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·      Anderson Cooper takes Audra Fordin to a whole new NATIONAL LEVEL!On Friday, April 13th, Audra's segment on the hit show "Anderson", will hit national television!

·      If you live in New York, you can catch Anderson at 4pm on WPIX. If you live outside of New York, please visitwww.andersoncooper.comand click the tab "Show Info" to find out what timeAnderson airs in your city! It was thrilling to have Cooper's crew shoot on location at Great Bear Auto and on the set of "Anderson" in New York!

·      Audra hopes you'll tune in this Friday to see what "You Auto Know" before making repair or service decisions with your vehicle! It's going to be blast! It's going to empower drivers across the U.S.A.!

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We have all become "green consious", taking more care of our enviornment.  When it comes to the car your driving,  
Is green the way to go? That's a great question!  To make the right choice, you need to know what the options are...

People have been asking me about alternative fuels, especially ones that could help cars be a little “greener.” What are these alternative fuels? Well, they’re any fuel other than gasoline or diesel fuel. Many are renewable and can be made here in the U.S., but they’re still produced on a pretty small scale.
If you think about fuel as “food” for your car,  alternative fuels are like organically-grown foods—they may be healthier, but they’re also more expensive and may require some changes in your eating and spending habits. So if you’re thinking about buying a car that runs on something other than gas, here’s a quick overview of what you auto know:

Biodiesel fuels, most often made from the oil taken from plants, like peanuts or soybeans, can be burned in a diesel engine without any modification to the engine. They’re non-toxic and biodegradable, not widely available yet.

Ethanol, a form of alcohol usually made from corn or sugar cane, can be used in gasoline engines with little or no modification of the engine. In many states ethanol is already blended with gasoline to make what’s known as “gasohol”—(I love that word) a mixture of about 10-percent ethanol and 90-percent gasoline. A lot of car manufacturers are also making “flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs), which run on E85, 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline.

Electric cars, which run on electrical power stored in batteries,  produce no emissions. But unless you want a car that’s like a golf-cart, the only pure electric car for sale is the Tesla Roadster. And—yikes!—prices start at over $100,000. A much more practical choice is a

Hybrid gas-electric car, and there a bunch of choices here, like the Toyota Prius and Ford Fusion.

Natural Gas is found in many homes for cooking, heating-and-cooling systems, but it can also be used as a very clean fuel for cars and trucks. So far, natural-gas vehicles are mostly part of commercial fleets (taxis and municipal buses) that have their own on-site pumps. Right now, the only natural-gas car widely available to the public is the Honda Civic GX. But who know? With all the huge reserves of natural gas being discovered in the U.S., this may be the next fuel to watch.

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October 6, 2011

Audra Fordin
Great Bear Auto Repair & Auto Body Shop
164-16 Sanford Ave
Flushing, NY 11358

Dear Audra,

Congratulations – You have been nominated for this year’s Car Care Council Women’s Board “Female Service Shop Owner of the Year”.

This award is a way for us to applaud exceptional women in the aftermarket for their dedicated service, as well as to recognize women who are going above and beyond to make a difference in the industry.

I would like to invite you to the 14th Annual Car Care Council Women's Board Reception on Tuesday, November 1, 2011; 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at the Sands Expo Center, Rooms 202-203 in Las Vegas, Nev. At the reception, the winner will be announced.

For more information on the Women’s Board, be sure to visit our ever-growing web site, http://women.carcare.org.

Congratulations again, and I hope to see you in Vegas.

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We all go to the supermarket to buy meat and veggies right?  How many of us bring the food we bought to the restaurant for them to cook it?
 
 
Then, is it ok to bring your own parts to the auto repair shop for them to install?
 
 
Although I do install parts customers bring in to me,  I  am not a big fan of this practice for a simple reasons. 
 
It is not in the best interest of the car owner. You see, I can not be held responsible for parts YOU supply.  
 
On another note, if the part you bring to the shop to be installed is defective, you will be responsible to pay for labor twice.  In that case, you pay twice for labor, and not saving money at all.  If you really think about it, the repair will then cost you double. 
 
It is not unheard of for a part installed on your car to wear prematurely.  If the part you bring wears prematurely, again, it will be your responsibility. 
 
My Shop policy is to guarantee all labor and parts 1 year, 12,000 miles.  However,  I will not warrantee the part you bring to the shop at all. 
 
On the other side of the coin, bringing your own parts to be installed by the auto shop is only in your best interest for repairs that are not labor intensive.  It is still a gamble but, could be worth the risk where the discounted price for the part surpasses the cost of the labor (even if it has to be twice).
  
 
 
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On 7/23/11 at 10:56 a.m., Robert E. Kennedy, 32, was arrested for Criminal Mischief, Third Degree, a class E felony, and Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor, following the investigation into a larceny complaint,  Mr. Kennedy is accused of cutting and stealing catalytic converters from three junk vehicles that were stored at a Town of Scriba auto repair business on or about 6/20/11.
 
 
Why would anyone want to crawl underneath a car and cut out the catalytic convertor? MONEY! MOOLA! CASH BABY!
 
 
Cars burn fuel (combustion).  Burned fuel (combustion) and unburned fuel produce pollutants.  Pollutants ( hydrocarbon, carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen) contaminate the air we breathe and damage our ozone layer. 
 
Catalytic convertors are the major (and very expensive) emission components put in cars to reduce these pollutants by reducing the emissions released by our cars.  
 
How?  The first stage of the catalytic converter is the reduction stage.  By using platinum and rhodium (yes, that very expensive precious metal going for over $1700.00 on the market today) causes a chemical reaction that reduces the nitrogen oxide emissions.   The second stage of the catalytic converter, the oxidation stage, reduces the unburned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide by burning them over platinum. 
 
 
Mr. Kennedy stole the catalytic convertors, to sell, for the platinum and rhodium inside of it!   
 
 
 
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