So you got a speeding ticket . . .
Most people either just send in the fine - or go to court and make no real attempt to bob and weave their way out of a speeding ticket.
Cattle do the...
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...
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...
Can They Detect Your Radar Detector… ?
The article I wrote a few weeks back about the value of buying (and using) a radar detector (http://ericpetersautos.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=15792) prompted several replies pointing out that in Virginia and DC - where...
Don’t think you need a radar detector?
It's been almost exactly two years since I bought my V1 radar detector. It's also been almost exactly two years since I last got a speeding ticket.
Coincidence?
More like a reprieve.
No longer...
So Your Car’s A Lemon… What Can You Do?
This won't be easy.
In the first place, it takes a lot for a car to be officially acknowledged as a "lemon" insofar as the law is concerned. You usually have to...
Is Your Car Cop Bait?
Racial profiling is a law-enforcement no-no, but "automotive profiling" is a going concern in every state across the land.
Drive a bright-colored car, or an obviously sporty/performance car, and you dramatically increase...
How to Change Oil & Filter
Here's a nice little vide that shows you the basics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwJ0A...layer_embedded
Here are a couple of things not discussed:
* If you don't have access to a lift, you will probably need a floor...
They Keep Making Cars Safer…
But what about us?
Air bags and crumple zones make a car more crashworthy. But they don't make it less likely we'll crash the car.
That's still up to us, to a great...
Can You Read a Sidewall?
What do all those numbers (and letters) really mean?
Here's a short primer on tire-related terminology that should help you get to know your four friends a bit better:
* Contact Patch -
As...