Summer weekends mean one thing for a lot of San Bernardino drivers: loading up the car and joining the long crawl down the I-10 toward the coast. But before you merge into that familiar bumper to bumper stretch toward Santa Monica or Redondo Beach, a brake and suspension check that’s often free or low cost…
A San Bernardino summer doesn’t ease in gradually. Once the Inland Empire settles into its 100-plus-degree stretch, every vehicle in the driveway is dealing with heat exposure that goes well beyond what the cabin thermometer shows. For VW owners running an ID.4 or an Atlas Peak Edition through that heat daily, the way each vehicle…
In January 2025, Santa Ana winds reached sustained speeds of 50 to 60 mph across the Inland Empire, with gusts exceeding 80 mph in some areas of San Bernardino County. San Bernardino County issued air quality advisories for windblown dust and ash throughout the event, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District flagged conditions…
A VW Tiguan, Atlas, or Passat sitting in a San Bernardino parking lot on a July afternoon is parked in one of the most UV-aggressive environments in the country. Summer temperatures in the Inland Empire regularly reach 100 to 107 degrees Fahrenheit, and the combination of UV intensity, heat, and low humidity that defines Southern…
Last month, a 2021 VW Tiguan came in with a panoramic sunroof that had stopped closing completely, leaving a two-inch gap that the owner had been covering with a towel during a rainstorm. The sunroof motor was straining against a track packed with fine sand, dried leaves, and debris from two Santa Ana wind events….
