Neglected Maintenance 101: Wheel Bearings
It's the parts unseen - and unthought about - that end up living a hard life. And potentially, making life hard on you.
Wheel bearings, for instance.
Properly greased and adjusted, they quietly...
What’s Next? Airbags for Pedestrians…
The air bag thing is about to get really out of hand.
And really, really expensive.
Apparently, it's not enough that most cars now have four (or six) air bags inside. Volvo...
Worst Car Design Trends
Looks may be in the eye of the beholder - we can argue about the aesthetic appeal of the Pontiac Aztek all day long without anyone proving they're right - or...
Irreparable Damage
You’ve heard the saying - if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? True enough. But there are also things you can’t fix once broken. The car will never be quite right...
Reader Question: Diesel Hybrids?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Chris asks: I've often wondered why no one has ever put together a diesel hybrid. Wouldn't this result in a car that averaged...
Drop Forged . . .
There’s an old joke you may have heard about tools made in (say it like Trump) . . . China. It says "drop forged" on the box it came in. Yup...
Reader Question: Daily Driver “Classic” Recommends?
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Sean asks: Earlier this year you answered a question from me about a manual transmission car for my son to learn on (he...
“Revenue Collection” … in Reverse
It's not possible to do much about income taxes, or the taxes we're forced to pay on "our" property in order to maintain the fiction we - rather than the government...
Keep it … or Ditch it?
A solid-running used car - a paid-for car - is almost as good as gold these days. Unlike new cars - whose value drops almost as soon as you sign the...
When New Cars Get Old
All cars become old cars, eventually.
But the aging process is different for modern cars - by which is meant cars built since (roughly) the latter-half of the '80s, when computer controlled...