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The Honda CR-V has been a long-running success story, a compact SUV that excels in a very competitive class. The CR-V hybrid has many of the same features that have made the gas-powered CR-V so popular but it offers you even better fuel efficiency and other benefits. Meanwhile the original CR-V has its own unique advantages over the hybrid, which might make you wonder which is the better choice. Here's a comparison to help you decide and we can provide more information when you visit us at Mike Piazza Honda in Langhorne, PA.

Here at Mike Piazza Honda Langhorne, we're continually looking for ways to give back to the communities that have trusted us with their automotive needs over the years. That's why we're proud to be partnering with the Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia for the Holiday Toy Drive. This incredible fundraising event helps families struggling to provide toys for their kids this holiday season by giving them new, unwrapped toys to hand out.

When the brakes are failing in your vehicle, the brake pedal can help you identify an issue. Here are a few things to be on the lookout for with your brakes.

If the brake pedal is not firm, it might be that air has become trapped in the brake lines. Air is a bad thing in the brakes because it reduces the ability of the car to stop short. Get the car in for servicing so the mechanic can bleed the brakes and restore their ability to stop the vehicle.

The spongy brake pedal could indicate that the brake lines…

Nothing is more Americana than the venerable pickup truck. Today, more than ever, the pickup truck is appealing to more and more people due to a myriad of features engineered to make the ride as comfortable and convenient as possible.

Modern pickup trucks now feature additional seating designed to accommodate growing families. More efficient engines and transmissions have improved fuel efficiency, making trucks a good value-driven and environmentally conscious choice.

The pickup truck experts and enthusiasts at Mike Piazza Honda are eager to demonstrate to you all of the fun...

If you want to know whether your car's battery is in good condition or not, you can always test it with a voltmeter from an automotive store.

Before you test your battery, make sure that your car's engine and all of its lights are shut off, and you're wearing rubber gloves and goggles to protect you from any mishaps. Connect the positive and negative leads on the voltmeter to the appropriate terminals on your battery. Most of the time, the red lead will be positive, and the black lead will be negative.

Changing a flat tire is a fairly easy process. There are also helpful tips in your owner’s manual. Make sure that you only lift your car off the ground enough to change the flat tire, which is normally six inches. You might need to remove a wheel cover. This is easily done by placing the point of the lug wrench between the wheel cover and the wheel.

The lug nuts are going to be very tight. You can gain leverage by using the lug wrench at a 90-degree angle. Prior to lowering the car, hand-tighten the lug nuts. It…

When the treads on a tire have uneven wear, the process of gliding a car effectively on the road can be challenging. If you want to avoid collisions and fender benders, you'll have to get tire maintenance services that involve wheel alignment.

Professional wheel alignment services will be needed if you frequently drive your automobile in districts, suburbs, or neighborhoods that have severe road hazards. Each time the tires on your vehicle roll over a hazard, the treads will develop wear. If the wear on any of the tires isn't even, the main frame that supports the wheel…

The automotive industry really does know what it is doing by putting exhaust systems and mufflers on vehicles. They know that by doing so, they are protecting the public from various gaseous emissions that can be both harmful to people and the environment. It is important that we heed their advice about having any issues surrounding the exhaust system attended to in a timely manner.

Our team at Mike Piazza Honda would like all their customers to know that they are there ready to service vehicles as needed to bring their exhaust systems back up to industry standards.

Your vehicle has a lot of fluids and oils that need to be maintained and replaced. The differential is one component of your vehicle that needs lubrication to maintain proper functioning, but in case you don't know what a differential is, let's take a quick look.

Your differential transfers the energy from your engine to the wheels of your car in the correct amounts. Without your differential working properly, you will begin to experience difficulties with handling, and your vehicle's wheels might not move, even if the engine is running.

Have you ever noticed your temperature gauge reading hotter than usual or found a puddle of coolant in your garage? It may be time to have your radiator and cooling system looked at by a professional. A hot engine can cause serious damage to important and expensive engine components. The radiator and cooling system make sure this doesn’t happen. By circulating coolant through the engine, heat is removed and sent out to the surrounding air.

Coolant levels are checked during routine maintenance, so it's important to follow the maintenance schedule recommended by the vehicle’s manufacturer.