Reasons NOT To Finance Your Used Car Purchase
With used cars, should you buy outright - or finance?
The main advantage to buying a used car is (obviously) the lower purchase price. You have let the original purchaser absorb the...
Fixes on the Cheap
Preventive care - and caring for your car yourself - can save you a lot of coin and a lot of hassle.Here are some practical tips to keep your car on...
Oversold New Car Features
There isn't a new car on the market that hasn't already got all the basics covered.
And then some.
It's hard to find a new car - any new car - that isn't...
Insurance Savings Accounts?
Let's accept - for a moment - the core argument that's typically trotted out in support of forcing people to buy car insurance: You might hurt someone or cause damage to someone...
Long Lived Car
There are two pretty simple things almost anyone can do - no tools required! - to keep almost any vehicle running reliably for many years after the warranty expires.
Don't abuse it.
And:
Use...
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...
GM Cars That Deserved to Live
Sometimes, the best comes last - and not in the nick of time.
The Studebaker Avanti was one of these. Styled by automotive legend Raymond Loewy, the 1964 Avanti was a last-ditch...
Live Long and Prosper….
If you want your car to last as long as possible - and cost you as little as possible along the way - the following tips may be of interest:
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Latest Reader Qs (7/8/17)
Here are the latest reader Questions - and my Answers:
J Rodney writes:
Is Flex Fuel good or bad for extending long term engine life?
I am specifically concerned about whether to use occasionally,...
Reader Question: Used Oil?
Heres' the latest reader question, along with my reply!
TOF asks: I like to change my own oil but it's becoming difficult to find a place to hand off the old oil...