Tablet computers like the iPad are rapidly replacing the traditional portable computer: the laptop. Netbooks briefly made a splash, but tablets are so thin, fun, and easy to transport that they’re here to stay. Mazda is on top of changing trends, which is why they’ve designed a new app exclusively for the iPad. It’s called…
Tips to Preserve Your Car’s Paint Job There’s nothing more satisfying than the beautiful gleam of a shiny, new vehicle on the day you drive it off the dealership lot. The exterior is so flawlessly brilliant, that for the first few weeks or months that you own it, you treat it with kid gloves by…
At Biggers Mazda, your Elgin Mazda dealership, we are very much into vehicle connectivity. How cool is it that you can now connect your phone to your car and send emails right in your Mazda? It’s like we’re living in the future. If you have a smart phone like an Apple iPhone, there are also…
Most of us know that gas prices are going to go up a lot in May and stay high throughout the summer. We know what the trends are, but not necessarily how that price we see at the local gas station gets to be that. Many people will tell you it’s all based on the…
While Biggers Mazda has new Mazda family minivans and sedans that are built to help you transport your loved ones, younger members of the family need to be in the appropriate car seat. Working at a dealership, I knew I needed one when I had a daughter, but when I went to the store, I…
The vast majority of vehicles on today’s road use either gasoline or diesel engine. When considering this fact and the likelihood that most vehicles will continue to run on gas and diesel for the foreseeable future, Mazda decided that the traditional internal combustion engine could be more efficient. Mazda invented Skyactic Technology, which is a…
Changing the oil is just something car owners have to do. It used to be something you did every 3,000 miles and now cars usually need to have their oil changed around every 7,000. But why do you actually need to change your oil? Could it all just be a big scam created by car…
Could the Mazda RX-7 Be Making a Return in 2017? I’ve loved Mazda cars for most of my life and one particular Mazda always got my heart racing: the Mazda RX-7. Though production has since ceased, it had quite a long life; emerging out of the late ‘70s, this rotary engine-powered sports car offered speed…
I know that if you’re anything like me, you probably are a bit curious as to what exactly the Mazda logo is supposed to represent. Some automakers have simple logos, such as Honda and Hyundai’s H’s, and it doesn’t get much simpler than Ford’s blue “Ford” badge. Then there are companies like Chevrolet, whose logo…
Dispelling Winter Auto Myths: Warming Up the Car There are dozens, perhaps even hundreds, of common myths about automobiles and their performance, and there’s a certain segment of them that relate to winter driving. With winter fast approaching and the mercury dipping further every day, I thought it could be useful to dispel one of…
Prepare for the Worst this Winter, Just in Case It wasn’t until my car got stuck in a particularly deep bank of snow one winter that I fully understood why my parents had always told me to keep a bunch of useless stuff in my trunk. Turns out, it’s not that useless. Whether snow is…
Who doesn’t love a great car chase scene in a movie? Working at a Mazda dealership, I always love seeing cars portrayed on film, especially when they get to show what they’re truly made of. It’s even better when a Mazda shows up, like in the first The Fast and the Furious where a Mazda RX-7…
