Reader Question: Tenders and Chargers?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
M asks: Hi, I have been shopping for a battery maintainer. So far, I have about settled on the NOCO Genius 5 (or...
A Good Time to Buy a Classic Car?
People who've longed to buy a classic car may be thinking now is a great time to go shopping for one.
Maybe.
But classic cars are not like new cars or even used...
The Corona Car!
There actually is a Corona - not the virus, the car.
Toyota sold it as recently in as 2001, in Japan - and before Corona acquired other connotations. It was slightly larger...
The Update
One of the things about new cars that's inarguably fantastic is how they sound. Not their engines, of course. For that you need an old car - one without catalytic converters...
The Risk-Free Used Car
Should you even consider buying a used car that's not "warranted" or "certified/pre-owned" (CPO)?
Many people won't - because we live at a time when people have been conditioned to dread risk,...
Easy to Do . . . But Easy to Forget to Do
Most people - not just car people - know about air and oil filters - and that both need to be changed every so often.
But how many people even think about...
It Could be Bad . . . But Sometimes Isn’t!
A good friend of mine called me a couple of weeks ago, worried about her '92 Toyota truck. The transmission was acting up. She couldn't shift it into - or out...
Reader Question: Maintenance Required?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Krista asks: My '05 Toyota RAV4 has a "maintenance required" light that has come on and won't go out. Does this mean I...
Part-Time vs. Full Time Electric Cars
Hybrids are really part-time electric cars.
They have battery packs and electric motors, like full-time electric cars - but they don't rely on them exclusively for propulsion, as a full-time electric car...
Not to Worry . . . Usually
When your car starts making a strange new noise - or emits a strange new smell - it’s not necessarily something major. The first thing to do is calm down -...