It's time for your car's spring tune-up. Kitson's Service Station Owner Jeff Murphy says the benefits to a spring tune-up go beyond just an oil change.

"It's more in depth. When you get an oil change they check your fluids and that, but these ones go into belts, checking your breaks, your front end. It just more involved at checking things over to prevent further break downs."

Murphy explains some of the benefits of having a professional take care of your maintenance.

"You keep on top of (issues). If it's something minor, and it could turn into something more severe, you can catch it and keep an eye on it. Or beat it to the punch, and fix it now before it does cause a problem down the road."

He adds the winter tires need to come off too.

"Generally speaking it goes from year to year, but mid-April to the end of April would probably be the best times to get the tires off."

Murphy says the best way to avoid bigger problems in the future, is to take care of your regular maintenance in the present.