Reader Question: Older Trucks?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Cliff asks: I heard just a minute of your conversation with Bryan Hyde today and was very impressed with your comments regarding older...
Affordable Used Cars Are Still Available . . . If You Wait for Them
Not all used cars are expensive cars - you just have to know where to look for them. And how to wait for them.
A friend of mine recently did just that....
Maintenance Musings
Imagine having to remove the oil pan to drain the oil from the engine in your car. This is the procedure you generally have to follow when changing the fluid inside...
Reader Question: Splicing Brake Lines?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Rob asks: I've read it's not safe to section together two piece of brake line that have been cut (as to remove a...
Drop Forged . . .
There’s an old joke you may have heard about tools made in (say it like Trump) . . . China. It says "drop forged" on the box it came in. Yup...
Reader Question: States Where Insurance Isn’t Mandatory?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Brian writes: You've always talked about the immorality of forced insurance. You live in Virginia. Is insurance really not required in Virginia? Or...
“Savings” that’ll Cost You . . .
No one ever saved money by spending it.
People who have money understand this principle - often having made a lot of it as salesmen, convincing other people of its opposite. The...
Reader Question: More About Storing Bikes Indoors . . .
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Phil asks: I've been silently following the earlier back-and-forth about the pros (and cons) of keeping a motorcycle inside the house. Someone recently...
Kit
In military lingo, "kit" refers to "a set of articles or equipment needed for a specific purpose." Such as not being helpless if your vehicle stops working - or moving -...
Reader Question: Replacing Both Tires?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Dave asks: I popped a curb last week and it tore my driver's side rear tire on the sidewall. Went to a tire...