Avoiding Underhood Quackery
Cows walk willingly up the ramp to get that knock on the head. It is wise not to follow their example when it comes...
Latest Reader Qs (7/8/17)
Here are the latest reader Questions - and my Answers:
J Rodney writes:
Is Flex Fuel good or bad for extending long term engine life?
I am...
Before You Go Old . . .
Maybe you’ve been thinking about buying an older car as a way to avoid some of the hassles, expense - and Big Brother-ish -...
Servicing the Semi-Retired Car
New cars come with maintenance schedules that give you time/mileage intervals for things like oil changes, tune-ups, tire rotation and so on. Follow these...
A Great Time to Buy a Used Car . . . But Not Because...
You might want to buy a used car while they’re cheap - but not just because they’re cheap.
And cheap they are.
Because of unprecedented desperation tactics...
Irreparable Damage
You’ve heard the saying - if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? True enough. But there are also things you can’t fix once broken....
Desperate Solutions to Made-up Problems
Desperation brings out the worst in people - including engineers. But then, you can’t really fault them. The government issues its fatwas - which...
Does That Look Right to You?
You don’t have to be an architect to know there’s something wrong with the Leaning Tower of Pisa - which isn’t supposed to be...
Subprime on Wheels
It’s a good time to be a repo man. . . again.
Lots of business picking up used cars people’ve stopped making payments on.
According to...
The Ancient Debate: To Buy New . . . Or Used?
There are plenty of good reasons to buy a new car. . . and just as many good reasons to buy a used one.
Also,...