Garage Op-Sec
Drive around almost any neighborhood and you will find homes with wide-open garages, expensive tools and equipment in plain sight . . . and no...
SkyDiving Without a Parachute
Given how expensive traffic tickets are, it’s amazing so many people won’t buy a good radar detector. Unlike the car you’re driving, it actually...
Random Shop Tips
The longer you do a thing, the more ways you figure out to do that thing. Sometimes, you figure out a way to do...
Sometimes They’re Easy to Fix… and Sometimes Not!
Contrary to conventional wisdom, maintaining a modern car isn’t always hard.
Sometimes, it’s easier than working on an older car.
It depends on which car you’re...
A Tougher Case to Make. . .
Is it still a good idea - from an economic point-of-view - to buy a diesel-powered car?
The answer’s no longer as clearcut as it...
Things You Should Never Do (When Working on a Car)
A good mechanic often has the scars to prove it. My friend Tim - a professional mechanic with years of experience - just acquired...
The Cheap Drive
I wrote the other day about stepping off the debt escalator. About the freedom that comes with not having to make payments. Car payments...
The Color of Trouble
Red means stop and green means go - but what are the colors under the hood of your car trying to tell you?
* Engine...
On the Merits of Ugly Cars
Remember that song about making an ugly woman your wife so as to be happy for the rest of your life? It applies to cars...
An App Instead of a Key?
Some things makes sense. Other things are just expensive.
Others are merely creepy.
Let's start with the first.
Does it make sense to do away with car...