Changing Oil Too Soon – or Too Late?
Knowing when it’s time to change the oil in a regularly driven car is easy - the car’s manufacturer provides specific time and mileage intervals. They are right there in your owner's...
The Money Pit
I know someone who is dead broke and living in a small apartment, on the government dole - despite having both earned and inherited many hundreds of thousand dollars over the...
Avoiding Problems With Newish Cars
You might be thinking about buying an older car as a way to avoid having to deal with some of the things that come with new cars, like it or not...
The Service Advisor . . .
Selling you a car is just a prelude to selling you service. Not that there’s anything wrong with selling service - assuming you need it. But if you don’t, the mark-up...
Guerrilla Car Buying
It’s never been easier to buy a new car; the harder part is not paying too much for it. "Easy" financing obscures how much you’re really paying, by spreading out the...
Much Better Than an Electric Car
Here's a use for lithium-ion batteries that makes sense - economically as well as functionally: It's a battery pack for jump-starting your car (as opposed to using a battery pack to...
Carburetors and Battlestar Galactica
If you're a fan of the rebooted Battlestar Galactica series, you will remember what made it possible for the Galactica to escape the Cylon attack which destroyed the rest of the...
Chilling Out. . . Before it Gets Hot!
Air conditioning has become standard equipment because there's no longer an alternative way to cool off the passenger cabin. Cars used to come standard with under-dash vents you could open up...
Stolen Valor 4×4
Have you heard about Stolen Valor? It’s when a guy who spent a year or two working as The Army Guy in a Village People cover band claims he did "three...
The Used Car Sweet Spot
Buying a new car is always a bad decision - financially. It doesn't matter which brand or make or model. You will always lose money.
It's just a question of how much.
All...