Reader Question: Bug Out Ute?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Tim asks: My wife and I are planning to buy a large used SUV that needs to satisfy the following criteria: 1. We...
Reader Question: Strange Vibrations?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Elizabeth asks: My car has developed a strange vibration that is most obvious when the car is not moving. I can feel it...
Reader Question: Worth Fixing?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply:
Tom asks: I have an '02 Accord with a dead transmission; the shop (which I trust) says it can install a rebuilt unit...
No More Compact Trucks… For US
Here's the first known victim of the latest CAFE (government fuel efficiency) increase to 35.5 MPG: The compact pick-up truck. And the American truck buyer.
Ok, that's two victims.
I've just discovered...
Bike Basics: The Oil Change
One of the perks of owning a motorcycles is that routine maintenance is - usually - much easier to perform than a similar job on a car.
Oil and filter changes,...
Reader Question: Lowering Crosstrek?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Mark asks: Per your great review I purchased a manual 2017 Crosstrek. Love it! Everything you said. It's not a rocket ship but...
Free at Last . . . And Headed to a VW Dealer Near You
A four-wheeled Shawshank Redemption is under way. About 240,000 wrongfully convicted diesel-powered VWs are about to be paroled. The doors of their cells open; the harsh light causes them to blink...
Car Smells – And Tastes
What can your car tell you just by the way it smells - or tastes?
A lot, actually.
Let's put on our chef hats and see what's cooking...
* Car smells like maple syrup...
Inside Baseball
Here are some things to know about new cars the car industry probably would prefer you didn't know.
* It doesn't matter what brand you buy -
Not nearly as much as it used...
Easy Fixes First
The other day, I decided to go for a ride on one of my motorcycles - my old, reliable, never-let-me-down '83 Honda GL650 Silverwing.
It let me down.
Keyed the ignition to "run."...