Car battery replacement in Montana

Cold, long winters that can drop far below zero, especially east of the Divide where Arctic air arrives unobstructed; short, dry, warm summers. Chinook winds can swing temperatures wildly in a day. Block heaters and winter oil are essential, not optional.

• Extreme cold and the battery and starter failures it causes, blizzards that close I-90 and I-15, wildlife on every highway, mountain passes, wildfire smoke in late summer, and distances that turn a breakdown into a long wait.