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title: "KRQE- Albuquerque, New Mexico: How to Prepare Your Car for Winter"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1a30e675-8a44-4d8b-b5d7-31ec7d80d383
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/krqe-albuquerque-new-mexico-how-to-prepare-your-car-for-winter-6687
category: "Automotive"
industry: "Automotive"
published: 2016-10-18T23:18:40.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:16:27.639Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/383d4430e7cbab1c9b585c2b938fe0db9018.jpg
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# KRQE- Albuquerque, New Mexico: How to Prepare Your Car for Winter

**TL;DR:** Christian Brothers Automotive franchisee Tim Johnson shares tips on preparing cars for winter. He visited the KRQE newsroom to discuss Fall Car Care Month.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-10-18. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/krqe-albuquerque-new-mexico-how-to-prepare-your-car-for-winter-6687).*

## Story

Christian Brothers Automotive franchisee Tim Johnson visited the KRQE newsroom to go over tips on how to prepare your car for the colder months in honor of Fall Car Care Month. He went over things like checking tire pressure, making sure you warm up your car before heading out, putting a Ziplock bag over your mirrors when they freeze over, and what to put in your emergency kit that you keep in your car.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Automotive (sector)
- Christian Brothers Automotive (company)
- automotive maintenance (topic)
- fall car care month (topic)
- winter car preparation (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/krqe-albuquerque-new-mexico-how-to-prepare-your-car-for-winter-6687). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1a30e675-8a44-4d8b-b5d7-31ec7d80d383).