Tuesday, December 31, 2019

The History of the Beetles.

Notice the spelling.  This is about the rich 65+ production run of the classic Volkswagen Beetle.  Do you proudly own one of these in the Topeka area?  More than 21 million were built world-wide!  Production began in 1946 and caught on like wildfire on the European Continent.  It took awhile for Americans to get bitten by “the bug”.

When the 15,007,034th car rolled off the line at Wolfsburg in 1972, the Volkswagen Beetle surpassed the Model-T Ford as the longest-running and most-manufactured car in history.  Subsequently, it has fallen a few notches to number four.  The Volkswagen has unique features and unique challenges to keep it humming along.

There is one shop in Topeka that specializes in Volkswagen repair and maintenance to keep your bug flying for years to come.  That place is A.J.’s Import Garage located at 501 S.W. Harrison in the Capitol City.  When Topeka drives German made vehicles, they know where to get them repaired in 2020.  That’s A.J.’s Import Garage.  Call (785) 233-1000.

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

More About our Capital City.

We are proud to be a business serving the greater Topeka area.  Downtown Topeka is the employment center of our region and has great potential.  Meanwhile, The City of Topeka is conducting a downtown parking survey to better understand the needs of our residents.  Yes, Topeka is a great place to call home!

Christmas in Kansas is very special.  From the beginning of settlers in the Kansas territory, there has been celebrations of Christmas in Kansas.  Diaries and letters written in the early prairie days of Kansas offer us a glimpse of Christmas in the hard times of our state’s early history.  This year will be no exception.

Serving the Topeka area with the highest quality of auto care foreign and domestic has been our sacred duty for many years.  We are AJ’s Import Garage found in the state capital city at 501 S.W. Harrison St.  Please visit us on the web at ajsimports@sbcglobal.net.  We hope that you and yours have a happy holiday season from all of us at AJs to all of you.

Monday, December 9, 2019

Dec 14th and Dec 21st - 2019 WinterFest Topeka

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WinterFest will be a holiday memory-maker for all! Enjoy live performances and ice sculptures. Visit with Santa. Experience reindeer and a sleigh ($5 selfie photos) on the first weekend and horse-drawn carriage rides along the avenue ($3 per person) all three weekends!

 

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Click, Click, Click.

It is one of the worst sounds that you can hear this winter when you try to start your car and that is all you hear.  While a bad starter can look like other problems with your car, there are ways to tell if the starter has gone or is going bad.  Take some time to consider whether the starter is the problem, so you aren’t faced with being stranded in a Topeka winter.

How do you know if your starter is bad?


1.  You turn the key and simply hear a clicking sound…or nothing at all.
2.  It takes a bit for your car to crank up to a start.
3.  You hear a grinding noise.

Don’t get stranded out there this winter!  At the first sign of a starter going bad on your vehicle get into 501 S.W. Harrison.  That’s the home of A.J.’s Import Garage.  Don’t let the name fool you…the mechanics at A.J.’s take car of your vehicle be it an import or domestic.  Call for an appointment if you are able at (785) 233-1000.