2011 Buick Enclave Insurance Repair

Today's Car of the Day is a brand new, 2011 Buick Enclave that was involved in a traffic accident. Insurance paid for the repairs and Maaco Fremont returned it to new condition with flawless repair and factory paint with our lifetime warranty against loss of gloss, fading or peeling.

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2011 Buick Regal

General Motors has released an update on the 2011 Buick Regal's 2.0-liter turbocharged engine that enables it to run on any blend of gasoline or E85 Ethanol. The Detroit automaker claims the Regal's flex-fuel capability is a first for a direct-injected turbocharged production car.
There are no performance differences between the standard 2.0-liter turbo engine and its flex-fuel variant, as output remains at 220 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque.
However, engineers made some changes to allow the engine to run on E85. Given that ethanol needs a richer air-fuel mixture than gasoline to function properly, the flex-fuel engine is equipped with higher flow-rate injectors. In addition, a sensor in the fuel system measures the combination of gasoline and ethanol in the tank (a maximum of 85 percent is allowed of the latter), allowing the engine management system to automatically adjust the mixture to provide the required performance, emissions and fuel consumption.
GM's 2.0-liter Ecotec turbo engine also sports a new sand cast aluminium cylinder block, which translates into better durability, less noise and vibration than before.
The Regal's engine update is a step towards GM's goal of having more than 50 percent of its production in flex-fuel models by the end of 2012, with the company having already put on the streets more than 5 million flex-fuel cars in the last 15 years.

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Car of the Day - 1998 Buick Regal Color Change and Dent Repairs

Today's Buick had a series of dents in the fender and a bunch of peeling paint (also called delaminating paint.) Since the owner had to paint the whole car, he wanted to get a little bit different red than was on the car. He saw a Honda CRX that we had just painted in a great, original Honda Red and decided he wanted to have the same color.

He had the right idea. Similar to the experience many people have when they paint their house, a color that looks great as a small sample often looks terrible on a whole house, or a whole car. We feel so bad when a customer sees their freshly painted car and says, "Wait! That's not the color I picked. It is too orange!" or "Too bright." Then we show them that it matches the sample they picked.

So Maaco recommends that customers find a car that they like the color. We can match 99% of the colors on the road with our computerized paint system. Just tell us the year, make, model & name of the color (or the manufacturer's color code if available.)

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2010 Buick LaCrosse CXL Wallpapers

2010 Buick LaCrosse CXL Wallpaper

2010 Buick LaCrosse CXL Side View

2010 Buick LaCrosse CXL Engine

Car of the Day - 1973 Buick LeSabre Rust Repair, Bodywork and Paint

Today's customer brought a cherished, decades-old Buick LeSabre in desperate need of rust repairs and paint. Vinyl tops are a notorious rust incubator. Moisture gets trapped under the top and finds its way into the metal so corrosion can begin & expand. The owner wanted to end this problem long term and preferred the clean look of the car without the vinyl top. So Maaco removed it, treated the rust and sealed holes left from the installation of the vinyl top. We also repaired a lot of dents and creases that the car accumulated over its long life.

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