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We got a new look! Twisted Wrench of South Burlington, Vermont, has launched a new website. We understand that the web is taking over how our customers are looking for businesses and services. Our goal is to make sure that our quality auto repair services can be easily found on the web! Feel free to browse around...

Let’s face it, you need your car. And sometimes your car will take a big bite out of your wallet. The new Twisted Wrench Credit Card can help. The Twisted Wrench credit card allows you to defer interest for six months on repair bills over $199.99 or twelve months on repairs over $749.99. Not only...

A good description of a noise your car is making can be elusive. “How do I say it? Maybe I can make the noise myself, will they laugh when I make the noise?” Twisted Wrench introduces our car noise audio clips and descriptions, a fun and easy way to describe your car’s noises. Now you...

It’s hard to believe that summer is coming to a close! We hope you enjoyed the beautiful summer season we’re having in Vermont and into the fall. We hate to say it, but colder days are ahead (cue pouty lips, tears and snarls), ok so maybe not for quite a few week. However, now is...

The color of your cars VT inspection sticker is for a quick check at a distance as to what year it will be due. Right now stickers are green going to yellow. Green expires 2020, Yellow in 2021. Colors change every year to a color that is easy to tell the difference from the previous...

Customers ask why we are talking about the suspensions wearing out on their most recent vehicle. Suspensions do wear out faster on newer vehicles. The reason is that in the past your tire went up and down , it would swing on hinges made of metal and could be greased to make them last and...

Ah, fresh air! It’s nice to have the windows open. Won’t be too long before it’s too hot and the AC will be on. For now we are enjoying the windows down while driving. Hey, that’s what the outside world sounds like! Along with the sounds of the outside you may detect a noise that...

We are finally outside and the ground is drying up. Time to start accomplishing the yard and garden work we’ve been waiting to do for a while now here in South Burlington Vermont and surrounding areas. It is also time to use your vehicle to make life easier. Your auto needs to be ready to...

Most modern cars that have a timing belt are what are called interference engines. This means that the intake and exhaust valves move into the area where the piston moves, but at different times. The timing belt (or chain) makes sure that the valves open and close at the proper time to make the engine...

The engine in your car is called a four stroke engine. To complete a cycle for each cylinder the piston has two down strokes and two up strokes. The first stroke is down, the intake valve opens up and gasoline is pulled into the cylinder by the downward force of the piston. Just as the...