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...
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...
Reader Question: Buying Without Seeing?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Zane asks: Hope you don't mind the asinine question, but I figured next year, wanna replace...
Reader Question: Two at Once?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Phillip writes: I managed to curb scrub the right rear tire of my 2013 Honda Accord,...
Reader Question: Ethyl vs. Isopropyl Alcohol?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Jon asks: Love your site, love your writing. My question is, is ethyl-alcohol as hydrophilic as...
Reader Question: Diesel Pick-ups?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Kenn asks: I recently bought a house with some land on the edge of town. I...
Reader Question: Dry Gas?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Robert asks: What, exactly, is "dry" gas? And what does it do?
My reply: "Dry" gas isn't gas...
Cleaning Up
One thing you can still do yourself is wash your car.
And just as you used to be able to save a lot of money...
Reader Question: ABS Light on; Safe to Drive?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Mary asks: My 2001 Chevy's "ABS" light has come and stays on; is it safe to...
Are Car Dealers . . . Evil?
Is the place where you go to buy a new car a kind of Dark Church where very bad things happen?
Not necessarily - and...