Tires, batteries, belts, fluids and much more will get the once-over by AAA experts from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Wawa at 2600 Grant Avenue, and 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at Quartermaster Plaza, 2300 Oregon Avenue.

The Oct. 28 event will be from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the parking lot near the AAA office in a shopping center at 139 E. DeKalb (Route 202), adjacent to Henderson Road.

Heavy rains, but not a light drizzle, could force a postponement.

The hope is to help motorists who have put off needed repairs because of the down economy or other reasons, said Catherine Rossi, spokeswoman for AAA Mid-Atlantic.

October - dubbed Car Care Month by AAA - is also a good time to get ready for the winter driving season.

There's no ulterior, greedy motive, like drumming up business for AAA-affiliated repair facilities or other service stations, she said.

The only items for sale at the events will be batteries, she said. Technicians also will inflate tires, if needed.

"The experts on-site are AAA employees who work in roadside assistance, former auto technicians who work in AAA management positions now, current auto technicians who work for AAA, and, at some events, we are getting extra hands from some technicians from our network of repair facilities," she said.

By helping make more vehicles reliable, the program could help prevent breakdowns and reduce the burdens on AAA's roadside-assistance network.

For more information, call AAA Mid-Atlantic at 1-866-636-2377, or e-mail aaaevent@aaamidatlantic.com.