We provide all the benefits of an established auto shop, with the service you’d expect to get from a family owned store. We treat each customer’s vehicle as if it were our own, and that’s what has allowed us to remain here for over 30 years!

If you need any kind of auto repair in High Point, come to Newton’s first!

We use Wix premium filters and Pennzoil motor oil. Don’t waste your time with the cheap stuff some of the chain stores use.

Come to Newton’s Car Care for your next oil change, and you’ll see what a difference great service makes!

You brakes are complicated pieces of equipment and there are a number of different components that can affect how they work. The brake pads is the one that probably comes to mind first. They are designed to wear out and require replacement regularly. Screeching sounds and increased stopping distances are both signs that you need to get your brakes checked.

Going too long without replacing your pads can damage other parts of your brakes, so unless you want to try your hand at braking your car Fred Flintstone style, we’d recommend bringing your car or truck in to Newton’s Car Care in High Point!

There are a couple of insights we can draw from this. First, it’s been pretty thoroughly covered that young people (the sub-30 crowd) are buying less cars. Whether that’s an effect of the recession or a shifting in the culture has yet to be seen (although, teenagers with driver’s licenses has fallen over the last decade as well…).

One positive that could be extrapolated from the recent news is that cars aren’t just getting older; They’re lasting longer. While the golden standard for a well-aged car used to be about 100,000 miles, now it seems like that’s expected, and much more. People now don’t bother bragging about mileage accrued until they hit 200,000, it seems.

While better engineering and more well-built cars certainly deserve some credit for the increased age, it’s still important to take note of all the necessary maintenance for your car. You don’t make it to 200,000+ miles by skipping oil changes and avoiding getting the standard tune-ups at 30, 60, 90, or 100 thousand miles.

By taking care of your car and staying on top of the necessary services by bringing your car or truck in to Newton’s, you can expect a well-built car to last you 200, 250, hey, maybe even 300,000 miles!

This comes as no surprise, as it’s the third time the Colorado suburb has walked away with the title. And, actually, Fort Collins is a bit of a safe driving power house. In the history of the contest, they’ve never finished outside the top ten. Drivers there go an average of 14 years in between accidents, which is 28% longer than the national average.

Also not surprising is that we find the worst city for driver safety in a busy metropolitan area. For the second year in a row, Washington D.C. took home the dubious title of least safe drivers. Perhaps understandable, as I’m sure they all have very important places to be.

To check out all the cities in between, you can head over and read their full list to see which cities ended up where, and if there are any familiar North Carolinian cities to speak of.

Keep your head on a swivel out there, and maybe you can avoid any fender benders, but there’s no avoiding the everyday wear and tear that you car experiences, so for all your necessary maintenance services and repairs, bring your car or truck in to Newton’s Car Care in High Point, NC.

Stop by or give us a call, and we’ll be happy to help and answer any questions we can!

It’s a well known fact that getting behind the wheel of a car has the tendency to bring out the worst in people. There’s no shame in admitting it; it’s happened to the best of us. Well, insurance.com has come along and done a pretty interesting survey to put some numbers behind what pretty much everyone already knew – people are a little bit crazy sometimes.

A total of 500 men and 500 women were given a survey to determine who was guilty of various common aggressive road behavior, and it produced some pretty entertaining results.

A long stretch from “the fairer of the sexes,” it was women who were more likely to flip off other drivers and swear in front of children.

Not to be outdone, men held up their end of the road rage scale by being the ones more likely to flash their brights at oncoming cars as well as being more likely to key someone’s car.

You can check out their list for a side by side comparison of those and some other interesting facts. Maybe you’ll even take something away from it and remember that the next time someone cuts you off. We could all use a little more serenity on the highway. Or at the very least, you’ll have a better idea of whether you should be expecting to get the bird or a new custom paint job.

There might not be much you can do about those other cars on the road, but at the very least, whenever you need work on your car, you can bring it to Newton’s in High Point. We’re a short drive from High Point University, and we can help you with just about any repair you need!

For those of you who like to learn about useful things like how your car’s engine works; good news! We just came across a great animated graphic that has basically everything you need to know to comprehend how your engine gets you from point A to point B.

Don’t be intimidated about learning about cars. It’s a very useful set of knowledge that you can apply often. A little bit of automotive literacy can go a long way, and this is a good place to start. Even if you think you already know everything there is to know about cars, well, it’s still a pretty cool animation to look at.

Just by taking a couple minutes to go over the graphic (and you may find you self reading it even longer… pretty mesmerizing) you can learn what you need to know in order to better diagnose car problems and become a little more car literate, which is always a good thing!

Whether you’re in need of a repair, an oil change, or just need to ask a question, you can give us a call at our shop in High Point. Our technicians at Newton’s Car Care are always happy to help you with whatever you need.

You can see the rest of the infographic when you head over to his page and see it in action. If you need any auto repairs, give us a call, or bring your car in to our shop!

If you ever smell something odd coming from your car, there may be cause for concern. Here are six odors you shouldn’t ignore.

If you smell burnt rubber, this could indicate a slipping drive belt or loose hoses rotating against rotating accessory drive pulleys.

The smell of hot oil usually means that there is leak and oil is dripping onto the exhaust system. To check for leaks, look for oil on the pavement or smoke coming from the engine.

Smell gasoline? It is likely a sign of a gas leak from either your fuel injector or your fuel tank. These issues should be tended to immediately since leaking gas could potentially be a fire hazard.

Smell something sweet? Like Syrup? Engine coolant may be leaking from a component of the car’s cooling system.

If you smell burning carpet, act fast! There may be a problem with your brakes!

Rotten eggs—arguably the worst smell. This smell could indicate a problem with the catalytic converter as it fails to convert hydrogen sulfide to sulfur dioxide properly.

If you smell any other peculiar odors coming from your vehicle, don’t ignore it. There could be a problem with your vehicle. Bring in you car to Newton’s Car Care and we’ll have your vehicle inspected and fixed in no time!

Teenagers and their cell phones are seemingly inseparable—even when they are behind the wheel of a car. In fact, teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 make up the largest percentage of drivers distracted by mobile devices.

In a 2012 poll conducted by AAA, 94% of teens admitted that texting and driving is dangerous but 35% said they do it anyway. When compared to adults, teenagers are four times more likely to be involved in a car accident. Sadly, an average of 11 teen drivers is killed every day as a result of texting and driving.

Teens who text while driving are 23 times more likely to be involved in a car accident. Just reaching for their phone makes them 1.4 times more likely to be involved an accident. An even scarier statistic is that 77% of young adults are convinced that they can safely text while driving.

Pedestrians are also at risk when they are distracted by their phones. A pedestrian who texts while walking across the street or a crosswalk is four times less likely to look before crossing. It also takes an average of 2 seconds longer for pedestrians to cross the street while texting.

A large majority of people support laws that prohibit the use of cell phones while driving, despite the large number of people who engage in driving and using cell phones. In fact, 94% of respondents surveyed support a ban on texting and driving. Whether or not these bans would be effective is up for debate.

Plant materials known as biomass can be used to produce a renewable fuel called ethanol. Biomass that can be used to produce ethanol includes: corn, sugar cane, potatoes, algae, grass, and other materials containing cellulose. Regardless of what material is used to produce ethanol, it all results in the same chemical formula. Also known as ethyl alcohol, ethanol is the same alcohol you find in alcoholic beverages.

How is it made?

Starch-based crops, primarily corn, are used for ethanol production. Biochemical conversion, when sugars are extracted from a plant and then fermented, is one of the processes used to produce ethanol. Because there is a demand for human food and livestock feed, production of ethanol from starch-based feedstock cannot exceed 15 billion gallons.

What is it used for?

More than 95% of the United States’ gasoline supply is blended with ethanol. To reduce air pollution and oxygenate the fuel, ethanol is added to gasoline in low quantities, 10% being the most common blend. Fueling vehicles with ethanol is not a new concept. It was believed by early automakers like Henry Ford, that in the future ethanol would be the primary fuel source for the world. By the year 2030, it is estimated that 30% or more of the gasoline demand in the U.S. will be replaced by ethanol.