the lug nuts at this point; simply loosen them by turning the wrench to the left (counter-clockwise). If the lug nuts are really tight, try placing the wrench on the nut and standing on the wrench arm to use your full weight on it. You can also try hitting the wrench arm with a rock.

·         Use the jack to lift the vehicle off the ground. Different car models may have different places to put the jack; consult your owner's manual for specific locations. Once the jack is securely in the correct spot, jack up the car until the tire is about six inches off the ground.

·         Remove the lug nuts and pull the tire off the car. Make sure to place the lug nuts in a pile that won't get scattered, and pull the tire straight toward yourself to remove it from the wheel base.

·         Place the spare on the car. Line up the lug nut posts with the holes in the spare, and push the spare all the way onto the wheel base until it can't go any farther.

·         Put on the lug nuts. Don't put them on tightly, just make sure they're on enough for the spare to stay on the car for a moment.

·         Lower the car back to the ground. Use the jack to bring the car back down to ground level. Remove the jack from underneath the car.

·         Make sure the lug nuts are tightened. With the car back on the ground, you can now tighten the lug nuts. Rather than tightening them one by one in order, start with one lug nut, tighten it about 50%, move to the opposite nut (across the circle) and tighten that one about the same amount. Keep tightening opposite lug nuts gradually in turn until each lug nut is as tight as it can be.

·         Put your flat tire and tools back in your trunk. Make sure you don't leave anything on the side of the road.

We want to make sure everyone has a great summer and that their travels are easy and safe! Remember we wanna see ya in a KIA!

http://www.dmv.org/how-to-guides/changing-tire.php

Springing into the Month of April!

Supporting and Giving Back to Our Community:

Springing into the month of April has never felt so good! This month we have taken on the project to give back to our community. We will be donating canned goods to the America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend and Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida. We are happy to be helping and supporting our community and hope you will contribute with giving back.

Come by the Dealership anytime and help us support America’s Second Harvest of the Big Bend and Catholic Charities by dropping off canned goods in the bins that we have placed in the front room. When coming by and donating canned good, you are eligible to register your name in a drawing to win 2012 Florida State Season Football Tickets. We will be collecting canned goods all through the month of April, and the drawing of the tickets will be on May 1, 2012.

Not only are we accepting donations all through the month of April at the Dealership, but also this Friday at the Downtown Block Party and Saturday at the Garnet vs. Gold Spring Football Game. There will be a bucket for canned goods and a jar for donations at the KIA Autosport tent both days. Come stop by for a chance to win season tickets. It’s going to be an awesome season for the FSU Noles this year, so you won’t want to miss out on this opportunity!