As we mentioned last week, the onset of the holiday season can trigger an uptick in automotive theft. However, that’s not the only thing caused by the holidays; stress is generally higher this time of year as well. So, how can you avoid stress during the holidays? Prestige Imports has put together four helpful ways. Read the rest of this entry
If there’s one certainty in regard to auto ownership, it’s that things may eventually go wrong, and when they do, your car is going to let you know it. For better or worse, our cars alert us to their problems, and they’ll often do this with sounds and smells. So, to help you find what might be wrong with your car, today we’ll look at some of the common car sounds that you can’t ignore, and we’ll double back later to tell you of some sounds that portend problems as well. Read the rest of this entry
With the holidays here, there’s an unspoken reality that many of us are sometimes hoping to ignore: while this season often brings out the best in everyone, it can also cause certain citizens to become desperate. And often, sad as it can be, this leads to an uptick in robberies. So how do you avoid this, particularly when you’re driving an exotic vehicle such as the ones found at Prestige Imports. So, how can you avoid auto theft? Here are five suggestions. Read the rest of this entry
We’re only a few short hours until the kids (and kids at heart) will begin trick or treating in the Miami area, and there promises to be a few headaches that will go along with the holiday. There are certainly right and wrong ways to take in Halloween, and in our years of celebrating, we’ve learned a few things. Here are a few trick-or-treating safety tips that we’re happy to pass along, and we suggest that you do the same. Read the rest of this entry
At Prestige Imports, we’ve can pretty quickly identify the looks on our clients’ faces if there is something amiss with their vehicle. There might be a service-related issue, and these are things that we’re quickly able to diagnose and address. But what if your car is trying to tell you something? This is often the case with transmission problems, which rear their head in a variety of different ways. So how do you know if your transmission is acting up? Read the rest of this entry
As we continue to creep up (Creep! Get it?!) on the Halloween holiday, many among us are already making plans for taking our kids trick-or-treating. Now, if we might say so ourselves, we’ve fashioned this into high art at Prestige Imports, with costumes that truly blur the line between scary and downright hilarious. But what should you know before October 31st arrives, as it applies to planning events for your kids? Here are a few Halloween and trick-or-treating events for Miami for you to consider. Read the rest of this entry
Many times, a buyer will look at our inventory at Prestige Imports and find themselves feeling a sense that they’re shopping outside of their price range. Yet, when a prospective buyer looks at all of their available purchasing options, one stands out: trading in your vehicle. There are many reasons why trading in your vehicle at Prestige Imports is likely your best options, but let’s do a quick deep dive on exactly why this is. Read the rest of this entry
Whenever we look at a BMW in the showroom at Prestige Imports, one of the first things we’ll notice is the iconic blue-and-white circular logo. Yet, while we quickly assign a certain level of social cachet to this emblem, we likely don’t take the time to figure out where it might have come from. As it turns out, the BMW Roundel logo has a story every bit as interesting as the story of BMW itself. So gather ‘round, kids; Prestige Imports is going to tell you a tale. Read the rest of this entry
Just a few days ago, we offered our choices for the best pumpkin patches to be found in the Miami metropolitan area. After finding a number of great places to pick up pumpkins, we were left with a curious thought: what should you do with your pumpkins after the fall season ends? We’ve looked around the internet and consulted with our crafty aunts, and we’ve found four great uses for pumpkins. We bet you hadn’t thought of any of these, right? Read the rest of this entry
Seeing as a large percentage of our inventory is comprised of supercars, many of our vehicles have a spoiler attached to their rear-ends. Look at most of our Porsche models, or at the incomparable Bugatti Veyron. In both cases, you’ll see spoilers on the rear of the car, but to what end? Is a spoiler purely cosmetic, or does it serve a greater purpose? We at Prestige Imports have done some research, and we’re here to tell you what a spoiler actually does. Read the rest of this entry
