Not So “Smart” Air Bags
Will your car's air bags work when they're supposed to? Probably - but not necessarily.
They may have become too "smart" for their own good - and ours.
All '04 model year...
Gas Saving Tips That Don’t Work
Are you following bad advice when it comes to saving gas? Here are some tips you may have heard about that don't work as advertised:
* Using premium fuel instead of regular...
Oil Change Intervals Changing: What You Should Know
It may not be necessary to change your vehicle's oil and filter as often as you once did. Recommended service intervals have been increasing over the past few years from as...
The Car Log
One of the first things I do after I buy a vehicle is buy a small spiral-bound notebook (spiral-bound because a pen or pencil fits nicely in the binding.) On the...
5 DIY Tips…
If you mess around with cars long enough, you'll figure out ways of doing things that make the job easier. Here are five tips that have worked well for me over...
Don’t Ever Do This….
Owner's manuals are like "Moby Dick" - we might have a copy someplace, but few of us ever made it through the whole thing. For those who didn't, here's a short...
Do You Speak Used?
"Used" is the international language of the used car salesman.
Those fluent in Used can decipher the critical modifers that sellers use to convey subtle details about the condition of the vehicle...
RWD, FWD, AWD or 4WD?
What's the best set-up for winter-weather driving? Or just driving, generally?
Is it rear-wheel-drive? Front-wheel-drive? All-wheel-drive? Or four-wheel-drive?
Here are some of the the pros and cons of each:
* Four-wheel-drive (4WD) -
This system...
How to Find a Good Body Shop
Your car's got a wrinkled fender - who are you going to get to fix it? If it's not done right, the car will look wrong - and then you won't be...
Signs That Car You’re Looking At Might Be a POS
No one wants to step into automotive doggie doo-do. It's much harder to get rid of a crappy car than it is to wipe crap off your shoe, after all.
More expensive,...