Plug n’ Play
One of the great things about old cars is you can selectively update them with modern technology without them turning into modern cars.
An overdrive...
Reader Question: Ram 1500 Thoughts?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Rick asks: I found out yesterday that my 2008 Ford F150 is pretty much done for....
The Unnatural Automatic
In the FX series, The Strain, there is a character who is not quite human and not quite vampire. He battles the vampires on...
Reader Question: Used Oil?
Heres' the latest reader question, along with my reply!
TOF asks: I like to change my own oil but it's becoming difficult to find a...
Reader Question: Underhood Screech?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Susan asks: I have an '08 Saturn Aura with a problem I wanted to get your...
Reader Question: Is My Transmission a Goner?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Susie writes: On the way home from work the other day in my 2010 Crown Victoria...
The Fix It to Value Ratio
Probably the single best thing about modern cars is how long they last and how little trouble they usually give while they last.
Until they...
The Rising Cost of Entry Level
There is some good news.
The chief piece of it being that on an inflation-adjusted basis, the typical $15,000 or so brand-new economy car -...
The Worst New Car Feature?
I was asked by a reader which new car feature is "the worst."
This one's tough - like choosing between Hitler and Stalin. On the...
Reader Question: What is the One Thing to Avoid?
Heres' the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Kasey asks: You've written several columns about questionable new car features but I'm wondering whether one...